Visiting Woodstock
When you visit Woodstock, you'll find the air is cleaner and the grass is greener, the people are friendly and helpful, and there are lots of things to do.
Our culture and heritage can be seen in our museum, county courthouse, downtown buildings and beautiful Victorian heritage homes. For more information on our heritage, visit our Local History page.
And you'll also discover a wide range of stores and boutiques, retail businesses, a bustling farmers' market, spacious parks, theatre, art gallery, museum, and annual events such as: Canada's Outdoor Farm Show, Cowapolooza and more.
Woodstock has much to offer you, your family and friends all year around.
We look forward to seeing you!
Woodstock's Most Famous Landmarks
Boyle Grave Site
Visit "Klondike" Joe Boyle's grave site in the Presbyterian Cemetery on Vansittart Avenue. Boyle made a fortune in the Yukon as a gold miner. During World War I, he raised his own 50-man machine gun unit and became an honorary colonel. He helped to improve the railway system in Russia, and after the Russian Revolution in 1917, he was responsible for the collection and distribution of food.
Joe had many extraordinary adventures while acting as a spy for Britain and France. Boyle became a close friend and advisor of Queen Marie of Romania, was made a Romanian national hero and received the highest awards from Russia, France and Britain.
Learn more about the Joe Boyle Collection through the Woodstock Public Library .
Farmers Market
The weekly Farmers' Market, which features the best of Oxford County's bounty, is held every Saturday at the Woodstock Fairgrounds from 7 a.m. through 12 p.m. Products include cheese, bakery, meat counters, produce, crafts and flowers.
Learn more about the Woodstock Farmers Market on the Woodstock Fair Grounds webpage.
Springbank Snow Countess Monument
This life size concrete statue was made to honour a record-setting milk producing Holstein Friesian cow. The designer was local artist Ross Butler. The statue was erected on August 4, 1937.
Snow Countess was born on November 18, 1919 and died August 9, 1936. During her lifetime, she produced 9,062 pounds of butterfat, impressive at that time. It was erected by the Holstein Friesian Association of Canada on the Springbank Farm of T.R. Dent, owner of Snow Countess, at a cost of $4,000. The statue was recently moved to its new home at the northwest corner of Dundas Avenue and Springbank Avenue.
OLG Slots at Woodstock Raceway
Woodstock Slots is located in the Woodstock Fairgrounds. The Ontario Lottery Gaming Commission has licensed 185 slot machines at this location.
Old St. Paul's Anglican Church
Visit the historic Old St. Paul's Church whose history is closely linked to Woodstock's own. The first service was held in the church on June 29, 1834, to a congregation of 11. The cemetery holds the grave sites of many of our first settlers. Tours can be arranged.
Learn more about Old St. Paul's Anglican Church.
Other General Information
For more information on the City of Woodstock and its community or perhaps how to get here, please follow the links for our Community Profile and/or our Getting Here page. If you want to know more about the City's outstanding resident, visit our Awards page for more information.
