Near Freelton: Progreston Falls and other places to visit
Nothing on our list is inside Freelton’s neighbourhood outline; the 3 places to visit are within 5 km of its edge. There are 2 attractions and a waterfall to choose from. Allow a day for HMCS Haida, 18 km off.
Where to start near Freelton
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 places, mapped
Skydive Swoop marks the outer edge, 10 km away.
The dashed line is Freelton’s neighbourhood outline; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · Statistics Canada 2021 outline
Sorted by kind
Green: inside Freelton. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Place after place
Close and well known first. Provincial and city parks are on the Outdoors page instead.
Historic places in Freelton → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Freelton →
For a day out
Historic ship · Parks CanadaHMCS Haida18 km southeast
WaterfallWebsters Falls12 km southeast
GardenRoyal Botanical Gardens16 km southeast
MuseumDundurn Castle17 km southeast
CathedralCathedral Basilica of Christ the King17 km southeastWaterfallWaterfallDarnley Cascade12 km southWaterfallWaterfallAlbion Falls26 km southeast
WaterfallBorer's Falls13 km southeast
WaterfallSherman Falls17 km southeastWaterfallWaterfallGreensville Falls12 km southWaterfallWaterfallLower Hopkins Cascade12 km southeast
WaterfallChedoke Falls19 km southeastPlaces well known beyond Freelton (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.
Questions before you go to Freelton
What is there to see near Freelton?
No attraction is mapped inside Freelton itself.
Does Freelton have a museum?
Not on our list: no museum or gallery lies in Freelton or within 5 km.
Is there a Parks Canada property near Freelton?
None within 5 km; the nearest, run by Parks Canada, is the one named above, 18 km southeast.
What are the best-known days out near Freelton?
Worth the drive, within 40 km: Websters Falls (12 km), Royal Botanical Gardens (16 km), Dundurn Castle (17 km), Cathedral Basilica of Christ the King (17 km).
How is this list made?
Museums and galleries, national historic sites and forts, lighthouses, gardens, national parks, waterfalls, ski hills, zoos and theme parks: OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, ODCAF and the heritage registers each add some, merged into one list. A historic building is kept only with a sign of visitors (opening hours, a fee, a website, a heritage operator, a Wikipedia article), never hotels, restaurants or tour firms. The town’s 2021 outline, plus 5 km around it, decides what is listed here.
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 (8)
- HMCS Haida: Balcer~commonswiki, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Websters Falls: paul (dex) bica from toronto, canada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Botanical Gardens: Nhl4hamilton | Chit-Chat, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dundurn Castle: Nhl4hamilton (Rick Cordeiro), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathedral Basilica of Christ the King: Jfvoll, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Borer's Falls: Nhl4hamilton | Chit-Chat, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sherman Falls: Nhl4hamilton | Chit-Chat, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chedoke Falls: Nhl4hamilton | Chit-Chat, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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).