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Holy Transfiguration Monastery (Milton, Ontario)
Attractions in Carlisle

Progreston Falls and one more place to visit in Carlisle

Carlisle’s list takes in 3 waterfalls, 2 attractions and an abbey or priory. 2 places to visit are mapped inside Carlisle’s neighbourhood outline, with 6 more within 5 km of its edge. Further out, HMCS Haida is 17 km away.

Photo: Holy Transfiguration Monastery (Milton, Ontario), Vujcic (CC BY 2.0)
In Carlisle
2
inside the neighbourhood outline
Within 5 km
6
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
2
in or near town
Forts & historic sites
1
in or near town
Best known

The headline places in Carlisle

WaterfallWaterfallProgreston Fallsin townAttractionAttractionThe Apple Orchardin townAbbey or prioryHoly Transfiguration Monastery (Milton, Ontario)1.1 km outside town, to the northWaterfallWaterfallGrindstone Cascade2.4 km outside town, to the southeastWaterfallWaterfallLower Hopkins Cascade4.1 km outside town, to the southeastArt galleryTrue North Gallery1.9 km outside town, to the southeast

Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.

The map

Finding your way

Look to the southeast for most of the 6 just outside.

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The dashed line is Carlisle’s neighbourhood outline; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · Statistics Canada 2021 outline

By kind

What is on offer

Museums & galleries 1 art gallery · 1 museum0 in town · 2 nearby
Forts & historic sites 1 abbey or priory0 in town · 1 nearby
Nature & national parks 3 waterfalls1 in town · 2 nearby
Other attractions 2 attractions1 in town · 1 nearby

Green: inside Carlisle. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

Every place

All the places to visit

The 2 inside Carlisle come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Provincial and city parks are on the Outdoors page instead.

Historic places in Carlisle → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Carlisle →

Big names nearby

Days out

Historic ship · Parks CanadaHMCS Haida17 km southeast
WaterfallWebsters Falls14 km southGardenRoyal Botanical Gardens15 km southeastMuseumDundurn Castle17 km southeastCathedralCathedral Basilica of Christ the King17 km southeastWaterfallWaterfallAlbion Falls26 km southeastWaterfallBorer's Falls14 km southeastWaterfallWaterfallDarnley Cascade14 km southWaterfallSherman Falls18 km southWaterfallChedoke Falls19 km southeastWaterfallWaterfallGreensville Falls14 km southWaterfallWaterfallDyment Falls14 km south

Places well known beyond Carlisle (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a Parks Canada property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.

Planning a visit to Carlisle

What are the main attractions in Carlisle?

The Apple Orchard is the place to visit within Carlisle’s neighbourhood outline.

Does Carlisle have a museum?

The museums and galleries on the list within 5 km of Carlisle include True North Gallery and Ireland House.

Is there a Parks Canada property near Carlisle?

Not within 5 km. The closest Parks Canada property on our list is the one named above, 17 km southeast.

What are the best-known days out near Carlisle?

Worth the drive, within 40 km: Websters Falls (14 km), Royal Botanical Gardens (15 km), Dundurn Castle (17 km), Cathedral Basilica of Christ the King (17 km).

How is this list made?

Four open sources feed it (OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, ODCAF and the federal and Québec heritage registers), merged so each place appears once. Forts, houses, lighthouses and churches stay only with a sign they are open to visitors, and businesses such as hotels, restaurants and tour operators are left out. Every place is tied to the town by its 2021 outline, or by lying within 5 km of it.

Places to visit: Canada publishes no open tourism list, so this one is assembled from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), Wikidata (CC0), Statistics Canada’s ODCAF museums and galleries (2020, Open Government Licence – Canada), the federal and Québec heritage registers and CPCAD’s national parks, and it reflects what mappers and editors have recorded. Forts, houses, lighthouses and churches count only with a sign that visitors are welcome. Places sit in each town’s 2021 census outline; visitor counts are Wikidata’s latest, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (10)

Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).