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Ross Farm Museum
Category: Arts & Entertainment Museums Museums [Edit]
4568 HwySte 12
New Ross, NS B0J 2M0
(877) 689-2210
- Hours:
Mon-Sun 9:30 am - 5:30 pm
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
2 reviews for Ross Farm Museum
2 reviews in English
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Review from Bethany J.
Halifax, NS
4/12/2010
The Ross Farm Museum is located about 25 minutes outside of Chester Basin, nearly half-way to Kentville on Hwy 12. It's a quick and easy trip from Exit 9 on the 103, a total drive of about 1h15min from Halifax.
We started going to Ross Farm when my kiddos were toddlers; I think the youngest went when still a newborn and my daughter was 3. Ross Farm is an amazing place to take children. The hands-on activities and animals, along with a wagon ride, are sure to delight all ages.
Ross Farm has several highlighted events throughout the year. There's sheep shearing in May, pumpkin planting in June, Canada Day festivities in July, birthday celebrations in August, pumpkin harvesting in September and the Christmas in the Country weekend in December. Any time of year is perfect for trip to Ross Farm; the grounds are open year-round.
Admission is relatively inexpensive; a family admission is only $15.00. Better yet, buy the Heritage Pass and get entrance all year to Ross Farm and all the other 26 NS Museums for only $82. -
Review from Rhia P.
5/1/2011
What a sweet little place to visit with kids!
They were just gearing up after their winter season when we visited - but the spring arrival of animals made it all worthwhile.
While our two year old was quite intimidated by the Berkshire Pigs, it was a delight to look at the litter of piglets, as well as the half-grown lambs out in the pens. A highlight for him was the wagon ride along the farm and through the woods, past the lake.
He was also a fan of the cottage, where he sampled a ginger cookie fresh-baked in the iron stove of the summer kitchen.
Later in summer, when more of the demos are up and running, I'm sure it will be an even better time!
As the other reviewer says, if you have kids, the Nova Scotia Museum Pass is a must-buy. It will pay for itself in just a few visits to the 26 attractions across the province.
Specialties
Capture the flavour of country life in early Nova Scotia. Savor the delicious aromas of good food cooking over an open hearth or the fresh smell of wood shavings in the Cooper Shop. Walk alongside a team of oxen at work and touch cows, sheep, hens, pigs and more kittens than you can count. Explore living history and agriculture on an 1800s family farm.
At Ross Farm Museum we want our visitors to understand the importance of the land in Nova Scotia's past. We want you to see why we take pride in our rural heritage. Let us help you discover what life was like on a Nova Scotian family farm during the 1800's and early 1900's.
Domesticated animals are an important part of everyday life at Ross Farm Museum. See our oxen as they help us to cultivate the land, harvest crops, and move heavy objects.
Visit us at Ross Farm Museum, chat with our friendly interpreters, and find out what life was like in the 19th century.
History
Established in 1969
Ross Farm Museum is located on highway #12 in New Ross, Nova Scotia, just 15 minutes from the Lighthouse route, or 25 minutes from the Gloosecap trail. Our Museum is a living, working, farm museum depicting 150 years of agriculture in Nova Scotia. We are a single family upland farm on land originally granted to Captain William Ross. Ross Farm Museum is still being farmed with Oxen, the way it was in the late 1800's.
In Rosebank Cottage, the original home of the Ross family built in 1817, you may see food being prepared over an open fire, straw hats being woven, wool or flax being spun, butter being churned, or many other skills being demonstrated that were daily chores for our forefathers, but are now almost lost.
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