Reviews of Old Fort Erie (Tourist Attraction)

Eric Davis

Great place to visit. Lots of history. Had a fantastic tour guide. Mike I believe was his name.

Lesley Riedstra

Although it was a cloudy day, the weather held off enough for us to take a tour around the fort, the clouds somehow added to the atmosphere. The guides were very knowledgeable and dressed in period clothes. Each room was set up with interesting information and examples of various items from the time. There was also an interesting display about a relevant local archaeological dig. Highlight was the musket fire of course!

Lamontagne Réjean

(Translated) Closed when we visited on September 16 but nice place to walk. To visit during a next visit. (Original) Fermé lors de notre passage le 16 septembre mais bel endroit pour se promener à pied. À visiter lors d'un prochain passage.

Benny Hamblin

Fun family outing near Niagara. It was so nice I would convert to Canadianism if it weren't a sin.

Eugene “Bill” Johnson

Fun!

Sherry Lawrence

Just amazing history

Bharat Dawda

Beautiful scenery, nice place to walk, less crowded

Seika Groves

We are sutlers ever year at the Seige of Fort Erie. A great event at the Fort.

Míriam Sánchez López

(Translated) Great staff and their interaction. (Original) Genial el personal y su interacción.

Avinash Singh

An amazing interactive experience of the history of Canada. The team was amazing and the life in the fort seeing cooking keeping warm real wood ovens cooking and moving timber on wooden wheel barrows

Kris Warmann

They have done a great job recreating the war of 1812 experience.

Carolyn Wells

Was so fun lots to see and do

RUMIMUME

They have some very good special events and re-enactments. Most of there events are well organized and well attended, so expect crowds if there is a special event going on.

Lin Joyce

Beautiful historic buildings and grounds. Experience living history at a battle reinactment or take a tour of the old fort.

Robert Greenough

Very fun and educational. The staff was very friendly and knowledgeable. I would recommend this for anyone looking for a fun day out.

Prince

Nice place awesome view at night.

Allan Wheelock

Old fort erie battle site.

Steve Mayes

Old Fort Erie is one of the Jewels left over from the War of 1812. Right after the French and Indian Wars the British decided to protect their frontier. So they decided to be pro-active about their territory. Originally built in 1764, the Fort was a couple of Blockhouses surrounded by a Wooden Palisade. The winter played havoc on it and damaged the Fort beyond repair. It was then decided to build a new one made of stone, which is located right behind where the original one was. Work was started around 1803, but still was not completed by the start of the war. The Fort had action throughout the 1812 Campaign, with it changing hands a few times. Later in History it saw action during the Fenian Rebellion of 1866. Go for a visit during the 1812 Re-enactment weekend in early August. An exciting action packed event. You will definitely enjoy your experience! ????????????

Simon Bentall

Nice Fort

Chris Paul

historic place,nice walk arround ,unfortunately the buldings were close.

Ower Alexander Oberto

Beautiful place.

marty muir

Ghost tour was great... Guide was informative and entertaining, seemed to be over really quick though (but it's worth the cost!)

Asia Vassos

An excellent place for history lovers. I would definitely recommend the guided tour, you'll learn so much more!

Christon Jones

Canadian History :)

Justin Keswick

Great during the pandemic.

puji pramesti

A very well managed center of attraction

Stephanie VanDyke

GO FOR REENACTMENT WEEKEND! It's no more expensive to visit than normal but you get a pretty sweet show!

Pascal Leblanc

(Translated) Really interesting, but only part of the fort has been redone. The visit is short and the interpretation in French is less detailed than in English. (Original) Vraiment intéressant, mais seulement une partie du fort à été refaite. La visite est courte et l'interprétation en français est moins détaillé qu'en anglais.

Yannick Langevin

(Translated) Impressive (Original) Impressionnant

Kurtis McCartney

Beautiful way to see history. Also food and an electric vehicle charger make it a must stop.

Vianney Tessier

(Translated) To see, historical and relaxing (Original) A voir, historique et reposant

Wayne Todhunter

We had a wonderful tour guy by the name of Alex. He was very knowledgeable and concise you can tell he loved his job. There is a lot of history in Fort Erie on a beautifully groomed premises and the pristine waters of the lake. It was definitely an all over well informative and emotional experience.

Stephanie Freeman

The blast of cannons and muskets firing are, of course, the highlight of visiting any historic fort. But there is so much more to see and do here with plenty of photo opportunities. Daily tours, period re-enactments and interactive displays make this a stop to remember. You have to know where you came from to know where you're going I was once told by a War of 1812 historian. Maintained and managed by the Niagara Parks Commission.

KIM REID

Incredible experience

Martin Holder

Amazing experience for all ages. The costumes of old. The reenactments will thrill your imagination of a bygone era.

David Bigley

Lots of history here.

Phillip Baker

Come see it for yourself, cool stuff to look at, and history to learn.

F P Mauro

Beautiful park with amazing views of the water! Trail goes on for miles!

Nigel Maunder

Great site and well presented. Worth the visit!

Chronic Bullscat

Awesome place to visit!!! Great history and just the thought of everything that happened there its great to experience for sure

Bob Murken

Super-knowledgeable and personable tour guide. This is a really well-done place and gives you a real feel for how the War of 1812 played out at this location. Kids and adults both loved it, and would be great for casual visitors and history buffs alike! ????????????????????????

Bernard Dietsch

Great visit, very friendly staff

Lish I

Can't go near most of the things due to covid, so unfortunately didn't get to have the full experience, but was a good time overall and the kids loved the museum!

Kathleen Griffis

Love this place! I learned a lot, even though they are still putting it together. The best tour guides I have ever had. Highly recommend!

Goretta Carolan

Nice but I miss the old little ice cream snack bar there

Mauricio Ramirez

Really interesting visit to the site of the last USA - Canada battle. Good reenactment. I recommend the included guided visit.

Derek Fiske

Loved it.

Mike Robinson

Interesting museum and grounds. If you like the old history, particularly military and early Canada, then definitely worth stopping in.

Jordan Kipp

Always a blast...! Well kept site, great programming, interesting cast of characters!

Boris Acevedo

Excellent experience. Beautiful place and very attentive personnel. Good for families but also history lovers.

Mingyan Chen

(Translated) It is a very good monument. There are guides to explain, although I can't understand everything in English. . . . (Original) 是个很不错的古迹。有向导讲解，虽然英文的我不能算都听懂。。。。

Jack 1059

Nice day out to get some local history.

Reza Sadreddin

You travel to 200 years ago. Fighting between the USA military and protectors of British monarchy over border. The location is the same but lots of renovation to teach people about an old military fort and what happened after the American independence from Britain. Good presentation good soldiers and good cannon firing every day. A museum gives you lots of info about old days fighting.

Bruno Fialho Travels

Wow ill start with that, it was really nice to see a pc of Canadian making history

Chandresh Gupta

Have seen many real forts in my life, considering those, this is mere a checklist.

Eric Labonté

Lots of history here, big disputes between the British and Americans.

Randy Doan

Cuban Canadian Alliance they had a great time

Greg Hawkins

Good reenactments.

Dilnasheen Khan

Good

Julian Mujica Munoz

Great place for a walk. The view is beautiful

Youssef Samer

Nice historical area

Suinier (Suinier)

Truly a piece of history. The reenactment shows always draw a crowd and are definitely worth watching if you get the chance.

Luke Russell

Very well done reconstruction with informative and interesting tour. Learnt, or relearnt, some interesting Canadian history. Can cover the fort in a couple hours.

Lola Ramona

the ghost walk was very interesting.

Laura Kelland-May

Lovely experience. The guide was v. Enthusiastic and was thorough with his explanation of the fort and its history. There was a guided portion and also time to roam the grounds on our own. Lots of history here. Recommended. Make sure you go to the kitchen to get a sample of the short breads! Yum

J0K3R RU

Always beautiful and peaceful

Krzysztof Piekosz

Very historic place, you can really learn a lot from being on the guided tours.

Marco Venzelaar

Very quiet place with loads of history and people working there in period clothes. Demonstration of musket rifles!

Calvin Brice

Fascinating glimpse into history. The guided tours are a great way to learn about what life at the Fort would have been like. Plenty of cool places to explore as well.

Ines Čereg

(Translated) A place that exudes the magic of the past ... (Original) Mjesto koje odiše čarolijom prošlosti...

Nincy Blanco

Tour really good and well explained. Our guide was really nice.

Candi Gruen

Very neat. Loved the tour

Timothy Brown

Good walk

Sean Komar

Really nice museum, we saw people fire muskets. Really great expierience!

Maxime-karl Gilbert

(Translated) Great family visit, they offer service in French, thank you ???? (Original) Super visite en famille, ils offrent le service en français, merci ????

Michael Y

Great historical site!

David Schendel

This is a great place to go to learn Michigan and American history. People of all ages enjoy touring the fort and looking at the many displays. I enjoyed seeing the many artifacts found on the site.

Mark Henning

Fun and informative tour of the battles here during the war of 1812. Rebuilt fort and earthworks with tours in costume.

Benjamin Ashbaugh

Full of history on a well kept grounds and museum.

Tricky Drinkywater

Worth taking the tour. Very helpful staff Informative And an insight to the war between the USA and the British . Demo was great. Cafe is a bargain. Thanks Meradith and team.

Nick Dama

Liv going there i wish it was as busy as it used to be 20 plus years ago i love hearing the cannons go off it like they are in our back yard, we are 2 blocks away lol . Love to see the day when they have the reanactments its a great few days

Megan

I came up with my parents today because I'm writing a novel based around the War of 1812. Adam was our tour guide and he was extremely amiable and very well rehearsed in all things history.

Derek Joon

Great place

Judith Naylor

Historic, well preserved. Interesting to see how soldiers lived 200 years ago

Klaus Gründel

Nice fortress to visit a few hours

Jo Fröhlich Android D2

Not real old but fun for the family. Close to Lake Erie with view to Buffalo.

Eric Westwood

Awsome open historic site!!

Gary and Christina Bedell

Had a great experience here! Our tour guide, Alex, was informative and answered all our questions. The reenactment was an added bonus. Will definitely visit again!

Colin Chapman

Great Staff, small but enjoyable fort that will take you a few hours to poke around. Love fire demos of cannon, mortar and muskets.

Jim Deal

Great historical fort overlooking lake Erie.

Robert Tinkess

Very much a great stop. Well worth the visit. Knowledgeable tour guides

Ben Lavrinoff

A great living museum.

Lori Peters

This is an exciting place to visit! Watch history as it unfolds before your eyes - the volunteers and staff always put on a great show!

Raine Shilling

Such an amazing experience for our group!

Alex Chao

I remember this place

Gillian Bennett

The tour was good fun... made the short bread recipe ... it's so tasty.

Jeffrey Baker

As a longtime military officer and history enthusiast, I quite enjoyed taking this tour along with my local Canadian friends. I highly recommend it if you're nearby.

Rosario Galioto

We enjoyed our tour of the fort.

Dee

Such a wonderful destination

Gerry Hickey

Fascinating place to see , much history there.

David Elrick

The last sight on Canadian soil that a foreign power had ever occupied and the last major war (War of 1812) Canada was directly involved in until the Boer War. A Must See ????

Slug Daddy

Great place with amazing history

Samuel Zettel

Great guided tour and a musket demonstration! Good value for our family.

Amadou Kebe

(Translated) A place steeped in history, therefore Canadian culture (Original) Endroit chargé d'histoire,donc de culture canadienne

SM GANG

Very cool.place

Ben Biddle

Take the tour, it's worth it for the information and interaction with the interpretors. We enjoyed fresh baked cookies and lemonade, watched them fire a mortar and muskets. There were games and clothes to dress up in. You don't have to be a history student to appreciate the significance of Old Fort Erie.

JX W

Beautiful historic site.

Erik Orlowski

Very well done. Frequent guided tours and weapons demonstrations as well as a number of museum exhibits in and around the fort.

Tim Zugger

History lovers should know of this place, Fort Erie is here in all its glory. Enjoy the visit and the views. Learn something new today.

faith S

If you're local, or a visitor from out of town, it's worth it to take a stop at the Old Fort. So much amazing history to indulge in, with some unbelievable and unique artifacts that are just amazing. The staff clearly love their jobs so much as they get fully into each of their characters. It's truly a magnificent sight to see and a very warm atmosphere!

Jon Eiseman

The tour was very informative and we enjoyed the musket demonstration.

Ajit Mallick

Nice place to visit with family. The musketry demo is awesome!!

Louise Asselin

(Translated) Beautiful area. The explanations in the museum section and at the fort are in English and French. No francophone quide and the staff on site did not speak French. (Original) Très bel endroit. Les explications dans la partie musée et au fort sont en anglais et français. Aucun quide francophone et le personnels sur place ne parlaient pas français.

prashant kasbekar

Really a place , worth visit and really appreciate services of guide .

Adnan Khan (Match Point By Dr Adnan)

Excellent tour if you love history

kaj wasowicz

the best fort i have ben to

Andrew Siemon

Went to see the siege of fort Erie reenactment. Feeling the ground shake with the canons firing and pyrotechnics was exhilarating. Watching the troops advance while they were firing their muskets was definitely worth the trip.

Karen Hogg

Doesn't open until end of May every year but I didn't know that when I tried to go in April. Would love to have more notifications about that on their website in the future....

George Brown

It's a good place to bring the family. We had a very helpful and knowledgeable guide for our visit.Many great costumes or people dressed era-specific. Live musket displays! Lovely experience. The guide was v. Enthusiastic and was thorough with his explanation of the fort and its history. There was a guided portion and also time to roam the grounds on our own. Lots of history here. Recommended.

Tyler Pelletier

If you like historical sites and ghost tours it's an excellent place to visit.

Joe Colautti

We went here for a Niagara Park to dinner and ended up getting a re-enactment and it was absolutely fantastic ,well recommended

Susan Marley

A place to see if into history and re enactments in the summer

Nabeelah K

Not my cup of tea, but it was an interesting experience. If you are a history buff then I’d definitely recommend it, most of my family really enjoyed it! There is a guided tour where you can see the whole place, get a few demonstration including the canon and rifle.

Martha Schueneman

Buildings in good condition. Tour informative. Staff pleasant.

princet6969

Great reeactment

Catherine Hunt

I love the history of it

Sebastian Kluth

Old Fort Erie is a museum that takes roughly one hour to visit. First of all, you have the register, shop and restaurant. Up next, there is a small exhibition inside that brings to life the impressions of the different beligerants. Once outside, you can revisit reconstructions of what the fort might have looked like two centuries ago. The visit is interesting for those interested in local history. The admission fee is however slightly elevated.

Anica K.

(Translated) Excellent ride off the tourist route. Very explanatory guided tour and very competent guide, explains all the details and answers all doubts. (Original) Passeio excelente fora da rota do turista. Visita guiada muito explicativa e guia muito competente, explica todos os detalhes e responde a todas as dúvidas.. Recomendo a todos mesmo que não goate de história pois é muito didático e entretenido.

Samuel Hill

Courtesy and knowledgeable staff who are make you feel safe and comfortable during these "covid" times!

Jason Stamps

We spent a few hours here taking a guided tour. The guide was very knowledgeable, the restoration and museum were rally well done. If you are vacationing at Niagara Falls it is definitely worth the short drive south to see this landmark.

Jabason Stanley

Nice to know about Canadian history. Ticket cost $15 for adult. Free for children less than 6 year old. They would show a 13 minute movie which clearly portrays the history. They have a small museum with war artifacts and the fort has the small building where the army lived, stored ammunition, cooked and took medical help with few of the items stored and maintained.

Suzanne Miller

Very interesting! Great contextualization of the War of 1812.

Christopher Norris

Take the guided tour. It really helps make the visit more interesting.

Darrell Lafave

Great place to learn about the history of our country as well about the relationship we have with our neighbours south of the 49th parallel.

Nurir Rohmah

I went here last Tuesday and it was great. It's off season now because the weather is getting colder by days so there were not so many visitors around but it was still amazing to be there. The admission ticket for adult is around 13cad. And it will take you around one hour to finish with the tour. They will start with a movie screening at the beginning and will walk around the fort afterwards. My guide name was Oliver and he explained us many things. The fort was still intact and still in a good shape here and there. We got to see the musket demonstration and there's another young man wearing the American uniform. It's interesting to see the contrast. The kitchen was probably the most fun one. I love how we can see their cooking equipment. And we also got to taste their cookies. There's also an exhibit at the admission center you can check out while waiting for your tour.

Vitalii

you can see it once ... I thought there would be a performance like a theater in which many soldiers are fighting ... but it turned out that this is not the case, either because of covid or on other days.

Bill Malik

Found it quite interesting. Mary our tour guide was excellent. If you like history this is a nice experience

Leila

Beautiful place

Kurt Zebley

Great museum and tour

Mike Brousseau (Kingmook)

Went here to visit the fort and experience a reenactment. The reenactment was amazing, with authentic clothing and equipment. The fort itself was staged with period appropriate items and the museum attached to the fort was very interesting and interactive. All of the staff we talked to were very friendly and eager to help. It's worth the few dollars to visit if you're in the area to experience a little piece of history.

Daniel Adrian Hajas

Wa closed today: closrd Wednesdays and Thursdays

rick johns

Took a night ghost tour. Very Informative. Volunteers were outstanding.

Veronica Goncalves

So much fun. Very knowledgeable employees who take the roles of their characters with confidence. Friendly staff willing to answer any questions you might have. Would love to come back again.

Thijs Arendsen

Nice history park

Fernanda Bulla Mejia

Is a beautiful place to learn. My kids enjoyed

Emily Butko

Absolutely beautiful attraction in Fort Erie. Perfect for a walk or picnic. Many events going on in the summer time.

Josh Leeder (Landscaping Ninja)

Love historic canada

Julio Eccheli

Very nice place to go if you are visiting Niagara Falls and have a car. It's not far away from Niagara Falls, fhe prices are fair and the guided tour is amazing! You can learn about the site's history and also watch to a musquet firing demonstration. The staff members inside the fort are are all dressed like 19th century, it's a very immersive experience.

Shane Veillette

It's an experience that I ll never forget ... The views the cheap food inside the fort and of course the events ... You guys are doing great fort Erie staff ;-)

AJ Winfield

Very nice

spiritgirl10

Very fun! Can't wait to go again! Ran out of popcorn very quickly though.

Ryan Vande Vooren

Fun learning experience with the family.

Epicman400

Great place to go to learn the history of the town but not as open as I thought they would be but that's just me complaining a bit

Erica Morin

Great experience, if you love history - definitely check it out!

Jo Case

Went for the Revolutionary War event last weekend and it was great. Really beautiful fort.

John Homman

The historical reenactors are all awesome, dedicated people. They are teaching our children so much. History owes a great debt to people like that.

Stefanie Hirt

We really enjoyed the guided tour at Old Fort Erie as well as the mortar demonstration. My 7 year old was kept entertained, and we also found the location to be very stroller accessible which was handy.

Chen X

Movie is must-to-see

Shyam Sundar

It has a good lakeside view of the us border with the peace bridge

Claudia Helena Degaspari

Wonderful place!

Anthony Guilmette

If you're a history buff, then this is a can't miss. Apart from the actual Fort & the beautiful surrounding parkland & riverfront views, Old Fort Erie offers spectacular re-enactments & a nighttime ghost walk during the summer & around Halloween.

Christopher Corbett

It's a ways off the beaten track in comparison with the rest of the Niagara Falls attractions, but it provided an enjoyable hour or two learning about the history of the border conflict between Canada and the U.S. in the War of 1812. Tour guides dressed in period regimentals provided color and interest. An educational and fun side trip for the whole family.

Everlaster Easton

A lot of history here nice place to visit

Aiden Fury

Would give 0 stars, i used to come in here for free when i was a kid and now they make you pay? What kind of nonsense is that, i could see paying for the tour but they literally make you pay to walk around.

Lydia Leeming

An informative and well run historic site. Will return.

Patricia MacPherson

Did the ghost tour. But the halloween event is the best

Mary Jane Albon- Kerekes

Part of Canadian history to explore.

Christopher Ross (rossgiftscom)

We had such a great experience at Old Fort Erie. We went for the historical reenactment and spent the afternoon touring the grounds, museum and vendors. It was a wonderful day out for everybody.

Sin004

Excellent guide she was very friendly and interesting site too, worth the detour if you are in the Niagara Falls area.

Adriaan van der Linden

Great learning experience. Always take European visitors.

Eddy

history

John Durnford

Always a great place to visit

Sarah Maureen

We took the Friday night ghost stories tour. It was a great experience overall. Our tour guide was fantastic! I highly recommend visiting the Old Fort Erie.

Iva Green

Very awesome. All staff was friendly and knowledgeable. Enjoyed it.

Anonimus Anonimo

(Translated) It is a step but you can see on the outside what was once, check schedules for performances (Original) Queda de paso pero se aprecia en su exterior lo que algún día fue , chequen horarios para representaciones

Robert O'Connell

My son is hugely interested in history, with a current focus on the war of 1812. Old Fort Erie is well organized, and the historical recollections are wonderfully presented.

ian bradley

Awesome

Sébastien L.

(Translated) Very well (Original) Très bien

Isanuk Barry

excellent fort and museum.well worth the price and time.Staff very knowledgeable and eager to answer questions.One of the better forts to visit from that period.Guides all in period customs.Good introduction to persons who are unfamiliar with the time period

Mathieu Gunn Papatie

(Translated) IT IS A SUPERB WELCOME AND VERY HELPFUL PLACE (Original) C'EST SUPERBE ENDROIT D'ACCUEIL ET TRES SERVIABLE

Julie M.

(Translated) Historic site full of history. Very well done, interactive, intuitive and shooting demonstration. Site to see absolutely! (Original) Site historique regorgeant d'histoire. Très bien fait, interactif, intuitif et démonstration de tirs. Site à voir absolument!

Neil Zhang

Very fun the musket shooting the cannon shooting and kids even get to participate, the person leading us was really nice too.

Kyle Frayne

Interesting fun

Anna Babitsky

Most of it rebuilt but the guide did a good job explaining the history and the canon shooting demonstration was very co

Meggean “Megg” Watkinson

If you're visiting the fort, check out the guided tour. Definitely worth your while if you're a history buff.

jim mopar

The staff was exceptionally helpful wonderful tour

Jean-Pierre Brosseau

(Translated) Very good: large bedroom, good mattress. (Original) Très bien: grande chambre, bon matelas.

Ines Ortiz

Full of history, great tour.

Stephen LaGuardia

Extraordinary historic fort with exceptional guided tours by historical reenactors. One of the best tours this vacation. Smaller is size than surrounding forts, but far more well run and historical significant.

francisco ortiz

Beautiful town

Loving Support Services

it's nice if ur in the area

Solange MORO

(Translated) It does not tell, you have to live it, I advise you (Original) Cela ne se raconte pas, il faut le vivre, je vous le conseille

Raphael

I'm so thankful for the preservation of our historic landmarks. Ghost tours here are very fun and engaging. Milkshakes are simple and delectable. Haven't been to the reenactment yet, but from driving by in past years, it looked detailed and immersive.

Bram Blenk

Wonderfully refurbished historic site. Great folks and a nice cafe and gift shop.

Yanick Marquis

(Translated) Interesting visit and in French in addition. We had a lovely afternoon with the family. ???? (Original) Visite intéressante et en français en plus. Nous avons passé une belle après midi en famille. ????

Keyla Goulart

(Translated) A time warp! (Original) Um túnel do tempo!

ranyart37

Animal friendly!

Paul Langdon

I love the old fort. When I lived Fort Erie,. Me and my friends while 12 13 would always jump the wall at night. Always Errie place at night very spooky. We had lots of fun and its a nice place to visit during th day while its opened.

Shannon Thomson

The tours are great and the ghost tours are amazing

Victor Dreiden

(Translated) One of the few historical sites around Toronto (Original) Одно из немногих исторических мест в окрестностях Торонто

Guerin Green

Great bit of history from that time the US invaded Canada

Jack Martin

Amazing experience from the tour to the demonstrations. I highly recommend coming to Fort Erie and spending a few hours to exploring history.

Calvin Dolinski

Fun and interesting. Not as big and doesn't have as many things to see as fort George

Bill Noble

They have a Canon... Need I say more..

Retirement Living

Great place to visit

Pauline Desgagnes

It's a good place to bring the family

Robert P

Interesting, educational, and my kids liked it.

Matthew Thomas

The guide was very knowledgeable and patient, they let you explore all you want. The actors wander around to answer your questions. It's a great "last stop" before heading back to America.

Timothy Bloedow

Great first meeting of the 2020 speaker series with Adam Shoalts on Feb. 26.

William McNally

Very friendly and informative staff. Kids will have a blast and get some education. Several interesting firearms demonstrations of period style weapons.

Salvatore Minerva

Its ok

Cameron Goertzen

A must see site for anyone interested in the War of 1812. The site includes a recreation of the British Siege set-up and what the Fort would have looked like during the American occupation. Information at the Fort and museum include topics such as the siege of Fort Erie in 1814, medical instruments used at the time, indigenous contributions, the Fenian occupation, and artistic images of the ruins up to modern times. The staff are informative, knowledgeable, and kind.

navneet basson

Most intact fort among all in niagara region

Jhumur Roy

Historic place, did not able to go in as we don't know the time table.

Jeff Kimber

One of my favorite places in the world

Andrea Wood

The ice walls were really neat!

Kelsey Macneil

Nice walk

Jay Home

Live action events should happen more often. Should be permanent vendors in the summer

Patrick gagné

(Translated) Very good as a place. Guided tour in French available. (Original) Très bien comme endroit. Visite guidée en français disponible.

K R

My family has been several times over the years and we love it. The reenactment of the war was our favourite. The people are knowledgeable and we have fun looking around. Looking forward to seeing it again.

Steve Stratton

Great living history tour

Ben MA

Not much to see

Angela Platts

Great historical reenactment site

Dave Burgess

Very engaged personnel

Walter Rivas

It was a nice afternoon, clear skies, a little windy. The drive from Fort Erie to Niagara Fallls along the river very pleasant. Highly recomended.

Alexandra St-Pierre

(Translated) Very interesting. Courteous and interactive staff (Original) Très intéressant. Personnel Courtois et interactif

Šárka Maroušová

(Translated) A good tip for a trip from Niagara Falls or if you want to cross the Canada / USA border and start in Buffalo. This fortress is not as old or as large as a military fortress in Kingston, but it is worth seeing. Even here you will meet British costume guides and demonstrations of shooting weapons and guns. (Original) Dobrý tip na výlet z Niagara Falls případně pokud chcete překročit hranici Kanada/USA a začít v Buffalu. Tato pevnost není tak stará ani tak velká jako vojenská pevnost v Kingstonu, ale přesto stojí za vidění. I tady potkáte průvodce v kostýmech britské armády a ukázky střílení z původních zbraní a děl.

NICHOLAS NOLE (Student)

Old Fort Erie. On the edge of the Niagara River in Fort Erie what makes it unique is that you can experience the sights and sounds of a fort under siege at this War of 1812 National Historic Site. Join British, First Nations, and American soldiers on a tour of the grounds and learn more about Niagara's pivotal role in the War of 1812.

Wendell Craven

I love history and the history here as presented by our guide was real and inspiring.

ronaldgc1

Nice place worth the trip

Colin Xu

Best place in Niagara region, with a lots of fun. Nice reception and friendly environment.

Bruce McRae

Can’t say enough about the staff at Old Fort Erie. Without exception I found them to be friendly, accessible, knowledgeable and genuinely enthusiastic in their role as ambassadors of the Fort’s history.

Mei Lin

Very educational

Rifka Claypool

Great place to visit. Take the guided tour.

Terry Phillips

Fun time and educational! The guides were very informative and fun to be with on the tour.

Robert Dougan

Live in wonderful Fort Erie and attend every year.

Shelly Mohammed-Khan

The tour was phenomenal. Learned so much of the history from our guide, Ryan. Best part was the cannon and musket demostrations.

Matt F

We had a very helpful and knowledgeable guide for our visit. Many great costumes or people dressed era-specific. Live musket displays! It was just a little pricey for the 2-3 hours you're going to take visiting the fort. Do it anyway, just go there knowing it won't be "cheap".

George Tran

Historic place with a wonderful view of the lake

mitchell black

Nice! I have pics to prove it!

Ryan Toole

Great way to spend a few hours outdoors near the river/border with kids. Full marks to reenactors who put on a good show with the muskets. Very quick, informative, and funny!

John Cronk

Well as they say, it's worth the drive to Acton, picking up on this even with summer road work on the QEW from Niagara Falls area to Fort Erie the traffic was moving well. It also has a few places to exit to get off if traveling with young ones that may have to use the washroom. Should allow about 2 hours from the GTA travel time. Great tour guides that know the history and didn't come across as it was just a summer job...very refreshing! The washrooms were well stocked and clean. There is lots of (free) parking and large out door grounds to eat lunch. As on any walking tour make sure you wear good foot wear. Good Value!

Yeena Park

Great view!

Luis Blanco

Long drive away from the main city and not very fun or entertaining

carmen ispas

Stunning!So beautiful the whole area: the view the shop the reastaurabt the info you can get and the people ready to help you !

Shelly P

A very fun day out, thanks for the great tour!

Bradly Ramer

Great place very interesting if you enjoy historical locations, very friendly staff

Scott Payette

My family and I do enjoy exploring the grounds. Some buildings require some painting and other minor maintenance.

T Kiser

Tons of history and great reenactments

Bill Steere

Fun walking tour.

Tony C

Great views over to the US side. Took a quick visit here to check it out. They have tours and a museum. Nice walking path along the water.

Greg Papich

this is a pretty cool old fort from the war of 1812 They do a re- enactment every summer and fire the old cannons. Spooky at night when no one is there

James Buckhalter

Great learning experience

Thamy Rojas

Charming

Ihor Palahnyuk

Great historical place to visit to learn about past and Canadian history. The team in the welcoming centre and animators are amazing and very knowledgeable! Amazing experience!

Martin Rygiel

It's okay. Nothing too special

P Da

Great historical attraction. Interactive.

John

Old forts are always cool, seeing how things were back in 17 and 1800's

Karla Smith

Very interesting history. To bad no ghosts

Carmen Attard

Very interesting!

Yvan Auclair

(Translated) The guided tour is a must (Original) La visite guidée est un must

Tariq Rashid

Well organized tour, very informative.

Andrea Bell

Staff was very educated about history of old fort erie. Very interesting.

Richard Trottier

A great place in history Amazing and friendly staff

Mike Scott

Great piece of Canadian and American history

YoungBlood1912

The old for it is a great place to take your family spend the day wearing about the history of 1812 war you're right by the water look over into Buffalo it may be closed for right now but it's still nice to come and look at the old war building & and everything

Harvey Sheppard

Very interesting and historical

Sameh Ibrahim

Amazing place well kept, takes you back in time, great part of Canadian heritage.

marcelo cipriani

10 out of 10 experience. I took the family to the night battle reenactment. Worth every penny.

Reva Petgrave

Great service and awesome guided informative tour. Our girls loved it

Aadi J

It was an amazing experience

Glen Hawco

Had fun and the staff are enjoyable. Always enjoy a good history lesson.

Ben Coomes

Great tour guide, knowledgeable and friendly. Museum good, but small. Relatable displays.

Jerry Edwards

It was a good place for a visit, the guides were excellent explaining the harassment the Americans were giving the Brits, we soon showed them who was the boss.

Beverly Carriere

Great place to learn some history

Samantha Corneilse

Was neat to see

marilyn ploessl

Very interesting area about history. The guide was very knowledgeable about everything.

Елена Кравченко

Nice place to spend couple of hours with kids and family. The place is packed with information for curious minds and also has a lot to see, to touch, to ask for younger ones. Special thanks to those who work there, guys really knew the history of the fort, shared interesting information about that time and traditions, answered all the questions. It was really lovely experience .

Michelle Jackson

Good information really enjoyed the tour

Sheila Hernandez

Nice tour and funny

Bailey PJ

Fantastic place to visit! We had a great tour done by Travis. The entire staff was very friendly, knowledgeable. Loved the musket demonstration. We learned a lot of new information about the War of 1812 and part Old Fort Erie played and it was nice to be able to do something in Niagara area other than just the usual touristy things around The Falls. I was very happy to share this as a suggestion to friends and family. (And scenery looking out on Lake Erie and Buffalo in the distance was lovely too!)

Richard Meades

Nicely restored with new Canada Parks info centre at the entrance

Donna aj

Wonderful historical site to visit

Mary Trenty

Great place. Well preserved

Maulik Panchal

Hidden Gem for GTA residents

JPE

We visited Old Fort Erie, the visit and the guided tour was impressive. The staff made a determined effort to inform the other participants of the tour. The fort is well worth the visit.

Vladimir Adamec

This is a great place to visit if you are in the Niagara area, Fort is beautifully reconstructed and it has new visitor center with tons of information and artifacts on display. And ice cream!!!

Karen Young

Excellent experience. Really enjoyed the tour.

Ryan Snider

Great place to learn about our history

Devin Warrington

Short guided tour by period actors. Neat and worth an hour to see if you have time. It's not very big.

Janea Harrigan

They did a very good job.

michael corrales

A fun place to learn about history. The guides and actors were great!

Elizabeth Groleau

Very good place to see and love it great to see

Brent M. Heavner

Docents did a great job. A nice intro to the life of a soldier during the war of 1812. My 6y/o even enjoyed it.

Zybina R

Loved the experience. Recommend.

Randeep Butalia

Well curated museum.

talka kimewon

An old town full of history.

Jolanda Squire

If you like 1812 Ontario history great place to visit! Knowledgeable tour guide, who showed lots of enthusiasm about the fort and it's history. Introduction video is very well done. Friendly staff. Basic concession food available, bought a decent coffee. Clean, modern washrooms, nice indoor information displays! Easy free parking!

Blake Mavin

Lots to see in terms of Canadian history.

Todd Baker

Very interesting. Fantastic tour guides

Josh Young

Had a great day watching the battle reinactment and did the tour. Definitely worth checking out. So much history and tons of interesting displays. Will be going back to see the big show in August

William Szekely

Loved the history. The re enactors are great, and happy to answer any questions.

Edward Chan

Great guided tour and it was a lot larger than I thought it would be.

1960felipe

I had a thrilling experience, here at Old Fort Erie, watching the Reenactment of the Siege of the Fort, by British and Canadian Forces, doing Battle with the Americans during the War of 1812, which was the Bloodiest Battle ever in Canada. I highly recommend that you bring your Family and friends to witness this exciting age of Canada's History????????????

D Shanks

Katherine had given us a wonderful tour

D. L.

Reed was great

brian echlin

It's a good pit stop for for two hours. I enjoyed it.

Alice Mui

For the price great display and tours provided. Closes early so you have to go there early.

Craig Williams

Excellent value. Entertaining and knowledgeable staff.

Kenn Blevins

Incredible

Alamusha Li

(Translated) There are detailed explanations, the extras reproduce the scene of the war at the time, the weather is not good, no pictures (Original) 有详细的解说，群众演员再现当时战争的情景，天气不好，没有拍照

Rix Harden

Our tour guide was a young lady who was so personable and a font of historical info. Very much enjoyed our afternoon there. The musket demo was well worth the tour alone!

John Vans

Great experience! The staff were very friendly and knowledgeable.

Tony Lamontagne

(Translated) Peaceful place where all people talk to each other without knowing each other (Original) Endroit paisible ou tous les gens se parles sans se connaître

wayne ward

We came over from Buffalo to watch the war re-enactment, and had a great time. Highly recommend visiting.

Richard Kamin

What a nice interesting tour, very informative and well worth it

Sarah Mason

Very cool experience!

Gerd Klein

Good

adam banks

The roar of cannon and musket fire, the smell of gun powder... huge iron gates, spiked fences, and stone bunkers line the hills... Not to mention who could resist a ride on such a big gun!!! The old tyme yarns we were enthralled with around the camp fire, spoken in tongues fit for the era... I can't wait to visit again...

Masaya Suzuki

Very nice.

Zuzana Dirova

Gteat place where to take your family for a day trip.

adri Diaz

(Translated) Nice visit, very interesting (Original) Belle visite, très intéressant