A must see in Acadia! A great way to spend a day learning some history - Exceeded all expectations! I've been to Kings Landing and Upper Canada Village many times. This historic site exceeds the others in many ways. Depicting the Acadien life, from early settlers till the early 20th century, one can see the evolution of technology and life in early Acadia. Each building has an interpreter who is friendly and knows their history. This site is well laid out, with about 3.5 km of walking through history, including merchants, a blacksmith, a printer, a tavern, church, school, cobbler, tin smith as well other trades, even one of Irving's first gas stations! A must see! Note there is a small restaurant on site with limited selections (check the menu online) and a cafe and lobster place to have some quick bites. A carriage is available to ride on the pre-20th century side, and an electric car on the 20th century side to reduce walking

Exceptional experience! Do not miss! - Do not miss this opportunity! This is a fantastic way to learn the Acadian history by immersing yourself in the culture through visiting this historic village.

Wow - A well organized and lively clean village. We felt a real belonging from characters living in each of the houses on the site

We gotta go. - A beautiful village to visit. I liked it. This village traces the history of the Acadians in this part of the country. They make us taste old-fashioned bread. The employees/actors are wonderful.

Avoid the large groups and you'll be fine! - We loved it. It's the third experience of the kind after Pioneer village, in Toronto (our own town), and Barnaby Village in BC, but this was the first in Acadian language. There were a couple of "settlements" (can I call it houses?) where people apologized for not speaking proper English (even though I said it was fine as I'm not a native speaker myself) and another couple of places where they didn't go over a few words in English. If you speak French, you will be fine all around. If you only speak English, you will enjoy more than 90% of it, but be open to the experience. We tried some fresh bread out of the stone wood oven, with also fresh butter... Oh my, delicious. Not 100% sanitary, but very good! The restaurant was also great, we had pork with mesh parsnip and local beer. For desert, we had both options. I still can't decide which was best. As an engineer, I loved the mill and the blacksmith. Very interesting! Don't do like us and spend all the time in the first portion of the park, as we only had 30 minutes to explore after the bridge in the 1900's. Avoid large groups if you're not part of them. There was this loud group, which made us uncomfortable, that we had to stall for a little as they would be very spacious and inadequate. They even went upstairs with strollers. These homes were designed to barely tightly pass an adult, they could think about it. On that note, I don't know if little ones enjoy this type of entertainment, anyways. They usually get excited about the animals, but there weren't that many to see. So, they don't grasp the history of everything,

An exceptional picturesque site! - Historic Acadian village, an exceptional picturesque heritage site located Bertrand NB very close to Caraquet. A return to Acadian history, ancestral houses dating from the 1800s to 1950. In addition, historical figures in period costumes await you in each building. They talk about their adventures, their moods, their day at work and all that with a very particular regional accent. It’s WOW! One of my questions: who and where is the village gossip? Answer: one in each house. A cultural visit that teaches us a lot about these difficult years and the Great Disruption (deportation) of the Acadians. A pleasure to visit, the site is exemplary clean. Parking is on site and the entrance fee is reasonable. A beautiful cultural visit to absolutely do Good day

An absolute must - best type of historical village I have seen. - I'm so glad we didn't let the drive deter us as this was an amazing walk through history- being from Vancouver area this is not history we had much awareness about. People in each house spoke English and French and explained the history and showed how things were built and made. Amazing!

If I could have put 6 stars - Several principles for this place. Take the time (minimum 4 hours), discuss with the “actors” who will take you to their life of yesteryear with talent, absolutely go back to the houses to smell the heat of the stoves and the smells of food This place is a great moment of relaxation while interested in the living conditions of Acadians It’s not at all rebarbative like a museum can be for some people. There it is alive and joyful Do not miss this site and enjoy eating on site during your visit

An Excellent Lesson on Acadian History - A great Acadian history lesson. From the moment you buy your ticket, there is a short interpretive movie explaining some of the history and then your off walking through an actual working village where every building/home has someone in period costume portraying life as it would've been. Very knowledgeable on the history of the building as well as the people who would've lived in them as well as answer any questions you may have. They have been building/adding on over the years, with a whole new section added since my last visit 40 yrs ago. There are a few spots to stop for a drink or snacks along the way and of course a souvenir store. A very enjoyable experience that is well worth a visit.

Immerse yourself in Acadian history - This attraction has been around for many years and is both well-run and extensive. The cost is fairly high ($84 for two adults, two seniors and a child) but when you get inside, you understand why that is the case. There are many hands-on demonstrations and historical explanations with the cosplayers who are in every building, of which there are many and the village is broken into three zones based on periods in history. Having Acadian ancestry myself, I was interested to learn of my own family's legacy. There is a restaurant on site as well as an educational film. Because of the history being presented, there can at times be some translation issues between French and English but those are easily overcome. The one drawback would be for people with mobility issues as there are some long walks and the houses can be difficult to navigate. Luckily, there is a shuttle between the post office in the final area (1950s) to the main building at the end of your visit. Overall, it is a positive experience and worth seeing. Plan to spend almost a full day.