Hepworth Real Estate & Homes

 

 

 

As real estate agents who specialize in Hepworth, let us be your guides to what Hepworth Ontario has to offer as a community to finding homes for sale in the area.

Bruce Peninsula Real Estate information and surrounding areas

Hepworth is perfectly situated for those who would like to frequently visit, but not necessarily reside in Owen Sound, Sauble Beach, Wiarton, or the rest of the Bruce Peninsula! Hepworth is a family-friendly community, with a local public school.

Hepworth offers outdoor activities year round, including golfing and cross country skiing. Various amenities include a post office, convenience stores, gas bar, various local businesses, churches, and a Tim Hortons.

Hepworth is only 10 minutes from Sauble Beach and Wiarton, or 20 minutes from Owen Sound. For those who would like to lie on the beach in the summer, and ski in the winter, let Hepworth be your destination!

History behind Hepworth

Hepworth lies at the intersection of a historic crossroads. Today the “Gateway to Sauble Beach,” in the 19th century Hepworth was home to a stately wayside inn. In 1862, William Spencer purchased, sight unseen, 200 acres of Amabel Township wilderness. Soon elected a township councilor, Spencer had to travel all the way to Wiarton for meetings. After a long walk home, he decided to open an inn where the Amabel Council could meet. The Spencer House was a fine hotel, catering to traveling salesmen who made Hepworth a bustling centre for commerce. Natural gas from village wells illuminated the hotel and many of the village’s homes and shops. Named in 1866 after Epworth in Lincolnshire, England, the birthplace of John Wesley, it became Hepworth when William Plows, a local Justice of the Peace, mispronounced the name. Hepworth, with Suntrail Outfitters, Sawmill Ski Trails for skiing and biking and beach adventures at nearby Sauble Beach, is a centre for outdoor fun. One of the most complete outdoors shops in Bruce County, Suntrails offers guided tours, canoe rentals, and ski equipment and lessons.

Believe It or Not

Once home to five sawmills, Hepworth made the headlines in 1881 when the Wiarton Echo reported, “Mr. W. Spencer of Hepworth brought to Wiarton the champion stick of oak timber which required four teams to draw it. It measured 55 feet in length, 30 inches square and according to the scales, it weighed 8 ½ tons.”

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