Claybank Brick Plant National Historic Site in Meadow Lake

Nice open area to explore. Can no longer explore in the buildings, which was a bit of a let down but still worth the trip. Wear proper footwear and bring a bottle of water. Nice little place to visit while exploring southern sask.

Incredible hidden place of interest and a lovely tourism Cafe with the greatest pies in the world. If you havent been there youre definitely missing out.

First time out here. Great area for hiking. Lots of off trail terrain to explore. There is a really nice restaurant in the brick administration building with delicious homemade cinnamon buns. Dogs on lease allowed but no bikes or motorized vehicles allowed. At the top of the hill you have a view of 50 kms, so take a pair of binoculars.

We walked through this on a very hot day, but it was more interesting than I expected! Sad that it is no longer a big employer! Dont leave without buying homemade lunch, generous, reasonable and served by very friendly staff.

Would have loved to have toured closer up but everything was fenced off. Looks like our Federal funding has dropped to the point where this place will be just a pile of rubble soon. This is a crying shame on the National Historic Society

A pretty interesting place to see for only $10. Hard to believe this operated until 1989. If you are hiker then there is a 3 to 5 km trail. The trail provides a great over look of the area. The trail has interesting formations (bad lands / dirt hills). The trail is a loop but the loop is not well marked. There is a nice church in Claybank itself. I assume it was made out of brick produced here. Avonlea is only 15 minutes to the East. if you combine this with a trip to the Avonlea museum and Avonlea Bad Lands then you can easily make a day of it. You must book the tour of the Avonlea bad lands ahead of time.

A pretty neat historic site that makes you feel like you stepped back in time. It is a bit out of the way, but if you are in the area I would suggest a visit. It is hard to believe that the plant operated in its current state until 1989 as the majority of the facility is original from 1914.It is considered a national historic site, but it appears to have a pretty low budget and I would compare more to a local museum. The site is explored via a self guided tour reading information signs at key locations after checking in at the bunkhouse to pay admission. Either before or after your tour you can stop in at the bunkhouse for homemade Saskatoon berry pie served with ice cream!The hours of operation are 10am to 4pm daily in July and August. There is an annual heritage day on the last Sunday of June where the plant is operated and you can see how the bricks were made. I have not attended the heritage day, but plan to in a future year.Included with your admission is access to go hiking in the canyon and clay pits that are located adjacent the brick plant.

Pretty cool place & lots of "local" history, modest cost $10ea, but its a donation. Very nice folks all the way around.

Every year since we heard about this place we’ve been going out there. It always fun and if you go out a day when nobody else is there you get to really take the time to enjoy your self. If you do go on a day where they have an event you can’t to see the whole place alive and it can be really cool. The food out there is amazing as it’s all handmade and not overly priced. The museum in the main building is a great source of information and I even found out that a building I’m in charge of has a portion of its brick from clay bank. If you don’t mind the drive I definitely recommend heading out there to see what it was like and enjoy yourself.

We drove here from Moose Jaw and were greeted with a Closed for the season sign. Would have been nice to know that prior to making the hour long drive out here.Looks cool otherwise.

Would be a good homeschool trip

Does NOT support people with disabilities. Will not allow support workers to go on the tour for free.

Great place to visit. Definitely worth the trip. Going to mark my calendar for the last Sunday in June. Going to see the brick plant in action at Heritage Days next year......can’t wait!

Interesting history of the plant and a great photo scavenger hunt nature hike available with the tour.

Great family outing and the best cinnamon buns on the planet!

Really far of the beaten path. 36 km of gravel road. Only open 3 1/2 months out of the year. Not up to the standards of a National Historic site.

Great place , staff not so friendly at times

We had a great tour! Its pretty amazing to see how such a small place in Saskatchewan had a big impact on some of Canadas most famous buildings. Make sure to call ahead to see what time the tours run.

Disappointing. Not in the site itself which is very interesting and worth the trip. However the staff is comprised of teenage girls who seem like they would rather be anywhere other than there. We were unable to use our 2017 Park Pass eventhough this is supposedly a National Historic Site affiliated with Parks Canada according to the sign. When asked if we could use our park pass was told "no". No explanation. I felt like I just insulted her when I asked. Lunch special was mediocre at best and was told "we ran out of saskatoon pie" which is another reason we decided to make the trip.

Beautiful scenery. If you like history youd be interested in this place. Love how you can wonder around looking at things on your own .

When i went here i was first of all blown away by the fact that it looks amazing even tho it was here for more than 20 years and then theres the fact that you can actually do some activities here with your class for example plus there is more than that.Everyone who can and wants to go here i say to them do it

The plant closed in the late 80s and the tour is filled with loads of engaging and interesting information regardless what your age ☺

My family and I checked it out on their last day of operation in 2015 before shutting down for the summer. We were in Moose Jaw for the weekend and decided to drive down to check it out.I have nothing but positive things to say about it. We loved the entire afternoon. Both my husband and my two boys loved exploring the site and learning more about Claybank Brick.Staff were wonderful and I think it was one of the coolest historic sites I have ever seen.My only regret is that we didnt schedule more time for the trip and explore the hills around the plant.