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City in Ontario, Canada
Photo: Keith Roy Miller, CC0 via Wikimedia Commons
Brampton is a city within the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario. It is one of Canada's fastest growing cities and has a population of more than 500,000. Brampton has a significant Sikh and South Asian population, with Jamaicans coming in second.
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A modern, off-street public square with fountain, tables and chairs; venue for free events.
PAMA
Art gallery and local history museum, as well as the archives for Peel Region, where Brampton is located. Partly located in a former 1800s jail (with three preserved jail cells and exhibits of prisoner and staff memorabilia), and partially within the old Land Registry Building.
A small museum and a workshop with volunteers who make replicas of World War I planes from scratch.
A beautiful Ukrainian Catholic wooden church. Burnt to the ground in April 2014, rebuilt and reopened in October 2016.
Artway Exhibit Space
Artway Gallery is the primary exhibit space for Visual Arts Brampton members. Every month, exhibits feature the creativity of VAB members and other local artists. Founded in 1998, Artway opened in Shoppers World Brampton in June 2004.
Historic house from ca 1852, now a museum. Owned by the city. Operated by volunteers that will guide you through the house and tell you about everything. The grounds also feature heritage gardens including a rose garden, herb garden and orchard.
This beautiful building is a Sikh temple serving the large Sikh community in Brampton. It's uncertain whether the interior is open to the public, but the exterior is distinctive with attractive details.
Floral gardens, large trees, gazebo and fountain.
Flower garden below street level.
Chinguacousy Park
Gardens, greenhouse, ponds, petting zoo.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Flower garden with fountains, the gardens on four hectares (10 acres of land). No smoking, sports or picnicking on the grounds.
Built in 1854, this municipal building was used as the village market, as a fire engine house, and by 1860 as Village Council Chambers (second floor). The building has a tower perhaps for hanging fire hoses to dry.
Built in 1866, the courthouse features an onion-shaped copula. Next to it, at 7 and 9 Wellington, are the Peel County Registry Office (1890) and the Peel County Jail (also 1866), both of which today house the Peel Art Gallery, Museum and Archives.
A Victorian house built in the Italianate Villa style in 1867. Used today for group events.
Built in 1889 by the federal government, the building used to house a post office and a customs house. It has a textured stone facade and a clock tower with the royal coat of arms just below. Today, a coffee shop occupies the ground floor.
Built in 1906, this is one of 156 free libraries in Canada that were financed by the Carnegie Institute between 1881 and 1917. Today, the building is owned by the City of Brampton and is used by the Brampton Concert Band for rehersals.
Brampton GO station
Built for the Grand Trunk Railway in 1907, and later acquired by Canadian National Railways, the station is still in use today for Via Rail and GO Transit passenger trains. The main entrance to the station is framed by a pair of small, round castle-style towers.
Opened in 1867.
Built in 1875.
Built in 1876.
Completed in 1881 and constructed of Credit Valley stone.
Built in 1885 using Credit Valley Brownstone with multi-coloured slate roof.
Get a discovery flight lesson for $140 or a sightseeing flight for $300 per hour. The centre also have a restaurant: The Flying Pan.
Water-based fun park.
Great place to walk and hike.
Real Italian food and great service.
Good Italian food.
Good steaks, but their salads and starters are also delicious.
Lively and fun place.
One of the few fine dining restaurants in Brampton. Great food, friendly service and a nice view.
Casual eatery for Indian cuisine in a relaxed, unpretentious setting with TVs at the bar.
Good beer and good simple food. There is a small outside patio away from any traffic noise, but as the name implies, it is next to the train tracks.
Fun place with live music on weekends.
Breakfast included. Free Wi-Fi, onsite parking, and fitness centre with pool available.
Breakfast included.
This large mall was once Canada's top selling mall. It is a large regional mall serving the Brampton area. It is easily accessible by transit with its own bus terminal. It is served by Brampton Transit, GO buses and Mississauga Transit.
By train
By bus
GO Transit operates buses to Brampton Bus Terminal from York Mills Bus Terminal and Yorkdale Bus Terminal at York Mills and Yorkdale subway stations respectively in Toronto.
If transferring from GO Transit to Brampton Transit (BT) to complete a trip, the BT fare will be free when using a Presto card or a credit or debit card.
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