Reviews of Castle Hill National Historic Site (Zoo)

Tom

My wife and I were here on our way home from our road trip across Canada.You mite say Placentia was the pinnacle of our road trip.Not in the less were we disappointed, we didn't really want to leave NL.The lady at the bed and breakfast suggested we drive over here for the view.The old ruins,the view were fantastic,we hung out here for a couple hrs just for the view.If it has a high hill or a mountain I'll go just to look,we weren't disappointed.One memorable of a place that I would like to see again. Originally built here in 1660 by the french and then over ran by the British,Over taken back and forth.The French settlement of Plaisance was renamed Placentia by the British upon taking control by treaty in 1713.

Katherine Doherty

Excellent

David Kemp

No wheelchair access to views or ruins. It's a very steep climb up and down.

Dale King

A great place to visit. Lots of interesting history. Stories about the area. Activities to keep the kids busy. Plan for a few hours and wear good walking shoes.

Deon Pretty

Great

Fred Apon

Amazing just loved this location.

Stephen Adams

Absolutely beautiful

Mathieu Taggart

(Translated) Nice view!! Very nice guide! (Original) Belle vue!! Guide très gentil!

Greg Hollett

Beautiful place. Would suggest goin on a nice day to get the best experience

Jim Isaak

Very interesting history with good view points.

Ross Ferguson

Lovely little national park site with friendly staff. And they lent us umbrellas so we could still go see the castle ruins even though it was POURING rain!

C. Delahunty

Place has beautiful view and was neat to take in all the information and sights in. Highly recommended.

Bruce Stearman

Christopher was amazingly helpful with suggestions of where to eat after he helped us with the MP3 player and explained the trails and some of the history of the site. He even showed us on the map where they had added a trail that wasn't on the map yet. He corrected an old family error, the cod jigging hook in the photos is identical to one that our family had identified as a squid jigging hook. The descriptions on the MP3 were clear and fairly easy to use. Spectacular scenery as we came to expect everywhere in Newfoundland!

Deanne Lundrigan

Incredible view

Jay S

Neat to see, nice views. Interesting displays.

Jiaqing Pan (Canada 家庆)

(Translated) The historic coastal town of Newfoundland Placentia Castle Hill National Historic Site (Castle Hill National Historic Site) Castle Hill is an area containing the remains of both French and British fortifications, overlooking the town of Placentia (French: Plaisance) in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The site was originally established in order to protect the French fishing interests in Newfoundland and the approaches to the French colony of Canada. Castle Hill military fortress was established by French colonists from 1662 to 1690 to protect French fishing interests and colonies in Newfoundland. Oct 04, 2014, Visited. (Original) 纽芬兰滨海古镇 普拉森舍（Placentia） 城堡山国家历史遗址（Castle Hill National Historic Site） Castle Hill is an area containing the remains of both French and British fortifications, overlooking the town of Placentia (French: Plaisance) in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The site was originally established in order to protect the French fishing interests in Newfoundland and the approaches to the French colony of Canada. 城堡山军事要塞是法国殖民者于1662年至1690年期间，为保护法国在纽芬兰的渔业利益及殖民地而建立。 Oct 04,2014,Visited.

Tonya Mosher

I could spend hours and hours here. The view. The trails. Beautiful.

Wayne Guzzwell

A true history lesson! Never knew the Dutch attacked Placentia!

Andy Girard

Worth the stop. Enjoyed there re enactment

Ashley Dix

Nice views and some very interesting history.

Sebastian Kluth

Castle Hill National Historic Site is a wonderful place to visit. There are nineteen stops on the tour outside that will lead you to different fortifications in a stunning natural environment. In the main building, you can enjoy an interesting exhibition and get some enriching history lessons. The little souvenir shop is also quite nice. Personnel is charming and helpful. The entrance fee is quite low and reasonable.

Phil Johnson

3.5 great views, but not much else

Gareth James

Good fun for the kids

Dave Bosse

Love the place

Xavier Raemy

(Translated) Nice points of view. Small souvenir shops. The person at the reception spoke French. (Original) Joli points de vues. Petit shops à souvenir. La personne à l'accueil parlait français.

cyk

great place, hike is odd, i enjoy the play, go here every summer !

Martine Mongrain

(Translated) Beautiful view, and beautiful heritage conservation. (Original) Belle vue, et belle conservation du patrimoine.

Sharren K. Grant

There's lots to see and do here, from the museum to the gift shop to the live theatre. It was definitely worth stopping in on a foggy drizzly day.

Jennifer Foster

Worth the trip up for the phenomenal views!

Adrian J Nyaoi

A good vintage point for photo and view of Placentia and surounding area Staffs at the info center are very frendly

Athar Noman Khan

Very interesting site to visit.

Clerkiller18 :D

Lovely family trip place

Chris Chafe

Pretty cool spot but the building was not open to visit. Which I don't really understand how it's not safe for kids to go into a museum/learning center but restaurants, bars, malls etc have been open for weeks.... Doesn't make any sense really

Artic Sky

Well put-together audio guide, friendly staff. An intriguing piece of our heritage, far way from everything

Doreen Rose

Clean and wonder people just beautiful. We had a very nice time.

Sam Beckstead

Nice spot great view

willie budgell

Awesome view

Tony Van Brabant

Needed more time

Sue the Survivor

Nice trail to redoubt, a military fortification. Picnic tables throughout.

Gerry Cahill

Ok place to visit ..nice view

Nathan Hancock

Great views. Great price of Newfoundland history.

Jim Wilson

Very nice place and the attendants were very helpful

Roberta Faltus

Nicely presented history.well exhibited.

Lorne Keith

Interesting historical site, good view of harbour,

Ken Bell

Very good but a bit small. It does not take long to walk around the property. Self guided talking tour was interesting.

Ted Han

A French-speaking mom with two kids asked a staff member what was the purpose of the castle. He answered: "To defend against French population. Sorry."

Elaine

This is an interesting place to visit. Christopher was very helpful and knowledgeable about the site and the area. Castle Hill has an interesting history and trails. Beautiful views too. The MP3 and earbuds were fabulous and enabled is to do a self guided tour with professional commentary. The binoculars were a nice touch! Nice gift shop too.

hughie yetman

Great

Jacques Labranche

That was a great place to visit and very friendly.

Ricardo Collazo

Great!

Lafrance Gaetan

(Translated) Superb view of Argentina, and history of the battles between French and English for possession of the island. (Original) Superbe vue sur Argentina , et histoire des batailles entre français et anglais pour la possession de l'île.

Leslie t

Well done, intetesting history. Great views!

Rene White

Dont miss this one on your trip! Outstanding view!

Linda Davies

Great view

Gary Bishop

Great visit, will go back. People so friendly.

Christine Milway

Lovely spot with a great view of Placentia.

Madeleine Tone

Best guided tour ever! We learned historical facts we had never considered. Our guide, Christopher, was knowledgeable and genuinely enthusiastic. He made history come alive. The site itself is stunning and well preserved. Fort walls, canons, etc. Worth the stop! Give yourself a few hours.

Margaret Pye

Beautiful!!

Zhan Wei

The view is good, the building is so so.

Darlene Jackman

Spectacular views

Melanie Lavigne

What a wonderful little hike. Great for kids. Cannon ball search and live reenactment. Highly RECOMMEND.

Cecily Guiney

Lovely visit, I hadnt been to the hill since the 70s, enjoyed the tour to bad it was foggy