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Fort York National Historic Site
Where the city began
The British garrison of 1793 and the battlefield of the War of 1812.
Photo Credit
Image courtesy of © Carl Vanderwouden3 · CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia CommonsOur take
- War of 1812
- Address
- Fort York, Toronto
- Website
- toronto.ca
About Fort York National Historic Site
Fort York is where the British built one of their first garrisons to defend the Town of York, settled in 1793, and fought the battles of the War of 1812; long before, Indigenous Peoples lived and gathered on this land for thousands of years (City of Toronto).
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Hotels nearby
The closest hotels in our guide to Fort York National Historic Site, as the crow flies.
- 1 Hotel Toronto450 m6 min walk
- Hotel X Toronto950 m12 min walk
- Ace Hotel Toronto950 m12 min walk
- SoHo Hotel Toronto1.1 km14 min walk
- Bisha Hotel Toronto1.1 km14 min walk
What’s nearby
Distances from Fort York National Historic Site are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 12 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Key sights
- CN Tower1.4 kmWalk 17 minCycle 7 minCar or taxi 12 min
- Art Gallery of Ontario1.8 kmWalk 23 minCycle 9 minCar or taxi 14 min
- Island ferries1.9 kmWalk 24 minCycle 10 minCar or taxi 14 min
- St. Lawrence Market2.8 kmWalk 35 minCycle 14 minCar or taxi 16 min
- Royal Ontario Museum3.3 kmWalk 41 minCycle 16 minCar or taxi 18 min
- Distillery District3.8 kmCycle 19 minCar or taxi 19 min
- Casa Loma4.4 kmCycle 22 minCar or taxi 21 min
- Pearson airport19 kmCar or taxi 64 min
Main stations
- St. Andrew1.8 kmWalk 22 minCycle 9 minCar or taxi 13 min
- Union Station2.0 kmWalk 25 minCycle 10 minCar or taxi 14 min
- Bloor-Yonge3.8 kmCycle 19 minCar or taxi 19 min
Location
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