The Manor is officially owned by the Chateau Montebello and is on their grounds. Despite this, the site is managed and maintained by Parks Canada. The tour was great and staff is knowledgeable. The only disappointment is that only the main floor of the estate has been restored. The basement (kitchen and coal room) had been destroyed by previous owners. The second floor of the estate had not been restored either and was therefore off limits.
It was interesting to learn a bit of history during our recent visit to Montebello. Walking the grounds was enjoyable.
We had a wonderful tour at this museum, and we learned so much about the history of the area.
It is loacated in the middle of forest and looking over the river. It used be residence of Papineau's family. This manoir consists of many building in large complex. There are two way to get there. One is from street of 500 Rue Notre Dame and stroll about 500 meters among the forest. The other entrance is from Fairmont le Chateau Montebello Hotel. This peaceful place exudes an air of beauty. It adorns the fine architecture of the manor house and estate's landscaping.
It is a lovely old home on beautiful grounds. It is accessible from the Chateau Montebello grounds. Make sure you have bug spray on if you explore around it - you will get bit!
A simple walk, easy to view building and grounds.A short stroll from Le Chateau Montebello.
I would not go out of my way to go to Manoir Papineau, but the surroundings are nice and Montebello is a nice stopover area if one needs to take a break on their way to Montreal or Gatineau/Ottawa. Buildings are well preserved, nice short walking trails, some animations. Probably much better when they are hosting special events
Walking distance from the hotel. Learned of the revolution and his exile. Educational experience.
It's an interesting old manor to see, and we very much enjoyed walking around the grounds. However, in the grand scheme of things, there are more interesting historical sites to see.
Upon arriving, we sensed that it would be a great experience. Not unlike a great-house. After a long and somewhat pleasant walk through the woods, we finally arrived at the main manor only to notice a tour entering the house. We find out inside the office that we needed to arrive early to join the tour and, even though they had just started, the person in the office would not let us join that tour and that we would have to wait over one hour (no self guided tours allowed).Unless you call ahead, good luck getting to see the main house. If you speak only English... Tough luck. There are only 2 tours available per day. The staff working the office is less than friendly and not very helpful. Also BEWARE of tons of poisin ivy along the path leading up to the house. Parks Canada did not bother removing these but rather erected a sign. Nice effort guys.The other houses that we could visit ourselves were ok... But basic.So much more could be done here. I recommend that you visit elsewhere.