The Date Almanac
A fall day around Dundas
Pick-your-own pumpkins and a corn maze, Webster's Falls, a local market, and a honey farm
Start with pick-your-own pumpkins and a corn maze at Hanes Corn Maze, then Webster's Falls a few minutes on, taste the honey at Backed by Bees, and finish at the Dundas market. 4 stops, none more than 22 km apart, all around Dundas.
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Pick the patch · Dundas
Hanes Corn Maze
A twenty-acre corn maze plus a separate field of sunflowers that top twelve feet, in yellow, orange and red. There is a small animal-and-play area for kids and an on-site bakery.
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See the falls
Webster's Falls
A 22-metre curtain waterfall in the Spencer Gorge, with a restored stone bridge over Spencer Creek and a railed lookout into the gorge. The grounds connect to trails toward Tew Falls and Dundas Peak.
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Shop and refuel · Dundas
Dyment’s Farm
A farm on the edge of the Niagara Escarpment with views over Dundas, a corn maze, pumpkin patch, wagon rides and animals. The bakery turns out from-scratch butter tarts and pies that reviewers rate above the rides.
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Taste local honey · Burlington
Backed by Bees
A working apiary and meadery on Appleby Line in rural north Burlington, selling raw honey and session mead, pouring tasting flights on the patio, and running a self-guided pollinator walk and a beekeeper-for-a-day program.
Before you go
- Confirm each stop’s hours before you leave. Seasons and weekends change what is open.
- Bring cash for the farm stands and the market.
- Wear shoes for a field and a short walk, and check the forecast.
A free day out from the Home Almanac. Every stop is a verified place; days change with the season, so print it the week you go. Data (c) OpenStreetMap contributors, openstreetmap.org/copyright.