Accommodations & Activities

A Tranquil Residential Respite on Rice Lake

Deep healing requires deep rest. Nestled in the hamlet of Gores Landing, Ontario, Victoria Wellness offers a serene and restorative setting overlooking the sparkling waters of Rice Lake. Our picturesque facility is surrounded by lush greenery and vibrant gardens, creating the perfect environment for relaxation and healing.

Victoria Wellness is intently focused on supporting you throughout your mental health and well-being rehabilitation. We understand that successful healing will require all your focus and energy. Our intention is that our clients be able to settle deeply into their healing process knowing they are fully embraced by our historic building with its abundant charm, every modern amenity, red seal chef prepared food, numerous generously appointed spaces for therapy, wellness programs, and quiet reflection with your comfort in mind.

The breathtaking views of Rice Lake, with its calm waters and scenic islands, offer our clients a time to breathe and calm their nervous system. Whether you’re participating in a group session, enjoying a moment of mindfulness, or simply unwinding by the gazebo, the tranquil atmosphere will engage your body, mind, heart and soul in a profound healing experience.

Unique Private Rooms with Ensuite Bathrooms

Our facility features 8 private bedroom suites and 2 semi-private, with private en-suite bathrooms and coded entry locks. These rooms provide a peaceful retreat where clients can relax and rejuvenate in privacy. The ensuite bathrooms are equipped with modern amenities to ensure comfort and convenience, allowing clients to feel at home during their stay. 

A Change of Pace

Healing is hard work. Facing your challenges is hard work. Being in a house full of strangers is hard. Being authentically real can be extraordinarily hard in the company of strangers. Connection, playfulness, and laughter may seem like distant memories at this point in your healing journey, however, at Victoria Wellness we offer refreshing opportunities, within the curriculum of the day, for our guests to complement their hard and serious work with laughter and camaraderie. Your peer group will support you with compassionate insights and as only they can.

Whether you are looking to engage in physical activities with others, explore your creativity, or simply relax in a soft corner with a book by the fire, Victoria Wellness offers the perfect environment to support your challenging healing journey with ease.

Indoor Activities

At Victoria Wellness we hope our guests arrive with a high degree of personal commitment to their personal wellbeing and we know it’s going to be a difficult journey. Becoming physically active and engaging with others can seem daunting at first but at VW we try to have fun doing it. Guests are invited to participate to whatever degree of fitness excites them whether that is working out in our small but well-equipped gym, a friendly game of pool, boisterous games of ping-pong, board or card games or just settling in for a movie night with popcorn with the whole group. Our guests have also been known to kick it up a notch with impromptu karaoke, laughter yoga or spontaneous dance parties.

Outdoor Activities

Our exceptional natural setting can also provide many invigorating opportunities throughout the year. Rice Lake glorifies the seasons in a vibrant display of colour and energy throughout the year. From blazing autumn colours to bright, starry, winter nights, to stunning sunsets, each season offers unique experiences here on Rice Lake. During the warmer months you might like going out one of our kayaks or bring your own paddleboard. Our small beach area and dock are great for fishing, cold water plunges, swimming or just dipping your feet in. In winter we build snowmen, go snowshoeing and tobogganing. You might also enjoy circuit walking, birdwatching, star gazing or just hanging out on the decks and gazebos. Whatever your preference, our spectacular outdoors is yours to enjoy.

Our Labyrinth Pilgrimage

The custom Reconciliation Labyrinth at Victoria Wellness was designed by Clare Willson of South Africa as a tool and symbol of healing and reconciling unresolved differences.

A Reconciliation Labyrinth is a symbolic, meditative walking path, designed to support personal reflection, emotional healing, and relational reconciliation. The labyrinth represents a symbolic journey incorporating mindful movement and offers space to reconcile relationships,  whether personal, cultural, or spiritual.

A labyrinth is a metaphor for life. It is a tool for calming, healing, community building, creating balance, problem solving, stress reduction, reconciliation, and soul growth.