Reviews of Fort Chambly National Historic Site (Museum)

Israa Hilles

We live this area

Francois Tremblay

Beautifull area where you can walk, bike, inline skate... A lot of green area. Lack of picnik table but plenty of space to put a blanket.

Rebecca Martinez

Extremely nice to visit

Adriana Assis

Cool

Summer Bloom

Nice place to walk around

Leeloo Hsu

Nice view ! and great place for picnic !

Linda Gomes

Historic site with a pact and nice view. I recommend

Tiven Tseng

Great Place

Abhishek Dhingra

It's on the river side. Very soothing experience. Nice place to relax and spend evenings. It has a park nearby.

Danielle Rousseau

Great historical place where the British had to fight off an American takeover of their colony which was Canada at that time

kevin dong

Best on weekdays, when there are less people. Biking there is a good choice. You can just sit right on the quay and look at the river

Maude Poitras

Great historical place to visit in the city of Chambly.

Howard Lima

Nice place to visit with kids. There is a museum around the fort and a live explanation of how soldiers used to load and fire.

ishira k

Really cool defense building. Do not come here at night, even though there are lights, it's still really dark.

Guillaume-Martin Ratté

Nice historic site and very fun to get there by bicycle on a sunny day.

K J

Great place for a pic-nic. Dogs are allowed. Pokemon Go fans will love it :-P

Sun Yueru

No activities except the museum exhibition due to COVID. Folks from Parks Canada are very nice!

Arman Ayva

amazing place !

Stephane Pellerin (KAIOSHIN)

A must see! ????????????

Shawn Pauliszyn

We only had a short visit today and there was extra stuff going on. I guess it was for Chambly's 350 anniversary. I love the fort area, it is so we'll kept

A E

Nice historical site. Well maintained. Busy at times.

André Silveira

Very beautiful place for a picnic. The sunset is lovely.

Karl 1974

Fort Chambly is a historic fort in La Vallée-du-Richelieu Regional County Municipality, Quebec. It is designated as a National Historic Site of Canada. Fort Chambly was formerly known as Fort St. Louis. It was part of a series of five fortifications built along the Richelieu River that were built to protect travellers on the river from the Iroquois. The region is informally known as la Vallée-des-Forts. Fort Chambly at the foot of the Chambly rapids on the Richelieu River in Quebec, Canada, was built by the French in 1711. It was the last of three forts to be built on the same site. The first — then called Fort Saint Louis — was constructed in 1665 by captain Jacques de Chambly, to protect New France from Iroquois attacks. After minor repairs, the fort was burned by the Indians in 1702, but was reconstructed the same year. By then it was already known as Fort Chambly. However, with the Great Peace of Montreal in 1701, the war between the French and Iroquois was over. Also at this time the War of the Spanish Succession broke out, and boiled over into the colonies of France and England. Thus, to defend against a more powerful European attack, including the threat of cannon fire, Governor Philippe de Rigaud Vaudreuil ordered that the fort be rebuilt in stone in 1709. The engineer responsible for the design and construction of the new fort was Josué Boisberthelot de Beaucours. He also oversaw major improvements carried out on the fort between 1718 and 1720, modifications he felt would greatly increase the fort's defenses. For many years Fort Chambly was the main footing of the defensive chain of fortifications along the Richelieu River, which was the easiest invasion route into New France. However, with the construction of Fort Saint-Frédéric (1731) and Fort Saint-Jean (Quebec) (1748) further south, Fort Chambly lost most of its defensive purpose and so was converted into a warehouse and rally-point for soldiers, although the fort was never abandoned. With the Seven Years' War, Fort Chambly was re-fortified and reoccupied, although it failed to stop the British from approaching Montreal and Quebec City. The substantial stone structure which still stands today was lost to the British in 1760 in The Conquest of New France, also known as the French and Indian War. Captured by American forces on October 20, 1775 during the American Invasion of Canada of 1775–76, it was held until the spring of 1776 when it was evacuated and burned, as the Americans retreated southward to Fort Ticonderoga. Subsequently, prisoners-of-war from the Continental Army, including Colonel William Stacy, were held at Fort Chambly until the end of the American Revolutionary War. After the Fenian Raids in the 1860s, during which the fort was reoccupied, it was allowed to fall into ruin. In 1881 a citizen of Chambly, Joseph-Octave Dion, personally repaired and restored the site. In the 20th century the Canadian government recognized Fort Chambly's cultural and historical worth and undertook its maintenance. Between 1965 and 1985 extensive archaeological digs were carried out, and today a fully reconstructed version of the final phase of Fort Chambly (1718–1720) is maintained by Parks Canada and is open to the public as the Fort Chambly National Historic Site of Canada.

Ferdous Faridi

The place has good historical monuments but it's a bit dull

Rita Hokayem

Visit the marina and walk around the fort, if you have about 1-2 hours, make sure to enter the fort and learn about its history and how people survived here.

M.H.

Nice place, I would like to visit every day. Very refreshing. The small city is nice and well decorated. You must need to visit this place.

bobocel paula anamaria

Interesting place

Becky Blondin

We were pleasantly surprised to find a whole museum inside the fort with a lot of activities for kids. The bilingual docents were happy to give us information, do demonstrations, lead tours, and answer questions. Restrooms available. Nice park surrounding the fort as well.

Fedor Ouspenski

Beautiful place.

Frédéric Gagné

Magnificent place. Real nice to just walk... and Pokemon Go

Frenzyguy

Really nice historical place with a huge parc for everyone to enjoy, lots of event are held here!

Alex Tememe

Nice historical location. Great view.

Kelly Monastiriakos

It's beautiful and the sound of water very calming

Timo

Very nice place to visit the very old museum and do a huge picnic. There's a nice river. It's worth visiting in the summer!

Ashik Mahbub

Absolutely gorgeous.

Cher Igo

Beautiful historic site, river and park

Rezo Ograz

Nice piece of history in a beautiful park. The structure itself I can give it 3 stars but I can't blame people who didn't have the technology for more. Cool thing to see, I recommend it, The surrounding of the fort is excellent.

ahmed abdelhady

Nice place

Luan & Peggy

Beautiful view on sunny winter day

charif haidar

Sad that it closes too early 5pm, we still enjoyed the surrounding park and nature

jeff zhao

Nice place, you can see the soldiers life In 1665 inside . Nice view outside too, enjoy the sun and wind

Eduardo Mazza

Lovely place with beautiful background for photos

Mavi Deli Mavi

An enormous picnic area intertwined with nature. ????????????????????????????????

Kay Tee

Very nice site to bring the family! Very popular area for sightseeing! Strongly recommended to park a bit further away since there is a lot or traffic getting there!

Jo Morin

A national park with plenty of space to picnic. You can visit the inside It will take you 2-3 hours to visit depending in your interest in reading signs. Guided tour is offered and pricing is fair. I really like the fact they now offer a kind of treasure hunt for kids a fun way to visit with younger crowd.

Alexis Morin

Super chill park by the water. Great for taking walks. Watch out for the Beerfest in September every year.

Gilbert Fachkha

Beautiful touristic place

Mo Cons

Loved the place, beautiful for a stroll through the park, and to see the historic Fort. I didn't pay to go through the Fort, I don't think it was very expensive, but instead we walked around the Fort, along the river. It's a beautiful piece of history.

Ken-ly Duong

Nice place to visit. Relax during summer. Good bike ride or just walking.

D Plaisier

Canadian history always a delight

gab hug

Beautiful place. I didn't get to see any tours, but it's fun to just have a simple walk around without historical explanations.

Jun Zou

A great place for kids to play and explore ????

Gareth Sargeant

Beautiful old fort defending the river against the Americans. The park is nice and there are historical re-enactments in the summer. This is a great place to bike to from Montreal (far) in the summertime.

I C

A day trip worth doing. Very clean and well maintained park, impressive historical piece, tremendous view of the river.

Alex Fridman

Pretty cool place to visit. Admission doesn't cost all that much and you get to learn a little bit of history.

Gil Strachan

Visted off-season, didn't get inside the fort however well-worth the stop for a walk around the grounds.

Mama Montreal

Very well preserved and maintained. A lot of artefacts. Beautiful surroundings. A place that could be enjoyed by adults and children. They have made it fun for children to read and look at pictures. Not many military forts have that. There’s a free parking. Entrance fees of 7,50$/adults. Seniors have a rebate.

Sharath Bennur

Nice fort, but kind of small and you can be done in about an hour if you take your time. Good exhibits for history lovers.

Maxime Paquet

Awesome exhibits.

Tarek Riman

Great place, lots of history, lots of places outside to relax.

Jeff g p

Very nice

Mathieu Deslauriers

Nice place to relax. Great for picnics.

Anderson Garcez

Nice place for a picnic with friends.

Rony Zephir

great historic location to come visits

rasha bashir89

Nice place for the family and nice architect

Nana

Beautiful place.

Steve Troletti (Stefano)

A great piece of history to visit in a great area. Don't know if it's always free to visit but it was , maybe due to the 150th anniversary of Canada. Parking cost $4 for all day...

Arman Tarighi

The fortress itself might not be an extra ordinery building but the town of chambly has a lot of interesting sites and you can have a lot of fun. Honestly I didn't expect this visit to be as magnificent. But besides all water sports and boat rentals on the river, you can have a walk all the way through the main street of chambly with many bars and restaurants and at the same time you have the perfect landscape of "bassin de chambly". Something intreresting about the fortress was that it has been used for defense against first nations, British army and then US army in different periods of history.

A Adhikary

Historic site. Well kept. Kids loved the place.

Stephane Bisson

Nice but small museum and park.

James Mckernan

Great visiting location

Aze Al

Very nice place

Adam Feller

It's a great place to relax after a bike ride and enjoy the view

Manuel Castillo

Great place to visit.

Trent Walker

Very well maintained and the park along the river is a go to place when it's nice for my family.

Cymon Drouin

Very interesting, well put together and the scavenger hunt kept the kids happy.

marc methot (root)

Too bad there's a pokemon invasion now, but great historical place to visit in very quaint city

Adam JB

Terrific historical setting, nice grounds, good summer festivals

Sam Laporte

Nice slice of Québec history. Here is held the biggest beer festival of the province. Right by the water, it is a beautiful place to visit and have a picnic in the parc!

Steve Edwards - Sitivi

windy and cold but a nice free park

Discovering Destinations

Where: Fort Chambly What: A historical fort, similar to Old Fort Henry just smaller and cheaper. How was it: We stumbled upon this place after having breakfast at Dame Tartine. As we approached the water front, we got a closer look and noticed that we could enter for a very reasonable price. We spent roughly $12 between the two of us. It doesn't look big from the outside but once you're in, it's quite surprising. It's a good place to go with kids and there's some interaction as you walk through. There is also a timed information session with a guide that we were fortunate to assist. Grade: Eli = 4, Serge = 4+ Recommend: Yes, it's very affordable and a nice place to visit if you are in the area.

Gibrane Khoda

Very nice place to come visit and do a picnic and the museum is really interesting.The river there is nice to see to

Cynthia Bibeau

A beautiful place to go ! Alone or with kids

Danny Holmes

If you like to visit historical places, this is on of my favorites.

Mayson Chin

Nice place to relax …

Nick Ruxandu

Fort Chambly is a historic fort in La Vallée-du-Richelieu Regional County Municipality, Quebec and is designated as a National Historic Site of Canada.

Pablo Jurado

Nice place to visit with family lovely sunset

Alexandre Paquette

It was a quick but interesting visit, centered about the building of the fort and the historical facts of New France and colonies around it

Kostya Zhukoff

NIice place!

Max Medina

Great place for a family visit! Picnic area available, army 17th century representation available check for the time of representations on website, courteous personnel, great exposition on site, new history games that involve children into a more active history learning are available! Free parking is available!

Andrei Gudumac

Great views of rapides and of the Fort. Very good presentations of guides working in the Fort.

Samuel Emond

Great for Pokémon Go :P

Eugen Mitcul

nice little fort

kai zeng

beautiful place for picnic with family.

Aso Eng

Nice place to visit and walk around.

mahmoud maraouch

It was nice, it was the first time I saw a heron bird I learned a lot about fishes with the info boards that they have.

Samuel Lin

Very nice staff, Content-rich exhibition, picnic tables around it, free parking, nice view!

Raghuraj Shetty

This place is calm and serene. It’s not that big of a Fort but it’s small and well maintained. Nice park grounds to relax, play some recreational games, watch the flowing water and flying birds. It’s a nice calming place to visit. Haven’t tried the cycling there so probably my next visit I am planning to do that

Marc-André Tremblay

Nice place if you like views and history.

Stuart Zhang

The Park Canada staff are much more friendly than those of Sepaq