A Classic Waterton Experience

Inspired by British tradition, Afternoon Tea features a selection of teas from Tea Forté and a variety of delectable sandwich squares and pastries. Tea is served in the Prince of Wales Hotel lobby, which overlooks Waterton Lake for some of the most spectacular views around. Open daily from 1pm to 5pm during the Prince of Wales operating season

Vimy Peak (2388 m/ 7835 ft) This mountain commemorates the April 1917 WW1 battle within France, in which Canadian soldiers were instrumental in securing Vimy Ridge.

Charles Waterton was an English eccentric, naturalist, explorer, who roamed South America, the Caribbean, and what would become the north-western US from 1812-1829. He is known for introducing to western medicine, the paralytic compound curare – which he experimented with in South America – and for establishing an aviary in England that housed 800 species. He was also the first to build and deploy nesting boxes for wild birds, and to take polluters to task.

Thomas Blakiston was part of the 1858 Palliser Expedition, sent by the British government to explore western British North America. Blakiston was a keen observer of nature and hence knew well of Charles Waterton. Blakiston, who was likely the first European to visit the Waterton area, named the lakes after Charles, and a mountain after himself. Charles Waterton never saw the Waterton Lakes.

By: Graeme Pole

This place. This moment. This view.

Afternoon Tea at the Prince of Wales Hotel — a classic Waterton experience.