Reviews of Uniacke Estate Museum Park (Museum)

Tim McCarthy

Fabulous location for hiking, trail running, and snowshoeing.

Glenn Stundon

Fantastic example of Nova Scotia Built Heritage

Cindy Parrill

Beautiful and informative.

Mohawks and Tomahawks

Beautiful little place. Enjoy your little slice of heaven here.

Dian Verwey

Great place. Very interesting.

Shane Patelakis

Great place to hike & trail run to!

Brenda Haggerty

Love visiting here in the summer when the museum is open but the trails are wonderful for walking any time of year. This is a beautiful property and enough if you are not up for a walk you can enjoy the quiet on one of the benches along Lake Martha.

Sharon Rozario

We visited this spot in the thick of winter after a heavy snow fall and it was honestly such a beautiful trail to be on. The signage is great and you can easily follow the routes you can take as they are all colour coded. In the winter go early on and try and make it out before dark as the gate closes earlier. I can’t wait to go back and possibly again in the summer too when the area is in bloom.

Kyle “902Lancer” Fenner

Always love coming back here, just far enough away from the world and yet it's just around the corner. Great for hiking or just walking around the fields and if you want to learn some history of the early days the museum is a good size. Always friendly and never busy so always quiet. Also has a little coffee shop in the old cellar for a quick snack.

Tonia Hartnett

Beautiful! Had a nice swim and walk!

Autumn Marchment

Beautiful trails.

Wade Dauphinee

Such a beautiful spot!

liam curwin

Great place to walk/hike in all seasons.

Ryan

Top notch park

Jordan Brackett

Great trail system with lots of history!

Dominique Deflandre

(Translated) Magnificent site, beautiful well marked trails, the site is very beautiful. Wear good shoes and allow enough time before dark. The park closes at sunset. (Original) Site magnifique, beaux sentiers bien balisé le site est de toute beauté. Soyez bien chaussé et prévoir suffisamment de temps avant la noirceur. Le parc ferme au coucher du soleil.

Margaret Surette

Wonderful trail system for walking and snowshoeing

Sue Richard

Absolutely a must do! Beautiful views, trails, lake, home ... Take time to walk the short trail, it comes out at the top of a hook overlooking the big white house. I've been coming here for about 20 years and it never disappoints.

Victor Hazelden

Great place to ski, no crowds.

Karthik Palem

One of the places to visit if in halifax. There is quite a history here

Michelle C

Great hiking trails.

Scott H

Nice place for a walk, some easy / wheel chair accessible trails and some a few moderate trails.

Annie Jenkins

Typical Nova Scotia museum setting. Grounds were lovely.

Mark Warner

Very nice

Bruce Kaufman

Extremely clean and well kept lawns and surroundings. Took the dogs ???? on a leash for a walk and enjoyed it very much.

Alina MacNaughton

Me and daughter took a hike on one of trails. It said it was 1 km ...it was not!! It was full of debris there was no exit to the trail except to turn back. The trail was steep and muddy, trees falling over and had to climb over a brook to get to the other side. This trail should have been closed!! We got lost and had to call 911 because we got lost. The 1 km trail was 4-5 kms and clearly should have been closed down. I don’t believe the trails are up kept at all!!! If you go for a walk here walk around the museum and around the lake ... those other trails are highly dangerous!!

Victoria Pagliaro

Historic stop with a lovely views and great walking trails!

Tina Boutilier

The trails were amazing..so beautiful...easy to navigate...well marked each trail has its own color and signs throughout...

Dayna Scoulding

Beautiful trails!

John van Gurp

A fantastic historic museum with a nice trail network to boot.

Krista Whitehouse

We were first introduced to this estate by our hiking groups and we come back for the trails. The trails are amazing, and give you a good tour of what used to be the vast estate. The grounds and the remaining houses and other buildings are great to explore. If they needed anything, we would just love it if they could somehow re-open a café here like they used to have.

Nicole

Great place to hike.

Airmid Bodyworks

Nice trails

Daphne Sleigh

The walking trails are idyllic. There are a number of different lengths and levels of difficulty- some are stroller appropriate and some are definitely challenging hiking. A beautiful setting.

count draclia

What a great visit. Very interesting history and beautiful.

Steffanie Baecker Dowell

Wonderful walking trails.

Brucio Wilbur

Beautiful place

Jane White

Great experience. Would recommend

Brook Townsend

Beautiful! We walked the Drumlin field trail which runs down along the lake then swinging back through a wooded area and out into a beautiful field overlooking the estate. It's easy to imagine being there in the 1850s, very interesting place. This is the perfect place for a picnic!

Nancy Rudback

Fantastic estate home, well kept to the era. Grounds are lovely coming out onto Uniacke Lake, with many benches along the edge to enjoy the view. Behind it lies a great system of walking trails with several distances to choose from to accommodate various abilities and time allowances.

Krista Duncan

Great trail for walking. Haven't done the tour yet...

maureen lorencovitch

Very nice. Just walked the grounds and trails.

Amanda Grimaldi

A great place to bring a picnic lunch and wander the grounds! Some of the trails were more challenging than I expected which was nice for the variety, as there were still some easy walking trails available for those with various mobility needs. Wasn't able to get inside the building before it closed, but still enjoyed the time spent there!

bill white

Very niceplace

Jason Brown

Beautiful place! Historic and old

Adam Durling

Wonderful trails and beautiful greenery and waterfront by the museum.

Sarah Crewe Ferguson

Wonderful place to walk, great trails and pretty views. Great for dogs too!

Michael Gabriel

Unbelievably well maintained (i.e. immaculate) and curated period estate museum. It's the large, opulent multi-generational home of the famous Uniacke family. Enjoy a delicious café and very large, scenic grounds.

Robert Geiss

Very nice setting. Very well displayed

Charlene Carr

We didn't have a chance to go inside, as the time didn't work out (museum is closed between 12 and 1) but loved the trail we took and the vistas around the lake.

Geoff Fleet

Well preserved, affordable, and very friendly staff

Don MacKenzie

Very nice. Who knew it was here? Great trails.

muffin

One of our favourite places to visit and hike! Beautiful well maintained estate and trails. So close to city yet so pristine.

Kevin Stone

Always a great and relaxing place to go

Prince Ding

This is a nice beautiful place to pay a visit with a walk around.

Cheryl Anne

Beautiful place and setting. Close to the lake, it has trails which can still be accessed in the fall even if the museum is closed. The house is perfect for history lovers to learn of how life was during the time of Mr. Uniacke and about his family.

Pascal Osti

Great hikes, short and long, with minimal people

Madeline Comeau

I love to get away from the city to hike the trails on this estate. When the museum and tea room is closed in fall, it is nice to pack a lunch and eat at the picnic tables. Great place to take my family and friends when they visit. There is also a great market nearby.

Ryan Lamkin

Great place to spend the day exploring the trail systems. Beautiful lake front areas. Trails range from mild to moderate hiking. Would even be a good place to go snowshoeing.

Oldskool Paul

Nice relaxing view off old nova Scotia

Jeremy Banks

Great Lake and trails. Building needs work. Interpretive panels very dated and colonial.

Davilyn Williams

Lots of history and artifacts

Frederick Jamieson

Great historic place big oak tree

Valerie Spidle Davis

Beautiful place for picture taking. This bridge needs some work, my daughter's foot went through a slat as she walked off of it.

Courtney Gardner

A beautiful property.

Jason Surette

Nice trails, interesting history.

Rachelle Richards

Favorite park in the province <3

Shawn Langille

It was great to learn about another time period and then enjoy some great trails.

Scott Baker

Beautiful spot. Trails, while not difficult, are really well marked.Pup Loved it.

Spencer Doue

My wife and I went here for a hike and I can't recommend it enough! The property itself (with the museum house) is situated back from the main road and you take a cool tree-lined dirt road to get to it. The parking lot is large and the main property is truly beautiful (situated on a lake front). We didn't go in the museum this time but fully intend to return! We set off on our hike after grabbing a trail map and were impressed from the get-go due to an old moss-covered stone wall (rather, the remnants of it) that ran parallel to the trail for the first little bit. Very cool! There are multiple named trails through this park and some are more rugged than others (further along) but all were kept well cleared and signed. Our hike took us on the old road that used to run from Halifax to Windsor (at least a small section of it) and I could just imagine horse buggies travelling on it back in the day - you can still clearly see the wheel ruts in the road. If you take the whole loop (which took us about 2hrs 45 mins with some breaks) you pass by two serene lakes. The trail goes through many different areas and as a hiker, I love variety in terrain so that was great! There were never any steep climbs either - just some hilly terrain at times. A hugely worthwhile adventure to undertake for walkers/hikers/nature lovers - not far outside the city either! You will not regret going!!

Michelle Hiltz

It's a great spot for walks in the winter or cross country skiing a wonderful property to explore all year round with the main house opening in late spring

Jason Brown

Beautiful place! Historic and old

Stacy Sullivan

Love the variety of trails to walk

Jaswinder Singh

Awesome scenic beauty.

Angela Riley

Beautiful

Violet Schofield

The trails were very clean and the views are so pretty. Took my son for a walk and he had a blast.

Mike Whitehouse

Great place with excellent hiking trails.

Ric Tremaine

Beautiful views

Brandy McIntosh

My kids loved the fun search and find activity with prize. The guide was great! We also had a great little hike, and worked up an appetite for a snack in the tea room. The trails are well marked, with detailed maps. We'll definitely be planning another visit!

Erwin Schofield

My kind of town mt uniacke xoxo

PureSurvival

Great spot, can do alot of walking here...Water and snacks advised if you have small kids, some paths are not as trimmed as others and gets quite tight at times or else I would have gave 5 stars. Really nice place

Cindy Hartlen

Great place to explore.

Andrea Forshner

Beautiful trails and a great piece of Mount Uniacke history!

J Nicholls

Beautifully kept. A really authentic feeling and probably the best heritage house experience in Canada

Kaaren YoungLebert

Nice walking trails.

Makencee Trueman

Love this park. So beautiful.

jay Bou

Lots of trails, hard and easy.

Ted Reynolds

Lovely trails

Darrin Verge

Walk back in history

Oneblueone Brown

Beautiful place for a walk.

Jolly Roger

Well maintained trails at the back the estate. The estate by itself is a great museum which offers a glimpse back into the old days. The lake is opening its arms to your kayak or boat during summertime. Wide open lawns with picnic tables on work just perfectly for families and friends.

Eric Lund

Beautiful land with nice walking trails. I will be sure to be visiting again.

Sgt. Slaughtered

Its just like a piece of time that stood still. Love the grounds.

Stephen Taylor

Excellent place to visit, When in Nova Scotia, very impressive both of buildings and views around the estate, plenty of wildlife, when we visited I had a Chipmunk that came and sat on my boots and chatted away merrily, whilst a nearby Red Squirrel grumbled away. I felt so in tune with these animals sharing their time with me.

Chris Corkum

Lovely hidden jem.

Phyllis Currie

It was nice a day friendly. They were very informative and ready to answer questions.

Tanner McCabe

Cool place to see

mary demon

Absolutely love this place.

adioable

Good place for hiking

Victoria Ballard

The house is a must see. Absolutely a delight. Lovely spot for a picnic and walk.

OO

Nice

Brian Hickey

Awesome experience

Linda Bourassa

Beautifully kept so peaceful.

David Wilson

Very interesting

Anne Deley

Love this location

Brent Elliot

Beautiful historic property!

Ian MacInnis

Great trails and very interesting museum.

Elaine

We attended an artisans sale here. There was a variety of items: fused glass, leather work, quilts, wood crafts and even a forge and life entertainment. It is a beautiful setting with walking paths, lake and of course the museum.

Matt Bastarache

Great place for a walk or a historic visit

Natasha MacDonald

Beautiful location - walking trails are in great shape! I wish I had came sooner - I will be here again soon & often!!

Katherine Haigh

This is a wonderful park and trail system for all seasons.

Terry Mingo

Beautiful house and nice blueberry field.

Elli Ofthenorth

Nice swim place ❤. Rocky to get in so bring swim shoes

Will Nickerson

Beautiful and intact estate dating back to the 1700s. Friendly attendants. Great park attached to the property. Beautiful maintained grounds.

Nicole Foster

Beautiful!!

William MacNeil

Beautiful spot.

Amber Isabelle

Beautiful walking trails!

Michelle Green

Very friendly staff. Very clean. Great covid protocol!!

Chelsey Parr

Beautiful trails and scenic

Justanother Islander

Pleasant example of wealthy colonial era summer estate with plenty of nice walking trails in a quiet lakeside setting.

Al Upshall

Nice trails

Mobo Doco

(Translated) A nice destination with well-marked hiking trails. (Original) Ein schönes Ziel mit gut beschilderten Wanderwegen.

Gary Acker

Trail rough in some places but great walk

Michael Parker

GREAT DAY! GREAT FRIENDS!! GREAT PLACE!!!

Randi Graham

Beautiful area, nice walk in the woods, along and around the lake. Nature at its best, great trails.

Michael Delaney

Nice trails and photo shoot location

Emily Sheen

Knowledge and friendly staff made the visit so much more than I expected - they were patient and responsive to our kid's questions and interests! The estate is beautiful for a walk and picnic. We will visit again!

John smith

Was a great place good piece of n.s. history

James Reid

Walked on the Red Spruce Loop of the Uniacke Trail System. Beautiful woods by the lake.

Shawna Beaton

Very beautiful place to visit and learn the History of the house and grounds.

Adam

Lots of local history to check out

Mary Mcfarland

Beautiful history, grounds are fabulous. The house it self has so much history and a wonderful story. The lower level has some home made snacks that are to die for. Staff are very friendly and knowledgeable.

jeff benoit

Love this place, perfect for a walk on the trails that bring u around amazing lakeside shores and perfect place to go swimming

James K.

Gorgeous scenary with lots of walking trails. Didn't manage to go inside the museum but this looks like an excellent place for a family outing.

Jason Alward

Sunset Secrets tour is offered from time to time. It's a great way to see parts of the house that are restricted most of the time. Tour is educational and entertaining. A must do for anyone interested in history of Uniacke House.

Steven Bruin

It is a beautiful place. The house looks stunning. The gardens are huge with loads of place for kids to run around. Well worth a day trip. It has toilets and tea room.

Terry Casavechia

Uniacke house is a special place to visit. The Honourable Richard John Uniacke first visited the site in1776 and not until 1813 did he start this beautiful mansion overlooking lake Martha. I love visiting each summer for a peaceful step back in time. Well worth a visit! Uniacke house is opened and I was lucky enough to hear Baroque music being played live in the historic mansion as part of Canada Day 2019 celebrations a real treat on a foggy afternoon! Followed by a tour of the house! Thanks again

Elizabeth Keating

Absolutely awesome trails, loved it

Violet Bastarache

Beautiful walking trails, so peaceful!

Edward Burchell

Has great old forest trails! Historic and educational experience.

Orin Eisenhauer

Great trails

Charlee Perrier

Beautiful spot for hiking!

Dennis Hazell

I love this place because it's a big part of Nova Scotia, 's history, the grounds are well keeped and the estste is well looked after, we can all be proud of it

Jenny Hastings-James

Fascinating history at this country house and estate. Take a picnic and enjoy the hikes and beautiful scenery.

Tim Gilbert

Really amazing building. Lots of great history.

Wilco Cramer

Great place for trail running!