ACO Cobourg Branch Coach Tour 2024: Belleville & Deseronto

Our Coach Tour on Wednesday, April 24 is filling up fast. Don’t be disappointed, reserve your seat today!

The Details

RSVP: Email Denise at johnson.4d@gmail.com
If you book and then are unable to attend, or if you have any questions, please email Denise.

Price: ACO Members $100 Non-members: $115
Please make cheque out to ACO Cobourg & East Northumberland and mail or deliver it to: c/o 314 College Street, Cobourg ON, K9A 3V4

Please Provide: 1. Your email, phone number and address. 2. ACO Membership Branch if a member. 3. Name and daytime phone number of an emergency contact. 4. Will you join the bus at Cobourg or Port Hope? 5. Do you have special dietary needs at lunch?

Port Hope Pick-up is at the parking lot (east end) of MacDonald’s just south of the 401. The bus leaves at 8:00 am sharp.

Cobourg Pick-up is at the parking lot to the left (west) of Hwy 45 just north of the 401.The bus leaves at 8:30 am sharp. Please be punctual. We don’t wait.

Drop off will be at the same places between 5-6pm

Note: Please wear comfortable shoes for walking. This coach trip is not for anyone with mobility issues.

Cancellation Policy

Cancellers must find a substitute or lose payment. If there’s a waiting list, no problem. But waiting lists can quickly vanish and meals and buses must be paid for.

The Tour

Historic Post Office of Deseronto
Historic Post Office of Deseronto
Historic Post Office of Deseronto

Our tour starts in Deseronto, a town that was once a hive of industry with a thriving waterfront sawmill and cannery. We take a coffee break en route before heading to the Chapel Royal beside the Bay of Quinte where we will be addressed by a brother of the Mohawk chief.

Belleville City Hall
Belleville City Hall
Belleville City Hall

We will see historical points of interest along the Bay of Quinte before having lunch in the center of Belleville at historic Dinkel’s Restaurant where we will we be greeted by Mayor Ellis.

Historic Glanmore House
Historic Glanmore House
Historic Glanmore House

In the afternoon we will tour Belleville’s splendid Glanmore House, National Historic Site. Port Hope’s Rod and Masumi Stewart, who created the magnificent ceilings in this building, will talk to us about their work there.

We hope to add a few more gems to complete our tour.