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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.

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

  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.