Reviews of Hofwyl-Broadfield Plantation (Museum)

Russell Harris

It was cool getting see the history of the Plantation and how people used to interact back then. We could still learn from that today!

J.LaRoche Hair Studio

Beautiful grounds, so glad we found this gem!

Patrice Christian

I have visited Hofwyl-Broadfield Plantation twice, and have thoroughly enjoyed it both times. The house tour is led by a knowledgeable docent and you get to walk through and see everything, upstairs and down. The house is still decorated with the actual furniture and belongings that were left behind when the last resident of the family passed away in the 70s. There are several outbuildings with various machines and even the owners old car that's still kept on site. The extensive grounds are beautiful and if you enjoy taking pictures, there is a lot to explore and many subjects to capture. In the gift shop there is a small museum and a mini theater where you can watch a short film about the plantation's history before you get started. I recommend it, as it will tell you more about you'll see as you walk around.

Lori Sweet

Excellent!

Nancy Litch

Interesting movie, museum and grounds. The grounds are beautiful and the house with the original contents were amazing.

Rob Morgan

Very interesting to visit and see what life was like in yesteryear. Interesting to imagine what rice plantation life was like back in the day.

Melonie DeWitt

My fiance has been wanting to go on the ghost tour for over 2 years. However, as a truck driver we never got a chance until tonight. I will say that the Manager, his wife and some of the volunteers were wonderful and truly seem to enjoy their jobs. However, there was an overweight, older white male who was rude and belligerent to my fiance more than once. He accused my fiance of "not paying attention to the presentation that he paid $15 for". He also accused both of us of "messing with the water supply" while we were exploring the grounds which we had been told we could do after the presentation. He then yelled at us to leave and go home. If these are the volunteers they are going to continue to use, I wouldn't waste my money. It's a shame because this could have been an enjoyable time and we had intended to return.

Carol Fiorvanti

So much to see and learn about the history of plantation life

Tammie Jarrell

What a fascinating history of Georgia

Melissa R

This very historic plantation is being well preserved and presented. Well worth visiting if only to walk through the live oaks and envision the past.

Ronald Lofts

Very nice, kept just like they received it. Would go back

Amber Church

Beautiful plantation $8 to get in includes a small gift shop and museum with a video and a guided tour of the house.

Glenna Zafra

A piece of history. Great tour of the home. Guide gave great talk on the house and property of life in the olden days.

Papi Uuhmelmehahay

Absolutely beautiful! If you don't mind walking, the actual house is really worth seeing.

Mary Sue Schier

Lovely grounds and plantation home.

Linda Campbell

Interesting place with lots of history.

Micheal S

Beautiful place to visit and take photos.

Lakaisha Wiley

My family and I loved the tour and the host from Massachusetts was phenomenal!!

Larry Fountain

Beautiful place

Richard Galvin

Excellent trip, the tour guide Andy was Extraordinary. I would definitely recommend it to everyone.

Andrea Talley

Awesome adventure. The trees are amazing. Staff was so nice and helpful

Steve Douglas

Definitely worth the admission. The museum is informative - including a video - about the lesser known cash crop "King Rice", responsible for so much plantation-era prosperity. No punches are pulled as the plight of slaves doing this torturous labor is described in detail. The grounds are characterized by the most impressive collection of massive, old (even ancient) live oaks I've seen anywhere, alongside several State of Georgia champion trees of other species. The antebellum complex on premises is well kept with all original/heirloom furniture, and the guide is entertaining and knowledgeable.

Elise Lloyd

Love visiting here. I recently went to the Christmas special they do a couple nights during December, amazing!

Brenda Lyon

Great Fun! Great displays, and fun gift spot for the kiddos!

Robbie Jowers

Great day trip, lots walking!

Lisa Webb

Good tour this AM. Very informative. 8 dollars admission. Beautiful views from house! What a gem!

Made On Earth Studio

Worth stopping for a break. A beautiful setting to stretch your legs.

Diana Smith

Went for Christmas night. Was suppose to have carolers, Santa, I assumed Christmas lighting, etc. Highly promoted. There were no carolers. There were hardly any lights. No nativity. Aside from Santa and some cookies and wassil, you could not tell it was a holiday event. In addition the golf cart never showed up to take people back to the entry as was promised. There were no Christmas lights anywhere or Christmas displays. Candles on the ground to help with the path back to the entry. If it is promoted as a Christmas event, they should make it that.

ILARIA CENSASORTE

Incredible luogo da visitare assolutamente

tarpin75

Interesting history from the rice industry in the early days of America

Aurora Scales

Excellent!

Michael Robinson

A wonderful place to visit and learn about coastal Georgia's history. The volunteer in the gift shop was very pleasant and the guide at the house was very knowledgeable and enthusiastic about the family history and the times they lived. I encourage anyone nearby who is in any way interested in the period of history to visit. You'll learn a lot about a time that has disappeared.

Alexander Essex

Best one not widely knows and there are bugs but its good walking around and seeing this awsome place history

Alex Alexandr

Very nice rice plantation. Lots of interesting information.

Chris Curry

E-Z Parking, nice Welcome Center with informative staff and artifacts. Fascinating history and the house itself and absolutely stunning grounds. Great for historical tour would also be a great venue for a function.

Dawn Campbell

Beautiful plantation and history The tour guide was so knowledgeable would love to visit again

Ethan Tankersley

If you just want a beautiful place to look around for a few hours there is no better place. If you want to really experience it you have to check out their museum and informative movie. From there its a short walk down a shaded path through a series of their beautiful Live Oaks. Once you get to the end of the path you can see the house to the left, and several old out buildings in front of you. Near the house there are several trees that rang from 50-800+ years old (or so they say). The tour guides start every hour on the hour and are all great people for the job.

Carol Long

To know this place is still standing after the Civil War is awesome! So much history preserved! Loved touring the house seeing the furniture all still in place, and walking the grounds. The view breathtaking!

J C

Just happened to be Georgia's Free Museum weekend, great tour.

Mello V

There Christmas special is great!

Albert Mattern

History is part of who we are. We need sites and places like this to remind us of our ancestors mistakes so that we and the new generations to come don't make it too. If the south offends you then stay out of it!!! You're no better than Hitler if you run around trying to erase our past!!

Deidra Callaway

When my family went here, we had a wonderful time. The people were real nice and very knowledgeable about the time period. It was almost as if time stands still in the Howfyl-Broadfield plantation house. Simply amazing

Michael Rae

If you want to know what life was like in the south around the turn of the century or before, this is a great place to get a glimpse into the past.

Natasha Flanders

Very informative for the kids and myself! Scenery was beautiful

Patricia McReynolds

Interesting place to visit

Donny Foster

Had a wonderful time touring this plantation! Lots of history, people dressed in period clothing, lots of fun!

Anthony Henderson

Wonderful historic location. We went for the haunted night tour and we were not disappointed! They don't do any sort of gimmicks where they jump out at you or tell silly stories they retell real events that happened and real sightings of ghosts that have happened on the plantation. You definitely learn a lot from the tour. I definitely felt really creepy feelings walking around outside at night and would recommend sticking with the group if you are easily spooked or have a sensitive sixth sense

Liz Mcdermitt

We had friends in from Ohio last week. We were going to let them do the tour by themselves since we have been five times before. But when we heard Tina was giving the tour (someone different), we decided to go. So HAPPY we did!!! She was so informative and we saw rooms of the plantation we have not seen before. Please keep Tina!

Amanda O'Brien

Love the history!

Quila Cox

Breathtaking look into history! This plantation has a well kept grounds and buildings. Just really rich in history! Throughly enjoyed visiting here.

Kathleen Lambrix

The grounds are gorgeous. Love oaks every where. Large magnolias are also on property. The guided house tour leaves little to desire. It’s all about Ophelia and how she lived in the 60’s till her death. Maybe it was our tour guide, a semi retired history teacher (the irony is not lost..) who injects her opinions more often than facts about the property and going on’s of the day to day of the actual plantation. Unfortunately you can’t go in the home without doing the tour....

jared oneal

Relaxing and Addmorable Historical Site

terry hooper

This is the only historic building with the original furniture. The house and grounds are well maintained. The tour guides have several good stories to tell about the family members that lived in the house over several decades.

Stanley Baldwin

Loved it

Vella Sillah

Where else can you can see a 800 year old tree.

Jennifer Schied

Great learning experience for parents, kids 9 & up & grandma too! Enjoyed the Spanish Moss, museum, & house tour. Recommended

Char-marie Jewell

Amazing the preservation and history here.

Robin Maheu

Really cool place.

Donald L.

Very beautiful.

Julie Parrish

Just love the way the trees look here with their beauty and the Spanish moss hanging down. The film in The Visitor Center is nice Just wish we'd been here in cooler weather.

Tammy Jarrett

Enjoyed the tour of house

Michael Shimer

Beautiful grounds, well-manicured and well-maintained. The numerous oak trees with hanging Spanish moss are great and create that picture-perfect image of the Georgia coast. The only problem we ran into was the swarming horse flies. The park has traps set up all over but they're losing the battle, unfortunately. The museum and gift shop had a great deal of information and interesting finds. We have the Georgia State Parks annual history sites pass so our admission was included. The house and outbuildings were neat and the ranger who conducted the tour was informative.

Paige Sutcliff

Beautiful oaks, massive trees

Thomas Schäfer

Interesting civil war reenactment

Minnie Solomon

Loved it

Nadia Chekiri

Beautiful grounds, interesting and informative tour. Bring bug repellent!

Kathleen Caulfield

Gave a fantastic insight into old Florida. Great tourguide.

Dan Camber

What an absolute Gem, close to the highway but secluded. The history that is represented here is amazing, The grounds and visitors center are wonderful.

Lydia Garske

Interesting historic location. There is a tour of the home (not the original plantation home). The guide is knowledgeable. The home was set up to allow tou to actually view it in the whole. Compared to some homes in savannah, this one allowed more to be seen.

Anthony Nguyen

This was well worth my visit. Everything was so well preserved, and i learned some history. Thank you.

Stephen Gaymont

Nice stop to stretch our legs

Gabriel Lowry

On Anchor. Beautiful place.

Elissa Stone

Very interesting. Nice look into a bygone era. Lots of walking.

Joy Mcnorton

great history lesson

Christine Roig

Great property and experience. Tour was very nice and informative. A must do when in the area.

James Phillips

Alot of history here. Worth the stop.

Ryan Romine

Loved the history behind this house. Great place to take the family when teaching them about Civil War and post Civil War history.

Brittany Phillipeck

I have visited here 4 times. Each time on the way to or from vacation in Florida. It is a very interesting place to visit, and the massive old Southern Oaks with Spanish moss are a sight to see. I always imagine coming in the front drive as a horse and buggy 200 years ago.

Tine E

They have one slave cabin left so they decided to make half of it the restrooms. That's how much they thought of us. Not one item left of slaves to put on display. All you see is one picture of one man who was the servant of the house. This plantation house 325 slaves and I'm just shocked it's not one thing on display besides the slave cabin turned into half restroom. Shaking my head that's the good ole' south for you.

Tiffany Lewis

Very Informative

Donna Beane

Loved it

Daphne Hutcheson

I took my grandkids here for the Easter egg hunt this year and I think it is truly wrong for them to charge $8 per adult for the Easter egg hunt, when this is for the kids only. The whole 1 hour this egg hunt was being done, the staff kept saying "this is for kids only" ok then tell me why i just spent $18 total for this Easter egg hunt!

Trinity Dick

Very nice place that has a lot of educational programs that you can take your children to on a family outing day. They have reenactments, refreshments, a gift shop and tours.

Cutter MacEmcy

The people leading the tour we're great. The people in the house giving even more information on the house were good as well.... HOWEVER.. there were two people in back of the tour that kept pushing me like I was cattle.. . I was told one thing by the tour guides wife and the fat guy in back was telling me I couldn't, ( example - sitting on a tree branch ) .. after the tour. We were told we could stroll around on our own and look the place over ,( as far as I heard , no time limit was set ) being a history buff that's exactly what My fiance and I did.. . After exploring the dairy barn ,we went to see one one the huge oaks.. at which time the fat guy ( wish I had caught his name so I wouldn't have to use that description ) .. came out of the dark and asked in an accusation kinda way what we were doing with the water system.. what water system ? All we saw was a huge tank on the way to the huge oak. Then we were informed that we had to go and leave.. Can't help it that as history buffs we stayed longer than the others. But his rudeness the entire tour was seriously uncalled for ... I'm guessing he has a thing against long haired guys who are also 10 year Army veterans... Not to mention My fiance works for the Glynn county sheriff's Dept.. somebody needs to either put a leash on him and the woman with him or just remove them from the tour.. their attitudes sucked and at no time were they of any help.. Other than for those two.. it was great

Jon Bedingfield

Beautiful historical rice plantation and dairy farm,that remained I one family for five generations... Gorgeous coastal property... another must see...

Bud Heggie

Enjoyed the plantation today. The staff was very knowledgeable. Trail not available yet since damage from hurricane Matthew.

Christopher H Kraska

Nice place to visit, beautiful oaks and grounds

Jessica Oberry

Attended the Easter Egg Hunt and the kids had a great time!

Jayme Cruz

Lovingly preserved historical plantation with gorgeous grounds. Very educational.

PurpleFluffy

Had amazing time and learned lots of history. Thanks you!

Bob Pitchford

Very nice place. People are very friendly. They did and outstanding job of reenacting the time frame of the Civil war

Miguel MAR

Great place to visit.

K S Williams

Nicely kept but not much time to spend. Price to be a little much but park was nice.

Kenneth Rybeck

Nice step into the past

Robert Hubbard

Love this place at Christmas

Dominique Hazard

Ancienne plantation de riz à visiter. Une exposition intéressante explique la vie dans la plantation. Les arbres sont magnifiques. Le tarif est correct et vous recevez un bon accueil. On ne vous oblige pas à visiter la "maison". Prenez votre ticket et promenez vous...

Donna Shea

Beautiful property!

Leslie Devaney

Great place. Fabulous live oak trees. Wonderful cars at their car show.

Mason Powell

Charming, beautiful, words cant describe, must see.

Beth Sweat

Great place. Beautiful huge Oak trees. Nice walk to the historic home. Knowledgeable guide to tell us all about the place. Well worth the money.

Harry Thür

Tolle Plantage Diese Plantage liegt etwas abseits und daher sind die Besucherzahlen nicht so hoch wie bei den berühmten Plantagen. Ein Besuch lohnt sich aber auf jeden Fall. Der Eintrittspreis ist niedrig. Das Gelände ist sehr idyllisch. Man bekommt eine sehr individuelle Führung durch das Haus mit viel Hintergrundwissen. Wir waren schon zweimal da. Uns hat es jedes Mal gefallen.

Dana Harris

Ranger Andy made my plantation tour visit amazing! His knowlege of the intimate details made slavery imaginable in a respectful way...Thank You for one of my best State Park experiences!

Harvey Hensley

fascinating glimpse into history well presented and explained

Maria Castillo

We had a wonderful very knowledgeable guide. We were able to wonder at our own pace. Thank you.

Mary Griffith

Met a very pleasant and informative volunteer and her husband. The trees on the property are amazing. I'm glad I had the opportunity to go there.

Terzia82

Wenn man auf der Durchreise ist, dann kann man diese Plantage durchaus besichtigen. Sie ist nicht zu vergleichen mit Plantagen, wie man sie beispielsweise bei Charleston (Drayton, Magnolia) findet. Man kann sich hier dennoch sehr gut über den historischen Anbau von Reis informieren und in eine andere Zeit eintauchen. Es gibt auch ein Haus mit historisierender Einrichtung und der Park ist weitläufig und sehr schön.

Kathy Birthisel

VERY interesting and not a typical tour...more like a chat with someone with a lot of knowledge.

Matt Henry

Asked them if it was possible to see the slave quarters. Was told there was no such thing - they were 'servants' quarters. Are they trying to rewrite history here? The description of the plantation on the website does not even mention slavery!! "While many factors made rice cultivation increasingly difficult in the years after the Civil War, the family continued to grow rice until 1913." Many factors - you mean like the abolition of slavery? So you had to actually work the land yourself, rather than brutalising a whole people stolen their land?

Kim Maines

A short drive off I95, and well worth the stop. It may not be your typical idea of a grand plantation. However, all the furnishings are standing exactly where they always stood. This is a time capsule of a bygone days, when rice was the top crop in the south.

Kellee McHargue

Very historical

Doug Wells

Great history

B H

The Hofwyl-Broadfield plantation is an excellent value. The admission fee includes the museum which features an excellent film about the plantation's history, a guided tour of the plantation farm house, and self-guided tours of the dairy, servant quarters, and the rest of the outbuildings. The expansive areas of the ancient and majestic live oak trees was truly amazing.

Brett wood

Great place for a family day great piece of history

Ruth Clark

Live the plantation the tour guide Tina was extremely knowlegeable,lovely place and the gift shop and the movie were great

Logan Jones

Beautiful old plantation. Ranger Andy who gave us a tour of the house was an amazing wealth of knowledge, not only on the property itself but every piece of furniture, how it was used, why it was there etc.. Learned a lot and the 800yr old Georgia Oak tree is a sight to see.

Lynne Keay

The house has beautiful antique furniture. There was just something off as if there was no joy but this furniture that furniture

Jen Walker

Really pretty place

Darlene Ousley

Excellent!

Robin Andersoñ

Place to go to learn about slavery, antebellum time and the history of growing rice. Gift shop has wonderful books on the region. Staff warm, informative and friendly. Wear comfortable, sturdy shoes.

Michele DrakeFox

Nice place to visit for a good walk & tour. Dogs are allowed but not in the main house for the tour. Bring plenty of water if you go in summer as it gets really hot.