Prince of Wales Fort National Historic Site of Canada
Facilities and Services
Services for Visitors with Physical Challenges:
- There are ramps, partial boardwalks, a viewing scope, viewing platform, and accessible privies at Cape Merry and Prince of Wales Fort.
- The Parks Canada Visitor Centre at the Heritage Railway Station in Churchill is accessible.
- Large photo and text albums, available at the Visitor Centre in Churchill, show all the sites.
- Most Churchill hotels are wheelchair accessible
Guided Tours
- Tours are available upon request in July and August.
- Parks Canada DOES NOT provide transportation to the sites.
- During the tours, you will see Hudson's Bay Company fortifications, cannon, remnants of a powder magazine, and the signatures of historic people carved into the rocks.
- Contact Parks Canada office in Churchill for information on scheduled programming at the Visitor Centre.
Interpretation Programs at the Visitor Centre
June - mid-November : 7 days a week.
- Interpretation Programs ... fees
Commercial Services
Several tour operators in Churchill provide services for all types of experiences. Consider flora and/or fauna tours combined with national historic site visits. Birding is exceptional in this area and Churchill is known as the "Polar bear capital of the World". There are several hotels, motels, and bed and breakfasts as well as several restaurants, two grocery stores, hardware store, gift stores, vehicle rentals and several community services. It is not recommended that you camp in and around the area due to the possibility of polar bear presence. For information on the town of Churchill and for accommodation and tour information, call the Churchill Chamber of Commerce toll free (from within Canada and the continental United States) at 1-888-389-2327. Check the information below, contact Parks Canada for a full list in advance or check with us at the Visitor Centre upon your arrival.
Services, Facilities and Activities
in the Community |
Churchill |
| Lodging |
Bed & Breakfast |
Yes |
| Hotel/Motel |
Yes |
| Camping |
NOT ALLOWED! |
| Elder Hostel/Dormitory |
Yes |
| Services |
Bank |
Yes |
| Bank Machine (ATM) |
Yes |
| Churches |
Yes |
| Convenience Store |
Yes |
| Craft/Gift Shop |
Yes |
| Drugstore/Pharmacy |
Yes |
| Gas Station |
Yes |
| Grocery Store |
Yes |
| Hospital/Medical Clinic |
Yes |
| Laundromat |
None |
| Liquor Store |
Yes |
| Lounge/Bar |
Yes |
| Mall |
None |
| Post Office |
Yes |
| Propane |
Yes |
| RCMP/Police |
Yes |
| Skiing Location |
None |
| Tourist Bureau |
Yes |
| Food |
Restaurants |
Yes |
| Cafeteria/Snack Bar |
Yes |
| Bakery |
Yes |
| Activities |
Beach |
Yes |
| Tours-Boats |
Yes |
| Golf |
None |
| Tours-Guided |
Yes |
| Curling |
Yes |
| Hockey |
Yes |
| Gymnasium |
Yes |
| Bowling |
Yes |
| Movie Theatre |
Yes |
| Museum/Art Gallery |
Yes |
| Pool |
Yes |
Attractions in the Area:
Parks Canada Visitor Centre at the Churchill Heritage Railway Station - exhibits, information and audio-visual presentations on the history of the fur trade and exploration of human and natural history. Information and on-site interpretation of Prince of Wales Fort, Cape Merry, Sloop Cove, York Factory, and Wapusk National Park. Contact us for more information.
Wapusk National Park - Located in northern Manitoba, Wapusk (the Cree word for "white bear") is a fitting name as the park protects one of the world's largest known polar bear maternity denning areas. Contact us for more information.
The Eskimo Museum - Run by the Diocese of Hudson Bay, this Inuit museum is world-renowned. The museum has one of the finest collections of Inuit carvings and artefacts dating from Pre-Dorset, Dorset, Thule and modern Inuit times. Call (204) 675-2030 for hours of operation.