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Random Passage Site
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Bailey p
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What a site 😍
Aug 2020 • Friends
The tour was amazing!! I seen the movie a few years back and seeing this all in person made it so much more real. Our tour guide, Bride did such a good job at making the site come to life. She planted imagery in my head and brought it so you could see where and how they settled. She was very humorous and filled with smiles. Even during these times, we wore mask inside all the buildings but wasn’t allowed to touch the props (it’s hard to clean everything and being a tourist spot, that’s impossible!). Never stopped at the restaurant/ welcome center, only long enough to get our passes
Written August 30, 2020
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DotsGirl2
Vancouver, Canada331 contributions
Very interesting experience
Jun 2022 • Friends
They kindly let us in a couple of days early while they were getting ready to open. The ladies were very sweet and helpful. They gave us an overview and were available if we needed to ask more questions. We walked through the site and it really brings home how people had to survive. The site is non profit and while it is a little out of the way we relit it was worth it. It was great for us when it wasn’t officially open so I expect it is even better when it is
Written June 23, 2022
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Barb
Philadelphia, PA31 contributions
Definitely get a tour!
Sep 2020
Oh this was so terrific! We had never heard of the TV series but watched it a year later. The buildings seem terrifically authentic in every way, and just picturing life that wild and unpredictable gives you a real sense of how fortunate we are today. Highly recommend this! ( we are a couple around 70). We went in Sept 2019.
Written January 3, 2021
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Saturn49
Windsor, Canada72 contributions
NIce glimpse of Newfoundland history
Jul 2012 • Couples
This movie set from Random Passage has recreated a piece of Newfoundland's past with a high degree of historical accuracy. Even if you have not seen Random Passage, it is worth a visit.
Written August 5, 2012
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Lorenzo el Jefe
Ontario, Canada3,143 contributions
A beautiful site ... for movies.
Jun 2018
Wing Commander landed here 14 years ago and there was nothing but the movie site and the Anglican church. Now there is a beautifully restored school house as a welcome centre and of course Joe’s Bar from ‘The Great Seduction.’
Fourteen years ago one mini series but since then two more movies.
Great spot for photos.
Q Tip: Watch out for kitchen parties at Joe’s.
Written May 31, 2018
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Ed S
Florida19 contributions
Excellent Kitchen party at Joe's Place....
Jul 2015 • Couples
Thanks to Bernice, Connie and the others for organizing a fantastic ' Kitchen Party'. The venue and setting was fabulous, as were the Toutons and tea during the break. Hopefully this will be the start of man more
Written August 1, 2015
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Dale R
Pasadena, TX134 contributions
Unexpected and quite entertaining
Jun 2013 • Family
We asked a local what there was do do around Trinity and were told about this old TV show location set a few minutes away. I was apprehensive as we knew nothing about the show before we came and they wanted to charge us to go through a set abandoned eight or nine years ago. The guide was a very engaging storyteller however, and soon we were caught up in the characters and story as he showed us where the characters "lived" and the props that were still present to show us what life in a fishing village in the early 1800's was like. It was very interesting from a historical point of view and the level of detail the writers and production crew went to in recreating this very small village. It was great fun.
Written July 7, 2013
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AnnjimCalgary_AB
Calgary, Canada17 contributions
Not Just an Attraction
Jun 2013 • Couples
Our visit to the site was deliberate due to our having seen the series; but not having done so should not hold anyone back. This site is, just by its existence, a glimpse back in time illustrative of just how early settlers lived and worked in Newfoundland. The interpreter who walked through the site was extremely well informed about how people did live and work in those times and was able as well to relate the site to series for which it was the filming site. This is place to visit well worth the time and the modest price.
Written June 29, 2013
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Rack1
Pasadena, Newfoundland and Labrador68 contributions
Great Tour!
Aug 2012 • Family
Bride was our tour guide. She made the tour! Her knowledge of the movie, book, and life of each character came out in her presentation. She also added some good old Newfoundland terms and her own opinion to make us laugh while on the tour!

We had pea soup in the Tea Room afterwords. It was a little watery, but tasty! The dumplings were good!
Written September 2, 2012
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dresda
ontario20 contributions
A must see while in the Trinity area
We spent several hours touring the Random Passage site on our trip to the Trinity area. This is a must see for anyone with an interest in how the pioneer families lived in Newfoundland. The living conditions of the early settlers make quite a contrast to the relative luxury in Trinity! Even if you haven't seen the Random Passage series it is worth a visit. The site is beautiful and tranquil. The tour guide is very entertaining and patient and you can take as much time as you like to view each building.

The tearoom serves excellent treats and sandwiches. This is a very lovely spot.
Written November 30, 2010
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