Yorklands Green Hub

Such a beautiful walk! The old abandoned prison looks stoic against the overgrown background. We walked out to the stone wall and it was beautiful with the wild grapevines growing up and over it. I saw a baby snake (red belly), it was so cute. By the pond we saw a few frogs hopping around. My daughter loved it. We spent over 2 hours walking around. And we could have stayed longer if the baby wasn’t hungry. Definitely going to visit again.

Beautiful place really.I love the scenery, the nature, and it is different from your typical walk.I would definitely give 5 stars, if they let us see the inside of the prison.See, the prison is a historical site, and it’s great for field trips, tourists, and more. But a few looks of the outside doesn’t give as much information as seeing the inside would.And here’s another suggestion, don’t clean up the inside, that’ll be like wiping away history.So far, a recommend this place, for those who only want the nature walk.Please let us see the inside, and thanks for taking your time to read my review.

Never knew it was there while driving by for 4 years. Went for a walk with my little daughter. Amazing place to walk through. Love the historical aspect of the jail. What a peaceful place.

Beautiful place to watch the sunrise/sunset, explore, hike, fish

This place is massive and real historical beauty. We like to check out different places, as per our 5 year old, but this will be one of few she'll want to back to and explore. A bit of a humorous tale, and an apology to the guard. I found a few boards lying around, but there was one old board over by the church part that when I lifted it up and there was a potentially dangerous pit about 4' deep for someone to fall in. I wedged the board a little more securely until I let someone know. So, walk around to other side of old prison building by a gate and lifted a metal frame. I thought maybe another pit. No pit, but the guard yelled something through the speaker. I didn't respond, I thought he's just doing his job". Walk a bit further to

Absolutely beautiful gem in Guelph. Gorgeous walking trials!

Beautiful place for a nice walk. Lots of wide trails and nice ponds for fishing. Caught a small pike

This is a massive parkland on York Road, (between Victoria and Watson Road), where the old Reformatory prison was... it still stands but has been closed for decades. It's an interesting place to explore but there are NO PARKING signs everywhere.The trail around the small lake is nice and there are other trails. Interesting to walk around the closed prison. BUT Would not be worth a $40 parking ticket.We parked in a big lot at the corner of Watson but it's a fair hike along the busy road or the snowy field to reach the central area of the Green Hub.

Wonderful place to walk the dogs. Lots of hidden trails and three bridges to discover not to mention all the fantastic stone walls and staircases built by prisoners long ago. Gorgeous views and the old prison has some great photo opportunities. This place is a real piece of Guelph history.