Explore Your Own Backyard This Summer

Your Windsor Essex Staycation Guide

Bold Red & Blue Skies. City Streets & Country Getaways. Hidden Trails & Open Waters. W.E. have it all in Windsor Essex! There is no better time to plan a staycation in Windsor Essex - a day trip or overnight stay to appreciate you have in your own backyard. We've crafted a ton of trip info to inspire you to stay close to home this summer - including unique offers and experiences!

SNAP YOUR PICS & WIN

Head out and explore your backyard this summer with your family & friends – and you could win 1-of-3 staycation packages!

Snap pics out exploring your favourite spots this summer using our digital passes and visitor guide as trip inspiration, then share them with us! Complete the form and send us your pics and you can choose your own adventure and win an overnight staycation package in Windsor, Essex County or on Pelee Island to use in the future! Contest closes on October 31st, 2024.

CHECK OUR OUR VISITOR GUIDE

Flip through our 2024 Official Visitor Guide for all the MUST DO while you plan your trip!

Our guide features easy-to-read itineraries, must-do lists from our preferred partners and features the largest list of preferred vendors in the region Flip through the digital edition and check out the profiled partners in each section that are eager to welcome you ! Page by page you will find captivating content giving you a great insider view of where to go and what to explore.

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USE OUR PASSPORTS

Our no-downloading-needed passports are the perfect way to explore your own backyard and guide you to new or new-to-you attractions and businesses across the region. Check out the passport options below and register to them now (some for FREE) including incentives, gifts and offers to use while you’re visiting each stop.

FREE DIGITAL PASSES

W.E. Heart Local Digital Pass

What To Do: Head out across Windsor Essex including road side stands, shops, growers, producers and markets to find farm fresh products!
Number of partners: 70+
Reward: Check in at 5 or more locations for gift including W.E. Heart Local swag, a Barrels Bottles & Brews Trail Flight Log tasting pass and the chance to win our $250 grand prize draw

W.E. Bird: Digital Passport

What To Do: Spotour feather friends at our 11 recommended birding sites and explore the bird-friendly certified stops along the way
Number of partners: 50+

CROSSROADS Historical Guide

What To Do: it’s where the past meets the present. Dive into the history of our region at historically important sites including Black History, Indigenous, Prohibition, French, The war of 1812 and Automotive including imagery and vidoes showing then & now of the sites
Number of partners: 50

Follow The Flavours

What To Do: Explore our cultural diversity with your fork! From Indian to Mexican to Ghanaian and everything in between – the Follow the Flavours pass will guide you to diverse restaurants across the region that tells the cultural heritage of the restaurant through taste.
Number of partners: 25+
Reward: Check in at three locations and make a purchase, and you’ll instantly receive a $25 gift card from one of the XX participating Follow The Flavours partners

ENHANCED PAID PASSES

Barrels Bottles & Brews Trail Flight Log

What To Do: Purchase your pass and receive a tasting flight offer at five (5) participating locations with your One Day Flight Log or nine (9) participating locations with your Seven Day Flight Log
Number of partners: 11
Cost: Starting at $25

EPIC Wine Tasting Pass

What To Do: Purchase your pass and receive a tasting flight at six (6) of the participating wineries. Passes are valid for 6 months. Receive 4 x 2 oz. tastings at each of the participating
Number of partners: 10
Cost: Starting at $50

REGISTER HERE

W.E. Heart Local Pass

W.E. Bird Digital Pass

CROSSROADS Historical Guide

Follow The Flavours

EPIC Wine Pass

Flight Log Tasting Pass

STAYCATION INSPIRATON

Scroll through the icons below for instant inspiration to plan a staycation in your own backyard this summer! From downloadable itineraries to buyable experiences to digital passports to help guide your way across the region, we’ve got it all in one easy click!