It’s time to to explore! ur ...... to ... ... the 4 .. .. ip . d Tr . oa . R . Those glorious mid-week breaks or leisurely You be the judge! weekend drives! And what sweeter way to When it comes to butter tarts, there are two camps - those kick-start a revival of that celebrated Canadian who like their tarts runny and those who like ‘em firm. tradition than while enjoying another on the Whatever your preference, in Kawarthas Kawarthas Northumberland Butter Tart Tour! Come have a little Northumberland they’re all good! Self-guided and offered year-round, it’s Ontario’s largest Nibble on tarts that have taken home the top awards immersion in the flaky goodness that is the iconic Canadian from Canada’s Royal Agricultural Winter Fair and butter tart. If you don’t know about this miracle in a pastry Ontario’s Best Butter Tart Festival not to mention our shell, it’s a humble mix of butter, eggs, sugar and syrup own Annual Butter Tart Taste-Off. Tart to Tart Share the butter tart love! that’s baked until it’s crunchy on top and the perfect in gooey consistency in the middle. In Kawarthas From the classic plain tart to the nutty version loaded #ButterTartTour Northumberland we’ve got over 50 bakeries, cafes and Kawarthas Northumberland! with pecans or walnuts - to the ones that include the restaurants baking up their mouthwatering best daily. definitive add-in–plump and chewy raisins - you be the judge! If you’re looking for the best butter tart in Ontario, @ButterTartTour look to the Kawarthas Northumberland Butter Tart Tour. Come for the variety! A butter tart novice or a connoisseur? Whatever the case, you’re For the most up to date vendor list sure to enjoy every delicious nibble. Each Kawarthas Northumberland maker offers its own tasty versions of this Canadian standard so and more information, please visit: there are literally hundreds of different flavours to savour. Plain or fancy, firm or runny, with nuts or with raisins, there’s a tart destined to become your favourite. The Kawarthas Northumberland Butter www.ButterTartTour.ca Tart Tour is deliciously over the top! Pick a Tour , Pick a Tart! “We’ll Butter You Up” in Rice “A Tart of Gold” – Along Highway “A Change of Tart”A Country Lake to Peterborough to Stoney Lake 3 401 to Port Hope, Cobourg + Warkworth Drive through Northumberland East “It Gets Butter” in Lindsay, 2 The Kawarthas Routes Just off the 401 – Port Hope, Cobourg, 4 Port Hope, Cobourg, Grafton, Bobcaygeon, Fenelon Falls, Kirkfield Grafton + Warkworth Warkworth + Campbellford Given Peterborough and the Kawarthas’ rich historical and 1 Sturgeon + Balsam Lake Route cultural heritage, starting a buttery immersion in the Hit the highway then travel the byways and in no time at all Hankering for a sweet road trip? Cruise the proverbial country quintessential Canadian delicacy here is the perfect choice. you’ll be enjoying all the flaky deliciousness you can handle. mile and explore the Northumberland East section of the Indulge a taste for the iconic butter tart in Kawartha Lakes. And it couldn’t be easier! In Peterborough alone, over a Take the 401 and follow the signs to Port Hope or Cobourg Butter Tart Tour. Heading north from Lake Ontario, drive Two magnificent bodies of water, connected by the glorious dozen fine bakeries and eateries stand ready and eager to or Grafton. Soon enough you’ll find yourself salivating over through the rolling hills. Stop at any of a dozen different Trent-Severn Waterway, serve as backdrop for the area’s put their best tart forward. some of Ontario’s most amazing butter tarts served in some of spots, scattered throughout some of Ontario’s most charming thriving communities including Bobcaygeon, Norland, Ontario’s most delightful towns. small towns, each dispensing their very best versions of the Kirkfield, and Fenelon Falls. You can’t beat the region’s Roaming the Kawarthas to work up an appetite between iconic buttery treat. towns for cool, locally-owned shops, galleries and as it Butter Tart Tour stops? Visit some of the area’s singular Forget the traffic. Forget the crowds. Slow down and savour happens, bakeries and cafes serving butter tarts. attractions. Have a solid time viewing the largest collection some sublime butter tarts in Cobourg’s historic downtown. Swing by Port Hope’s Canadian Fire Fighters Museum, which of aboriginal rock carvings on the continent. Paddle through They’re just like the tarts mom used to bake. Soak up the is packed with firefighting paraphernalia and trucks ranging Plan for stops at multiple sweet spots as the area’s 600 plus time at the Canadian Canoe Museum. Experience the thrill charm and sample these sweet treats as you meander Port from vintage to present day. It’s fun for the whole family. km. of trails - ideal for hiking, cycling, or skiing - are at the of a great catch in some of the best fishing waters in Ontario. Hope’s pretty streets, also home to Canada’s only authen- How about saddling up at Maple Crescent Farm? Experience ready so burning extra calories is easy going. Grab a few to tic ‘atmospheric’ theatre. Carve out some “me” time at the horseback riding on several different length trails with go and then head out to explore the sweet outdoors in one Leaving Peterborough, fans of the butter tart can head beautifully-appointed, renowned Ste. Anne’s Spa, located just safety-conscious guides who’ll make sure your ride is adventurous of the magnificent Provincial Parks, serene Conservation either north or south of the city…for the sweet fact is, flaky north of Grafton. Gorge guilt-free on a tart from their on-site and enjoyable. Areas or prolific birding locations. deliciousness can be found in abundance in either direction. gluten-free bakery. Point the car north and skirt the picturesque Otonabee River Take a box of tarts to go and picnic at Ferris Provincial Tarts in tow, you can also wander an authentic Settlers’ as it passes through Lakefield and Young’s Point where you Veer north of the 401 to visit small town charmers such as Park where you can hike over 10 km of nature’s finest trails. Village, shop a bustling farmers’ market, hit the links at the can see the boats emerge through Lock 27 on the sparkling Warkworth, an eclectic spot where you can sample tarts Indulge that sweet tooth while contemplating the beautiful stellar golf courses, partake in a lively performance, rise Trent-Severn Waterway. Or cruise south on a relaxing drive and the arts. Not far as the crow flies and well worth a visit, vista from the Ranney Gorge Suspension Bridge or admiring to the challenge at an adventure centre or tackle the ATV to pretty little towns, such as Millbrook and Bailieboro, Presqu’ile Provincial Park is famed among the birding set as the woodland wildflowers along the Drumlin Trail. For an trails. You’ll be amazed at what’s on offer in proximity to where award-winning tarts are just part of the draw. a spring and fall migration hotspot with well over 300 bird entirely different taste of authentic Canadian traditions, visit this sweet tour. species recorded. There’s simply no shortage of ways to keep a Kawarthas Northumberland First Nations community occupied between butter tart tastings. offering heritage and nature tours year round. Buckhorn Havelock 45 7 Peterborough Campbellford 36 Warkworth 115 8 48 29 121 Ennismore 25 30 6 49 Warkworth Fenelon Falls Bobcaygeon 22 25 7 29 18 Brighton Kawartha Lakes 7 23 28 22 36 Port Hope Grafton 2 28 18 23 Beaverton 15 Peterborough 9 Port Hope 2 Brighton 115 Cobourg Grafton Lindsay Millbrook 7 28 Cobourg Bailieboro Kinmount Apsley Sebright 35 49 28 48 36 Buckhorn Bobcaygeon Fenelon Falls Kawartha Lakes Woodville Come for a few hours Lindsay Bridgenorth or the whole afternoon, Peterborough a single day or an entire week! 7 7 Omemee No matter how much time you have, Little Britain Hastings there’s a whole world of experiences 35 waiting in Kawarthas Northumberland. Indulge in our thriving culinary scene, Campbellford explore fascinating Indigenous culture, Bethany live the fishing and anglers’ dream! Heck, Keene Warkworth just come for the scrumptious butter tarts, 28 stay for the fabulous visual and performing 115 Millbrook Roseneath arts. However sophisticated your tastes, 365 Pontypool Kawarthas Northumberland is sure to satisfy. DAYS Baileeboro Toronto 1 hr Year Round Self-Guided Kingston 2 hrs Ottawa 3 hrs 2 Brighton Grafton Cobourg Colborne Buffalo 3 hrs Port Hope Kawartha Lakes Woodville Locust Cottage Farms The Nutty Bean Café Bobcaygeon Port Hope Farmers’ Market 33 Queen Street, Lakefield, ON, K0L 2H0 Argyle Farm Market 905.373.5667 705.652.9721 Kawartha Coffee Company 264 Glenarm Road, RR#6, Woodville, ON, K0M 2T0 58 Bolton Street, Bobcaygeon ON, K0M 1A0 705.439.3850 Warkworth Millbrook 705.738.1500 Kawartha Slices Jeannine’s Backtalk Café Pastry Peddler Burnt River 1401Glenarm Road, Woodville, ON, K0M 2T0 9 Main Street, Warkworth, ON, K0K 3K0 17 King Street, Millbrook, ON, L0A 1G0 705.374.1414 705.924.2166 705.932.7333 Northwood Restaurant Our Lucky Stars Café 3290 County Road 121, Burnt River, ON, K0M 1C0 Zehr Farm Fresh Produce and Bakery Peterborough 16 Main Street, Warkworth, ON, K0K 3K0 705.488.3233 1690, Glenarm Rd, RR#3, Woodville, ON, K0M 2T0 A1 Gluten Free Gals 705.924.1212 Fenelon Falls Peterborough Farmers’ Market Northumberland County The Bakery 613.438.6067 Eganridge Inn Country Club and Spa 2 Mill Street, Warkworth, ON, K0K 3K0 Baked 4U 26 Country Club Drive RR#3, Fenelon Falls, ON, K0M 1N0 Brighton 705.308.2253 9A - 1837 Lansdowne Street West, Peterborough, ON, K9K 1R4 705.738.5111 End of the Thread 705.874.1695 Kawartha Shortbread 13 Main Street, Brighton, ON K0K 1H0 Peterborough + County Black Honey Desserts 77 Lindsay Street, Fenelon Falls, ON, K0M 1N0 613.475.4366 221 Hunter Street West, Peterborough, ON, K9H 2L1 705.887.5271 Just Like Granny’s Apsley 705.750.0024 Little Pie Shack 40 Prince Edward Street, Brighton, ON K0K 1H0 Irish Hills Farm Camborne Orchards 6 Francis Street East, Fenelon Falls, ON, K0M 1N0 613.743.3336 Saturday Market, Wellington St.Apsley ON K0L1A0 Peterborough Farmers’ Market 705.886.0002 705.656.1600 Campellford 905.342.5339 Sweet Bottoms Coffee Swiss Bear Restaurant Electric City Bread Co.