Battlefield House Museum & Park National Historic Site — Attraction in Hamilton

Three of us has the pleasure of visiting Battlefield House Museum and Park on a Sunday. We would highly recommend it to anyone with an interest. The park itself is lovely and great for a stroll.

For admission to Battlefield House -- which is only via a guided tour -- go to the Nash-Jackson heritage house, also located on the grounds near the parking lot. There you will find the admissions desk, gift shop, and some historical displays regarding the Battle of Stoney Creek. When we visited, Sabine was at the desk. Very welcoming, helpful, and informative.

Our tour guide, Alycia, was amazing. She has been involved with Battlefield House Museum since she was 7! She holds degrees in the historical field and knows the history of the area in depth. (I mentioned the name of one early settler -- John Depew -- and she immediately knew who I was asking about. Her love of the area and its history shines through and manifests as a fun, enlightening, and worthwhile tour. Battlefield House itself has been well-preserved and gives a great feel for the period.

If you are in the area, definitely make this part of the trip. Double-check hours before you go to avoid disappointment. Make sure you visit the rest of the grounds either before or after the Battlefield House tour. (Also, ask...

On March 9th, 2024 I toured the Battlefield House. This is the site of the Battle of Stoney Creek between Canada and the British Empire vs the United States with Spain playing a background role, which took place on June 6th, 1813. Unfortunately as it was winter when I toured, the actual monument was closed to the public so we couldnt go inside and tour it. I hope to at a later date in the spring or summer, come back to tour that part of the site. We did tour the Battlefield House which had a lot of memories from when the house was where the Gage Family lived. Of course, the Gage Family was a very significant family here in Hamilton, having ran their own hardware business and today having two streets in the city, Upper Gage Ave and Gage Ave, named in their honour. It was filled with a lot of old memorabilia and keepsakes and there was a lot of old wooden toys and also a lot of examples of what living as an average family would have been like. The basement was much newer and renovated relatively recently in 2008. It served as a place where items requiring refrigerating were stored, in an area known...

Unfortunately, we planned out visit for a Monday, only to find all museums in Hamilton are closed that day. As we wandered around the grounds on a chilly day, one of the custodians noticed us and invited us inside the museum to get warm. He and another tour guide or docent spent some time with us, giving an account of the time period of the War of 1812 and allowing us to see an introductory orientation film. After, we did take some time to tour the grounds and see the impressive Battlefield Monument, a local landmark, Since 1913, the tower that stands 100 feet tall commemorates a century of peace between the British and the Americans. The grounds make up 32 acres of parkland, an herb garden and nature trails, including Battlefield House and the Grandview (Nash-Jackson House) where we were allowed in. A number of smaller memorials tell the story of the Battle of Stoney Creek. Quite an experience, we were very thankful of the kindness shown by the museum staff and will make it a stop the next time we...