VISITOR INFORMATION
Schedule / hours: 2017: The ferry serving Toronto Islands is operating year-round but schedules vary depending on the season. They’re also different for the weekends and the weekdays. Call 416-392-8193 or check their
Admission price: 2017: Return ferry fare is $6.50/adults, $4/seniors and students, $3/2-14 years old, FREE under 2 years old
Address: Toronto Islands Ferry terminal is on Queens Quay West, at the foot of Bay Street. Ward’s Island is on the eastern section of Toronto’s Island.
Toronto IslandsPhone: Dial 311 (new City line)
Website: www.torontoisland.orgNearby restaurants: • There’s the Toronto Island Café, a snack bar across a park you’ll see as you get off the ferry. Walk towards Ward’s beach and on the boardwalk and you’ll find the lovely Rectory Café with a great outdoor patio.
While you are there: • There’s another residential section in Toronto island, a few minutes west of Ward’s ferry dock on Algonquin Island (accessible from a bridge). Walk across this island to see a wide panorama of Toronto.
Age group: 2 - 16 years old
Attraction suitable for:
Toddlers
Preschoolers
School
Preteen
Teen
Postcard cottages
Ward's Island, the eastern part of Toronto Islands, is where the year-round residents live. When you drop off Ward's Island ferry, treat yourself with a nosy peek by strolling by the postcard cottages along the narrow carless streets, a short walk east from the ferry dock. Then, you can take the trail, past the snack bar, to reach the boardwalk and the intimate Ward's Beach. It is the least frequented beach on the Islands. Just a few minutes west of this beach’s entrance, off the boardwalk, you'll find the Rectory Café where you could grab cold drinks and coffee (or a decent lunch with a glass of wine!). If you followed the boardwalk west for approximately 15 minutes, and you'd reach Gibraltar Beach. I like to catch my ride back to Toronto on the Ward's Island ferry. It is not as busy as Centre Island's. The view of Toronto's city skyline is amazing, especially when the sun is setting, and kids can play on the shore while they wait.
