Day trips
Leave town only if the curtain still fits. A two-show day does not want a lake.
Shakespeare
About 5 minutes east
The antiques village, about five minutes east of Stratford.
Pairs with a matinee or an evening show. It is close enough to do on the way in.
St. Jacobs Farmers' Market
Under an hour
878 Weber Street North. Under an hour from Stratford.
Best with an evening show: the market is a morning and early-afternoon outing. Year-round Thursday 8 a.m.–3 p.m. and Saturday 7 a.m.–3:30 p.m., plus summer Tuesdays in June, July and August. Confirm the Tuesday.
Goderich
About 74 km, roughly 1 hour
On Lake Huron, about 74 km from Stratford.
Pairs with one show, not two. A square, a beach and a sunset if you have the evening free — or a morning out before an evening curtain.
Bayfield
About an hour (confirm the drive time)
A small main street on Lake Huron.
Pairs with a matinee only if you leave promptly, or more easily with an evening show after a morning in the village. Confirm the drive before you promise yourself both.