Do some wine and cheese tasting and enjoy a tour at one of several wineries and cheese factories within one half hour of driving time:
Granite Creek Estate Wines, Tappen
Recline Ridge Vineyards, Tappen
Larch Hills Winery, Salmon Arm
Bella Vista and Hunting Hawk Wineries, Vernon
Gort's Gouda Cheese Farm, Salmon Arm
Village Cheese Company, Armstrong
Chartwell House and Blind Bay are not limited to the summer season only. Enjoy cross country skiing at Larch Hills near Salmon Arm, or downhill at Silver Star in Vernon or Sun Peaks in Kamloops. And there is always the Vernon Winter Carnival, Canada's second largest winter festival, held in February.
Swimming, fishing and other water sports in our beautiful Shuswap Lake. Beach access is two minutes away, where you will find a pebble beach, a sun dock and a buoy, as well as crystal clear water.
Enjoy a few rounds of golf; regardless of your level of expertise, there is a nearby course to please you.
Salmon Arm Golf club, (18 holes or the Executive Nine)
Son Seekers Ridge Golf course (9 holes near Larch Hills)
Club Shuswap Golf (18 holes at Salmon Arm)
Eagle River Golf & Country Club (9 holes at Sicamous)
Birchdale Par 3 (9 holes at Enderby)
Shuswap Lake Estates Golf Club (18 holes at Blind Bay)
Forest Heights Par 3 Golf at Blind Bay
Eagle Bay Golf Course (9 holes)
Hyde Mountain (18 holes of spectacular scenery on Mara Lake, Sicamous)
Private Dock and Beach (click to enlarge)
Winter at Chartwell House (click to enlarge)