Reviews of Battlefield House Museum & Park National Historic Site (Museum)

Jim Barrett

Great old house great and knowledge staff.

Joshua Barrer

Beautiful park to spend some time with your family walking

Courtney Hampton

I love history and this is a great place to visit.

Andy Watson

Interesting place

Keith Vrieswyk

Fine grounds .Easy walk. Interesting buildings but closed.

Tim Stevens

Haunted house just watch the curtains

Adil Kalyal

Very beautiful place. Great for a family outing

twelve forty two

I haven't been to the actual musium but the downstairs floor is great for renting out for meetings

Wade Nunn

Great place to take a walk or enjoy the museum.

Melvin John Osian

Very interesting day to learn history

Bitbat

This is a great place to explore some of Stoney Creek's history. Take pictures beside the stoney creek tower, and play with family. It's a nice place to relax and play with kids, especially after a long day at work/school. Every year they have this event called "Battle of 1812" where actors come and re-act what happened in the Battle of Stoney Creek. During that time, you can find many old school items, as well as games and activites you can enjoy with your family. Nice place here!

Seika Groves

We participate in the Battlefield House reenactment each year as a merchant. The grounds and museum are worth a visit even if it is not during the 1812 reenactment

Rachel Schuurman Hess

I had a tour of the grounds, the museum’s where closed.

Benjamin Grim

Neat little park. I visit occassionally.

Ken C

A very interesting place to visit! Come and take their tour, it's a huge part of our local history. Also come to see the war of 1812 reenactment. Great place to hike, have a picnic, fly a kite, walk your dog etc.. Cool place.

Audrey Meiklejohn

It is well worth the time to go early in June to watch the re enactment of the Battle of Stoney Creek. Volunteers in period costume great to see...and little centres with games for kids and crafts and even clothing from back then. There is an outlet for hotdogs or sausages or hamburgers and fries. Touring the homestead is very interesting as well.

Benjamin “atomicben” Congdon

A really cool historical site. Lovely grounds.

MindScape

Excellent history to learn of stoney Creek and the pivitol part the people pleyed in the war. The grounds are well kept, great for picnics and family gatherings.I think it's a great place to be outdoors if you like that sort of thing.

Elaine Tinebra

Quaint banquet room for small shower type events.

Erin Van Hiel

Battlefield park has two gyms and seven poke stops!

Noire Amasaka

absolutely amazing

Alison & Aria Pipe

Fantastic experience

Kammalleena Lovwa

Great park

Steve Mayes

Always a joy to visit Stoney Creek Battlefield. The best time to get the full effect, is to attend the Annual 1812 Re-enactment in June! Lots of sites, sounds and the smell of Black Powder!

Kamilla Nowak

Excellent time for War of 1812 re-enactment!

Maegan Spilotro

I had my bridal shower there and it was absolutely beautiful.

Meaghan Sehl

Great place

Paul Perrin

Nice place for a get together

Hyper Edge Inc

A great walk, with alot of history.

Kuljit Aujla

You can learn so much from here... I recommend this place

Zachery Sachs

Polaris Poké stops galore.

Alan Dow

Reigning Champs - 1812

Gabriela Fuchs

Nice place to hike or learn about some history of the area. Reenactments are held few times a year.

Perez JB

Nice museum and park, but you may find that some interpreters aren't as familiar with the site and house details due to their rotations throughout the Hamilton region.

Grace Vanderploeg

Fun place to let doggggggggs run.

Mark D Turner

Great time. Guides are very knowledgeable.

Jennifer Kirkwood

quiet

Not GenerationRy

Beautiful place for a walk or Pokemon Go with the Fam. Great history as well.

Catherine Elsliger

Wide space..... Very pleasant

Frances Morency Photography

This place is a beautiful option for wedding photography. Easy access and manageable with multiple weddings

Joel Tawse

Great for a walk with your dog.

Andru Valpy

There is a lot of neat history here! In 1813 3,000 US troops tried to invade Upper Canada and set-up camp. In return, 700 British Regulars left their encampment in Burlington Heights to attack the enemy. While both sides suffered great losses, the Americans were ultimately defeated and withdrew. This particular battle is credited with saving Upper Canada from being overrun in 1813. Located within the park is the Battlefield House, The Battlefield Monument, The Nash-Jackson House, as well as the Battlefield Cemetery. The grounds are surrounded by beautiful gardens and plenty of green space. Annually, a reenactment of the battle takes place nearby - which is a draw for both tourists and locals. Perfect for summer evening strolls, picnics and even photography. This is a great and important part of Hamilton & Canada's history and a site not to be missed.

Linda Hinnells

Very educational

Alan Harrington

It is a real battlefield from the War of 1812. American & British soldiers died on these grounds.???????? ????????

Mike Lastman

Great time what year were the battle of 1812 enjoy the fireworks excellent reenactment

Jane W

Historic park. Well used. Lovely. You can get into the Bruce Trail and go up the escarpment to Devils Punchbowl.

Nicole Barati (Cole's Reviews)

This is a beautiful piece of History and if you are looking for a beautiful place to take pictures or even just explore then you have found a gem here at Battlefield Park.

Lynda B

Hamilton treasure. Museums are free with library card.

Lynda Tomkinson

its is a great, clean park. lots of pokemon stops

Vanamali Dasi

Memories to treasure for a lifetime. Ditch the heels for the day and wear practical shoes.

Sami Jan

Site where battle between Canada and America occurred in which Canada won.. live enactment of battle, Tower and museum..

Mandy

Loved the battle field festival here. So much to learn for the little ones including old games and walking on stilts. Merchants the sold old items such as toys. Overall great experience seeing the reinactment of the battle of 1812 being played out as it was. Great experience.

Jeanette Ford

Probably the best place in Stoney Creek to play pokemon, especially for smaller kids. There are 2 gyms and about 8 stops all within an easy walk of each other. The grounds are beautiful, and from May to end of September (about) the washroom facilities are open. It's pretty common for all the stops to be lit with lures. I've never actually been inside any of the buildings, except for the tower, but unfortunately the stairs to the top are closed. Many of the festivals held there are pretty neat. I can recommend the Apple Fest at the end of September. Lots of fun!

Jake T

Nice park just watch out for uncleaned dog poop because LAZY owners.

David Speicher

Came here for the Re-enactment of the Battle of Stoney Creek. Wonderful day with so much history. Lots to do for the kids. A wonderful day had by all. Definitely an event to put on your bucket list.

Colin Lobo

Great historical site to visit.

Eric Jespersen

Great part of history...

MS Hamdan

History and old scary days are offered here. Travel 100 years in time and enjoy it.

Michelle Murphy

Very good history lesson

jack koziol

Great little park with limited picnic facilities. Used for Battle of Stoney Creek re-enactment in June and apple festival in fall. Has battle monument and museum (limited hours) on site. Not the quietest park since it abuts against Centennial Parkway.

Serafina Thoma

Great historical property in Stoney Creek. Also an awesome spot to play Pokemon Go

Deb Potter

beautiful grounds

Charlene Kump

Visited many times as a child. Lots of memories.

Alex LaForm

Well maintained, fun staff, never been on a tour, but the costumed staff never fail to smile.

Tanya B

Lots of greenery. The tower is cool to see and you'll see some wedding parties taking photos . There's a public washroom and two covered pavilions with lots of grass areas for picnicking.

Iv D

Nice park for family events and picnics

Michael Y

Great site, and they host a fabulous reenactment every June.

Art O

Very nice and friendly place!

Takwana Madziba

Grew up here, only great memories and always well kept and respected grounds

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Monique Berry

A place with historic environment. Picturesque in all seasons.

M Kiro

Well kept park and building, easy to get to.

Matthew Soares

Great area!

Beto Pinto

Very nice place

Greg Haza

History!

Cory Stewart

Lots of poke stops

Michelia Alba

I joined the house tour. It was nice. It was a small house but great. The tour guide, Luke, also nice. In winter, the stairs to go up to the monument is closed. I'll come again when it's warmer.

Guido Ciardullo

It feels weird saying this but this is a great spot to play Pokemon Go!! There are 12 PokeStops and 2 Gyms. The place is buzzing with gamers!

Grimsby Yoga

Great place to visit with family.

Krag S

Cool place showing some if Hamilton's history.

Kinjal Patel (Kinu)

Gorgeous in the summertime with everything in bloom. Free guided tours were offered as well. Would highly recommend for family fun, and enjoy the great view from the castle!

Kevin Murphy

Stopped in for the reenactment of the battle of Stoney Creek. Very well done. Many merchants dressed up in period outfits. Several things for children to do. On the expensive side though

Aaron Kozlowski

This old time museum and park is a great place to share some history with the young ones. Well kept and preserved while keeping true to the historical nature of the site. If your looking for a great place to take wedding photos or simply a family picnic this place is at the top of my list.

Matt Matti

Great history lots of pokemon players

Adam Sachs

Amazing location for wedding photos! Highly recommend.

Falcor23

Been going here since I was a child, always loved it.

Rich Carter

A great piece of our Loyalist the history. Worth a visit in warmer weather

Daniel Konior

Absolutely beautiful park. The house itself is very well preserved and full of history. Even just to go for a walk around the grounds it's worth the visit.

Thomas M

History of the war of 1812. Guided tours available.

Gurv Singh

Nice clean place, lot of parking. Covered area and lot of big trees

Harry Singh

Wonderful Museum of Canadian history

George Borenovich

A great place to spend the day

shaun Gibb

Awesome park great place to relax

Tanya Stepanic

Scenic views at the foot of the escarpment, open park area for time with the family, historical monument, and the beautiful Gage house as you enter the park... A must see for anyone who loves nature and history!

Priscilla M

Beautiful place!

Katrina Ruberto

Dog enjoyed the walk around here, got some nice pictures too!

Dave Taylor

Very informative, highly educational and everything to that period and home are authentic. Go see it.

IAM JON

Historical

Amanda McKay

A must visit historical location

Josh Leeder (Landscaping Ninja)

Canadian History and ghost hunting

Gordie Hanna

Beautiful grounds and a very historical place to explore. There is parking on site and it is generally wheelchair friendly. I highly suggest checking out the Battle of Stoney Creek reenactment in early June.

Susan

Cool

Brian Kowalewicz

Great place to run and play with the kiddos

Charles Coutu

Kids and adults

Courtney Hannaford

Beautiful all year round ❤

Ron J

For any history buffs this is the place to see...lots of reenactment events.

Ryan Tonegawa

A great place for a picnic or a walk with a loved one. Plus you can learn a thing or two about Canadian history.

Dan

Great park to walk dogs and there is a hiking trail behind

Dallas Bear

Love to bring my dog here to run, unfortantly so do other people who do not clean up after their dogs. Love that it connects to trails. Climbing the stairs is always good exercise and the monument is beautiful. Museums are extremely boring and would never pay to go in but we love just walking the grounds. Parking isnt bad during the week or early in the mornings on weekends as long as there is no event going on.

Mellissa Cameron

it's an awesome place to learn a little history of Stoney Creek and the war of 1813

Robert Vasiliauskas

Local history you didnt appreciate enough

Linda Crawford

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Sergio Muzlera

Giving it a 5 star but it was closed due to covid

Jeremy Finton

Such a beautiful park

Jerod

Incredibly interesting bit of local history. Guides were informative and tailored experience to their audience.

Sherry Richter

Great place to experience the war of 1812

Richard Murray

Rich in history

Ian Graham (GrahamsThatGame)

Lots of Poke stops and gyms

Tony Sun

Very beautiful place, hope more people know it.

Nicholas Armstrong

Reinactment has gone downhill last few years. Still a nice place to bring the family if you rent out the gazebo.

Mark Robbins

Important historical site that is well maintained with lots of exciting programming. Good starting point for a hike through the escarpment or the creek in the summer time. Plenty of things make it worth a trip.

Helen Hollywood

The people that run Battlefield are so awesome amazing Respect to yous for running awesome place we had so much fun

kay lewis

Very interesting tour and info.hands on writing and games for kids and tasted gingerbread n apple cake

Craig Sinclair

Old world partially buried castle in Stony Creek

Jason Fiddler

Very cool historical place.

Gurmail Matharu

Lot of open space and parking around area

Hernand Pollaruste

Excellent battle re-enactment and lesson in history

Rafal Kusiak

Very unique and historical reinactment. I enjoyed the atmosphere here. The actors did a great job but they could of been a bit more real in taking a hit. For the first 30 mins of the battle not even one actor got shot. Everyone was a avenger soldier lol. Very good food and set up. Will come back again !

Livy K

Apple fest was great

L Andrews

Museum wasn't open when I went but the park was beautiful

Ashly McLean

Awesome

Dave B

Have only been here walking through, never on a tour. Beautiful historic site with plaques to read and buildings to see.

Keshia Romain

It was a very nice park the kids were able to run around free the only thing I can suggest is maybe some caution signs for the embankment behind the Pavilion

Becky Marshall

Unfortunately, we planned out visit for a Monday, only to find all museums in Hamilton are closed that day. As we wandered around the grounds on a chilly day, one of the custodians noticed us and invited us inside the museum to get warm. He and another tour guide or docent spent some time with us, giving an account of the time period of the War of 1812 and allowing us to see an introductory orientation film. After, we did take some time to tour the grounds and see the impressive Battlefield Monument, a local landmark, Since 1913, the tower that stands 100 feet tall commemorates a century of peace between the British and the Americans. The grounds make up 32 acres of parkland, an herb garden and nature trails, including Battlefield House and the Grandview (Nash-Jackson House) where we were allowed in. A number of smaller memorials tell the story of the Battle of Stoney Creek. Quite an experience, we were very thankful of the kindness shown by the museum staff and will make it a stop the next time we are in the area

Elvir Ademovic

Kids are scared there might be a dragon inside the castle. It would be nice if we could go in to show them that there really is a dragon inside. ????

Sabina Gatneau

Nice place

Stefanie Marusic

Always fun

Kristina

The park is a lovely historical place, and there's a lot of neat things to learn about on the tours and at the yearly reenactments. I recommend going up the monument tower if you get the chance! It gives a spectacular view of the park and surrounding area.

Gidget Boyer

A great place to visit and have a picnic

George Hall

A superb place to spend an afternoon learning not only about the battles against the Americans in 1813 but more so about the family on whose land the battle was fought. The Hamilton and Stoney Creek history is fascinating in its significance to the development of Canada.

Wendy Peart

Beautiful grounds and great lookout!

David Brett

Great day out.

Ryan Lee

Great place to take the kids and make memories. Went here myself as a kid and only went in the castle once. Now I take my kids when they have events, and we go up the castle every time! Great people, good events, good all-around.

Natalie Castellanos

Great place to learn a bit of history

Dan Rock

Nice place, went into the castle and looked around

Paul Ciavarella

Great history

Tim W

Great night out in the park.

Tim Panton

Walk into early lical history at Gage House and battle of Stoney Creek reenactment.

Scott Payette

The city of Hamilton needs to invest some money here for proper maintenance and weeding in the gardens.

Maria Theodoropoulos

Such a great historical area to visit! Even a great place just to walk around on a nice day.

lim stephen

Nice and cozy place to hold a children's party.

Mike V

Excellent staff grounds very clean

Jordan Gillespie

Ground are very cool to explore!

Casual Hour

Cool place

marcelo cipriani

Great historic tour regarding the battle of stoney creek during the war of 1812

Joyce Lehman

Were told someone on the tour would open the tower in 30-40 minutes. Waited and waited. Nope

Robert Leeming

Fun place to visit and the grounds are gorgeous to walk through.

Jodie Reed

Great historical place to explore and enjoy nature.

Noel Durbin

Beautiful place. Went there for wedding photos. Enjoyed my time there

Mary-Ann Szajman

Love this place

Asif Khan

Best museum, its free and volunteers doing a great job. Answering your questions in a polite and professional way. Highly recommended.

SarahLynn Clarke

Was at the reenactment of the War of 1812. Was a great time. Beautiful grounds to walk through

Max Major

Its the biggest park ever.

mike hu

Nice historical place with a staircase leading up to a tower.

John

This was just a beautiful day for a drive. Lovely area for a walk on the trails. There is going to be a Re-enactment of the battle of Stoney Creek on June 2nd and 3rd. Starting at 10am.

Ryan Kelly

Great reenactment, was amazing family trip, I suggest noise blockers for children under 3

Annette Tucker

Very historic and a nice place to walk

Scott Rushton

A must see for all who care to learn about a piece of Canadian history

Alex Smith

Very nice park and I am sure in other times it would be better. However there is very little to do at the site. With it being such an important part of Canadian history there is so much potential not being used. Again during better times I may come back and update this review. Cannot stress so much potential here...

Janet Dawe

My Daughter & I visited in the summer & we enjoyed it very much...so much to learn there

Neno

It has some good places.

Mandy Stonehill

Came here as a child for field trips, have been as an adult and loved it just as much. My best friend also held her bridal shower here which was a fun and unique experience!

Kati Crawford

Great place to learn about history

D R

Nice historic park to visit. I have been here many years ago and then up to the top of the tower. This visit enjoyed the lovely gardens and trails.

James Ledden

Came here for the War of 1812 reenactment. Really cool

Leesa M

It's got a beautiful outdoors area if you're looking for a good walk. Also leads to the Bruce Trail

Rachelle Popp

Went today for the first time. It was a great place to tour and our tour guide was fantastic

Uniquely Me

Volunteer staff were wonderful.

Bob Foster

An interesting building and background. We've done the tour a couple of times. We really enjoy it. Aside from the tour, the grounds are beautifully kept. It's a large park space. Free entrance and parking. And they do an annual reenactment of the battle of Stoney Creek complete with cannons, muskets and actors in full period regalia. It's fun!

Dave Wilson

A wonderful museum of Canadian history. Well run and maintained

Bob Gauthier

Great history

Eileen Doucet

Lovely tour of both the house and the monument. Not clear when you arrive, especially on foot, that you have to buy tickets at the little house across the road. Nice way to spend a few hours outside as well, so bring a picnic and walking shoes as there is a connection to the Bruce Trail behind the monument.

Carol P.

Nice place and always clean.

kerri Banville

Visited for the Battle of Stoney Creek festival. Learned alot and had a great time