Hay Bay, Napanee
Welcome to beautiful Hay Bay, 25 km south of Napanee, 40km west of Kingston, and 20 east of Prince Edward County/Island. Activities of interest include historical sites in Kingston, food, art, wine and spirits tours in Prince Edward County (PEC), cycling, hiking the sand dunes of Sandbanks Provincial Park, and Thousand Island Cruises.
Kingston
About a 45-minute drive from the wedding location is the charming, historic city of Kingston, Ontario.
Visit Fort Henry, go on a Thousand Island boat tour, grab drinks at one of the downtown pubs, or hop a free ferry to Wolfe Island.
Prince Edward County
More than 35 wineries, a big artists’ community, lots of nice restaurants, festivals, and the famous Sandbanks provincial park, make PEC a perfect area to explore while you’re in town for the wedding.
The inside scoop from the father-of-the-groom
Peter’s Picks
Most wineries per kilometer!
Approx. 15 kms and have a designated driver, and includes a Lavender Farm and Alpaca Farm: Hillier Creek Estate Winery (great thin crust pizza too), Stanners Vineyard, Traynor Family Vineyard, Hinterland Wine Company, Grange of Prince Edward Vineyard (beautiful barn resto), Lacey Estates Winery, Closson Chase Vineyards, Broken Stone Winery, Prince Edward County Lavender Farm (every possible lavender product imaginable, including ice cream-for the brave), SHED Chetwyn Farms- Alpacas and their wool products (very soft).
Cider, wine and beer tours
The County Cider Company (amazing view from terrace and good food), Waupoos Estate Winery, Clafeld Cider house & Market, The Miller House café & Brasserie (outdoor terrace with jaw-dropping view and tapas, Lake on the Mountain Brewing company (300m from the Glenora ferry), Lake on the Mountain Resort – restaurant with great local food and outdoor terrace by the lake…worth visiting to see Lake Ontario from the cliff top lake “on the mountain” ( also a great spot to park and then cycle to all the above venues – a 50 km tour on Waupoos Peninsula)
Restaurants
in addition to those above: Blumen Garden Bistro Picton, The Barley Room Pub at the Waring House Picton, Best Ice cream! at Slickers Ice Cream in Bloomfield (surrounded by eclectic shops).
Best bike shop
Bloomfield Bicycle Company “TV sucks -Ride your Bike” run by SoCal hippies.
Napanee restaurant
The Waterfront River Pub and Terrace (as a meat eater, I assert that I had the best burger in my life at this place- Portobello Mushroom burger, and make sure they don’t overcook it).