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ROOM RATES
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King Bethune Room or Queen Bethune Room:
$129 per night for Two, $115 for One
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| Spa Suite: $299 per night for Two, $225 for One |
| Please ask about special rates for 3 day mid-week stays, extended weekend stays and corporate rates. Our Package Tours offer terrific value when travelling locally. Save money by purchasing a package. (Tax and gratuity not included in rates) |
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 PACKAGE TOURS
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SWEETHEART PACKAGES
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LOVEBIRDS RETREAT FOR TWO
Our Queen Room features an ensuite bathroom with a deep soaker tub for two. The King Room features a luxurious king bed with an ensuite tiled shower. Privacy and elegance in a spacious room where every detail has been provided for your comfort and enjoyment of the love of your life.
A one hour AVEDA Aromatherapeutic spa treatment will pamper you and your partner. Request a couples massage and enjoy it together in our on-site treatment room.
Package includes overnight stay for 2 people, breakfast of your choice to suit yourselves (served up to 10 am), dinner for 2 people at your choice of select downtown Peterborough restaurants*, fresh cut flowers and a 1 hour AVEDA Aromatherapeutic Couples Spa Treatment by a registered therapist.
Lovebirds Special Rate $379 1 night for 2 people (Valued at $439 Value of dinner for two $85)
Stay a second night @ $99 for for additional savings
(tax and gratuity not included)
A ROMANTIC SPA RETREAT FOR TWO
Our most luxurious room, the Spa Suite, features a king bed with luxurious pillows and an eiderdown duvet, sitting area, massage room, ensuite double shower, steam bath, sauna, and an in-ground California-style therapeutic hot tub. The hot tub is exclusively for guests in the Spa Suite. You can enjoy the tub under the stars in the privacy of a courtyard garden. The hot tub is chemical free, perfect for sensitive bodies. It has a natural seaweed purification system.
Check in, enjoy a 1 hour couples AVEDA aromatherapeutic massage, treat yourself to a steam or sauna or a nap, then saunter out to dinner at one of our many local restaurants, -- sure to have special Valentines menu. You will have a coupon value of $85 for your dinner.
Breakfast is a custom menu, served with china, crystal and linens, by the fire in the country-style kitchen, or in the Victorian dining room. You can enjoy your personal choices for breakfast, as late as 10am, with candlelight if you like.
Package includes 1 overnight stay with breakfast for 2 people, dinner for 2 people*, fresh cut flowers and a one hour AVEDA Aromatherapeutic Spa Treatment for 2 people.
Romantic Special Rate $599 for 2 people for 1 night (Valued at $699)
Stay a second night @ $199 for additional savings
(tax and gratuity not included)
* Restaurant choices include dinner for two at Elements Restaurant, the Rare Grill or La Hacienda. (Value of dinner for two $85 - drinks and gratuities not included with dinner)
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WINTER PACKAGES
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STAY & PLAY TOUR FOR TWO
Kawartha Downs: Speedway Stock Car Races, Slots and Harness Racing events are just on the edge of the City and offer excitement and games. Enjoy 2 nights of privacy and relaxed accommodation at King Bethune House, an AVEDA Boutique Hotel, where a full, custom-menu breakfast is served to you each morning.
Package includes buffet dinner coupon for $60 at Kawartha Downs where you can dine and watch the races. It also includes a $5 coupon toward entry fee for Stock Car Races or $5 ticket on a horse race.
Choose between the King Bethune Room with king bed and tiled, walk-in shower and 4 windows, or the Queen Room with queen bed and large bathroom with deep soaker tub and a shower. Both rooms have ensuite bathrooms with AVEDA toiletries, complimentary coffee/tea bars, free wireless internet and entertainment centres. Distilled water and sodas are also provided. Package includes Tour map and tour description, hospitality and hosting.
$309 for 2 people for 2 nights, (Valued of $340)
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SCRABBLE & SPA TOUR FOR TWO
A Deluxe Scrabble Board on a turnstile, letters and racks, score pads, an hour glass timer, two Official Scrabble Dictionaries, and a ‘two-letter word list’ are provided for your weekend enjoyment.
Take a moment to settle in to your room, then unwind even more with your 1-hour AVEDA Aromatherapeutic spa treatment for each partner that is included in your package.
Choose the King Room or the Queen Room, enjoy the custom menu breakfast served on your schedule, and enjoy. A 'Welcome' picnic is added to this package to ensure all your needs are addressed and you will be ready to play.
$449 for 2 people for 2 nights (Valued at $499)
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ESCAPE THE WORLD
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ESCAPE THE WORLD
This package lets you shut out the world for a couple of days and enjoy relaxing with your partner. Your stay is in a luxury Suite, hidden away. You have exclusive access to a large outdoor California-style, therapeutic hot tub that is chemical free, purified by a natural enzyme system that is a treat for sensitive skin. You also have a private ensuite sauna, a private ensuite steam bath and a large shower for two.
The suite also has a massage room and a therapist can visit you if you wish (at an extra cost). There are luxurious terry robes and slippers, AVEDA aromatherapy products, garden sandals and a hair dryer. To ensure sweet dreams, there is a top-quality, heavenly King-size bed with high quality linens and eiderdown duvet.
In the evening, the outdoor fireplace is the perfect spot to gather around, as you enjoy a drink under the stars. Breakfast is included, and can be served in the country kitchen by the wood-burning fireplace, in the Victorian dining room or in the garden. Or you can bring it to your room, in stages, and be as leisurely as you like. It is served on bone china with silver and linen service. Breakfast is your menu, your time, up to 10am.
$550 for 2 people for 2 nights (Valued at $598)
(tax and gratuity not included)
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PEACEFUL WEEKEND
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PEACEFUL WEEKEND
Indulge yourselves... in the luxury of a night or two away from your responsibilities and cares with the Romance Package. Let us set the mood with a chilled bottle of sparkling wine (or a dry throaty red wine, your choice), followed by a relaxing aromatherapy bath in a deep antique tub, a queen bed. In the morning enjoy a sumptuous breakfast, your favourite menu, served up until 10am.
$244 for 2 people for 2 nights, breakfasts included, complimentary coffee/tea/sodas/distilled water (Valued at $304)
(tax and gratuity not included)
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SPONTANEOUS GET-A-WAY
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SPONTANEOUS GET-A-WAY
Plan a 48-hour getaway with your lover, your best friend or maybe your mom! Whether you have romance in mind or just want to find time for a good visit with someone special, we can make your escape complete. We'll have cozy robes, sparkling wine and a cheese tray waiting in your room.
Enjoy unforgettable meals and memorable entertainment by exploring our neighbourhood, Peterborough's downtown, in the evenings. Fill your days by walking or bicycling our trails along the waterways, touring the countryside and discovering farms and villages, visiting our National Canoe Museum, taking in the Saturday morning local Farmers Market, or by shopping the boutiques and shops in the downtown.
Just a few blocks away you can board Liftlock Cruiseboat and tour by water up our historic Liftlock on the Trent Severn Waterway. After dinner curl up with a good book, take in a movie at the Galaxy Cinema or get lucky at Kawartha Down Slots.
Choose between the King or Queen Bethune Room. Each has free high speed wireless internet, AVEDA toiletries, and 5 star amenities.
$270 for 2 people for 2 nights (Valued at $310) (tax and gratuity not included)
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GIRLFRIENDS SPA GET-A-WAY
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GIRLFRIENDS SPA GET-A-WAY
A weekend infused with detail! Put your feet up, relax and let someone else do it all for you. Check in, party with your friends over a local chef's dinner at the guest house, then check out the trendiest place in town before retiring. Wake up to your favourite breakfast, luxuriate with a full day to kick back, enjoy an AVEDA Aromatherapeutic spa treatment, relax, and explore the best eateries in the downtown, and top it off with another scrumptous breakfast.
Upon arrival the group will enjoy a delicious meal brought in from one of our chef-owned downtown restaurants, desserts, coffee and tea, and finally let loose at Kubo Lounge. Still not ready to stop? Explore a few night spots on your four block return stroll, like the MoHo, a favourite for live music. After a fun filled evening and sound sleep, enjoy a full breakfast beginning with fresh fruits, and including a hot course such as eggs benedict. Enjoy an idle day with your friends, a rejuvenating one hour spa treatment for each of your group, magazines, reading, or indulging yourself with an afternoon siesta, perhaps in the courtyard garden hammock. Get ready, get dressed, its out to dinner at Karmas, a favourite downtown restaurant famous for being 'A Makeover' and listed in " Where to Eat in Canada". Its healthy and nutritious and a taste treat, and its in the heart of downtown. Enjoy your friends over the evening and rest well. Breakfast in the morning is fresh fruits, fresh baking and perhaps some homemade granola with yogourt.
$1440 for 4 people for 2 nights ($360/person) sharing 2 rooms (valued at $1720) --1 king bed, 1 queen bed -- for 2 nights, including 2 breakfasts and 2 dinners, and a one hour spa treatment for each person.
or, if you want to forego the spa treatments,
$1440 for 4 people ($360/person) sharing 1 room and 1 spa suite (valued @ $1670) --garden hot tub, sauna, steam bath, for 2 nights, including 2 breakfasts and 2 dinners, 2 king beds
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$2100 for 6 people ($350/person) sharing the whole property exclusively, 2 rooms and 1 spa suite for 2 nights (Valued at $2325)--garden hot tub, sauna, steam bath). Spa treatments individually priced, as requested. 2 king beds, 1 queen bed.
(tax and gratuity not included)
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FOOD TOURS - LOCAL CHEFS, LOCAL PRODUCE
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FOODIES THERAPY PACKAGE FOR TWO
Arrive to Prosecco and caviar taste treat, or your favourite taste treat with wine. You will be able to plan your breakfast menu to your foodie heart's content, and get settled in your room where you have a really good bed with cozy duvet and quality linens, ensuite bathroom, terry robes and slippers, and all the essential and pleasing amenities, including AVEDA Aromatherapy toiletries.
Once settled you can set off on a taste exploration tour. Stroll down the street to Elements Restaurant where you can sample their wonderful tapas menu with a wide choice of wine by the glass. Then its two blocks to walk to the Sapphire Room for a martini, from a list of 200, and several small dishes to enjoy. From there, around the corner is Hot Belly Mamas, creole food!. We suggest sharing a catfish dish or enjoying a bowl of gumbo or corn chowder, with a Southern bourbon perhaps. Finally a few steps up to Kubo Lounge where you can relax and savour the atmosphere, music and a nightcap with a final course. They have an extensive menu, a very long bar, and excellent service. The walk home is four blocks, and if you are so inclined perhaps a local beer with Nasi Goreng or spicy shrimp or even a good burger at the Olde Stone Brewery to end the evening. Waking up knowing your breakfast is served on your time, enjoying a breakfast according to your choices, will complete your downtown Peterborough Foodie adventure.
The grand finale is your breakfast. Your menu, your time, up to 10am. Served by the fire in the country kitchen or in the courtyard garden.
Your package includes overnight accommodation in the King or Queen Bethune Room with AVEDA toiletries, the custom menu breakfast, reservations at the restaurants, arrival treats, and a complimentary coffee/tea bar in your room.
$149 for 2 people, 1 night (Valued @ $199) (tax and gratuity not included)
WILD AND WELL-AGED PACKAGE TOUR FOR TWO
Come to Peterborough, heart of Cottage Country in the Kawartha Lakes, and experience our communities finest foods and simple pleasures.
Arrive downtown and stay 2 nights at King Bethune House, Guest House & Spa, in one of the spacious private rooms, either the King Bethune Room with king bed, 4 windows and ensuite shower in the bathroom, or the Queen Bethune Room with the large bathroom with soaker tub. This will allow you a full day for the Food Tour. Begin right after your breakfast - your menu of fresh local foods, with great coffee or a tea from the bountiful tea cupboard.
Drive about 10 minutes to Peterborough Buffalo Farm, the oldest wild bison farm in North America, where you will be taken into the pasture where the buffalo roam for a closeup view of these magnificent powerful wild animals. While at he farm you can make an order for bison meat, the healthiest red meat. It's lean, very healthy, free of antibiotics and hormones, and very high in iron. And it is delicious. Your order will be delivered to King Bethune House for you.
Onward to the artisan cheese source for a cheese tasting and a great educational opportunity from a knowledgeable aficiando from Chasing The Cheese. Relax for a couple of hours then enjoy a dinner of local foods including the bison and cheese, prepared by a local chef and served in a casual but classy way at the guest house. Bring your own wine and enjoy a local produce feast. Complete your evening by the fire in the courtyard garden or by walking through the downtown in search of live music -- you won't have to look far.
The Tour includes 2 nights with two breakfasts, complimentary coffee/tea bars in the rooms, dinner for two, the guided self-driven tour, and coupons for bison and cheese valued at $30.
$475 for 2 people. Bring friends on the tour and save $25 -- $925 for 4 people.
(Valued at $538 for two, $1076 for four)
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THE KING AND QUEEN TOURS
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SPA RETREAT TOURS
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All King and Queen Tour packages include accommodations for two at King Bethune House, Guest House & Spa for two nights, in either the King or the Queen Bethune rooms, and include a full breakfast each morning. Reservations for dinner at a downtown chef-owned restaurant will be arranged for you (dinner is not included). Taxes are GST only. Gratuities are not included.
All King and Queen Tours have an optional additional Spa Day, with a Spa treatment of your choice for each of you @ $299 for two people.
Mid-week special rates: Save $30 off package price Sundays to Thursdays, April, May and June.
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All Spa Retreat Tour packages include accommodations for two, in the private Spa Suite at King Bethune House, Guest House & Spa for two nights, with private exclusive use of the sauna, steam room and outdoor garden therapeutic hot tub. A full breakfast of your choice is included each morning. Taxes are GST only. Gratuities are not included.
All Spa Retreat Tours are available with an optional additional Spa Day, with the Spa treatment of your choice for each of you @ $499 for two people
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GO PETES GO! - MAJOR JUNIOR A HOCKEY TOUR PACKAGE FOR TWO - Make it a Hockey Weekend in Peterborough. Take in a hockey game, or two games! Dinner at Captain George's Fish & Chip Restaurant, a local chef-owned restaurant, is included. Explore the downtown for shopping and entertainment, the parks and trails, a movie or theatre. Or go skating on the canal or one of our indoor rinks. A Tour of the Peterborough Sports Hall of Fame is included in the tour. Available most weeks, September through March, games on Thursdays and Saturdays.
Two night Tour: Two nights accommodation with a full custom menu breakfast each morning, one Peterborough Petes Hockey game, dinner for two at Captain George's Fish & Chip Restaurant, Sports Hall of Fame visit before the game.
$449 for two, including taxes (single person $379)
Three night Tour: Three nights accommodation with a full custom menu breakfast each morning, two Peterborough Petes Hockey games, one dinner for two at Captain George's Fish & Chip Restaurant, Sport Hall of Fame visit before the game.
$649 for two, including taxes (single person $539)
Available dates for Three Night Tour with Two Petes games, Thursday and Saturday:
a) Oct 12 & 14 (Saginaw / Kingston)
b) Oct 26 & 28 (Sault / Sudbury)
c) Nov 30 - Dec 02 (Belleville / Kingston)
d) Dec 14 & 16 (Plymouth/Sudbury)
e) Dec 28 & 30 (Toronto / Ottawa)
f) Jan 11 & 13 (Owen Sound / Oshawa)
g) Jan 18 & 20 (Ottawa / Windsor)
h) Feb 08 & 10 ( Sarnia / Guelph)
i) Mar 08 & 10 (Ottawa / Oshawa)
If you want three games, choose:
. 28 & 30 Dec and drive to Kingston for a game on Fri, 29 Dec
. 18 & 20 Jan and drive to Ottawa for a game on Fri, 19 Jan
. 8 & 10 Mar and drive to Ottawa for a game on Fri,9 Mar
. 11 & 13 Jan and drive to Oshawa for a game on Sun, 14 Jan
. 8 & 10 Feb and drive to Toronto for a game on Sun, 11 Feb
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"SIDEWAYS" WiINE TOUR FOR TWO – Two nights in the Spa Suite, two breakfasts for two. Includes a tour of the wine cupboard at King Bethune House , a Sideways Wine Tour Special Dinner Menu at Elements Restaurant, and one complimentary champagne breakfast. Package includes candlelight, private ensuite sauna and steam room, exclusive private use of the hot tub in the courtyard garden, private breakfasts. Click below for special menu for dinner for two.
$870
DeluxePackage for 2 people
$950 Gourmet Package for 2 people
VIEW DINNER MENU
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TOTAL SPA ROMANTIC RETREAT FOR TWO– Arrival picnic and hot tub under the stars. Two nights in the Spa Suite with your own sauna, steam room and private California-style, in-ground, therapeutic hot tub in the courtyard garden. Two private breakfasts for two. A one hour Aromatherapeutic Spa treatment (your choice) for each partner. Private dinner catered by local downtown restaurant. Package includes fresh flowers, arrival picnic, strawberries and chocolate fondue, music from our music library, candlelight. See the Spa Suite page on our website for full details of the Spa Suite 5 star amenities including the best king bed with eiderdown duvet, a shower room for two, and AVEDA toiletries. All you need to bring is your toothbrush, hair brush and dinner wine.
$1225 for 2 people
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SCRAPBOOK RETREAT FOR TWO (or Solo Retreat) – Two nights in the Spa Suite, with your private spa (steam room, sauna, garden hot tub) and two full breakfasts for two. This gives you a full day to design and create your Scrapbook. Tour includes a trip to the Scrapbook store for necessary supplies and ideas discussion. On site lunch catered by a local downtown restaurant included.
$629. for 2 people
$549 for 1 person)
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STAY & PLAY TOUR FOR TWO - Kawartha Downs: Speedway Stock Car Races, Slots and Harness Racing events. Accommodation for two nights in an AVEDA Boutique Hotel, in a room with either a king or a queen bed, ensuite bathroom, complimentary coffee/tea bar, sodas and distilled water, a full custom menu breakfast each morning. Package includes buffet dinner for two at Kawartha Downs where you can dine and watch the races, and it includes a $5 coupon toward entry fee for Stock Car Races and $5 ticket on a horse race. Package includes Tour map and tour description, hospitality and hosting. (drinks and gratuities not
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$359 for two people for two nights
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KAWARTHA WATER AND WINERY TOUR FOR TWO - Arrive and enjoy an evening in downtown Peterborough. After a custom breakfast for two take a drive and explore the beauty of Otonabee River on the River Road, the Village of Lakefield and the countryside north to Curve Lake and beyond Buckhorn. This Tour for Two is a day trip that includes the Peterborough Liftlock, Trent University campus, a rejuvenating visit to the Greenhouse on the river, a gourmet picnic lunch from In a Nuttshell, a visit to the art gallery and store at Whetung Ojibwa Centre, Canada's finest native art gallery and crafts store (from moccasins to spices and teas), and The Kawarthas only winery, Kawartha Country Wines. Return to Peterborough for dinner at one of our chef owned restaurants or have dinner in Buckhorn and take in an astronomy event at Buckhorn Observatory. Full Tour descriptive guide provided. Tour includes accommodation and breakfast for two for two nights, picnic lunch from In A Nuttshell, maps and tour description. .
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SCENIC RIVER ROAD TOUR FOR TWO - Bicycle, jog or drive the scenic River Road from Peterborough to Lakefield. From downtown cross the river on the Trans Canada Trail, on the train-trestle bridge and take the Rotary Trail along the river to Trent University and continue another twelve kilometers to Lakefield. Great views of Trent campus on the river, early morning mists off the river, birds and country quiet.
The trail and the road are tranquil and inspiring. And the reward at the end of the road is ice cream across from the 'stop' sign, the village of Lakefield where you can shop for antiques, watch the locks, and a fabulous picinic gourmet picnic lunch from In A Nuttshell, Lakefield's Gourmet Foodstore and Catering Service. Take a dip at the public beach in the campground across the bridge (turn right at the light). Mid-point between the University and Lakefield, stop in to The Greenhouse on the River for a walkabout in the greenhouse and enjoy a complimentary glass of water or lemonade. They have spectacular pots and urns, and the greenhouse in the spring is a special treat. There are off road and off trail options for cyclists and walkers from the University back to the city along the canal.
Bicycles are available for rent from Wild Rock Outfitters in Peterborough. Tour includes accommodation and breakfast for two for two nights, picnic lunch from In A Nuttshell, maps and tour description.
$325 for 2 people
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SCRABBLE & SPA TOUR FOR TWO - A Deluxe Scrabble Board on a turnstile, letters and racks, score pads, an hourglass timer, two Official Scrabble Dictionaries, and a ‘two-letter word list’ are provided for your weekend enjoyment. One 1-hour spa treatment for each partner is included. Welcome picnic for 2 included.
$499 for 2 people
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SCRAPBOOK RETREAT FOR TWO (or Solo Retreat) – Two nights and two breakfasts. You will have a full day to design and create your Scrapbook. The large Victorian dining room will be your workroom. Tour includes a trip to the Scrapbooks and Paper Crafts Store for necessary supplies and ideas discussion. On site lunch catered by a local downtown restaurant included. Not available on Mondays.
$299 for 2 people
$249 for 1 person
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HERITAGE TOUR FOR TWO – Visit to the Canadian National Canoe Museum, afternoon Scottish Tea at Hutchison House, and your choice between a canoe/kayak excursion or Peterborough Hydraulic Liftlock experience from a Liftlock Cruises tour boat. Tour includes entry fees and boat rentals. This tour is subject to season of operation of excursion operators, mid-May to mid-October.
$360 for 2 people
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LITTLE LAKE MUSIC FESTIVAL TOUR FOR TWO – Take the Water taxi from the Boathouse wharf to Crary Park where you will be treated to a Peterborough Summer Festival of Lights Concert. Watch the post-concert fireworks from the water taxi on Little Lake. Coffee and dessert at Elements Restaurant. This tour is available for concerts Wednesdays and Saturdays, 24 June to 27 August.
$320 for 2 people
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STARRY STARRY NIGHT TOUR FOR TWO – Visit to the Buckhorn Observatory and see the stars with programs led by John Crossen and the Astronomy Association. Watch the sunset on the shores of one of the Kawartha Lakes, take an evening drive through the country and arrive at the Observatory just in time for the program that begins at dark. Bring your binoculars. Contingent on a clear night. Tour includes 2 nights, 2 breakfasts, donation to the Astronomy Association. Tour is specific to program dates.
TOUR DATES & PROGRAM SCHEDULE 2008
$299 for 2 people
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FARMERS' MARKET TOUR FOR TWO– Saturday morning tour, 7am to noon. Arrive Friday night, sample market produce by the fire in the garden or by the fireplace in the kitchen at King Bethune House, and go to the Peterborough Farmers’ Market. Explore the waterfront, take a water taxi ride in season (24 May to end of August), or wander through the vibrant downtown. Tour includes 2 nights, 2 breakfasts for two, arrival picnic, water taxi fees.
$299 for 2 people
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FOLK UNDER THE CLOCK TOUR FOR TWO – Arrive on Friday and have dinner at a local restaurant downtown, relax at the guesthouse listening to your choices from the music library or stroll through the downtown to find some live performances. Visit the local Farmer’s Market on Saturday morning to find some local fare, and in the afternoon visit Moondance Records for a great music store experience. The Folk concert is at Market Hall, 8pm. It's the last concert this season, on Saturday, 23 April, and it’s a Double Bill, with David Francey (Canada) and Jez Lowe (U.K.). Tour includes 2 nights, 2 breakfasts for 2, tickets to the concert.
$335 for 2 people
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CREAM & CHEDDAR TOUR FOR TWO – Tours to the factory stores of two of the finest dairy operations in the Kawartha Lakes Region -- Kawartha Dairy, Bobcaygeon and Empire Cheese Factory, Campbellford. This tour includes visits to the best shopping the area has to offer, a delight for those with exquisite taste in food, art, clothing and home and garden wares.
Check in to King Bethune House and enjoy the evening exploring the cafes, pubs and nightlife of downtown Peterborough. In the morning after breakfast take a tour through the countryside of the Kawartha Lakes.
If you are starting your tour on a Saturday, the Peterborough Farmers Market (at the Memorial Centre 7am to noon) is a worthwhile diversion, particularly if you like local and organic food, fresh from the farm. From the vendors you can easily throw together a five star picnic.
First stop is Curve Lake's Whetung Ojibway Art Gallery, a wonderful art collection and artisan crafts for the shopper. From Curve Lake continue through Buckhorn to Bobcaygeon where you will find Kawartha Dairy, the source of the creamiest ice cream money can buy. They have a special new flavour in 2008 to celebrate the Trent Severn Waterway's 175th Anniversary. It is called 'Unlocked and Loaded'. Bobcaygeon has locks and a great little shopping district, famous for its shoe store.
Return via Burleigh Falls and Youngs Point to visit the heritage store, Lockside Trading Company. Check out the Locks operation, and take a stroll over the walking bridge to The Old Bridge Inn. Enjoy a drink on the patio or have a meal. The food is fabulous and the fresh air by the water is rejuvenating. Jump off the walking bridge into the current below if the adventure suits you.
Return to 'home' at King Bethune House to relax in the garden by the outdoor fire pit.
The next morning meander south on Hwy 28 to Bailieboro and down the hills to Bewdley on the south side of Rice Lake. This little village has a great view of the lake and an interesting place for wings on the patio called The Rhino Bar. Continue through the hills of Northumberland to Campbellford then South toward Stirling about 5 miles to the Empire Cheese & Butter Factory Outlet Store.
Return to Peterborough via Hastings and Keene. Serpent Mounds Park, a five minute diversion down to Rice Lake where there is a sacred burial ground, a wonderful peaceful place by the water and a picnic grounds, beach and interpretive centre. Back in Peterborough, it is a 5 minute walk from King Bethune House to a Scottish Tea at Hutchison House, a historic house with artifacts of Sir Sandford Fleming (inventor of Standard Time). The tea is worth the drive, with scones and homemade preserves and rich cream.
Tour includes 3 nights, 3 breakfasts, maps, tour arrangements, and a $10 gift certificate for Empire Cheese store.
$440 for 2 people
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SCENIC RIVER ROAD TOUR FOR TWO– Bicycle, jog or drive the scenic River Road from Peterborough to Lakefield. From downtown cross the river on the Trans Canada Trail, on the train-trestle bridge and take the Rotary Trail along the river to Trent University and continue another twelve kilometers to Lakefield. Great views of Trent campus on the river, early morning mists off the river, birds and country quiet.
The trail and the road are tranquil and inspiring. And the reward at the end of the road is ice cream at Hamblin’s Restaurant and the village of Lakefield where you can shop for antiques, watch the locks, get a gourmet picnic lunch from In A Nuttshell Deli, and take a dip at the public beach in the campground. Mid-point between the University and Lakefield, stop in to The Greenhouse on the River for a walkabout in the greenhouse and complimentary glass of water or lemonade. They have spectacular pots and urns, and the greenhouse in the spring is a special treat. There are off road and off trail options for cyclists and walkers from the University back to the city along the canal.
Bicycles are available from The Peterborough Bike Touring Company. Tour includes accommodation and breakfast for two for two nights, picnic lunch from In A Nuttshell, maps and tour description.
$325 for 2 people
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OUTDOOR ADVENTURE TOUR FOR TWO –Skateboard Park, Wild Water & Wheels (go carting), canoe/kayak rental from Wild Rock Outfitters, Bicycle rental from The Peterborough Bike Touring Company, Rock & Rope Climb Centre, Milltown Mini Golf and Batting Cages, golf, horseback riding: all are available to the young and adventurous. Package includes two entry fees to the Canadian Canoe Museum, accommodation for two, for 2 nights, breakfast both mornings, reservations for adventures of your choice (fees and insurance not included).
$299 for 2 people
Add $50 for 3rd person, shared accommodation
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EMMA'S CREATIVE CRAFTS TOUR FOR TWO (or 3 or 4 children) – Two hours in King Bethune Guest House with young people's best friend, Emma, making pens, brooches, bracelets, paintings and/or sculptures using a variety of mediums. For example, work with paper, paint, sculpy, airdry clay, beads and foods. For children 2 to 12 years. Emma is currently enrolled at Fleming College in the Educational Assistant Program. Emma has taught "Artistic Time" for 5 years at the Uxbridge Montessori Summer Day Camp and has a special talent for children with disabilities. Adult supervision required for younger children. Tour includes workspace, craft materials, a snack, and two nights accommodations and breakfasts both mornings. Tour dates are 1 May to Labour Day Friday, except 1st week in July. Maximum class is 6 children.
$399 for 1 adult and 2 children, or 2 adults and 1 child, shared accommodation. $599 for 2 adults and 2 children in two rooms, add $50 each for 3rd and 4th child.
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PET FRIENDLY TOUR FOR TWO + PET – Stroll with your pet to All Creatures Great and Small pet spa and store. Continue the adventure with a walk through Millennium Park to the wharf on the Otonabee River. Tour includes welcome treats for your pet, two nights accommodation for two plus your pet, breakfast both mornings, reservations for pet spa (fees not included). See King Bethune House website for strict pet rules.
$299 for 2 people plus pet
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