A restored 19th-century foundry at the edge of Lake Ontario in Wellington, the Drake Devonshire hosts intimate weddings for up to 120 across five distinct spaces — from the cantilevered A-frame Dining Room and the glass-walled Pavilion to an open lakefront ceremony site with bleacher seating for 60. The venue can accommodate up to 120 guests for your wedding celebration.
The Drake Devonshire occupies a restored 1800s foundry at 24 Wharf Street in Wellington — a building that once worked the shoreline and now sits at the literal edge of Lake Ontario, its Dining Room cantilevered over the water with floor-to-ceiling panoramic views that make every dinner feel like it's happening on the surface of the lake. Prince Edward County's creative food scene found its hotel expression here, and the kitchen's farm and lake-to-table philosophy means the wedding menu arrives with a provenance story as compelling as the setting.
The venue's particular gift is its range of intimate, architecturally distinct spaces that allow different chapters of the day to feel genuinely different. A 60-person lakefront ceremony on bleacher seating; a Glass Box dinner for 30 with the creek outside the windows; the Pavilion's warm barn-like enclosure for a larger reception — the Devonshire sequences a wedding the way a good novel sequences chapters, each space changing the register without breaking the throughline. On-site rooms mean guests wake up to Lake Ontario rather than a car journey home.
Enquire about The Drake Devonshire →Five distinct spaces: the Owner's Suite balcony (elopements, ~10), Glass Box (30), Pavilion (45 plated), Dining Room (50 plated), and the lakefront bleacher ceremony site (60). Maximum combined capacity is around 120 guests.
The inn has 11 stylishly designed rooms and 2 suites — including an award-winning A-frame suite with Lake Ontario views and a two-bedroom suite ideal for families or the wedding party.
There is no room rental fee; costs are based on a minimum catering and bar spend calculated by day of the week and hours of exclusive use.
The kitchen focuses on farm and lake-to-table seasonal menus, with an inventive cocktail programme and Prince Edward County wines.
24 Wharf Street, Wellington, Ontario — in Prince Edward County on the shores of Lake Ontario.
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