Bayham (Ontario)

Bayham is a municipality in Elgin County, Ontario.

Understand

Bayham is made up of several communities near Lake Erie, including Corinth, Eden, Froggetts Corners, North Hall, Port Burwell, Richmond, Springer's Hill, Straffordville, Vienna and Wadger.

Bayham was named in 1810 for Viscount Bayham Charles Pratt, a friend of land grant recipient Colonel Talbot.

Get in

• The nearest bus and train stations are 50 km away in Ingersoll.
• By car, from Toronto, it's about 200 km away: take Highway 401 west, then turn south on Culloden Line (County Road 10), and east on County Road 30 to Staffordville. You can take County Road 19 south to Port Burwell.

See

Port Burwell Lighthouse

• 1 The Museum of Naval History — HMCS Ojibwa, 3 Pitt St, Port Burwell, ☏ +1 519-633-7641, curator@elginmilitarymuseum.ca. The HMCS Ojibwa is a Canadian Navy submarine brought to Port Burwell in 2013. Tours of the sub are offered daily. Reservation is highly recommended. Tourists can go on an external tour, where the guide will point out various features of the submarine's external components, an interior tour, where a guide will take the tourists through all of the rooms on the submarine, or both. Cameras are allowed outside of the submarine but not inside due to the sensitive nature of the equipment still on board. Interior tour: adults $27.50, seniors (55+) $22, children (8+) $17.50 (children under 8 not permitted). (updated May 2024)
• 2 Port Burwell Marine Museum & Historic Lighthouse, Museum: 20 Pitt Street; lighthouse: 17 Robinson Street, Port Burwell, ☏ +1 519-874-4807. 10:00AM-5:30pm (mid-May through to early September). The museum focuses on the history of the Lake Erie shore and the communities in the Port Burwell area. As of September 2023, the interior of the lighthouse is not open to the public. 12 & under free; adults (13+) $3; family $8. (updated Sep 2023)
• 3 Periscope Playhouse, 42 Wellington St, Port Burwell, ☏ +1 226-271-3815. Theatre for concerts & shows. (updated Sep 2023)

Do

• 1 Port Burwell Provincial Park, 9 Wilson Lane, Port Burwell, ☏ +1 519-874-4691. Mid-May to mid-Oct. A 232-ha park. The 2.5-km sandy beach is one of most beautiful on the northern shore of Lake Erie. A family friendly campground with large, well-treed, level sites as well as an outstanding play area for kids. Family-friendly Discovery Drop-ins from July 1st to Labour Day. Annual autumn hawk-watching program. A birder’s paradise. The park’s three campgrounds are a short distance away from the lake in a mature forest and campsites are well-planned, easily accessible, large, private and many are grass-covered. A recreation area features an amphitheater, children’s playground, volleyball and badminton courts, horseshoe pits, ball diamond, Frisbee golf and a basketball foul shooting court. (updated Jul 2018)

Eat

• 1 Izzy's Schooners, 35 Robinson Street, Port Burwell, ☏ +1 519-874-4363. Su-Th 7AM-8PM, F Sa 7AM-9PM. Fish and chips, burgers, pasta. (updated Jul 2018)
• Sunshine Restaurant, 8237 Plank Rd, Straffordville, ☏ +1 519-866-3770. Su 8AM-7PM, Tu-Th 7AM-7PM, F 7AM-8PM, Sa 8AM-8PM. Diner. All-day breakfast, sandwiches, burgers, wraps, seniors' dinners. (updated Jul 2018)
• 2 Bayham's Family Table and Bake Shop, 6209 Plank Road, Port Rowan, ☏ +1 519-874-4085. Daily 6AM-3PM. Diner. (updated Jul 2018)
• 3 Eden General Store and Restaurant (Eden General), 56967 Eden Line, Eden, ☏ +1 519-866-3431, sales@edengeneral.com. 7AM-8PM. Mexican groceries and restaurant. (updated Aug 2023)

Drink

• 1 The Lighthouse Restaurant & Pub, 36 Robinson St, Port Burwell, ☏ +1 519-874-4112, info@lighthouserestaurant.ca. F noon-8PM, Sa 11:30AM-8PM, Su 11:30AM-7:30PM. Serving fresh caught Lake Erie perch, burgers, sandwiches, ribs, pickerel. (updated Jul 2018)

Sleep

• 1 Nans Nook B&B, 13 Victoria St, Port Burwell, ☏ +1 226-271-3815, notmanconsulting@eastlink.ca. A 100-year-old home in the village of Port Burwell on Lake Erie. Two bedrooms for rent. Swimming pool. It's a five minute walk to the lake and the local restauants. (updated Jul 2018)
• 2 Grey Gables Bed and Breakfast, 22 Erieus St., ☏ +1 519-874-4644. from $125. (updated Jul 2018)
• 3 Big Otter Marina & Campgrounds, Bridge Street, Port Burwell, ☏ +1 519-874-4034. Tenting, full-hookup sites. Dockage. Lake Erie access, walleye fishing on lake; cat fishing from the banks. Restaurants, beaches nearby. (updated Jul 2018)