Reviews of Castle Kilbride (Museum)

Jesse Linseman

Quaint little museum. The lookout at the top is great.

Red Zone

Beautiful architecture design and interesting story!

bev walker

It was a good experience loved seeing all the old out fits and furniture

Luis Medeiros

Great history here you got to check it out

Sylvie Weir

Lovely small museum. Very informative and well made video that they show before you go in really helps to put a more personal spin on what you're seeing.

Carrie M

Just stopped by outside. Has a large parking area and a cute gazebo that you can hang out in.

Dianne Gardner

Beautiful house and informative about local history.

Dmitry Skakovski

Learn how the richest Baden family lived 100 years ago.

Angie Hallman

This jem of Wilmot is a must see for the whole family!

Joshua P'ng

Delightful Victorian ????, lot of history and a top notch view of the surrounding area

Ladan Samar

Very nicely kept. Don't forget to check the Christmas Dickens' Village on the attic..

K.C. “Jimmy” Chang

I thoroughly enjoyed touring through this beautifully restored mansion. It was totally worth the price of admission to see the gorgeous artworks and learn about the family who owned this wonderful piece of history.

Michael Bracht

I accidentally drove by twice because I was looking for an actual castle. It’s a large Victorian Mansion, with interesting period furnishings and decorative murals. They have kept the rooms intact as they were for their original occupants. The basement houses a collection of local artifacts. My only gripe was that they don’t allow any photography, not even without a flash.

Anna Chahill

Quaint, and the inside was gorgeous. Lots to see and lots of biblical references which were interesting to see. Lots of intricate patterning and beautiful furnishings too. Their covid protocols were tight. Only reason I did not give this 4-5 stars is because our tour guide was very unwelcoming and we felt rushed. Despite us getting through the tour in a timely manner, and getting out before time was up, she kept looking at her watch as if we were taking too long. I even asked her if we were doing OM on time, because she kept looking up at her watch, lol. Very monotone and expressionless. The place itself was great, but the guide was cold, unwelcoming, and quite frankly made the tour feel more boring than it should have felt.

Bill Winger

Interesting musical events

Axel Eichhorn

Right next to Tim Hortons. This is indeed not a castle. But definitely worth seeing as it gives a detailed insight into a rich man's home 80 or so years ago. Wonderful details.

Sharon Mitic

Castle Kilbride, the 19th century home of James Livingstone, a Baden flaxseed merchant, was decorated for Christmas. The special Christmas tour showed the restored home's lovely Victorian decorated theme to the public. Excellent historical display of a bygone era.

Mary

Beautiful High Victorian mansion in Baden, Ontario built by a Scottish immigtant who made his fortune in the linseed oil trade. Exceptional "trompe d'oeuil" paintings! Wonderful painted ceilings & beautiful hand-carved marble fireplaces & wooden valances. It is lovingly restored to the 1920's.The last owner had to auction off all the art & furniture in 1988 but 75% of it is back in the house, mainly by donation with a few purchases. The guide clearly enjoyed recounting the history. A lovely surprise find while driving in the country on a drizzly November day. Good COVID protocols. You can book timeslots online.

Katie Caissie

Beautiful and fun

Jesse

Great local history with amazingly knowledgeable staff! Excited to return for ghost walks oneday! Definitely worth checking out.

tina cea

Don’t come without a reservation

Lori South

Very beautiful museum. Has s great video to watch before you start your own tour.

Rachel Haigh

Very neat to see!

Richard Sheppard

Beautiful place

Khurram Naqvi

It's just ok but no tour guide

Daniel Ireland

Beautiful historical site. Well maintained landscaping.

MLMorfitt

Always interesting exhibits. I go at least 3 times a year.

wigliff

Ok tourist attraction. Lots of interesting things.

Chloe Weir

Very nice experience. I loved the 14 minute intro video, they'd obviously spent time, money and effort on that part in particular. The museum itself was fascinating, and set up in a way that flowed, and didn't require a guide to make sure you saw everything. The price we paid was perfectly reasonable for the amount of time we spent and the level of enjoyment (quite high). Our 10 year old liked it just as much as we did. She enjoyed learning about the trompe l'oeil style and liked the outdoor privies quite a bit :P

Luke Coughey

It was a nice, large historic home, but certainly not worthy of being called a castle.

Nick

An unsafe place.

Karen Rehkoph

Interesting historical mansion

Andrew Shortt

Awsome historic woodwork and furniture

Alicia Kiedrowski

Spectacular tour! Guide was incredibly knowledgeable, each room was immaculately staged. I had the benefit of seeing it decorated for Victorian Christmas, with lots of original elements from that. My favourite part was the basement, a tour of mourning practices since the family experienced so much loss. For example: funerary flowers coated with wax to preserve them... 100 years later they are absolutely haunting. Highly recommend a visit!!!

Leo Mc Carron

Come and tour the place and enjoy its history

Nick Matthews

Beautiful location. Well kept grounds.

Les Piotrowski

Great place to visit for summer events. Check out their schedule and the Prime Minister's Path

Scott DR

What a gem! Really surprised and delighted. Very glad to have taken the time to visit.

JoAnne Gambarotto-McKay

Beautiful home with lots of original furniture. Beautifully decorated for Christmas. We had a very knowledgeable tour guide named Taylor and were fortunate to have had a private tour. Well worth the time and drive.

R C

Great historical location, well run and insightful

Ivan Mykolyshyn

Interesting historical place

Shawna Bourke-Heimpel

Offers a great by donation outdoor concert series which is great for the whole family

Kevin Purdy

Interesting

Jess Beau

Tour guides are very friendly and knowledgeable - we had a blast!!

Jason Stager

Great staff, very knowledgeable about the house and family

Pauline Weiland

Went for the summer music. Tim Louis was excellent.

Krista Cr

Museum with lovely displays, municipal office in the back. Holiday displays are really fantastic

Jim Watson

If you are in the area it is worth a look.

king wickens

A bit rushed for 10 bucks per person and can't take pictures. It doesn't have any historical significance, it's just the mansion of a local rich dude built in 1877. Many things aren't original anymore. You don't even enter from the front. You park and enter from the back, doesn't feel very authentic. It's nice to see some victorian era architecture and mild trompe d'oeuil painting but that's about it.

Chris P

I didn't go inside, but I think it's odd that there is a modern administration building attached to the historical building

Ihor Palahnyuk

Great historical building; unfortunately, did not have a chance to book the tour yet. Large parking at the back and a short educational walking loop with few Canadian Prime Ministers’ statues.

Dianne A

Took the ghost tour. Interesting stories.

Joshy

Learn a bit about the local history and see statues of the prime ministers.

Hossein Mortezaei

Don’t waste your time! Nothing exciting

Chloe Ma

Nice staff, great experience.

William Seip

Worth a visit!

Sam Robbins

More interesting then one might think

Donna Doering

just a wonderful beautiful place, to go back in time.

Cary Crooks

This place would be better if it was free to view or at a more competitive price such as $1/$2. The price to get into this "museum" is $6.50 and you cannot take pictures or record videos! What is the point to pay such a price if I cannot record the moment. The township really needs to re-evaluate its policies.

Heidi Schumacher

Looking forward to bringing my MIL for the Christmas tour!

SHAUNA COURTNEY

Love the wall art - incredible! Interpreter was very knowledgeable with a degree in art & history, so well done