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  Lt. Gov. John Graves Simcoe formally established Ancaster in 1793. It has a gristmill, agricultural, military and social history. It is a wealthy bedroom community whose residents are typically professionals that work in surrounding cities. Yearly festivals include Lobsterfest, Heritage Days, Old Mill Road Race and the Ancaster Fair.
  
  

Ridgemoor B&B

• Ridgemoor Bed and Breakfast is a large, comfortable home built on a 90-acre woodlot. Amenities include satellite TV and DVD Player, billiard table with snooker balls, shuffleboard and darts, library-reading room with a wood-burning stove, solar-heated pool (in season) and hot tub and sauna (in season). It also offers a horseshoe pit, game room, outdoor fire pit, a new stone patio, covered front porch, and a modest operable sugar shack. Ten golf courses and driving ranges are in the area, and it is near the Warplane Heritage Museum.
  
  Ridgemoor B&B
  902 Shaver Road
  Ancaster, ON L9G 3K9
  (905) 648-0116
  ridgemoor.ca
  
  

Tranquility Base Bed and Breakfast

• Tranquility Base Bed and Breakfast is a large, modern home located on a quiet cul-de-sac in Ancaster, with walking and biking trails near the Bruce Trail and three high-end restaurants nearby and great pubs in town. Amenities include high-speed cable and wireless Internet access, en-suite bathrooms and antique furniture. If you stay six nights, the seventh night is free. Nearby attractions include the Coliseum, Hamilton Place, Dundurn Castle and Hamilton Royal Botanical Gardens.
  
  Tranquility Base Bed and Breakfast
  100 Abbey Close
  Ancaster ON L9G 4K7
  (905) 648-1506 or toll free: (877) 649-9290
  tranquilitybase.on.ca
  
  

Serenity Ranch Bed & Breakfast

• Serenity Ranch Bed & Breakfast is a picturesque bed-and-breakfast and exclusive retreat surrounded by a 68-acre horse farm. Amenities include a private back deck with state-of -the-art hot tub, free Wi-Fi and long-distance calls, remote-control air-conditioning/heating, HD flat screen TV/DVD for your viewing pleasure, pillow-top heated mattresses with 1,200-count percale sheets, full gym with weight rack, two multi-exercise stations and treadmill. The ranch welcome your dogs with a run-free zone, doggie bath in the guest laundry area and dog beds in each room. Golfing, touring the Ancaster Fairgrounds and taking a dinner cruise on the Grand River are among the things to do in the area.
  
  Serenity Ranch Bed & Breakfast
  2171 Wilson St. W. (Hwy. 2)
  Jerseyville, Ontario L0R 1R0
  (289) 346-0278.
  serenityranchbb.com