Pine-studded islands and golden sands, rugged craggy cliffs and lush orchards - these are the natural attributes of Central Ontario, a region steeped in history and endowed with those natural characteristics that make it a sought-after four-season playground.

Not that your group is required to work up a sweat hiking the region’s magnificent provincial parks, or angling for trout in a pristine network of lakes and rivers. Antique shopping is as much an outdoor sport as any other in Central Ontario, and you may well find that your tour’s first port of call is the charming town of Port Hope on Lake Ontario, known as the province’s antique capital. The nearby towns of Brighton and Cobourg offer leisurely antiquing of a different kind, with their quaint 19th-century streets and stately homes.

More present-day wonders await in the charming city of Peterborough, home to the world’s largest hydraulic lift lock, which hoists pleasure craft some 20m (65ft) into the air. Given its pivotal position in the Kawartha Region of Central Ontario, Peterborough is also an important link in the Trent- Severn Waterway.

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