Payment Complete payment can be made in advance or upon arrival. You may pay before your trip with cash, cheque, visa, MasterCard or debit, Receipts are issued for all tours. Please note there is a minimum charge of $75.00 plus HST for any tour. We do not bill after the tour
Supervisors All groups must have a minimum of one supervisor for every eight students. Additional supervisors are charged $3.00 (plus HST) per person. We cannot allow any tour unless there is the minimum number of supervisors. Children are requested to have a name tag indicating their name and group since there might be more than 1 group that day. Please have all students bring a hat, sunscreen and amble water to drink, as a large portion of the day is spent outdoors. (Bottled water is also sold in the store.)
Supervisors are expected to control their students. A field trip to this working farm is an extension of the classroom. Typical school and class rules are expected. Inappropriate climbing, yelling, running, pushing and handling of orchard materials are not tolerated.
Arrival On many days there are several groups scheduled to visit the orchard. Please arrive about one half hour before your scheduled wagon ride time so that you can make payment, unload, use the washrooms and get organized. This allows everyone in all groups to enjoy their time with us without feeling rushed.
Food Services. It is important that tour visitors bring their own snacks and lunch. Inside and outside picnic tables are available in addition to a large grass resting area. There are a variety of snack food items available in the canteen such as potato chips, chocolate bars, soft drinks, fruit juices and water.
On Site We take great pride in keeping Cannamore Orchard clean and tidy. There are garbage cans throughout the grounds and we firmly request that waste be disposed of properly and that a supervisor be assigned to monitor this request. If you feel your group is not able to put their garbage in the garbage cans or your supervisors cannot properly chaperon the students then please do not book a trip to our orchard.
Unless parents wish for their children to make purchases at the orchard store, there is really no need to bring money other than possibly a few quarters to buy the special animal food to feed the animals in the animal corral. The animals must not be fed lunches or snacks – it could make them sick. We ask you not to feed any apples or other fruit to the animals.
Medications Students on medication or having allergies that need medical supplies should remember to bring their supplies with them. Remember that you are in a rural setting that has a bee yard on site. All tours include a visit to the bee yard. In case of emergency, Winchester District Memorial Hospital is 20 minutes from the orchard.
