historic brattonsville

Went for the Christmas walk. Felt like we were stepping back in time. Enjoyed the acted scenarios from various eras. The scenes were quite educational as well.

Great family experience of Revolutionary and Civil war era.It was great to see the fire candle lighting along the path from building to building. A lot of history I've learned from this visit. We will be back. Great Tour Brattonville!

We absolutely love Brattonsville. The candle light tours before Christmas is the highlight to our holidays. Everybody is so welcoming and knowledgeable. Definitely worth following and enjoying events they have!

The people who are working here are very friendly and informative. There is plenty to learn from a visit to this location. It is really a walk through history, with buildings on site spanning over a hundred years of craftsmanship. I definitely recommend it to anyone that has a few hours to spare for this self guided walking tour. They do offer guided tours on some dates, so check it out.

This Saturday Brattonsville will host it's Christmas event and surprisingly good actors will re-enact what it was like to be in both the Revolutionary and Civil War eras in SC on a real plantation. With fire pits along the way the visitors will go from building to building to see how the owners, the slaves, teachers and children all lived during these eras. I have gone many times and it changes a bit from year to year but it is always mesmerizing. This is done by volunteers and they really put their hearts and souls into the production..

We went on a Sunday and there were no crowds at all. It's a neat place to visit and learn about the history of the area. Wear comfortable walking shoes and be prepared to take about an hour (maybe longer?) to visit the park.

Williamsburg is wonderful as is Charleston but neither betters Brattonsville in their historical interpretations and this place is a whole lot more bang-for-the-buck! No crowds and talking with Bob Beemis, full-time historian is a treat you will never forget. Run! Don't walk....to the next event at breathtaking Historic Brattonsville! (Great place to picnic and photograph! The Patriot, with Mel Gibson was filmed here))

Attended the Brattonsville "Spirits and Stories" event, that included a guided candlelight walking tour of the grounds with five storytellers spaced along the pathway telling historical stories with spooky Halloween themes. Compelling stories, excellent storytellers, very well done. And really reasonable prices.

We can't say enough about Historic Brattonsville! The property is HUGE, over 700+ acres complete with farm animals, historic buildings galore, a battlefield, trails, and reenactors. History comes alive in this amazing park. Everyone was professional, friendly and very knowledgable! We spent 3-4 hours and didn't see everything we wanted to but had other places to be. We will be back to check more out! A must for families!

Nice walk to view buildings. Buildings could have been better marked but we figured them out. I would recommend that if you can visit when more is going on. Like the special events: Children’s Day on the Farm (March), Battle of Huck’s Defeat (July), By the Sweat of Our Brows (September), Piedmont Pottery Festival (September), Civil War Reenactment (October) and Christmas Candlelight Tours (December). We plan to go back on one of these events.

We went on Memorial Day and got to see some extra activities. There were period age children playing on the front lawn and they encouraged my children to get involved and play the games. Also three SCM (South Carolina Militia) soldiers were on duty and showing the children how to march with wooden muskets. The period of the plantation is Revolutionary War - not Civil War. Not all the buildings are from the plantation - some were moved to the plantation from other farms from South Carolina. I appreciate the historic preservation of the buildings. The only restrooms are at the visitor's center. Plan accordingly! The kids, wife and I had a good time and would go back again for other events. It was worth the price of admission. It's about 40 miles from Gastonia, NC and about a 50 minute drive. Also - bring your own food. There is a picnic area - no grills. Bring a cold picnic basket (sandwiches and such). There are drinks available.

Although we only live a few miles away, this is the first time that we visited. This place was great! My 2 year old and seven year old loved it! It was not crowded (definite plus!). So much to see and learn. Highly recommend!

We have been members for many years and this is a great place to take a family. If you want the freedom of a self-guided tour, you are free to go where you please. If you want to learn some history, there are interpreters available that are very knowledgeable and extremely helpful. If you go on an event weekend, there are many volunteers dressed in period clothing to help. There are games and activities for the younger ones, the active little ones can run around and not get into trouble. Many period trades are represented: woodworkers, blacksmiths, farmers, weaving, cooks, etc, often there are specific hand-son activities for the kids (making candles, making bricks, woodwork). Various re-enactments including historically accurate slave life. Lots of animals and agriculture from the period. My wife and I often took turns touring the facilities, one of use would go thru while the other kept an eye on an active little one outside.This site offers a great way to re-live history but it is not a formal recreation, you will be on your own to tour the site and speak with the staff and volunteers. When no events are underway, it is often very quiet and you may have the site to yourself. During event weekends, it does get crowded and food/bathroom can get scarce.I think this is definitely worth an afternoon, would recommend you bring your own snacks. There is a LOT to do and learn while here, the events change so watch the website.

We went on a Saturday, and there was hardly anyone there which was lovely. We were able to thoroughly explore the area, read the information, and listen to the interpreters at our leisure. There are many original homes, buildings, and tools to see and enter and unlike other historic places, you can actually touch and interact with the surroundings. Some rooms were blocked off in the largest home (where the movie The Patriot was filmed), but other buildings allowed you to really get close to what it was like then and how they lived. My two sons, 10 & 7, had a fantastic time wondering the property, seeing the animals, and walking part of the nature trails. It's definitely worth the visit.

We went to Brattonsville at 1000 and were the only visitors during the time we were there. It took about an hour to walk thru the area. Very interesting and well preserved. I enjoyed spending time watching the pigs and sheep.