Reviews of Bell Island Community Museum (Museum)

Tanya Van Waard

Very informative and guided are super interesting. Very neat tour.

Jason P

A wonderful time every time.

Bradley Upshall

Oh I got to say this is absolutely amazing and I would highly recommend this to anyone just loves Bell Island ❤

Barry Roach

Very informative and helpful staff.

Denny Dermawan

The story of the miners where touching my heart.. Respect for our lives today.. Great

Doug Crummey

If you can take the tour with Bonnie, do it. What an incredible experience! She's a real Newfoundland story teller - she could sing me the phone book and it'd be happy. This is a stop not to be missed when you are on Bell Island. Dress warmly... The thermometer in the caves said 5c

Racquel Heron

The museum had great artifacts from Bell Island past. The mine tour was awesome with our tour guide adding personal touch.

tibrin tibrin

Nice place to see , worth a detour if you visit island . Guide Geraldine was passionnate and you can truly feel it !!

bonaventure amah

A beautiful historic Island with a memorable mine.A must see.good for kids and adults alike.

Ian Lambert

The #2 mine tour was great! Brian was an awesome guide!!

Fred Apon

Absolutely fantastic. Museum and mine tour were so interesting. The tour guide had intimate knowledge of the operation of the mine, primarily because she had relatives that worked in the mine. Well worth the visit.

Jim Lochhead

Guide Bonnie was informative, funny, knowledgeable and more. A great tour...one of the best I've ever been on. The history of iron mining in Bell Island is fascinating

Vinky0209

Funny tour

Yance MedicatedVeteran

Every time I go home and I always go to Bell Island, one of my favourite places. This time I took some friends over from BC and they loved the place. I have done the mine a couple of times, but this time I asked about Military discount, and the guy said military and Veterans are free, bonus, thanks For treating our Vets and Military that way Bell Island, as a Vet I thank-you. And the tour of the mine is something everyone should see, truly amazing and the work these men did, words cannot describe it, have to see for self to see the outstanding work. This place is Ryder and Yance Approved and recommend for sure.

Michael Rogowski

A great time! The tour guide was really into it and gave us a great adventure. If you get a chance, check it out.

K. William Wells

Don't put off visiting the mines anymore. It's a once in a lifetime experience that will leave you changed for life as you learn of the heartache and struggle of the miners and their families surviving the harshness of underground mining and the severe climate on an island in the North Atlantic.

Jason Brett-Williams

Amazing experience with lots of interesting stories and artifacts to see.

Phil Adams

Had a great time, I thought it was expensive until I got through the tour. Worth every penny. Will be visiting again.

Arrowhead Coaching and Facilitation Solutions

Fascinating and moving tour!

Chisel Cantwell

You have to the mine tour when you're here

Corrado DeGasperin

Fantastic tour of the IronOre mine with tour guide Brian...the rest of the island has lots of interesting spots for photos...

Surahman Kaswi

I have visited Bell Island a month ago. That is very nice place that need to be visit for travellers.

Bharathi Sivachandran

Good place to visit, you must visit at least one time to the mine tour,

Natalie E

Amazing tour!!! So much to see and our guide Bonnie was wonderful. It was very interesting to see the mines and would highly suggest going.

Blair Nichol

Brian was an amazing tour guide! Awesome time!

Marius Gruia

If you go to Bell Island, you have to go here. Lots of interested history on here

Kitty K.

The mine tour is awesome. Tour guide Bernie is very knowledgeable and funny, her character makes the tour very interesting! The fact that you can actually walk into the mine is super cool! Definitely recommend to anyone who are interested to know more about mining industry on Bell Island.

Steve R

The tour guide was so helpful and funny. Very interesting exhibit and tour.

Cavan O'Leary

This is a great historic tour, the guides are very knowledgeable and the whole experience is worth at least two trips if you are into just an interesting tour or the deeper history that the site holds.

Leah Sweetland

This is a great thing to do. It's a really unique experience. You'll learn a great deal about mine life. It's quite something to be down there, and Bonnie our tour guide, was a great storyteller. She made it so real with firsthand, local stories. Nice coffee and gift shops too. Real personal touches throughout. It's part of a really nice day trip over to Bell Island! Loved it!!

Lianne Albers

Great price, enjoyed the museum and tour. Great staff!

Taryn Wyatt

This is a very interesting tour filled with lots of stories and interactive elements, highly recommend.

Mi Ly

It was great

lionblaze63

The museum is amazing as is the mine tour. Bonnie did an amazing job on our tour

Jennifer Holmes

Loved it. So much information from personal stories of miners and their families. Very interesting!

david gylland

Lots of fun

Amazing place in Canada

It was very good the tour guide takes a group of us down into the mine and was very informative explaining how the cave and mine were dug by the workers. This tour takes about 30 to 50 minutes. Once we enter the building we were greeted and directed where to go. There are bathrooms available. We pay for the tour then head down to put on out protective helmet.

Thomas Hyde

Very cool place to experience and see, how many museums do you have to wear a hardhat in. Remember to bring a coat even if it is hot outside!

Ken Warren

A very interesting experience. The mine is a piece of Newfoundland history and you actually get to go down in it. Bring a sweater it is cool down there.

Daniel Tobin

This is one of the best day trips you can make from St. John's . If you make it to the #2 mine tour make sure you end up on Bonnie's tour, she is incredibly knowledgeable and has so many personal connections to the mine you'll be hard pressed to find a more informative tour guide in Newfoundland.

Rose Howell

It was good but not enough staff

Andy Girard

A must see if you have never been in a mine shaft. Interesting history, wonderful experience

H G

Wonderful tour guide and a super interesting tour through old mines. Extremely informative and our wonderful tour guide sang us a song in the dark which was a really nice touch

JJ Allwood

Went there with my kids and we all really enjoyed it. It's spooky in an old mine at first but then learning about how it was run and life in the mine made it interesting. Loved it. Will go again :)

Darien Rowsell

Awesome tour, Fox is awesome!

Damian Saliken

What an amazing tour. Our guide Ed knew all of the details and provided not only a tour but an “adventure” . Would recommend to all visiting the island.

Chris Culkin

Lots of great stories from the tour guide and the museum has lots of interesting items. The u-boat artifacts are a must see.

Robin Hawker

Really enjoyed our visit to the Bell Island Mine Tour + museum. Our tour guide, Fox, was extremely knowledgeable and a lot of fun! I attended the tour with a family member who is visually impaired and the path was very even and accessible (steep stairs to get into the mine, though). It's chilly down there so bring a jacket and warm shoes; helmet and light are provided. The tour was synced with the ferry arrival and began about 20-30 minutes after the ferry docked (plenty of time for the drive). Our only frustration was that the tour was slightly too long (1 hour) for us to make the next return ferry comfortably. We headed straight to the ferry as soon as the tour was over but missed it by minutes and had to wait and hour and a half until the next one. If you're heading over to the island, I'd plan for at least half a day once the ferries and tour time are factored in.

Phil Lynch

Surprisingly good. The tour is absolutely fascinating! Great tour guide with a family connection to the mine!

PT

Fascinating!

Tim Cromwell

Went down the mines. Awesome!

Allison Jones

Mine tour was so wonderful, but bring a jacket for sure. The cafe has a great Jumping Bean coffee roasted specially for the tour. Highly recommended

Benjamin Madill

Amazing tour!

Dave Churchill

Had a great time at the museum and the mine tour!

Brian Shepherd

Interesting,

Phillip Hebb

Was very impressed with the size of main tunnel and the side tunnels.natural flooded area up to the 600 foot level with fresh water.. What an opportunity for thermal heating operation.

Laura Barry Bailey

Such a wonderful and informative tour. Thanks Brian!

Kevin Damen

The mine tour was very fun.

George Ayoub

A must see.

Ivan Layden

Excellent, excellent, has to be seen.

Jenn Derksen

Incredible tour. Brian was a great and insightful guide

Mary Pires

We had a really great time doing this tour. Brian is a fantastic tour guide with a wonderful presence, tons of historical information and the added depth of having grown up hearing his grandfathers' stories of their own experiences working in the mines. If you're in the St. John's area, the trip over to Bell Island and down into the mine is a must-do experience!

Chris McKie

Brian was an awesome tour guide. Well worth the very reasonable admission price. Definitely check out the tour if you are travelling to newfoundland!

John Kerr

Thank you Brian for a wonderful tour into the historic past

lucas lahey

It's an experience to see how it was to be a minor back in the old daysmy great-grandfather and his father and his father all worked in the mine and it was very interesting seeing how they worked and in what conditions

matthew smith

Great tour. Learned lots. A must do if you can get there.

Stephanie M

Great tour with real artifacts! Our tour guide, Bernie, was wonderful and helpful!

Vicki Myers

very informitive

Adrian J Nyaoi

A small meusum dedicated to mining history. There is a good AV area where you can watch the show too Don't forget to pin you home loctation on the visters map before you go off

Sahar Salimi

Fascinating tour of underground mine and museum.

matthew smith

Great tour. Learned lots. A must do if you can get there.

David Cline

Brian is an amazing tour guide, really went above and beyond. The whole your is amazing, not just for kids

Doug Van Houtte

Absolutely blown away by how interesting this tour was. From the museum to the mine to the amazing story telling ability of Bonnie! Very unique experience!

Andrew Dixon

Pretty good tour. Energetic staff

Nicholas Cherniwchan

Really interesting and will worth the visit! Guide was fantastic

Jacob Warrington

The best tour of my trip to NL. Our tour guide Brian has a lot of interesting stories! I would recommend this museum to everyone.

Jacob Warrington

The best tour of my trip to NL. Our tour guide Brian has a lot of interesting stories! I would recommend this museum to everyone.

Yan Meunier

Worth the trip. Fun and knowledgeable tour guides!

Todd Coady

Interesting history.

Kim and Ian Reid

A great tour of an interesting sight given by an entertaining and knowledgeable guide. Well worth the stop.

Tablet Carlin

Nice little museum and an educational visit to the underground Iron Ore mine. Also have coffee shop, gift shop. They have a Bell Island map and Ferry schedule there. Note the ferries don't always leave on time.

Sam Beckstead

Great place. Was a walk through history

Stephane LEMIEUX

Interesting visit. Ed, our guide, with is talent to tell stories related to the miners and the region, made it memorable. Thanks Ed.

Tammy King

Fun trip with the kids

Chris Rawson

Chalk full of history

Beth Power

Wow! This was an incredible tour of the mine with heartfelt first hand stories of men who worked under the ground of Bell Isle. Never expected this. Absolutely one of the highlights of our trip.

Amanda Combdon

Couldn't ask for a better experience

Alex Kim

Excellent introduction to mine. Part history part adventure.

Doris Mosocco

Wonderful tour today to Bells Island mine, our guide, Gereldine, was extremely knowledgeable regarding the mine's history. Highly recommend the tour! Also our ferry ride to and from St. John's was incredible! Thank you for a most enjoyable ride.

Pat Jaglowitz

Fantastic tour of the mine with our guide Ed. Interesting artifacts in the museum too!

Joan Davis

The tour was very educational. Our tour guide Sarah was knowledgable and presented the information in a humorous manner. I strongly recommend it to young and old.

Doug M

When you visit island this museum is a must see! Great guides through the mine.

Jason Medd

Great experience for people interested in Nfld history and looking for an authentic experience exploring a mine. The staff were very friendly and helpful and the tour was informative and told with typical Nfld humor. a Very enjoyable experience. The mine is quite cool so be sure to bring something warm to wear.

Mary Chan

We had a wonderful time touring the mine. Our guide Bernie was very knowledgeable and attentive not to mention super sweet! The mine is a great piece of Canadian history and I am very glad to have visited. Must go and see for yourself if you are visiting the area.

Ian Patrick

(Translated) Excellent tour. (Original) Excellent tour.

Cam Forgues

Very interesting.

Paul Hayhurst

If you go to Bell island it's a must.

Lorne Keith

Excellent tour, excellent narration, of history

Zijlstra

Informative, interesting, personal.

Danny Brewer

This is a must do when you visit Newfoundland. I found it very interesting and it gives you a good appreciation for how difficult times were for the families then.

SUZANNE Sleath

A large group of us arrived late because of the ferry and they still gave us a shortened tour. Nicest folks ever.

Kyle Hattan

Fascinating tour of the #2 mine

John Fleming

Loads of cool stuff of interest to Bell Islanders and visitors alike.

caroline goobie

Great experience

Laurent Gariépy

Great tour in the ''cave'' it worth the ferry ride!

Wim Smolders

Visited inlaws in St. John's from Vancouver and had to visited Bell Island. What a rich history. People that lived there during the mining days sure know what hardship means.

Wim Smolders

Visited inlaws in St. John's from Vancouver and had to visited Bell Island. What a rich history. People that lived there during the mining days sure know what hardship means.

Dianna

This was absolutely amazing. The tour guides are so knowledgable and fun. It was just an awesome day. ⛏

P Doyle

A great tour led by Brian. Lots of history and personal accounts of Brian’s grandfathers, both of whom worked in the mines under very difficult and dangerous conditions. WWII history was fascinating. Highly recommend this experience!

Abigail Santhosh

Beautiful spot and friendly staff, very knowledgeable in the history of the museum and mine.

Emilie Savaria Archambault

We were really looking forward to this tour and were disappointed with our guide Sarah. Beside the childish vocabulary used in an all adult tour, she made allusion to WW3 and made a crack at the American president with Americans in the crowd . Some facts she presented were contradictory to the ones in the museum and finally she appeared to be making light of situation where workers lost their lives. Touring the mine is a great experience but please wait for a more sensible guide.

John Cronk

Great home style cooking made fresh daily with local grown products. Everyone is so friendly and helpful. If you needed directions or suggestions where to go or what do the local community people they have lots of time to share with you. A much slower pace of live here, this could be a good thing

Konrad Colbourne

Some interesting historical stories here!

Charlene Kenny

I highly recommend the tour of the mines! Informative and our guide was very friendly and had a great sense of humour.

Tammy Sheppard

Very interesting

Chris Bickell

Great place to visit. Lots of artifacts in the museum to Learn about. We had a Great tour of the mine and bought some nice souvenirs from the gift shop. The tour guide Bonnie was amazing and very knowledgeable and gave us an amazing tour.

Mehak Mahanoori

The mine tour is a must. Especially with the best of all the tour guides, Bryan's stories are thrilling❤️ it was one of the worth it things to do there!

Lee Turner

The Island is a big 'little'place.The Museum was well played out and we were teased by such information as U .Boat attacks on ore carriers in harbour during ww11.The U boat commander's family donated medals and historical documents signed by Admiral Donitz and Hitler.Hitler had a disturbing nondescript signature.The tour itself was led by a knowledgeable tour guide named Bonny.Excellent well-structured tour.Go!Bring a warm jacket and wear sensible shoes!

Macey Hunt

Mine tour was very detailed and informative. Tour guide was enthusiastic and cheery. Would greatly recommend

Jessie Arseneau

This was an amazing tour can't wait to go again!

Red Joy

The tour was amazing. Bonnie, our guide was knowledgable and very generous with information and personal stories.

John Taylor

A good place to see

Greg Macgillivary

Tour guide was awesome. Very interesting and beautiful place to visit.

L E

It was a great tour of the mine that takes you back in time!

Craig Cook

Very well done. Try to get a more experienced guide, though. In the start of the summer they train new ones in, and there can be less consistency

Susan Hussey

Beautiful! Went to the mines Amazing iron ore rock formations and the guide was entertaining (ask for Ed) Unbelievable what the miners went through - very dangerous job. .

Cofield Karen

Love this place

Simukai G

Amazing

Ken C

Very informative, different and was more interesting than I expected. It's an old mine, most of which is submerged under water, but you see quite a bit and learn the history and hard work that went into it. Staff and guide are incredibly friendly and accommodating. Small museum, gift shop and cafe. Gives you that little town or family run operation. It's not that expensive and the tour is about an hour in length. It's cool to chilly, so be prepared with some extra layers, also, is obviously dusty and dirty, so dress appropriately. It's something to experience at least once and you can fully appreciate the history of the place.

Helen Ja

This was truly an authentic and great tour and museum.

Alan

Great.place to go see the mine. Was hard as dog work for the ppl who had to work there in past. You can bring a stroller for the kids but it's a bit hard in the mine walking around the loose gravel of its a big stroller. Some mud and water in a couple places, our little guy fell over and pants got very dirty.

Ron Forrester

Quaint hotel under renovation great food prepared by owner. Tour of #2 iron ore mine excellent !

Derrick White

Great tour with a few great laughs! Loaded up at the gift store and had tasty coffee and snacks at the cafe! Definitely worth checking it out!

Nick Corbett

It was great, and our tour guide was friendly and thorough.

Gary Duff

Best spot for a tour of the mine guide was the best

Tom Willis

Very Educational

Barry Davis

Awesome tour of the mines. Lot of history in this place, well presented by tour guide. I would highly recommend this attraction to anybody.

Brian Ramnarine

We really enjoyed the tour! A definite must do on the island

John Glover

Take the tour of the mine! The museum itself is kind of bla.

Jed L

Fox the mine tour guide was great!

Mary Liz Chen

The tour of the mine was fascinating.

Rob Coombs

We took the tour of the first 650 feet underground of Mine #2 which goes over 2 miles under the ocean (Conception Bay). The mine, opened in the late 1890s, has been inactive and left in a native state since closed in the mid 20th century. Working conditions then would be illegal under today's standards and laws. Impressive...must visit on Bell Island.

Eugene Papail

Wonderful place a must place to go

Marie Bradbury

Amazing; informative & enjoyable experience Bell Island Mine tour. Number 1 thing I recommend for anyone visiting Newfoundland. Our tour guide Brian brought to life what it was like back then - working 10 hours by candle light in very treacherous conditions. Stories he told - passed down from his Grandfather & Great Grandfather were entertaining and informative. The museum had many interesting artifacts - all with historical significance & accompanied with a story. The staff were very friendly; professional & there were many beautiful items available for purchase. Highly recommended the tour & follow up with a delicious feed of Fresh Cod & homemade fries dressing & gravy @ Dick's Fish and chips.

Michael Guiney

It was a wonderful experience very informative

Diana Woytiuk

Very informative without having to read a lot of panels to understand the history of Bell Island. Our guide Brian was great and was able to put a personal touch on the tour.

Charles B

Cool!

Evan Williams

Really dug this tour. Didn't mined listening to the guide at all. Shovels of fun!