The home-made breakfast menu varies from a full English-style breakfast to lots of fresh fruit, low-fat/cholesterol baking and special dietary needs (if notified ahead).

You will have the perfect start to your day, blending our tasty food with Victorian elegance.

While this room offers a view of the river, some opt to eat on the front porch, when the weather permits, to relax and enjoy the scenery.

Victorian furnishings take you back to another era, offering a quiet respite from today’s ever increasing pace of change. Browse through a History of St Marys or just close your eyes and relax.

The original coal-burning fireplace, accented by walnut woodwork handcrafted by Riverside’s builder, Leon Clench, is the focal point of the back parlour. Leon’s daughter Nora, a child prodigy who became a concert violinist in Germany and England in the 1890s, was first taught violin by her father, likely in this room.

More pictures

At every breakfast you will find a selection of juices, yogurts, fresh fruit salad, jams and fresh baking, if requested. If you have any preferences or special dietary needs, we will be glad to accommodate you. If possible, please discuss this with us the evening before.

Continue reading »

Situated 20 minutes south-west of Stratford and 30 minutes north-east of London, St. Marys is one of the most beautiful towns in Ontario.

Continue reading »

St. Marys is blessed with many excellent shops and restaurants. Below is a selection in alphabetical order of ones which have web sites.

This page will constantly be changing and we will do our best to keep it up-to-date.

Continue reading »

A young violinist, Nora Clench (1867–1938), was born in St. Marys and spent her early years at Riverside, a home built by her father, Leon Clench.

Continue reading »