Bell Homestead National Historic Site — Attraction in Brantford

One of the must see spots in Brantford!!!

As a child in school, when I used to hear that Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone, I was always fascinated to learn more about him. This trip was the answer to my desire for that.

The Bell house has been maintained really well. There is a guided tour and it is advisable to book prior to going there, since they take only few people at a time. There is a small entrance fees, but I was able to visit free since I used canoo app.

The guided tour was one of the best tours I have ever attended. There is a small video show prior to the tour and also a souvenir shop. They also have a small cafe with a mini menu.

Now about the tour...

The tour starts with the explanation of the Bell family s story of migration from Scotland to Canada. They take through the house which has been maintained amazingly well. The art work of Bells mother is simply great.

The house gives you an insight of an upper middle class family back in the day. From the visitors room to kitchen to bedroom all have amazing stories to tell.

The equipments in the house are also fascination. They have olden day washing machine, stove, etc. They also explain the functioning of everything.

They also have set up in the nearby house in the compound with a small mini telephone exchange to see how the telephones worked back during the day.

We also bought a small olden telephone as a memory.

Truly worth the...

What a cute National Historic Site as National Historic Sites go. This is a mini-complex. It's been a museum site since about 1910...who knew. There's the house where Alexander Graham Bell lived. It was originally his father's house. I liked it. You could wander around the various rooms which surprised me. In most museums movement is strictly controlled. The tour guide was very good, funny, friendly and very knowledgeable. The other house had displays of old telephones and an old switchboard. You can also have lunch or a snack in the restaurant. It holds about 30 people. I was there on a Saturday and wasn't busy. Apparently you have to make reservations here weekdays because that's when they're busy. Our waiter was very friendly and eager to please...service was great. OK so my quiche was a tad smallish. It tasted good and the salad was fresh. Prices are reasonable...try it. There's also a cute little gift shop...check it out...again friendly staff. Easy and free parking. The museum is on Tutela Heights Rd in a very nice section of Brantford. Support Brantford and take a quick look at their downtown. They have a great casino there. All in all a very nice visit. We have so few National Historic Sites as Canadians we should visit them & this one is a good one..very interesting. About 2 hours from Toronto via QEW towards Hamilton...

A place I highly recommend to visit for so many reasons: great staff, helpful, very informed and eager to answer your many questions book the place in advance as they have limited places (under 10 people per group) and there are a few tours per day: you cannot visit the houses on your own surely you can check the place from outside, is after all a great location with the river at the back and I noticed they have some classes for children history: our guide was the best - she surely know everything about the house, the family and how Bell's mother influenced his life. You have a huge percentage of original items brought by the Bell from Scotland to Canada and he even visited the house from the USA when it became a museum. Lots of old books, furniture, that amazing cooker to rival today's cookers perhaps and the whole house structured like a typical British house (just like George Washington's house and yes, not make of bricks and mortar as is done in Europe, Middle East, Asia etc) I highly recommend this place. Thank God Bell's name was not...