Bilston Creek Farm.

Our take

Bilston Creek was one of the Hudson’s Bay Company’s first registered settlements in 1851 and was farmed by the Witty family for about 150 years before sitting fallow for decades. The current farm grows lavender, apples and honey and turns them into face and body, kitchen and home products, distilling in small copper alembic batches. Summer brings the lavender and an admission fee; fall and winter bring apple pressing, fire pits in the orchard, wood-fired pizza and holiday markets with free entry.

The facts

• Became one of the first registered settlements of the Hudson’s Bay Company in 1851. bilston.ca
• Farmed by the Witty family for a century and a half; heritage apple trees and WW1 trench art remain. bilston.ca
• Products are made from the farm’s lavender, honey and apples using small-batch copper alembic distillation. bilston.ca
• No admission from September to the end of May; 2026 summer fees are $6 youth or seniors, $10 adults and $25 families. bilston.ca
• The lavender is in bloom from late June to mid August; visitors cannot pick it. bilston.ca