Green Gables

Anne of green gables was my CHILDHOOD. My life revolved around this, and nothing else mattered. Oh, the days.
This place is definitely a nice place to visit probably once or twice and it’s definitely a money grabber from the tourists. The prices are not cheap for what it is — a quick stroll through a house and the barn. The house is created in a way to draw in tourists, but definitely not historically accurate nor anything near authenticity. So fake, but interesting in a way.
I would’ve liked to visit inside the rooms and examine all the little details, but you can’t do that because it’s closed off. All you get is a quick view of each room and that’s it. boo :(
You can also go sit in that little carriage outside or milk the fake cow too, because why not add more touristy things to the bucketlist while you’re at it?

The Anne of Green Gables house is a rather simple site, but definitely worth it if you’re on PEI. The grounds around the heritage site are especially lovely and a super enjoyable walk through the woods.
If you’re a fan of the books, you absolutely must visit, but otherwise this heritage site is rather similar to many other historical home museums.

This is worth the stop. Especially if you are a fan of the book and enjoy history.

Cute little shop on the green gables site. Stop in for a raspberry cordial before you leave. Because red drinks taste better than any other color.

I grew up reading all of the Anne of Gables books and I’ve always wanted to visit Prince Edward Island. My husband surprised me with a trip for our first anniversary. The house is easy to locate and open year round. We came early May but it’s best visited later in the year when everything is in bloom and the walking trails are not covered in snow. That being said it was very cool to see lover’s lane and the haunted woods. The gift shop was adorable with something for everyone. After the tour be sure to drive around the coastline for some breathtaking scenery.

If you have not read the book or watch the movie you will not find this place interesting.
We purposely watched the movie before we get there and it definitely makes a difference.
The house itself isn’t very big but the trails around it has really nice scenery for picture-taking.You can stroll along Lover’s Lane as well as explore the Haunted Woods.

A can’t miss experience for fans of the books and enjoyable for anyone who isn’t a familiar with books too. There are a couple of paths you can walk that immerse you in the area that the books described. Worth every penny!

I am a HUGE fan of Anne. As in, I’ve read all the books (even the later ones that no one read). EVEN the ones about her granddaughter. Yeah.
That being said, this place is a total tourist trap. They overcharge you for a ticket and then show you nothing. Walk you through a house that isn’t even historic (it was built for this express touristy reason). And you can’t even enter any of the rooms or touch anything because it’s all roped off.
The whole thing takes about ten minutes to walk through. It isn’t even an accurate representation of the house as presented in the movies! Like, what!
The gift shop is bigger than the house itself. So, that should tell you everything you need to know.

Definitely a fan’s dream come true

I expected more, and definitely don’t think you should have to pay to see one house and a barn. It should have a sign saying «nothing to see here, BUT you should check out our gift shop.»
They should also let you know that the Green Gables is NOT attached to Avonlea. My friend who is OBSESSED and was visiting from Alberta, was really disappointed and didn’t even want to check out Avonlea (which apparently has the whole town etc)

Visited this site during the summer of 2003, we were on an 8 week road-​trip odyssey, up from Southern C.A., to Montana, Michigan, and then through most of the Maritimes (excluding NFL) and back through New England. Radical.
Anyways, I am with the other reviewers, should you be a fan of the books, author (L.M. Montgomery), or the films of ‘Anne of Green Gables’ et al. You’d enjoy a visit here should you happen to find yourself on Prince Edward Island. Apparently, they are also known for potatoes… Cute little tour here and different stuff, gift shop etc. Definitely stop by.

After watching the movies and reading the books, how could I not want to go. It was overwhelmingly overloaded with tourists the day we went, but still so beautiful. If you can ignore everything and just take yourself back in time it is pretty magical, even for $ 14.

What’s there not to love. There was a bit of a crowd but what else did we expect. Our tour had pre-​paid admissions so I wasn’t aware of the actual ticket price nor did I have to wait in line. I loved the grounds and the store and the house itself. It took a long time to get a picture of myself in fringe of the house without strangers in the picture, but we did manage to do so. Unfortunately this left us short of time for real exploration of the grounds. My husband and I are in good shape so we decided to jog the paths to the Haunted Woods and Lover’s Lane… it wasn’t romantic, but we finished in record time and made it back to the tour bus.
This place is a MUST see for any Anne fan.

We visited on Victoria Day, which is still considered low season on the Island. It meant that there were no crowds, but unfortunately it also meant that the Butter Churn Café was not open. We paid $ 14 for two adults to tour only the Green Gables House and not LM Montgomery’s house. The admission fee allowed us to, well, walk through a barn and tour a small house (which you will learn has been slightly reworked by Parks Canada). We were probably there for a whole half-​hour.
I am a huge fan of AoGG, particularly since I grew up watching the Kevin Sullivan series. However, I found this Historic Site both pricey (for such limited offerings) and sorry to say, a bit of a tourist trap. It redeems points only because it represents the real-​life site that is the source of inspiration for the books; but as Anne herself would say, it definitely requires a lot of imagination to realize its full potential. Two and a half stars.

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 Café) 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