WELCOME TO  BANCROFT 

“A PLACE FOR ALL SEASONS"

Bancroft is a picturesque community on the Canadian Shield, strategically located 3 hours west of Ottawa or east of Toronto, 1 hour north of Belleville and 1 hour northeast of Peterborough. The area offers year round activities. We have everything from live theatre at the Village Playhouse, art exhibits at the Art Gallery, rock hounding at the Annual Gemboree, cottaging and fishing at number area lakes, snowmobiling on the best trails in Eastern Ontario, four wheeling on the Hastings Heritage Trail, great hiking and nature walk trails. After a day of bird watching from the “Hawks Watch” located on the top the Eagle’s Nest, relax outdoors while you listen to live entertainment at the Millennium Bandshell.

Autumn is spectacular – the foliage turns to golds and red. Enjoy a hike a Egan Chutes Provincial Park or take a day trip to Algonquin Provincial Park to experience the array of fall colour. In November, Bancroft hosts the internationally known “Rally of the Tall Pines. Enjoy this weekend event with the action of rally racing and entertainment. For hunter enthusiasts, the Bancroft area offers game from partridge to deer and moose. In 2000, elk were reintroduced to the area and viewing and marketing initiatives are being established at this time.

The York River flows through the centre of Town and is being developed with park areas, playgrounds and trails. The shopping area consists of numerous boutiques offering unique gifts and crafts. Bancroft has so much to offer and yet maintains a quiet, relaxing pace.

In June 2004, Bancroft was the first place winner in TVOntario’s, Studio 2, Most Talented Town contest.  Bancroft generates its own arts scene and the arts community is a self-nurturing grassroots movement.

Come and experience Bancroft, truly, “A Place For All Seasons”.