The property is enclosed by a dense thickening of forest belonging to over 200 acres of conservation land, and the grounds of the venue itself is composed of well-maintained gardens and fountains, two large banquet halls seating up to 250 people, a stone terrace, a back pavilion, a koi pond, and a waterfall.
The history of the property extends back over 200 years to the 1790s, when land on the Don River was granted to Isaiah and Aaron Skinner by Lieutenant-Governor John Graves Simcoe with the intention of building a mill to provide lumber to what was known as the settlement of York in Upper Canada.
Silky’s health improved, and Freeland subsequently turned his focus onto promoting what he officially named Fantasy Farm as a new location for weddings, banquets, and meetings for important clientele from Toronto and beyond.
Its well-maintained, horticulturally-inspired grounds coupled with the natural enclosure of the surrounding valley and forests was a welcoming haven away from the urban centre of the metropolitan for Fantasy Farm guests and the location quickly grew in popularity.
[7][8] The DVCA, of whom Freeland was a passionate member of,[9] was dedicated to preserving the Don Valley as a natural forest and its efforts were especially significant after the devastation caused by Hurricane Hazel in October or 1954.