Lavender Farm Location
The farm is located on very high ground in a picturesque area of rolling hills just west of Creemore, Ontario.
The farm is well situated being approximately 90 kilometres north of Pearson International Airport.
Collingwood is a 25-minute drive and Creemore can be reached in10 minutes.
Local recreational activities include golf, tennis, skiing, fitness, yoga, riding hiking, fishing, curling and hockey.
The area has several public golf courses and the Mad River Golf Course, which is a private championship course with very high ratings. All these courses can be accessed in less than half an hour.
The closest ski hills are Devils Glen and Mansfield and are accessible in roughly the same time frame.
CREEMORE
Creemore is 11 kilometres from Lavender Farm. Creemore has a vibrant small business and artistic community and is one of the most charming villages in Ontario. Creemore establishments include, Foodland, Home Hardware, an LCBO, a medical centre and a very interesting array of small shops that include furniture stores, a pharmacy, a book store, art galleries, restaurants and an outstanding patisserie comparable to those found on the streets of Paris.
Additionally Creemore has its own weekly newspaper “The Creemore Echo, a summer farmer market,
its own Arts and Heritage Society, a hockey arena and a curling club.
Creemore’s largest business is the Creemore Springs Brewery, which brews and bottles the famous domestic
Creemore Springs beer. The brewery is beautifully situated and presented in the village
and is a very generous sponsor and participant in events and festivals.
In 2022 the local community raised in excess of $3,000,000 and built a transformational park in the middle of Creemore called ”The Village Green" which houses a performance band shell, sculpture and flower gardens, as well as a hardscape path to our community centre: The Station On The Green.
HISTORY OF CREEMORE
The settlement of Creemore began in 1842 and by the turn of the century it was a thriving village of about 800 people with a vibrant business community. Creemore's name and town origins have strong Irish roots and the name Creemore is derived from the Irish “Cron Mor” which means “Big Heart”.
Before explorers arrived in the early 17th century, indigenous people lived in the general area of Creemore. Soon, early white explorers arrived to trade with these native tribes. French explorer Samuel de Champlain first visited the Creemore area in 1616. Champlain wrote a description of the area:
“The country is full of hill-slopes and little level stretches, which make it a pleasant country."
