(All guided tours must be pre-booked.)
No visit to Cannamore Orchard would be complete without a wagon ride through the pumpkin fields and bee yard! During the tour, the students will learn how pumpkins and gourds are grown and cared for at Cannamore Orchard and questions are always welcome!
Every child will return home with a small pumpkin. Please bring a bag in which to put your pumpkin. On your tour the wagon will stop where there are large pumpkins. Your tour guide will pick one for the group. This pumpkin will be of a suitable size for carving. Please note that students do not get off the wagon to pick a pumpkin.
You will stop near the bee yard where your tour guide will give a short talk about the importance of having bees for pollination purposes.
Arriving back at the play area, your group can, under your supervision: play in the mazes and the play structures, use the life-size checkers, visit the animal corral, colour a pumpkin picture or work on other themed printed materials. Some may wish to bring a flashlight if they plan on going through the dark maze. If needed, we can provide you with sheets and instructions for a scavenger hunt.
For lunch, we would suggest you eat outdoors using the picnic tables. We have indoor sitting areas for those who would like a place to sit out of the weather for lunch or as a working place. When booking your tour, please specify if you would like to use the indoor sitting area, as it can become quite popular. Groups who specify their need for its use will be given first choice and may use the area for up to 30 minutes.
Your tour can also include a visit to the Activity/Museum. Inside this newly expanded and renovated building you will find educational displays on apples, strawberries, honey and bees as well as maple syrup and Halloween. You will also see the interior of an actual working beehive as well as some of the equipment used to remove and harvest honey.
All tours including ride with tour guide, visit to bee yard, and use of facilities take approximately 2 hours. After that time if you wish to stay longer you may use the facilities. You should book your tour for the morning or the afternoon.
Please note that all activities related to the Spooky Wagon RideTM are not included with tours.
For more information or to make a reservation please Contact us at Cannamore Orchard!
