🚐 Doors Open Guelph Road Trip + Chuck's Roadhouse

🚐 Doors Open Guelph Road Trip!

Saturday, April 25
Let’s hit the road and make a day of it! We’re heading to Doors Open Guelph for a fun, curiosity-fuelled adventure exploring buildings and spaces that are usually closed to the public.

A little context:
Nick has been a Doors Open Toronto volunteer for over two decades (yep, a true Doors Open nerd in the best way 😄) and genuinely loves checking out how other cities do it. Guelph is packed with history, beautiful architecture, and some surprising hidden gems—perfect for a Doors Open day trip.

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### 🏛️ What is Doors Open?

If you’ve never been before, Doors Open is an annual, free architectural and cultural event where cities open the doors to historic, cultural, and behind-the-scenes spaces. Think heritage buildings, churches, civic spaces, theatres, old industrial sites, and more—often with tours, guides, or special access you wouldn’t normally get.
👉 https://www.doorsopenontario.on.ca/pages/events/guelph

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### 🗓️ The Plan

• Departure: 8:00 AM from just outside Christie Station
• Transportation: Rental minivan
• Destination: Doors Open Guelph
• Lunch stop: Chuck’s Roadhouse (Guelph – Clair Rd)
  👉 https://chucksroadhouse.com/locations/guelph-clair/
• Return to Toronto: Around 6:00 PM, traffic depending

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### 🍔 Food & Drink

• Lunch will be at Chuck’s Roadhouse
• You are responsible for your own food and drink purchases

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### 💰 Cost

$50 round-trip
This covers:

• Car rental
• Insurance
• Fuel

It does NOT cover your food or drinks

To secure your spot, all participants must e-transfer $50 to:
nicolasbello@yahoo.com

Spots are limited based on vehicle capacity, so please RSVP only if you’re able to commit.

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### 🎒 What to Bring

• Comfortable walking shoes
• Curiosity & good vibes
• A little patience for traffic (it’s part of the road-trip charm)

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### 🌦️ Weather Note

This event runs rain or shine, so please dress appropriately for the weather. The good news is that we’ll be inside most of the time, but there will still be some walking between locations.

Health and safety

Just a quick reminder for our upcoming Doors Open road trips: if you’re feeling unwell or starting to come down with something, we kindly ask that you cancel your RSVP.

Since we’ll be spending several hours together in a rental minivan, it’s important that everyone feels comfortable and safe throughout the day.

Giving Nick as much notice as possible also helps—when there’s enough advance warning, he may be able to arrange a full or partial refund for your spot.

We appreciate your understanding and consideration for the group, and we look forward to a great day together!
Thanks so much.

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This should be a great mix of architecture, history, food, and classic road-trip fun. Come explore Guelph with us! 🚐✨