Reviews of Colony of Avalon Foundation (Museum)

Tammy Mathieson-Vozza

Been coming here for years. It is a great place with something fun for everyone.

Maxine Trottier

A beautiful step back into the 17th century.

Tom Nurse

If you visit the Avalon Peninsula, in NL, be sure to visit this historic site at Ferryland, on the "Irish Loop".

Derek Mahlitz

Awesome place to visit and learn about the colony

Kathy McKay

Nice place to visit. The museum is very well done and it is interesting to walk around the site. Many interesting finds from the dig.

Debby MacDougall

Pretty.

Fred Apon

We had a grand time. Excellent your reasonable price. Active archeological dig. Tasting food made in the old way.

Shawn Clarke

Very interesting.

Darcy McMeekin

A wonderful step back in time. Very knowledgeable guides. Excellent facilities. Loved the 17th century kitchen.

Stephen Coombs

Beautiful!

Clare Fowler

Lovely interpretation center. Great spaces for conference that requires multiple rooms to concurrently deliver presenters. It has an amazingly beautiful setting where you are able to walk the beach and sit with a cup of tea.

Bryan Vanderkruk

Very cool active archaeological site with tons of interesting history on the settlement and power struggles of NFLD. Walking through the cobblestone paths was a treat, and the sweeping shorelines and waves are amazing to enjoy. Would recommend a visit for sure when travelling along the Irish loop!

Shawn Nason

Beauyiful

Scott Dalrymple

Interesting spot. The your was a bit unorganized but still enjoyable.

Keith Stapleton

the Light House Picnic was breath taking. reservations highly recommended

Jessica C

Beautiful, very interesting and educational. Very informative and friendly staff.

Steve R

Neat little exhibit and great tour of the site. Worth dropping by!

Kip Scoville

Have visited every year we go to Newfoundland since they first started archaeological excavations. Always seeing something new.

mike stamp

Great historically significant site

Myles Vardy

The staff at Colony of Avalon were very friendly and knowledgeable in their work around the museum center as well as the active dig site. Would recomment to anyone who hasn't visited. The experience transports you back 400 years + in NL History.

Jason Fowler

Great day trip with the family. Lots of interesting artifacts in the museum and the walking tour was fun. They were in the middle of a dig while we were there and spoke with us about what their new find. Best part was the Living History Kitchen. Very much recommend.

Erin Seidemann

They took just good care my mom and me by helping us find a place to stay for the night they recommend us to stay at Kaleywinds in Aquaforte NL thanks again for helping us yesterday

Jennifer Holmes

Very interesting museum.

Amazing place in Canada

Good walk and hike to the light house

Jim Deal

Great historical active archaeological area. There is a museum on the site as well. It is a great area to see and envision how the early 1600's settlement looked like. The early stone pier has been uncovered in recent years and the tides once again come right up to it. There are a few foundations uncovered as well. The guides are quite helpful and knowledgeable. With a short drive and a bit at a hike, the Ferryland Lighthouse is located here as well.

Ross Taggart

Super interesting. Great walk.

Stephen Galbraith

The guided tour was well reasonably priced and added details that we would not have known if we had just wandered around the site. The recovered artifacts added to the experience.

Dennis Peters

This is a great site with interesting information about early European settlement in this area.

Janice Graj

We really enjoyed our trip to Ferryland, beautiful area. Also had the best bowl of fish chowder of my trip in the little local restaurant that is painted all green and near the gift shop.

Chris Nation

This is an ongoing archaeological dig of the ruins of the County of Avalon, one of the first permanent British settlements in North America. Excellent guided tours of the old village are provided.

Adam s

beautiful place. i can't speak about the guided tour or whatever, but the museum is neat.

Jason Vaters

Great tour for both kids and adults.

Tania Massia

Fun place with great food and lots of history!

Stephen Redmond

Very interesting & passionate staff

Bruce Bellaire

Good way to learn about the early colonization of Newfoundland.

Todd Hunter

A decent array of artifacts and dig site which is still underway. Good facilities on site and nearby

Gerry F

Small museum, archeological dig area and a nice bay. Also nice old stone church.

Michael Dawe

So much variety of things to do and see. Great vistas and so much history. Loved it and will Go back.

Joe Hunter

Very interesting!

Omar Hamid

Great place to visit. Cool history and beautiful scenery.

Richard Kropman

Interesting look at the original settlement with an archeological dig, souvenir shop tea room and museum

Petru Bulai

(Translated) Very nice and nice . (Original) Foarte frumos si placut .

Alex Kim

All the archeological sites are outside. You are paying for guide and museum. It is well worth it though.

Sonya Richmond

Wonderful! A great location to walk around in for the day. The historical digs are informative and cool. Definitely need to visit the Traditional Kitchen - this is the highlight of the Colony!

li gu

very informative. great fun by the sea.

Julie Lapointe

Very Nice place. Interesting.

B K

Wonderful dinner and talented show.

Marlene Morrison

Great information on the war and excellent family restaurant.

Lizzie I

Rude staff

Paul

Friendly staff

Miles Thompson

Nice place to visit and start a long a walk. Could be more here

Dave Roberts

A very good site and museum. I volunteered as a digger here for the past 2 years.

bobby day

great place ...beautiful

Tom Stewart

I visited in late winter. Still much in place to give an excellent history of the area.

Ann Pippy

Very welcoming. Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and even with the fog was able to make us see where ships would come in.

Evelynn Dallow

Always something to see and do at the Colony of Avalon and Ferryland lighthouse and beach

Steve Mauws

Learned alot about Newfoundland history

Kevin Stainbrook

Very informative, easy to visit, either a self walk or guided tour recommended if a nice day

Tom Loader

Attended an event as a presenter, lots of good spaces for workshops, meetings, presentations. Great location. My only complaint would be that the projectors for slideshows are not very high quality and there were no screens.

Bob McDougall

We'll set up, great history, no visible biases, not too expensive. Recommended.

J D

Amazing museum and guided tour

Ron Carmichael

Excellent site and guided tour

Robert Snyder

An excellent tour guides interperpreted the daily lives and activities of this very early settlement that dates back to 1621. The ongoing archiological work is fascinating.