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    Lovers lane

    As someone who should know more about Anne of Green Gables but doesn't, this is a wonderful visit for anyone - obsessed or not with the books. I recommend driving out here and seeing every inch of the place included with admission. I walked through the home, lovers lane, and the haunted woods and beyond (across the street to the old school house). Take your time and relax on the grounds.

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    This place is truly special. I came first thing in the morning in late May and mostly had the place to myself. The house is everything you'd dream it to be. There's trails around the property that are quiet and tranquil. It's the perfect thing to do on a lovely morning.

    Wynne L.

    I scanned some of the reviews and most people haven't read the book or even heard of Anne of Green Gables before but they still enjoyed their visit. I did read the book when I was younger but had zero recollection of what it was even about. In preparation for my east coast trip, I had started watching Anne with an E on Netflix. I got far enough in the series that I had a basic understanding of what it was about. The (new-ish) visitor centre houses the gift shop, washrooms and also an exhibit on the author of the book, Lucy Maud Montgomery. It was interesting learning about Montgomery, seeing photos and items like a typewriter she may have used to type out the book and an early edition of the book (from 1908). I had no idea that the book was popular all over the world. Just before leaving the exhibit there's a wall showing all the different languages the book has been translated into. The house on the grounds was from relatives of Montgomery and built during the 1830s and expanded during the 1870s and in 1921. I thoroughly enjoyed walking through the home and seeing what the furniture and decor would've been like during that period of time. From The Green Gables there's two trails, Lover's Lane and Haunted Wood. There's many signs along the Haunted Wood trail with information about Montgomery and the countryside. Listen closely to hear the trees "groan" as they sway in the wind.

    Vinay Y.

    This is by far the best Anne of Green Gables place to visit on Prince Edward Island. They have a beautiful museum, Anne's house she grew up in with Matthew and Marilla as well as Matthew's carriage. I just wish they had better food options here as they just have a dessert place but not much else in terms of food. The gift shop here is the best if you want anything Anne of Green Gables. The staff here are very friendly and nice. Get a scavenger hunt book for your kids and if they fill it out they will get a nice prize from the staff at the front desk.

    Chris L.

    Green Gables was great. We've read the books (my wife is a huge fan) and were psyched to come here. It lived up to expectations. Really charming house and well preserved. We walked on Lovers Lane and the Haunted Wood Trail. The visitors center also was really nice. There's also a cafe and a gift shop. Would love to come back.

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    Rachel C.

    Truly for fans of the books, which I am (and the movies/shows). It strikes me as a little strange to be walking though what is essentially a set for a fictional character. I enjoyed learning more about the author and thank goodness she wrote in journals her whole life - there's a direct Montgomery quote for everything! Wish there had been clear information about walking from the Green Gables house on the Haunted Woods trail to the Cavendish house Montgomery grew up in. I ran out of time and was with senior parents.

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    J. Lauren L.

    Lots of LM Montgomery history and reasonably priced (kids were free). Include the walk through the haunted wood to the post office and home. It was a nice walk with great history of her life at the old post office building.

    This is a photo of the property looking toward the Haunted Wood trail.  Fall foliage included.  Photo taken October 24, 2017.
    Drew P.

    To start off, I haven't actually read Anne of Green Gables. I didn't even hear of this until I started researching excursions for this port from the cruise line. Now that I have that info out there, let's talk about the place. We visited this place on October 24, 2017. Once we got here, we were given a sticker from the tour guide that we had to keep on to visit the grounds and the inside of the Green Gables House. After getting off the bus, we started with visiting the Green Gables House. Although I didn't know anything about this or the back story for the Anne of Green Gables, this was a great place to visit. Visiting the house was fairly easy. However, many of us felt like we were rushed to go through the building, which is two floors. It was nice to see a bit of history and how life was here in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Life seemed simple then compared to the complexities of today. After visiting the Green Gables House, I decided to venture onto the two trails that are available here (Haunted Woods Trail and Balsam Hollow Trail). The timing was great as it was sunny and warm, with temperatures in the 70s and not humid. Also, due to the warm temperatures, it was near peak for fall foliage colors as well. Walking through each of these trails was a great way to just de-stress and take in the sights and sounds of the area. It takes you back to a time when things were simple and not as complicated. Since I ended up running out of time, I didn't get a chance to stop at Cows Ice Cream. This is a local ice cream chain based out of Charlottetowm that produces their products exclusively with Prince Edward Island cows. Overall, this was a great place to visit, and I would love to come back here again in the future, with more time being available to explore this beautiful place. Sure, I didn't get the back story before coming here, but I did gain an appreciation for the culture and life in this part of Canada. I now plan to read the book at least to get a better understanding. If you are visiting Prince Edward Island, this place should be on your "to-do" list.

    Tina T.

    This was a really cute attraction to visit in Cavendish, PEI. The admission prices are reasonable (under 10$). Be sure to get there early as there is a long line to get into the green gables house. The tour of the house itself takes maybe 15 mins, depending on how fast you want to walk through the house. There is a guide outside the house giving lectures on Maud Montgomery's life, as well as photo opportunities with a girl dressed as Anne.

    Bill S.

    The tale of Anne of Green Gables probably lures more people to PEI than any other attraction on this island, Canada's smallest province. If you've read the story, a visit is an absolute must, and even if you're only vaguely acquainted, there's every good chance you'll be delighted with what is here. And that is a farm handsomely restored and decorated to its general appearance in the late 1800s with a connection to the author of the Anne stories. (Do remember Anne is a fictional character -- created by author Lucy Montgomery -- who never lived anywhere in real life, but whose life as described on PEI by Montgomery would have been in a setting much like this one). That's perhaps more than anyone needs to know to enjoy what's here. The farm actually belonged to a relative of Montgomery, and the author spent a lot of time here as a young woman and used her experiences when she wrote about Anne. The house and grounds offer an opportunity to sample a very rural life more than a century ago, and if you know the Anne stories you'll find your imagination filling in many blanks. The house tour is self-guided, but there are staffers along the way to offer details about what you're seeing. After you've finished, there's a gift shop and small restaurant (under construction when we visited) to collect some memorabilia. And do take lots of pictures. BTW, Lucy Montgomery was a fascinating woman, well ahead of her time, and there's a short movie and museum about her life at this site as well as some of her belongings, including her typewriter. The site is easy to find in Cavendish, on PEI's north shore not too far from Charlottetown.

    Roberta M.

    Had a couple of hours to spend here and sure learned a lot more about L.M. Montgomery than I imagined. The Anne of Green Gables series was great reading when I was a girl. Later my daughter wanted me to read them to her so I enjoyed from a completely different perspective. In real life Rd his farm house was home to cousins of Montgomery's grandfather. It was the basis of Anne's Green Gables. It has been lovingly restored. The grounds are beautiful and there are several interactive exhibits in the barn and in other buildings on the property. We walked a ways through the Haunted Wood Trail, but due to damage from hurricane Dorian the previous week, lovers lane was still closed. I'd always hoped to see Green Gables and it was a long time in coming, but so worth it. Even my husband who never read the stories or saw the movie version found it interesting, as apparently did several others' whose comments I overheard. A brief orientation film was very helpful for him, even though we saw that after seeing the house. The gift shop has everything "Anne" imaginable and had a line of at least 30 people waiting to check out. The property is now part of Parks Canada.

    Ian W.

    The Green Gables House is a very popular tourist attraction located in Cavendish near the junction of Route 6 and Route13, home of famous author Lucy Maud Montgomery. The Green Gables Heritage Site is a part of Prince Edward Island National Park. The Green Gables House from the novel Anne of Green Gables is preserved as a museum, as well as surrounding open buildings with exhibits and displays. I took a cool picture in an old horse drawn carriage! The grounds and gardens surrounding the House are well kept. There are informational display boards throughout the grounds. There's also a Visitor's Centre, a coffee shop (Butter Churn Cafe) serving drinks, ice cream, and sandwiches, and gift shop on the site. After we toured the Green Gables House and saw the exhibits, we hiked along the haunted trails (with guide signs) in the nearby woods to recreate scenes from the novel. The hike was a very strenuous for my partner, who has a bad knee. He decided not to hike back to the Visitor's Centre, so I jogged back to the car, bought some souvenirs including the novel at the gift shop, jumped in the car and picked him up along the side of Route 13, where the trail crosses the road. ADMISSION FEES (after April 1): Adults ($7.80), Seniors ($6.55), Youth ($3.90), Family/Group ($19.60), in CAD

    Gretchen B.

    This is a fun stop to see the Anne of Green Gables House. Neat to see what inspired the story.

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    Amazing to see and read about Lucy's life and inspiration. Good place to see and visit. Need to read it to understand!

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    I always love stopping in here and strolling through lovers lane and the haunted wood.

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    This place had so many cute local made gifts and also we got a super yummy seasonal coffee!…read moreDefinitely recommend stopping here. We ended up getting food somewhere else but some of their food looked delicious!

    This museum is sorely in need of a technological update. Opened in 2001, it contains a walkthrough…read moretour of Canada's history of confederation. While the information is interesting, the tour is run with earphones that contain a radio receiver. Each stop is transmitted continuously in one direction. This means that if you are not standing in the correct spot, or turn your head away from the display, you get earfulls of static. The headset is also heavy and uncomfortable because of the receiver. Additionally, many of the touch-screen displays aren't functioning. Finally, the tour theme is a journalist's view of confederation there had been journalists that were crosses between a tongue-in-cheek CBC reporter and the Royal Canadian Air Force. It was just too light an atmosphere for these important events. I've been to many museums, both in Canada and abroad. With digital techonology, they can now set tracks at each station, and have tourists dial in their stop number in a digital player, rather than continuously running on radio-waves. This would prevent having to listen to the back-half of an event, wait for it to restart, and then listen to the front-half. On the bright side, it's an informative (if superficial) tour of Canada's confederation years.

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