Bonshaw: Disc Golf, Lavender and Rolling Hills

Bonshaw draws attention to a disc golf course in rolling hills and two other local themes: lavender harvesting and craft cider production. Hillcrest Farm Disc Golf Course, Island Lavender Distillery and Riverdale Orchard and Cidery offer different ways to connect with the area. If you’re looking for a vacation rental, consider whether outdoor activity, a harvest experience or local production should shape your stay.

Disc Golf in Bonshaw

Hillcrest Farm Disc Golf Course is set on 40 acres of land in Bonshaw’s scenic rolling hills. The terrain itself is part of the sporting experience: the course combines disc golf with a distinctive hilly landscape, without requiring any additional activities.

The course is private and has hosted local and professional disc golf tournaments. This gives it a tournament history that offers disc golf enthusiasts a different perspective beyond the landscape alone. If you’re planning a visit, it’s best to check in advance whether and under what conditions the private course is accessible.

Lavender Harvesting and Cider

Island Lavender Distillery offers lavender harvesting. Riverdale Orchard and Cidery produces craft cider. Bonshaw therefore brings together two distinct themes: a hands-on harvest activity and an artisan-made drink. When planning your trip, you can decide which of these interests you most.

This distinction can also help when looking for a vacation rental: should the disc golf course’s sporting appeal, lavender harvesting or an interest in craft cider production be the deciding factor? First decide which theme matters most to you. For the private disc golf course, checking access arrangements in advance is part of planning; for the other interests, the available offerings may be the deciding factor.

Queens County: Seasonal and Historical Perspectives

In the wider destination of Queens County, Mark Arendz Provincial Ski Park at Brookvale offers different activities by season. The park is in the central part of Queens County. In winter, activities include Nordic and alpine skiing, snowboarding, fat biking, tubing and snowshoeing. In spring, summer and fall, mountain biking and hiking trails are available from the Nordic Centre. The park also features 25 km of well-maintained trails across varied terrain, a training park and a roller loop. The shift from winter activities to trails for the warmer seasons may play a role in choosing when to travel. Trail conditions can change, so check them before making plans.

Queens County also offers specific points of interest for those interested in cultural history. Port-la-Joye–Fort Amherst National Historic Site of Canada is recognized for its role from 1720 to 1770 as a seat of government and port of entry for settlers arriving on Prince Edward Island. St. Elizabeth's Anglican Church adds an architectural highlight: it was built of wood in 1848, using timber cut on the property. The Gothic country church stands on a rise overlooking farmland. Together, these sites offer different perspectives on the wider destination of Queens County: the historical role of a seat of government and port, and a distinctive church and landscape.

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