A farm escape in Thedford: eat, sip, spa and stay
Slow down. Put the phone away. Share good food and real time with real people, in farm luxury minutes from Grand Bend, London and Sarnia.
Pick your kind of day
Come for a glass, a meal, a spa day or the whole weekend.
Private tours and Barrel Room
Walk the vineyard with your own guide, or have the Barrel Room to yourselves (8 to 24 guests).
Tours $75 per person, tax and tip in. Barrel Room from $800 plus tax.
The Ultimate Day at the Estate
You don't even have to leave. We take the guesswork out. Pick a step, or book them all.
Can't stay? Shop online and we ship to your door across Canada.
Find your way around
The vineyard, the orchard, the tasting room, the spa and more. Here is where it all is.
Life is busy. Phones buzz all day. We rush from one thing to the next.
Shale Ridge Estate is a farm luxury destination in Thedford, Ontario, just minutes from Grand Bend, London and Sarnia. Come sip our wine and cider, share good food, reset at our Nordic Spa, and just be present with good people.
Real life. Real people. Real time together.
Not sure what to give? Give them a day at the farm. A Shale Ridge Estate gift card lets them pick what they love.
Use it on our wine, cider and Farm Store goods, online or at the estate, and for our in-house experiences. It comes by email, so it is ready right away.
discover why our guests love the ridge
Find us
Shale Ridge Estate
9090 Widder Rd, Thedford, ON N0M 2N0
Call us: (519) 280-9752
Just minutes from Grand Bend, London and Sarnia.
November 1 to December 20: Friday, Sunday: 12 PM to 5 PM. Saturday: 11 AM to 5 PM. Closed Monday to Thursday.
Summer: From the May long weekend (May 22, 2027) to the end of August, we are open every day except Tuesday.
Closed: Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year's Day.
Winter break: Our Tasting Room and Farm Restaurant close from December 21, 2026 to February 12, 2027. We reopen Family Day weekend, February 13, 2027. The Nordic Spa is open all winter.
Our wine collection features red, white, rosé, and sparkling wine available for sale when in stock!
Our hard cider features dry, off-dry, and semi-sweet styles available for sale when in stock.
Take a little of the ridge home.
Thoughtful pieces for the table and pantry, hostess gifts, drinkware, and small comforts that carry our farm-to-glass spirit into everyday moments.
Shale Ridge Estate has always been about more than what's in the glass. Our lifestyle collection brings the farm into your home with small-batch goods made right here on the estate, crafted from what we grow and harvest across the seasons.
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