Reviews of Yale Historic Site (Museum)

Kim Dashwood

Such a sweet little town. Stop there every time we pass thru.

Life of Chuck

A must do visit here if your travelling by. Tent city baby...

Guilhemine Milburn

Fun and very informative. Clean, well organize and full of trésors. Kids 8 and 12 enjoyed the visit and even found gold :)

Dale Phillips

Takes you back in History. Amazing place to Visit. And you can try your luck Gold Panning when the River is Low. Unfortunately Closed now due to Covid. Residents Only

Victor Nomura

Lots of fun panning for Gold!

Ashish Verma

A small site to visit, community is beautiful. There is Fraser river flowing behind this site, which makes this place worth to visit. Since it's close to Hope, there are plenty of scenaries to enjoy.

Erin Sowerby Greene

Museum was under construction, but employees were very kind and helpful

Richard Griffin

Great history of our province. I believe the should teach Provincial History in our school's o don't think this generation knows anything about the discoveries of gold and the little towns that grew because of it. They teach of other countries and other province's but not not our own province. Sad I think.

Ronnie Fuentes

Small but packed with history! There's lots to see here, from the jail to the old church. There's gold panning as well.

Squeegie Mama

Great insight into the towns history.

No Pe

Fun!

Remona Powell

Lovely place...generous Canada day event.

Jeremy Schollie

Amazing trip through time ???? Walking through the church was very erie

James Turner

Great piece of history!

Brent Manning

Very informative and interesting.

Ki St

Beautiful little museum

Jay Holland

History and Beauty it was wonderful

Grace

Good place

Liz Towers

Beautiful! Gold panning at the river...stay at the haunted heritage House near the church.

Zvika Petel

Very interesting .

Ivan Puzikov

Close for covid-19 ? Utlist allow small group to go?

June Daniels

Unlike most museums, this one you can walk right into the display rooms in the tents, and lift up the items if you want. Nothing roped off, interesting info cards, and no one hovering over your shoulder. But the best part, worth the admission, is that you can RING THE CHURCH BELL. I've always wanted to do that.

Susan Steele

We stayed overnight on the grounds had a wonderful time Chuckwagon races history good restaurant wonderful showers

Robin Panwar

Best staff ,so knowledgeable about everything in Yale and BC . Unforgettable visit . Specially with Jacquie.

Anthony Vandergugten

Don't let this place be just a place you drive past. Stop in and learn about some important BC history.

Lise Sirois

(Translated) So much fun! Informative, lots of objects and tent village outside! (Original) Tellement chouette ! Instructif, beaucoup d'objets et village de tentes extérieur !

Dave Bushell

Good look back at the Gold Rush history in B.C.

Mike Brouse

Beautiful location to enjoy some outdoor recreation

Tori D

This place was so much fun. The gold panning was great. Left with some treasure.

Kelly Marshall

History grave sites dated back to 1887 Gold Rush a must see. Take the time to visit the church first church in BC Oldest graveyard in BC. It's a wonderful way to see our history. Take a walk back in time. $10 a person. To visit the church ..

Martin Gagnon

It's interesting to see the first time but it's the same always

trevor mackenzie

Yale Canada day 2018

Miranda Cowan

Beautiful setting and good homemade food. I could have stayed all day sipped tea.

Kashmir Moorhouse

I have been there and my family history is there, I am wondering who was the lady that owned the house before it was turned into a museum? my grandmother is Sidney Clare and she is the one who brought me there and she was the great grand daughter or grand daughter of the lady who owned the house. I would just like to know who owned the house to help me with knowing more about my family history.

robert callihoo

nice place

John Bruce

Really nice set up explaining the historic role that Yale had during the gold rush. The displays were well done and told the story well.

Rob S

Didn't have chance to look around much, great church. (My sis got married there.) Restored structures very well done.

Bonnie Chalmers

Spent a great afternoon with 4 kids exploring the area and picnicing. We all had a great time.

Grace Jones

Took a school group to the Yale sight today. It is a really well laid out site with lots of activities, historical buildings, and the proximity to the railroad provides a unique background noise scape. The students enjoyed the day even with the time constraints. Could have spent a lot more time here.

Christina Hopkins

This little town has so much history to it!!! The gold rush and all!!! Drop in and enjoy some ice cream by the post office:)

John Pozer

Yale celebrates it’s history in the 1800’s as a gold rush boom town, and later as a hub for railway construction along the Fraser River. The buildings and the Church are restored and in great condition. The sites were closed (due to Covid, ai think). Yale is very quiet on.a rainy Tuesday in November.

Tony Lazarus

It has sooo much to see. From the old house to the old church next door. I can't wait to get back

Kirk Dewhurst

My wife and I stopped by here on the way to Surrey for lunch. There was a picnic table that we used was close to the front entrance that was nice. Unfortunately the historical site was closed due to COVID because I’m sure being able to get inside would have been great What we could see looks good. We will have to come back another time when it’s open.

Cynthia Koan

Wonderful collection.

Michael Fu

It's a small area. I do like the displays but it's not unlike many of the history museums such as Fort Langley, Burnaby village museum etc. I like the space, it offers lots of places for kids to run, discover safely and I would come back as part of my trip out east, but I wouldn't make it the focal point of my day.

D W

Great bit of local history, you can even pan for gold

Andrey Solo

Very small historical site in Yale fort. there is a small but informative museum over there, good display of tents, where pioneers lived there. Maybe you don't want to drive to Yale just for it, but if you are going north - it worth to stop and spend and hour or more

Cariboo ian

Their website said they were open. Wrong.

Aly B. (alykat)

Tons of history and learning to be had! The staff is very friendly and informative. A must see would be the church as it is the oldest church in BC still on it's original footings.

Doug Mason

Neat displays of time gone by in Yale BC. Worth the stop.

Adam Holmes

Great staff. Only half open due to covid.

Pauline Cattrell

Great place to learn about the history of BC and especially Yale. Mindboggling information.

Kimberly Rose

Wonderful food and service at the Ward Tea House. A place not to be missed!!

Marcie Down

This is a fantastic musuem! Very affordable and such to see. A must do when travelling Hwy 1 Fraser Canyon.

Mascotal

We had a terrific time here on Canada Day. Volunteers and community leaders did a awesome job putting on a great birthday party.

Lily Galeon

So much history!

rayann bois

Very nice historic site

Jackson M

Fantastic historical display

justfortest TK

Always fun when trying to know our history

Ricardo Seah

Friendly staff and worth paying a visit if you’re in the area

Harwood

A nice place to stop to learn some history of the local area. It has a gift shop as well.

Laraina Murphy

Tea and atmosphere!

Joseph Mcgraw

Beautiful site to stop on your travel very friendly people.

Ruzica Towers

Awesome, but closed due to Covid.

A & L Reid

This place is a true time warp. Its amazing being able to step back in time to the height of BCs gold rush age. Truly a living museum

Bryan Korthuis

It was a fun morning activity. Staff was helpful.

m wiens

I always stop at the rest stop here for my dog. In the winter months the stairs are closed but you can drive down below to the grass area. It's open all year.

Susan Kassau

Must see for all ages! Stopped in this little town that time forgot. Read about the gold rush and enjoy the fantastic view.

Helen Shaw

We had a lovely night stay in the cottage with everything we could possibly need. Plus home baked cookies and the most amazing breakfast. Thank you.

Andre Vialon

(Translated) Historical Museum on the history of Yale, from the days of the gold diggers and railway construction. Many interesting photos and documents, as well as objects from the time. (Original) Historisches Museum zur Geschichte von Yale, aus Zeiten der Goldgräber und des Eisenbahnbaus. Viele interessante Fotos und Dokumente, sowie Gegenstände aus der damaligen Zeit.

Melissa Nemeth

My husband and I were married at the church here a year ago and used the Ward Tea House for a place to get us girls ready and then the night of our wedding as well. All the staff were very accommodating and the manager Debbie was more than fantastic!! We had a period of the buildings era wedding and they dressed the part as well!! Beautiful photo ops also.

Neil Thorsteinson

Friendly staff and historic site

john godfrey

Really liked how inter active it is, especially the tent where you can put on period clothes.

Kelly Sheldon

Such a cool step back in time. The manager, Margaret is so friendly and knowledgeable. Had a grear time.

MR Justin

What a hidden gem, perfect for a family. Kids had a blast. BC history at its finest

Rainbow Lunatic

*GOLD PANNERS MUST CHECK OUT* Got to do a good amount of beach panning in yale and it yielded a fun day with plenty of goodtimes Gold was found , a bit throughout each location I checked! Great for beginners and those who want to experience the fun of panning for gold on the fraser river

Denise Leonard

Great Experience. So much history and so interesting