Summerland

Summerland is in British Columbia, Canada. It is a small community of 12000 people In the Okanagan Valley. The architecture of the downtown area is done in Old English Tudor.

Get in

There are no airports or passenger railways in Summerland. Penticton airport is 18km (11mi) to the south. Kelowna airport is 60km to the north.

By Bus

Greyhound Bus Lines provide daily passenger service to Summerland.

By Car

Highway 97 is the only Highway into town. It runs south from Kelowna and north from Penticton. Vancouver is 420km (261mi) to the west. Calgary is 689km (428mi) to the east. Seattle is 519km (322mi) to the southwest.

Get around

There is no public transportation. You must either have a car, or perhaps get by on a bicycle. While Summerland has a modest population, the town itself is spread over a huge amount of area with many steep hills.

See

• The view from up top Giant's Head Mountain, an extinct volcano right in the center of town. 360 degree views of Summerland to the north and west, Okanagan Lake to the east, and Penticton to the south.

Do

• Take a ride on the Kettle Valley Steam Railway =>. A two hour round-trip on the only remaining part of the historic Kettle Valley Railway. Only 16km. Enjoy the view from the Trout Creek Trestle, 73m (238 ft) above the creek.
• Spend the day at one of Summerland's six beaches:
• * Powell Beach, Trout Creek.
• * Gordon Rotary Beach, lowertown.
• * Kin Beach, lowertown.
• * Peach Orchard Beach, lowertown.
• * Sun-Oka Beach Provincial Park, Trout Creek.
• * Crescent Beach, lowertown.

Buy

• Homemade preserves from Summerland Sweets.
• Fruit leather from Kettle Valley Dried Fruit.
• Wine from the five local Wineries:
• * Adora Estate Winery => 404-4200, 6807 Highway 97.
• * Scherzinger Vineyards [http://www.scherzingervineyards.com ] 494-8815, 7311 Fiske Street.
• * Sonoran Estate Winery => 494-9323, 21606 Hwy 97 North.
• * Sumac Ridge Estate Winery => 494-0451, 17403 Highway 97.
• * Thornhaven Estate Winery => 494-7778, 6816 Andrews Avenue.

Eat

• Cellar Door Bistro, 17403 Hwy 97 N, 494-0451. Part of Sumac Ridge Estate Winery.
• Zias Stonehouse Pub, 14015 Rosedale Avenue, 494-1105. Upscale dining in an old converted stone house.
• Santorinis, 13229 Henry Avenue, 494-7811. Locally owned and operated. Standard fare. Good prices.
• Vanilla Pod Restaurant, 9917 Main Street, 494-8222.

Local Secret: Get yourself a baked sub from Yaki's Pizza and Subs. Try the tank sub. If you can eat it all in one sitting you probably need to go on a diet.

Drink

• Peacocks Perch, 14218 Rosedale Avenue, 494-9727. The only pub in uppertown. Pub menu. Friendly staff. Pool table, darts.
• Shaughnessy's Cove, 12817 Lakeshore Drive, 494-9448. Recently reopened by new owners. Beautiful lowertown location right on the lake. Features a dock to tie your boat up to whilst having lunch or dinner.

Sleep

Bed and Breakfast

• Touch of English =>, 6111 Tavender Court, 494-0212.
• Catbird Ridge =>, 17404 Logie Rd, 494-0111.
• Heritage House =>, 11919 Jubilee Road West, 494-0288. Built in 1907.
• Wildhorse Mountain Ranch =>, 25808 Wild Horse Road, 494-0506.

Motels

• Rosedale Motel =>, 14001 Rosedale Avenue, 494-6431.
• Pleasant View =>, 13608 Highway 97, 494-7406.

Hotels and Resorts

• Summerland Waterfront Resort =>, 13011 Lakeshore Drive , 494-8180.

Get out

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