Heritage Barrie Walking Tours

TAKE AN HOUR TO ENJOY BARRIE'S RICH HISTORY

Self-Guided Walking Tours
As the centre of commerce and county government, Barrie was the location of choice for many prominent families in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Their stylish homes, businesses, and landmarks survive along Barrie's modern streetscapes, and their stories can be uncovered by taking a self-guided walking tour. Click the links below to take a step back into history.Heritage Barrie Walking Tours

Allandale Walking Tour

Discovering the Waterfront Walking Tour

Downtown East Walking Tour

Downtown West Walking Tour

Grand Homes Walking Tour

H-Block & Court House Hill Walking Tour

Rodney & Blake Streets Walking Tour

City of Barrie Town Crier ~ Steve Travers

Downtown Guided Walking Tours
 
This year Steve Travers {The Official Town Crier for the City of Barrie} will conduct three historic walking tours around the downtown area of the city, sponsored by Heritage Barrie.
Each tour takes approximately one hour, and is completely free!
Steve will meet you at Memorial Square and guide you on the tour for approximately a block, whilst telling you some most interesting stories about Barrie's Victorian past.
Various buildings will be pointed out to you, and their architectural features explained, as well as descriptions of some of the more "interesting" characters who lived in our city in bygone days.

" I just love telling stories about some of the rogues and scoundrels that lived here back then" explains our Town Crier Travers.
 
Check out the three dates and times, and call us to register, if you would like to be on the tour.
 
Date: Sunday July 26, 2009
Starting Time: 5:00pm
 
Date: Sunday August 9, 2009
Starting Time: 5:00pm
 
Date: Sunday September 20, 2009 (Doors Open Barrie)
Starting Times: 10:00am & 1:00pm
Location: Memorial Square
 
Please book early as these tours are limited to 50 persons, and are a very popular heritage feature.

Stay tuned for more details

 

Town Crier at Barrie Union Cemetery

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