VISITOR INFORMATION
Schedule / hours: 2017: Open year-round
Admission price: 2017: FREE
Address: On Queen Street east between Coxwell and Victoria Park Avenue
TorontoPhone: Dial 311 (new City line)
Website: www.beachestoronto.comNearby restaurants: • With kids, we’ve enjoyed many all-day breakfasts at Sunset Grill at 2006 Queen Street East (especially in the back under the skylights), because it opens at 7 a.m. and for its proximity to Kew Gardens and its lovely playground.
While you are there: • You'll find two cinemas on Queen Street East: the great Alliance Beach Cinemas (1651 Queen St. E.) and Fox, the independent theatre in the eastern end (2236 Queen St. E).
Age group: 2 - 16 years old
Attraction suitable for:
Toddlers
Preschoolers
School
Preteen
Teen
Life on the (water) front
The Beach neighbourhood encompasses the Queen Street East section between Coxwell and Victoria Park Avenues. From Brookmount Road (with businesses such as yummy Zane Patisserie selling French pastries) to Beech Avenue (with awesome gelato shop Ed’s Scoop and retro Fox Theatre), you get a 2-km stroll enlivened by small shops (including a Mastermind Toys store in the eastern part at 2134 Queen St. E.), restaurants and cafés, not to forget the great parks (Ashbridges Bay Park, Woodbine Park, Kew Gardens and Ivan Forrest Gardens). Along the shore, it includes several beaches: Woodbine Beach, Kew Beach and Balmy Beach, each having their own appeal. They're all linked by a boardwalk, which makes it one of Toronto's best strolls by Lake Ontario.
