Wyndham House, Tryon, PEI

She is as elegant as she is beautiful. Wyndham House was formerly the Manse of the Tryon United Church, a National Historic Site. She is truly an important part of Prince Edward Island.

But we love her because she is a place where we have made wonderful summertime memories.

Elegance of a bygone era

Wyndham House was built in 1870, and still retains an air of antique beauty. But we have found the house ideal for the here-and-now. The dining room where marriages were once performed has proven to be a wonderfully suitable place to eat thick crust pizza!

Stately. And state-of-the-art!

The formal air is all an illusion. This is a house equipped with wireless Internet. All the better to connect with our Facebook pals -- to tell them we're having a wonderful summer.

Bedroom Magic

Is any room in the house more fraught with dreamy magic? Is this not the place we all want to fall into on a summer afternoon? Or a summer night? At Wyndham House we made sure almost all the bedrooms were equipped with something not available in 1870: the King Size bed!

They seem to glow!

A bedside lamp at twilight seems to glow. And beckon. Why is it that a book read here, in the early hours of the evening, seems more interesting? More delightful.

Playful details

Friends and family who come to stay here are greeted with whimsy. And treated to comfort. This house. These rooms. They have been created to delight and welcome.

The allure of the South Shore

It's an indisputable fact. Our beloved red sandy beaches on the South Shore are shallow, safe, warm, expansive. Twice a day nature reveals thousands of hectares of tidepools and sand -- low tide. That lunar miracle creates a playground, six minutes from our back door!

Indoor pool? Huh?

We struggled with the decision. Should we install a swimming pool inside our barn, and equip it with a TV and sound system? It would appear that we made the right choice!

Samuel Holland's choice

In the year 1764 Samuel Holland was chosen by the British Crown to survey all of St John's Island (Prince Edward Island). As payment for his efforts he was allowed to choose any place on the Island, to call his own. He chose this. Lot 28. Acreage surrounding the Tryon River -- which now happens to be the view from our mailbox at Wyndham House.

Fleeting

Life is fleeting. But while we had the chance, we chose to embrace this place. This house. And make it a place where we could enjoy every possible summer experience, and turn them into memories.

The kissing tree

Its trunk turns and twists into itself in a sunsual embrace. This pine tree, just outside our kitchen door, we've named the kissing tree. And it lives up to its name each morning as it greets the rising sun.