Exterior view of Clifton Museum Park, formerly Haliburton House Museum, a white two-story building with a red roof, surrounded by a large green lawn and trees under a sunny sky.

Clifton Museum Park

Wind your way up the tree-lined drive to visit the beautiful park and grand home. 

The gate at Clifton Museum Park.

A treasured Hants County museum

Built in 1835 by Nova Scotian author and judge Thomas Chandler Haliburton and his wife Louisa, The property's sixteen owners and tenants each left their mark inside and out. The word Clifton evolved from the Old English words clif (cliff or bank) and tun (town, settlement, farmstead), meaning town near the cliff.  Situated in the town of Windsor along the banks of the Avon River, Louisa thought it was the perfect place to name after her hometown of Clifton, England.

What's On

A disc golf basket on a metal pole stands in a green field, with trees and sunlight in the background
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18 Jun 2026
Join West Hants Rec and Avon Sport & Social Community for a…
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Canada Flag graphic made of 3 images 2 red maple leaves and a quilted maple leaf in the centre.
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1 Jul 2026
Clifton Museum Park and the Birthplace of Hockey Museum will…
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A group of people at the Clifton Museum Park History Walk.
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8 Jul 2026
Join us for a free history walk on the Clifton Museum Park…
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A group of people at the Clifton Museum Park History Walk.
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5 Aug 2026
Join us for a free history walk on the Clifton Museum Park…
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A group of people at the Clifton Museum Park History Walk.
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16 Sep 2026
Join us for a free history walk on the Clifton Museum Park…
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Three hockey players on the ice at Long Pond, Windsor, Nova Scotia.

Birthplace of Hockey Museum

The Birthplace of Hockey Museum is located in one wing of Clifton Museum.  Filled with two hundred years of hockey history and artifacts, see the influences and evolution that led to the game we know today.

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