Stop 1: Coffee Tasting Flight at a Local Roaster
There's no better way to start your Sunday than with a delicious cup of coffee and Early Bird Coffee is the perfect stop for that.
Pop into their Julianna Drive location (closer to your next stop) and order their coffee tasting flight. With this order, you'll get to try three of Early Bird's signature roasts in smaller sizes. Find a fav? Consider grabbing some beans before you head out the door!
Early Bird Coffee also has a great selection of hot and cold beverages like their cappuccinos and lattes, cold brew tonic in the summer and a rotating list of seasonal drinks to be enjoyed throughout the year.
Enjoy your coffee in-house at a table, up to the bar or if the weather is nice, out on their picnic tables, each one of which is painted by a local artist.
Love the coffee? Consider signing up for a future session of their Roasting Lab experience.
Stop 2: Craft Your Own Batch of Artisan Soap
Heading out of the city and onto our back roads, you'll enjoy a lovely drive out to Wild Comfort Body Care which is located down a quiet, gravel road.
Book into their Soap and Solace experience in advance and you'll get to craft your own artisan batch of soap with soap maker Danielle Paluska in her farm shop.
Danielle will walk you through each of the steps from working with base ingredients to colouring and scenting your soap naturally. When you're done, you'll have a beautiful batch to take home with you in your own wooden box to age for a few weeks.
Stop 3: Eat a Delicious Pub-Style Lunch
Feel like a regular at this British-style pub in Downtown Woodstock. Enjoy a fusion of Canadian and British cuisine at The Charles Dickens Pub, whose menu features local cheesemakers. Try their curry chip poutine, cobb salad, their delicious baked brie and so much more!
Stop 4: Go for a Walk Along the Water
You'd never know you're in the city along this trail. Walk along Pittock Lake and a mature pine bush as you discover this well-maintained trail.
Approximately 6.75km, this trail is easy and family-friendly. We recommend bringing a hot chocolate, coffee or tea with you in the summer to enjoy at one of the many benches that look out over the lake midway through your hike.
In the winter, under the right conditions, it's a great spot for snowshoeing and in the summer it's equally beautiful.
Stop 5: Catch Up over Delicious Craft Beer
Finally, wind down your day over a few pints of craft beer. Upper Thames Brewing Company in Woodstock is an awesome spot to catch up with friends or your sweetheart.
Their roster of craft beers is made in-house and includes several flagships like their Dead Reckoning Ontario Pale Ale or their Take a Hike Double-Dry Hopped IPA. In addition to their flagship rotation, Upper Thames Brewing Company always has something new to try from their seasonal rotations. Past favs have included their Making Waves Pineapple Sour, their Supersonic Purple Tart Pale Ale.
Pull up a stool to the bar or grab a table and enjoy a variety of games on-site or take in one of their many upcoming events.
