Parkwood National Historic site is a great place to visit for their well informed tours of the…read moremansion, their beautiful gardens to admire, and/or at their tea House cafe near the fountains for afternoon tea or lunch. Who knew deep in our history, GM company started with the McLaughlin family. This museum is a gem in the middle of Oshawa, Ontario, that is a must visit at least once.

This review is based off a garden lunch visit. TLDR: Grounds are gorgeous but food isn't worth it…read more Yes - The grounds are gorgeous - tons of green space and beautifully managed landscape and gardens. It's a fantastic ecosystem for bees and small animals. Didn't love how far the bathroom was from the tea house/ garden restaurant (literally was offered a go cart ride), so go before you think you really need to. Service at the tea house was alright. Despite having many staff, it felt a bit hard to flag them down at times. We noticed too that they weren't too kind to people who didn't have reservations despite having a few empty tables that stayed empty for our entire dining time. I felt they could have offered to make a reservation with them on the spot or just apologized. Not everyone knows about this spot until they are on the grounds for a walk. The food itself wasn't really worth it. We ordered a few mocktails which were wildly sweet, but refreshing for this hot hot day. We ordered the poke bowl and it was pretty good. A lot of fresh veggies mixed in the bowl and flavour was light. Good and refreshing for a hot summer day by the beautiful garden fountain. The salmon soba noodles was not quite the same. My salmon was a bit dry which is either because it was over cooked or just refrigerated for too long. It's served cold. The soba noodles did not hold well. You can see in my photos that the noodles were basically just stuck in these hard chunks. Not twirlable at all and quite stiff. It was not great.. I was very disappointed. At that price point, you'd think they could atleast whip up fresh noodles for you. It was even more disappointing that they didn't even apologize or make any offers to salvage the experience. They just didn't seem to care much. It's a beautiful place but they're certainly not a great dining experience. It is incredible as an idea though so maybe just make a reservation to have a drink by the fountain.

We were here couple weeks ago, it was a bit cool now. But still have a few people come over and…read moreplay. We were here with kid's grandparents. We still have so much fun. There were lots of Maple Leaves on the ground. My kid love so much to play with the leaves. They took a lot of pictures. Since not too many workers there, we sort of skipping some rooms and just having fun.

The Village at Black Creek transports you back in time and has plenty of buildings and activities…read moreto explore. A fun activity for museum/history lovers and families. The kids loved seeing all the animals, and the staff were in full costume (thank you for your sacrifice in a non-air conditioned house wearing full length dresses!). Staff were also very knowledgeable and friendly, and there seems to be plenty of events operated by other organizations going on at The Village. I think this would be especially nice when coming for a particular event, like during the holidays. I wish their parking lot was fully paved though.

This was my first time at this annual event and it was pretty nice…read more The Town of WS has basically taken a small field filled with some fun, food-trucks and music a couple hours before dusk and had a Victoria Day fireworks party. As I eluded to, it's a very short evening, with all the preparation and set up I almost felt bad for the organizers that the event didn't last longer. That said, locals seemed to know best and while it was rather empty at the beginning the crowds seemed to pile in just before the fireworks started - not great for the vendors, but great for the event. I wasn't expecting much given the smaller town size of WS and the smaller event set up but wow, the fireworks display they put on is one of the best in around. It last just as long as some of the big Canada Day shows but due to the smaller location size you felt as if you were really close to the action no matter what! The only downside with this location is the traffic to get out at the end of the night. There was little to no guidance from police or traffic volunteers and it felt like 5000 cars all tried to get out through 1 tiny exit. Best to carpool if coming with friends

Food, Music, Laugh & Fireworks! Who can say no to this ?!…read more Food- they have lots of food trucks - ice cream, popcorn, hot dog & fries, etc. The place was pretty spacious, even with the crowds of people you don't feel congested. We end up getting seated at a picnic table. Lots of activities for the kids - like balloon making and crown making (ALL FREE!). I especially love how they incorporate group dancing- cha cha slide & YMCA! A great way to burn off some calories. Fireworks- it was amazing ! Definitely surpass the expectations ! Thanks for the great night ! I had a great time ! :)

Celebrated birthday here for the first time . Place was not packed just the day was very hot …read more Staff was friendly and very nice with the kids

What to do with your kids during the pandemic? Pickering village museum has hosted a slew of…read moreprograms and one that caught our eyes was this fairy garden/home tours. It was reservation based and everything was set up outdoors with mask mandate in place. We opted for a night slot so we could see the lights better but when we got there, it was such a cold night that we had hard time seeing the fairy homes through our fogged up glasses. Nonetheless, what we could see was magical and beautiful. The tour is self guided using a pre-recorded narration on a device provided by the museum. They also supply you with a map and a stamp card which you can stamp at each fairy house you visit. It was a great fun for my daughter to find these stamps at each fairy houses. Once you find all the stamps, the little ones get a small surprise which was a nice touch! I think we would like to try for a day time tour next year so we can spend more time observing the houses in the daylight.

I love visiting Holland Marsh. I have never been disappointed every time I've come. Service is…read moreprofessional, prompt and informative. All the tasting tours I've been on have been lead by friendly staff who really appreciate their work. I recommend this winery to all my friends and family wishing for a nice place to hangout, drink wine at the tasting bar and even snack on their boards! It's such a beautiful, spacious area.

We got a groupon for a winery tour. The tour was great and informative although a bit short. We got…read moreto try a wide selection of wines and purchased a cheese board to go with the wines. The cheese board was phenomenal. If you get tickets on groupon it's very worth it.

The premier museum in Canada for art from the Group of Seven and associated artists. Tucked in a…read morebeautiful forested area by the Humber River Valley. Great place to spend a lazy Sunday afternoon. The grounds are huge - went to the museum first. Well organized - all the exhibits are in a linear circuit with the Group of Seven landscape paintings near the beginning - grouped by painting location. Lots of native art - especially on the second floor. Make time to walk around the grounds whether it's a short hike to the cemetery and sculpture garden or a more extensive jaunt around the Humber River behind the museum. Parking is current seven dollars. Every third Sunday is free. This museum will Be shutting down for 2-3 years for renovation later this year...

I love this museum! Amazing selection of oil paintings and historic art pieces with focus on…read moreindigenous life. Place is clean and well maintained. Staff are amazing and friendly. Outdoors is great for hiking as well. Great for all ages. A must visit.

Thanks for the experience! It was a lighthearted, organized and stress free experience…read more I've gone to a similar light show in the past, at Angus Glen, and it appears to be the same company. The location of this is easy to get to since it was right across from the Richmond Hill Go. I must say that the venue was much nicer at Angus Glen since it was on a golf course but I really can't complain! I think this is great for kids and families so be sure to pack into one car and check it out!!

Such a wonderful experience with my kids as a Yelp elite, this is a highly appreciated…read moreopportunity! We went Boxing Day and finished the night off with the spectacular light show in Meadowvale . It is near our place and very conveniently located! There was a Santa inside which added the cherry on top ! Definitely a wonderful experience with the whole family ! Wish I could have went down and walked around with the light displays; however on the other hand, it's chilling!

This festival provided me with such a fun experience! I was a soup judge!…read more There were 3 categories for the competition: Home/Farm Culinary institution/school Restaurant/Caterer I really enjoyed the fact that the soup makers were all situated under a large tent. It was raining on and off throughout the day so we were well covered. There was plenty of bread at the beginning to eat with the soups. However, they ran out too early. Unfortunately, by the time it was 2pm, many of the soups had run out too. The event was supposed to last until 4pm. Festival goers still had tickets but didn't have the variety to choose from. Good thing some vendors did make a lot of extra soup. From what I understand, this Soupfest was a lot more popular this year and they really weren't expecting so many attendees. I sure hope they make more soup next year!!! Bring back the live music too! They were great!

My first time attending g this, or any soup fest. Why didn't I ever do this before?…read more Location: In the tiny community it of ansnorvelt in king township. Way up north of wonderland. Parking situation: Well. I am the parking whisperer and someone left as I got there so I parked really close. The town is tiny. There were maybe 8 spots at the site ( a park) and every one else had to park on the side of a road. It was cars as far as I could see. Someone left as I turned in, would have been super stressful otherwise Event: In a large park there was a giant wedding tent set up. But what was best, there were smaller tents set up along the path with folks selling things and handing out information. Also a coffee truck. Cool! Food: There was everything from pumpkin pie soup ( Yum), to Christmas dinner soup ( flavour filled) to chocolate soup *cough* hot chocolate *cough*. People from all walks of life were offering food. Cooking schools, golf courses, restaurants, farms, pastors, regular folks. Heck even the mayor of Bradford West gwillimbury was there. Overall It was a great event. Will be going again next year.