Quinte-Northumberland

File:Brighton (Ontario) banner presquile park beach - Beach view at Presqu'ile Provincial Park Quinte-Northumberland is a region in Eastern Ontario which extends from Cobourg eastward into the Bay of Quinte region. The bay is east of Trenton, where it separates Belleville (Ontario) | Belleville and Napanee from Prince Edward County.

Cities and towns

• Addington Highlands
• Belleville (Ontario) | Belleville
• Cobourg
• Napanee
• Port Hope
• Prince Edward County
• Trenton
• Tweed

Quinte-Northumberland Halal Travel Guide

This region is United Empire Loyalist country, colonised by loyal British Empire|British subjects who escaped the United States after it fell to American Revolution|revolutionary forces in 1783. Many towns and cities in the area were founded in 1784 and were part of the front line of the War of 1812.

The area is now a peaceful place and a welcome transition from the hectic pace of big-city life to the west in Oshawa-Toronto and their endless, sprawling suburbia.

Travel to Quinte-Northumberland

The Quinte-Northumberland region falls within the busy Windsor-Quebec corridor, in the section between (but not including) Oshawa and Kingston (Ontario) | Kingston. The area is largely rural with the occasional small city.

By vehicle and the region is accessible from Toronto and Oshawa via Highway 401 (and the road it bypassed, Highway 2 / County Road 2) which both run (from west to east) Oshawa-Port Hope-Cobourg-Trenton-Belleville-Napanee-Kingston. The Loyalist Parkway (Ontario Highway 33, County Road 33) also joins Trenton to Kingston, but by a more southern route through Prince Edward County with a ferry crossing to Adolphustown; it then follows the Lake Ontario waterfront eastward through Bath, ending at old Highway 2 (Princess St.) in Kingston.

By bus, / Megabus (Coach Canada) stops in Belleville on Kingston-Peterborough (Ontario) | Peterborough trips. Deseronto Transit runs a local bus from Belleville-Napanee and Belleville-Prince Edward County.

By train, /en Via Rail makes a few stops in Napanee, Belleville, Trenton, Cobourg and Port Hope on its Toronto-Kingston-Montréal or Toronto-Kingston-Ottawa "Corridor" service. Most runs are "express" and do not stop. Some of the smaller stations on this line (built in 1856 as the Grand Trunk Railway) are unattended shelters opened briefly before the train's expected arrival.

Cruising on small craft may be an option to reach various towns in the region from Lake Ontario but is inherently seasonal.

There is no major civilian airport in-region (despite Trenton hosting Canada's largest air force base); Megabus operates a bus from Toronto Pearson International Airport to various towns along the 401.

How to get around in Quinte-Northumberland

While there is local or city bus service within Belleville and Cobourg, for most of this largely-rural region a motorcar is a necessity. Many attractions (such as provincial parks or farms with pick-your-own strawberries and apples) are off the beaten path and beyond the reach of public transportation.

What to see in Quinte-Northumberland

Downtown Cobourg Aerial View - View of Cobourg

Halal Restaurants in Quinte-Northumberland

Strawberries are in season in early summer, usually soon before Canada Day (July 1). Various farms offer pick-your-own produce in Prince Edward County|Picton and Napanee#Adolphustown|Adolphustown.

Apples ripen mid-summer and may be picked in various communities from Trenton#Brighton|Brighton to Picton to Adolphustown.

Pumpkins are in season in early fall, usually a month or so before Halloween. There are many small Cafes in Prince Edward County.

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