Arts & Culture
Victorian Time Travel at Point Ellice House
An 1860s Gorge-side mansion frozen mid-century, open May through September, with heritage gardens, lawn croquet, and a reputedly friendly ghost.
Gorge waterway, Vic West
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An 1860s Gorge-side mansion frozen mid-century, open May through September, with heritage gardens, lawn croquet, and a reputedly friendly ghost.
Gorge waterway, Vic West
More infoPoint Ellice House is the rare historic site where croquet on the lawn is an available activity, which museums rarely offer. This 1860s mansion on the Gorge holds the O'Reilly family's belongings where they left them, one of Canada's most complete Victorian collections. Open mid-May through September, take the guided tour for a century of family gossip and one reputedly friendly ghost, then linger for tea among the roses.
This summer-date special opens warm months only (roughly mid-May through September), so plan accordingly, then book the guided tour for the gossip and the resident-ghost stories inside one of Canada's most complete Victorian homes. Afterward, linger in the heritage gardens spilling toward the Gorge, play croquet on the lawn, and budget about 90 minutes until someone inevitably mentions tea among the roses.
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