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One of the best bed and breakfasts in Ameliasburgh in Prince Edward County Ontario,
as recommended by Janette Higgins.
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Area East of Toronto along Lake Ontario
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Whispering Falls Bed and Breakfast
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Barbara and Dan Pipher
1331 Victoria Road
Ameliasburgh, ON
Canada, K0K 1A0
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| Phone: 613 771 0525 |
| Away from the traffic and tourists with an escarpment out back complete with impressive waterfall. |
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Review by Janette Higgins
author of The Best Places to B&B in Ontario: A Selective Guide
Six editions of the book were published to critical and popular acclaim. Janette now publishes her B&B
reviews and holiday reports online.
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Note 1 to reader: Every Ontario bed and breakfast receives my consideration. I travel incognito, pay where I stay and write reviews of the top 5%. Here is one I recommend. Janette Higgins
Prince Edward County’s Whispering Falls Bed and Breakfast has a great location, though at first glance you may not think so. For starters, it’s not that far from Wellington, Bloomfield, Picton, Trenton or Belleville, yet it’s on a quiet country road where you can enjoy the serenity of the County away from the traffic and tourists. Plus it’s on a bike route and hosts Barbara and Dan Pipher offer a spot to store your 2-wheeler. The Piphers will even let you in on the nearby North Beach secret; a mini-Sandbanks sans the crowd.
As for the accommodations, you'll find two attractive freshly-renovated bedroom upstairs complete with satellite TV, air conditioning and new 3 piece en suite bathrooms. One, the Forest View Room, has a king or two twins. The Garden View Room has a queen sleigh bed. Guests who stay in these rooms have use of the attractively furnished verandah for picnics or a glass of wine before dinner.
If it's available, though, you may want to check out the main floor Marsh Suite in a new addition at the back of this Victorian farmhouse. It has a private entrance and cheery furnished deck (more wine and picnics). The suite's sitting room is done in shades of cream and coral with sage accents. The coral-red queen pullout chesterfield and matching lounge chair face a wall unit housing a small satellite TV. The bedroom has a queen size bed and en suite bathroom.
It's worth noting a few things about the suite. It has its own refreshment area. Radiant heated floors ensure a cosy off-season getaway. And a second door into the bathroom allows for private access by anyone travelling with you using the sitting room’s pullout. Plus the whole suite is designed to be comfortable for those using canes or walkers. It’s instructive to see how a bathroom can look attractive in spite of wide doors, grab bars, lower mirrors and light switches and a large shower stall with seat.
The view through the suite’s wall of windows, and from its deck, is of meadow, marsh and woods; which leads to another plus for this location. Dan has mown paths through the meadow and cut hiking trails through their 17 acres of forested escarpment full of birds and other wildlife. Dan’s a hiker so just ask him to accompany you if you’re up for a trek. Otherwise the odds are you’ll get lost. You won’t get lost though on your way to the impressive 30-foot-wide stepped waterfall meandering down several hundred feet of the escarpment. In summer, there’s no water but the moss-laden rocks are enchanting none-the-less.
Barbara and Dan have yet to renovate their kitchen so for now, from the suite, you’ll come through the their outdated farmhouse kitchen into the attractive dining room for breakfast. (The upstairs rooms enter by way of the Pipher's living room.) I sat down to a generous portion of French toast with bacon accompanied by slices of three different heirloom tomatoes along with homemade sweet breads. And that’s when I heard the story of Collette their miracle cat – do ask!
Note 2 to reader: I appreciate your support of the continuation of my research by letting the hosts know you read my review of their bed and breakfast on this bbontario website. Many thanks! Janette Higgins, Travel Writer
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Whispering Falls Bed and Breakfast, Ameliasburgh in Prince Edward County, Ontario
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| E-mail: |
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| Website: |
http://www.whisperingfalls.ca |
| Best to call: |
anytime |
| Languages: |
English |
| Season: |
Year Round |
| CDN $ Rates: |
S $90-125, D $100-135; $180 if four guests use suite (No taxes)
10% discount for stays of 5 days or more |
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| Cards: |
Cash, traveller's cheques, VISA, MC |
| Restrictions: |
children over 7 welcome; no smoking; no guests' pets |
| Facilities: |
2 rooms and 1 suite. Two rooms on second floor with ensuite bathrooms with shower stall. One has twin beds/king and the other has a queen. Both have satellite TV, AC. Furnished front verandah for 2nd-floor guests.
On main floor is a 2-room suite which includes bedroom with queen size bed and separate sitting room with queen size pullout and satellite TV. Bathroom is en suite to bedroom. Another door provides private bathroom access for guests using pullout in sitting room. Large shower stall with seat and grab bars in bathroom. In-room refreshment area with bar fridge. Radiant floor heating. Central air. En suite furnished private deck overlooking marsh and woods. Storage for bikes or motorcycles. |
| Parking: |
ample |
| Breakfast: |
full |
| In Residence: |
Collette, a calico cat whose exploits been written up in the local paper, lives in the house; and Mama, a coddled barn cat lives.... in the barn! |
| Location: |
on a quiet road in Prince Edward County ten minutes south of Belleville's Bay Bridge and 15 minutes from Bloomfield, Wellington, Picton or Trenton. On one of the County's famed bike routes and close to the charming hamlet of Ameliasburgh |
| Directions: |
From Toronto: Hwy 401 east to Exit 522 (Wooler Rd.) Right on Wooler 5.6 km. Right on Loyalist Parkway 5.6 km. Left on Victoria Rd 9 km.
From Ottawa: Hwy 401 west to Exit 543A, Hwy 62 south through Belleville, over Bay Bridge. Drive 6 km further on Hwy 62 to Victoria Rd. Turn right 6 km.
From Glenora Ferry take Hwy 33 to County Rd 1. Turn right and drive to Hwy 62. Turn right on 62 to Victoria. Turn left and drive 6 km to B&B. |
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