Black Creek Pioneer Village

I have a number of childhood memories of coming here with our school. I’m a little sad that they shut down the general store and moved the candy to a gift shop but the space is an important reflection of our history. They’ve done an exceptional job of maintaining the buildings and have a lot of seasonal activities geared for kids. They could be planned out a bit better (their chestnut roasting had about 50 chestnuts for countless hundreds of people) but when you realize how driven it is by volunteers, these are not big issues. Very glad it is there.

Went: Sun May 24, 2015, 1:00 p.m. (⁶⁷⁄₁₀₀)
It was Doors Open, so we saved $ 30 in admission (woo hoo, everyone loves a deal), though we did have to pay $ 7.00 parking. I am glad it was free because I don’t think it was worth $ 15. I imagine what the experience might be and it is pretty much that. There are old buildings showing you different aspects of pioneer life, but it is pretty dry, only somewhat interesting and tends to get a little repetitive. If you have an interest in this sort of thing, certainly come out and you’ll probably enjoy it. If you have no opinion of it and are looking for something to do, you probably want to spend your money and time elsewhere. If you never come here in your life, I don’t think you are missing that much.
3.4 stars, rounded down to 3.0.

I recently received my Canadian citizenship and with it a Cultural Access Pass granting free admission to many cultural attractions. This is the second time I’ve used it — next stop is Spadina House, then maybe the Aga Khan museum!
In any case, this impressed my much, much more than I expected. Not only is it an excellent assemblage of historic buildings, but great attention has been paid to keep the period consistent — pretty much everything dates between 1840 and 1865, so that it really does give an impression of a village at that time. Additionally, attention was paid to social class in the residential dwellings, so that different classes could be represented.
On top of the usual museum demonstrations, there are live animals (a cow was particularly friendly and she and her calf seemed to like being petted) and attractive period gardens. The five dollar beer sampling experience at the brewery was also quite interesting — the beer of the period was almost flat and very hoppy.
Allow at least 3.5 hours to see it. I thought the $ 15 seemed a bit steep but it is in line with the quality of the restoration. Only quibble I had was that of the buildings that were open, a few did not have volunteers doing demonstrations. This means they need more volunteers and seem to want them — an opportunity for pleasant volunteer work if you can get to their location.
Looking forward to returning in the fall or at Christmastime — this place would look lovely with snow.

To be honest my least favorite tourist spot of Toronto. Nothing special besides seeing men march and shoot blanks and the brewery historic tour which was pretty cool.

This place is great! I’m actually having my wedding here so I might be biased. But the event coordinators. The staff, the food, the venue are so great!
This place is great for kids in the summer and also for couple of you want to feel out of the city without actually being far away or having to drive 3 hours.
In addition to regular days they also have special events for thanksgiving and Christmas and its a lot more low key than other toronto events so you won’t run into the crowds!
Great place, you probably wen here at a kid and it’s definitely worth the revisit! :)

This is a review for the Thanksgiving dinner at the restaurant. The deal was $ 54 for a 3 course meal. The dinner was set in a restaurant in the basement area that had decorations from 100 years ago: books, jugs, etc. Our waitress was very kind and sincere, but did not know anything about the drinks when I asked her about the difference between certain wines. She told me she doesn’t drink, so she doesn’t know. She did not even bother asking someone else who works there. In my opinion, a good waitress should be knowledgable about the entire menu regardless of one’s personal preferences.
I ordered the arugula salad, which was tasty and had feta cheese and pumpkin seeds with cranberry sauce. Our friends tried the butternut squash soup, which was quite delicious. The main course, which was a small piece of turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing and gravy was decorated with flowers was very bland. Nobody was sure whether you were supposed to eat the flower pieces, or put them on the side, especially since they were already mixed with the food. The turkey did not taste anything like the delicious homemade turkey you eat at thanksgiving dinner, which made me thankful for having the privilege of being able to tell what an amazing cook my mother is.
The pumpkin pie and apple desert were probably the only part of the dinner that I truly enjoyed. They also served coffee and tea.
Overall, I think the deal was way over priced and the portions were too small. My party and I had higher expectations for the thanksgiving turkey at Pioneer village.

It was good to learn Canadian Historical Culture. Everything I saw seemed new to me. Some staff wearing costume stayed in the house and explained to us. They were friendly and kind. It was easy for foreign people to understand their explanation. There were some toys for kids and animals such as horses, pigs, chickens, sheep. I’m sure you will enjoy with your family.

not much to do here to be honest. i came when i was in elementary school and im coming back after 15 years…
i think its better coming as a child… but it really brings you back to how life was so simple back then…

Went to Christmas by lamplight event last night with the family. It was amazing and helped me get in the christmas spirit. It cost us 29.95 each and was from 6 to 9pm. We traveled through the village in the dark and the pathway were lit by lamplight which was very different and gave you the whole pioneer vibe.
At each house we learned a leasson about either printing, or fashion, or food, all items abut the 1900’s and the pioneers. For the kiddies there was an old fashioned puppet show and the last stop on the tour of little houses was santas cottage. Where santa was waiting by a real fire!!! IT was by far a great experience and something we will do again next year. The pioneers (employees) make it believable to make you relive the pioneer experience.
I highly recommend

Black Creek Pioneer Village is a fun and educational place for everyone.
You will find school groups for field trips, tourists from out of town, locals here for their different festivities (Maple Syrup and Christmas) and me for their breweries.
Wandering around Black Creek is like you been transported 100 years ago to the time when no smart phone, TV, computer or even electricity exist… You have a glimpse of the old time, which made me appreciate everything I have now!
Definitely paid the extra for the brewery tour which I think worth the additional admission.

Absolutely loved the Pioneer Village that I went twice. The 1^st time in September and the 2^nd time during December.
SITE
The village is a historic site where they brought all the remaining pioneer houses from all over Canada to this one spot. Some of these houses had people living in them right up to the 1970’s apparently. Sometimes if you’re lucky, they will show you the northern part of the village where you can see a 200yr old barn house. It was absolutely fantastic. The logs were the size of… I don’t know… HUGE. There are no such logs in Canada anymore (size-​wise).
You need a whole day at the village to walk into EACH house, ask questions to the pioneers (actors dressed up in pioneer attire), and read the information boards.
CHRISTMAS VISIT
You need a second day just to go during Christmas time! They have plenty of activities each hour. I was there and got to taste Pioneer Toffee Candy, learn about pioneer food and taste pudding, watch «William» tell a story about how a businessman stole his idea of producing beer in his mill and selling it at his hotel (really good), and more!
COST
Adult $ 15
Senior $ 14
Student $ 14
Children $ 11
Under 4 Free
Still a little expensive if you want to bring a whole family ($ 52 — 2 adults, 2 children). So if you plan on going more than once, get a family membership for $ 95
CLIENTELE
This place is for families and people who like to walk around and learn about history. I tried to drag my ex to this thing and he absolutely did not want to go. So this is a 5 star for people who like this type of activity, a 1 star for people who don’t.
TIPS
1. Dress warmly (if in winter) b/​c there is a lot of walking around.
2. Don’t wear nice shoes. There is alot of mud and sand.
3. Bring your camera!
4. Bring some money. They have reasonable prices if you want to try freshly made minced meat tarts $ 1 (the crust was amazing) or apply cider $ 1. I didn’t check the prices of other treats.

A top-​notch living history location. Besides friendly interpreters and a wide variety of crafts and trades on display, the setting is just gorgeous. It’s spacious and well laid out. They have a printer’s shop that has at least a dozen antique printing presses which they ere demonstrating and explaining. The tinsmith was punching tin, there was someone spinning and dyeing wool, a victorian dancing interactive demo, an assortment of gardens, and a number of rooms where they’d clearly collected every extant artifact of a particular type that they could find… what I’m saying is Canada Day at Black Creek was incredibly awesome.

I have so many wonderful memories of Black Creek Pioneer Village. I went on many school and family trips to this heritage park where you step back in time and experience the lifestyles of early Canadian settlers. There’s a small village with a town hall, doctor’s office, mercantile and candy stores, blacksmith, candle maker, church and typical homes of the time. We would learn to set bee’s wax, bake bread, and got to shop in the candy store where we’d always get these sweet sticks of candy in every possible flavour. I loved root beer. As a family, we’d come here and attend their giant community corn roasts at harvest time. When we had an international exchange student living with us we took her here to give her a sense of Canada’s pioneer history. I SO wanted to be Laura from Little House on the Prairie and this place gave me the background story for my playtime imaginings.