Plan Your Day in Pelham
Located in the heart of Niagara's Wine Country, Pelham is made up of five villages, encompassing the communities of Fenwick, Fonthill, Effingham, North Pelham and Ridgeville.
Rich in experiences for the whole family to enjoy, here are a few options to help plan your day in Pelham!
Breakfast at Nature's Corner -
Start your Pelham adventure with a stop by Nature's Corner Bakery and Café for a late breakfast or early lunch at their quaint location at 302 Canboro Road, Unit 1A, Ridgeville. Nature's Corner proudly works with local and organic farmers and their menu includes sandwiches, soups, and salads, and seasonally inspired specialty drinks. Don't forget to pick up a freshly baked scone, square, and/or muffin for the road. We recommend everything!
Channel the energy from your delicious meal into a local pick-your-own experience:
White Meadows Farms - March to early April
Sweeten your Spring with a Sugar Bush Trek at White Meadows Farm. Located at 2519 Effingham St., Pelham, White Meadows offers guided 45-minute walking tours of their farm, ending with a demonstration of Maple Taffy on snow. After your tour and taffy treat, you can spend as much time as you like exploring the rest of the forest! You'll find fun activities like Tree Tapping, the Sap line Maze, and the sap collection station.
During your visit, make sure to stop into their Sugar Shack. If the weather is good, you can watch sugar-makers boil sap into maple syrup! An unforgettable Canadian experience.
TASC Tulip Farm - May
Enjoy the beauty of Tulip season and pick your bouquet at the TASC Tulip Farm. Stroll amid 2 million tulips at this 25-acre farm at 433 Sixteen Rd, Ridgeville, only moments outside Pelham. You won't want to miss out on this unique experience. Tulips are only in season for a few weeks of the year!
Week 1: Longest lasting Tulips
Week 2: Most Colourful
Week 3: Most Exotic
Unwind, relax, enjoy, and smell the tulips.
Mathias Farm - June to October
Mathias Farms is a third-generation family-run fruit farm located at 1909 Effingham St, Ridgeville. Family-owned and operated for 65 years, this farm offers Pick-Your-Own and ready-picked fruit. Owner Beth also makes nine varieties of jams and sauces available for purchase from the fruit stand on their property. Check the website for full seasonal availability.
Sweet Cherries - Late June
Sour & White Cherries - July
Raspberries & Blackberries - August
Bartlett Pears - September
Apples - October
Wine Tasting at Henry of Pelham Family Estate Winery -
Take a picturesque drive to Henry of Pelham Family Estate Winery located at 1469 Pelham Road, St. Catharines. We recommend contacting our Retail Manager Olivia (olivia.reid@henryofpelham.com) to book a private tour and tasting where you'll learn the history behind the winery while sipping our award-winning Cuvée Catharine Rosé Brut Sparkling under the pergola, followed by a tour of the grounds, a peek at the Smith Family Cemetery, plus a visit to the sparkling mezzanine and Canada’s largest underground working barrel cellar! Don't have time for the full tour? We have plenty of experience options here.
Dinner at Cold Break Brewing Company -
At the end of your day, visit Cold Break Brewery, located at 193 St Paul St W, St. Catharine's. Cold Break's Tap Room offers a wide variety of signature and seasonal beers poured in pints and flights. In addition to their tap list they offer an elevated food menu courtesy of The Righteous Monger. Their menu includes new takes on classic pub fare such as Honey Butter Hot Chicken Picnic.
Make the most of your trip, stay overnight in a wine country Airbnb. Located just down the street from Henry of Pelham Winery, 'Baco House' is also only 20 minutes from Niagara Falls or 25 minutes from historic Niagara-on-the-Lake. Book online here.
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Intimate spaces for special occasions
Henry of Pelham offers several spaces for formal and informal events and meetings, with room for up to 30 people. We've helped host anniversaries, office parties, showers, birthdays, annual general meetings and more. Our light-filled ballroom, which is also a beautiful gallery space featuring work from Canadian artists, is a bright venue for daytime events and an elegant room to host evening gatherings. Our barrel cellar is a cool retreat from the summer heat and cozy space for fall and winter events for smaller groups. Catering is available from the Coach House Café.
And with anything from Henry's wine list available to event organizers, the drinks are guaranteed to be crowd-pleasers.
WHEN:
September 25-26, 2017
TIME:
1 -4 p.m.
COST:
1 -4 p.m.
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A Classic membership gets you complimentary tastings for two on every visit to the winery, 15% off regularly priced non-wine items in our retail store, and advance notice of special release wines, events and contests—all for free! We'll even mail you a membership card.
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