The Motherwell Homestead national historic site features the iconic Lanark place, a historic stone house. This national historic site is located on a farm near Abernethy, Saskatchewan. Experience land-based living as a homesteader in the 1900s an hour’s drive east of Regina. The fertile land of the Qu’Appelle region was an intersection for many different peoples, including First Nations, Métis, and the waves of new Canadian immigrants.
Developed by W. R. Motherwell from 1882 to 1939, Motherwell Homestead consists of a 3.59 hectare farmstead including fields defined by fences and shelter belt shrub and tree lines, a collection of agricultural buildings, and a two-storey, stone farmhouse historically known as Lanark Place
Plan your visit:
- Location: Highway 22, Abernethy, Saskatchewan.
Coordinates: 50.719126, -103.424152 - Seasonal Hours: Open seasonally from May till September, Thursday to Monday: 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
- Admission: Small admission fee
- Accessibility: Family-friendly and limited accessibility (gravel paths and stairs in the house. Visitor center and cafe are wheelchair accessible.)
- Tours: Plan to spend a few hours exploring the Homestead. They have a large modern visitor center with a cafe, tourist information, activities, washrooms and souvenirs. Tours are self-guided but staff dressed in period clothing are usually in the house and barn for guided tours and activities.
- Pet Friendly: The site does include live animals (chickens, cows, pigs, horses), so the site is not pet-friendly.
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