This was the perfect socially distant adventure. The general store had a few fun selections of snacks, books, and more. We had a chance to talk to some of the staff who shared some great stories with us. This cute property tucked in a quaint neighborhood felt like escaping the city, but without the drive. I loved getting a chance to learn and see some of the history of Texas, and Austin. While all of homes and displays were nice, my favorite part was the beautiful grounds and trail near Walnut Creek. The tall oak tree had such a great atmosphere, I could walk around there all day. What a nice escape. Recommend coming with a friend or two, bring good walking shoes, and a camera and explore.

Nice day trip place. Several authentic structures around the property. Much larger then it first appears trails take you to the creek and some barns and a local native American camp set up. Some farm animals around, small gift shop/general store. Also offer workshops and their is a working blacksmith shop on site.

Beautiful small pioneer farm with a variety of services that by many accounts are of quality. Though, this review is in regards to the business / management side of this, and serves as a warning. I had purchased a woodworking course for the next day in October, when attending it was seemingly cancelled, and I was informed to request a reschedule. I had not rescheduled as I was unsure of my availability, and I was Automatically rescheduled for their next class 11/7. I did not attend this class, but contacted the company for a resolution. From here, they refused to reschedule further or provide my funds back, as a matter of policy even considering the situation. All in all, you can plan a great time at Jourdan-Bachman Pioneer Farms; but dont expect flexibility here.

Family had a blast visiting. Good walk, looking at these beautiful older homes and barnes.

This is a pretty neat setup. Its sprawling so be ready for a nice stroll between structures. The grounds are also well done, several have chickens, donkeys, or horses. Kids liked feeding the chickens. The y have tons of great classes and workshops too, but look those up

Horrible to charge $20 a person for Halloween on the 24th this year. I was very disappointed . The ghostly walk on the trails was nothing but lights in the trees. It could have been done so much better even with the Covid scare it was all outside. I came all the way from Fort Worth to Austin expecting so much more after attending the one 3 years ago.

Jump scare by Freddy Krueger impersonator is awesome, Thank you for the person to keep us entertained. Last chase till the fence was great and thrilling. :)

I was here because Austins first Annual Witch Fest was being held there. The feel of the place made you want to dress old worldly. As the tiny hippy with me and her mom said...it was like a western in color....I had so much fun and the vendors were wonderful. I say it was a success.

.Food was mediocre. The guacamole tastes like wholly guacamole. My chicken verde enchilada was soggy and falling apart in the plate. When I told my server about it he insisted I speak to a manager. After telling the manager I wasn’t happy with my meal he didn’t do anything to try and make it better. He instead made me feel like I was an inconvenience to him.

We had a really good time showing our 10-month old daughter the farm animals - longhorns, chickens, donkeys and horses. We also saw various farm houses and farming tools they used over time. Got a chance to learn about the history of this place throughout various statges of its history. Nice place to spend 1-2 hours, just make sure you dont visit mid-day in a hot summer day.

Venue was very open. Could have used more parking and orchestrating

My visit was during a school tour... it was a nice snippet into early Texas history that is close proximity to the city. They have a handful on homes/structures that show different levels of class, a beautiful dance hall and a few other building typical in a town square. There is a general store to get some old time candies, snacks and drinks. Also had a few Teepees and history of Indians that were once here. Even had some animals to look at (chickens, donkeys, horses, and Longhorns). Overall a nice easy tour.

Amazing tour of US Pioneer history. Also some buildings contain small exhibits. The Pioneer village leads you on a 3/4 mile trail, that loops back to the main building. Along the trail you can explore what a farm in the 1800 would have looked like in the woods, complete with chicken coop and love chickens, horses and donkeys.Overall the working blacksmith was my personal highlight, with the option to sign up for blacksmithing classes.

This place is adorable! Takes you back to the 1800s with so much to look at.

This place is amazing I feel like traveling machine on the pass make me think on those people who have the history there, I love it my kids enjoy the history behind.

Absolutely loved this place! There is a lot of rich history alive here! Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and thorough. Definitely recommend.

We love this place. The staff are wonderful the houses, land, and animals make it a charming educational experience. They have a lot of great festivals and things out here too. Experiencing the old west and getting that more hands on knowledge really helps the kids understand history. Plus, after the Blacksmith heard my son was doing a report on Laura Ingalls Wilder, he made him a spoon in 10mins for him to add to his report time pod.

Its ok for a little walk around. I wouldnt plan more than 90 minutes to see it all.

They hosted the Austin stop of the Jo Jorgensen for president 2020 tour on super short notice and were extremely helpful.The place is awesome, if you love history or even just want something to do thats a little off the beaten path Id highly recommend checking it out.There are historic buildings brought in from all over Texas, set up to be a good representation of the period that was their heyday. They also teach blacksmithing. They even saved an 1840s freedmans home from demolition in South Austin and brought it up there - you can tell they are passionate about history and offer guided tours or you can wander by yourself. Theres a general store for snacks and drinks.

We went with a class trip. I am ready to bring my family back to show them! The actors brought the history alive. Loved it!

We just loved this place so much!!! Animals are beautiful! It was very affordable. But the day we went it was a little slow. There was only one class going on, so Im glad it caught the nephews attention: a Blacksmith workshop. They were making knives and tomahawks! So very cool. We loved all the animals and had a very nice time.Some things to add, more people dressed in appropriate time period clothing, teaching things like ice cream making, sewing, stacking wood, building a fence, egg gathering, lots of ideas, and people could sign up online for classes and pay small fees to do one or two, or buy a day pass to do all of them getting one or two free.Would be GREAT!!!

I love going to this place! The farms hosts the Austin Celtic Festival each year and is the perfect location for it. I love taking family over the holidays to check out the pioneer buildings and artifacts that they have on site. Lots of fun for the entire family!

Austin Celtic Festival. I have been to many things ga here including taking the kiddos. I have also been to the ST PATRICKS day festival here. It is about the same. Great acts. I mean outstanding. Loved Marie Black and Socks in the frying pan. I know crazy name but look them up. They had a good selection of food from various food trucks. The Irish dancers were great too.

Great place to walk with family The good scenery learn about the history of Austin

My husband and I took the nephews for their bdays and we had a great time. It was quiet the day we went, with the Blacksmiths being the only workers doing an exhibit. They were teaching a class though on making knives and tomahawks, so one man talked to guests and told us about the classes we could take. Otherwise we just roamed the place and enjoyed. We loved feeding the Chickens and the Donkeys. They were the cutest!

Had a great time! The tour guide did an amazing time.

Took a beautiful stroll through this historic farm with original farmhouses dating back to the 1850s. A great history lesson and respite from the fast-paced life of the city.

Fun and friendly family experience. Wonderful architectural preservation. Educating and illuminating look into the old ways of life.

This place is such a great outdoor family friendly experience! Great gem for enjoying the outdoors in Austin!

Went for Witch Fest. Hope you host it again next year. The place is BEAUTIFUL. Need to take the kid to check it out on a regular day. Blacksmith work is wonderful. Love my new knife.

Fun place for the kiddos to go back in time!

Interesting place to learn history and have fun. Nice people there. It is nice for kids and adults

This farm is really cool. We were here for the Austin Celtic Festival. The place is a lovely venue. We werent allowed to bring water in, probably because gin and vodka look the same. There were no places that we could find for refilling our drinking water after we had to dump them out at the gate. :(

Went to see a theater production held in the old tavern/dancehall. Lots of fun, and picked up a souvenir in the old General Store.

Our family always enjoys our time here. We always seem to learn something new about the history of the area and Texas. The new blacksmith building is really nice and the kids enjoy watching them work.

Really great place for a nice hike or a picnic. Bring sturdy walking shoes, drinks and snacks! Very small shop in front but they are often sold out of food

This place was cool and did a good job of engaging with the kids. There was no food, which is never good. Also I have been to many historical places in Texas and it is just mind blowing to me that thousands of African American people who were held as prisoners/property(enslaved against their will )in the early and mid 1800s and helped build Texas economy where cotton was king and were a key factor in The civil war yet there is never any mention of this or African American people at any historical museum(like this one) ??? Why?? It is supposed to be educational and historical.

I was excited to bring my child to the same place where I experienced how awesome this place was. We got here a few minutes after 10, the store still closed. We went into the building next door to see what was in there just in case someone was running a little late. Came back out, still no one. Waited until about 10:20 and the only sign of an employee was a man teaching a class. I decided to walk around just to see if there was anyone else that could help, also since it’s just a self guided tour, and it was a ghost town. At 10:50 we decided to leave since we had no direction or idea on where to go, as we were walking out someone was finally walking into the store with lights on.They have a bunch of neat old houses and history throughout, but definitely not worth the trip we made out here. Expected to see more people dressed up, maybe talk to some people about the houses. I didn’t see anything on the website about it being a special day or anything. Letdown.

Its a great spot if youre in to a little Texas history, or just want an escape from modern life for a little bit. Its amazing that this place is so close to town but feels so far away. Its a great place to recharge from the draining future we live in.

They have true to life exhibits of the 1800s in Texas.

Came here for witchfest. Lovely people, great experience. Long lines at food booth but that is common sense with so many hungry people. Be prepared.I will come back. Definitely.

It was such a great experience! Every vendor and staff member made it memorable when we attended Witch Fest 2020!

Beautiful! The water was so refreshing.

A nice open place for a speaker to talk at.

My family and I had so much fun here this past weekend. We absolutely loved it. I didnt really have high expectations so it was easy to exceed them. But even if I did it still would have. Lots of fun for history buffs. Tons of old houses and buildings from around the area to explore and learn about. There are even some long horns, chickens, and horses on site. Take a few hours and go check it out. You will be glad you did.

Very cool place, I felt like I was in the 1800s, the owners and caretakers of this farm have done a great job restoring the buildings, so it feels like your walking around history like any other day back in the 1800s!

So awesome! They had the Celtic festival here and i took my daughter. It was a very nice experience

Safe and educational!! Loved it..well done

Its a pioneer farms sort of setting. Older homes from the 1800s, some still being restored, other you can enter. I like both the Bell House and the Kruger Farm. There is a general store you can purchase items from. I mostly just wander the grounds, looking at the old horse drawn farm implements and talking to the horses. They have donkeys, longhorns, and chickens. If you get to see the donkeys, they like to be scratched behind the ears.Great place to just visit, wander around, and relax. Oh and Im told that its haunted, so make sure you go on one of the ghost tours.

A nice leisurely walk through history. Spread out for a walk through nature with well spaced breaks of interesting displays for young kids

Fun little spot for events and history of the wild west in texas. They some fun festivals!

4th grade field trip visit. Really interesting and learned a few things.

We went to Austin Witchfest here (March 7, 2020). It was a huge field and a great place to hold a festival, EXCEPT there is nowhere to sit on the entire property. I mean, theres the lumpy and treacherous ground, but when it has been raining, no. And there are a couple of building that they didnt use today so I did sit on s step for 2 minutes to fix my shoe.

This place is growing and getting better every year. While Ive heard the events are great, I have gone twice now during the week and was able to just wander at my own pace with the family and enjoy. Its quite well done and doesnt have that commercialized feeling some places have.My favorite part is the blacksmith shop that they have recently moved and expanded.Oh - and the donkeys are cute and sweet as well. :)

Attended Austins Celtic Fest at this place. Nice open venue with good organization. (Please supervise the kids here due to horses present and antique farm equipment)

So beautiful, interesting, blissful, romantic, interesting.... Did I say interesting?

Had a great time at the Celtic festival here. Good location. Love the old buildings on the property. I hope to go back.

Well you know Halloween haunted trails fun for small children and even adults can get a little scare on the dark trails teenagers seem to have a blast. fundraising for a good cause.

Blacksmithing lessons are awesome.

This is the best place ever. They have the coolest things I have ever seen!!!!!

Kid friendly! We did the Halloween, spooky hike, but the classes offered during the day look very interesting as well.

I remember this place when I was younger. They work very hard to gather and share knowledge. My most recent visit was as part of the Austin Celtic Festival. My group performed a demonstration of Viking age combat. Ive included a picture of myself from last years show. We fight with the kids between shows and answer questions about all things Viking. There was of course highland games, Celtic music, and dancing. I had a great time as both an antendee and as a performer.

Love this place! I have only been here twice, both for the Austin Celtic Festival, but its wonderful and cant wait to visit just for Pioneer Farms and the Texas history it represents!

Very cool historical place with cool trails and spooky ghost stories and old houses and buildings. But, was expensive to get in and not much food and two trails where blocked off. Would probably give 3.5.

We had a great time hiking around the road looking at the buildings, the pond, petting the donkeys, horses, & chickens. We checked out all the old farming equipment and learning about the lives of the settlers of central Texas. Well worth the $8 per person entrance fee.

Im so happy this place exists! I signed up for a backyard farming through Austin City College and the class was held at Pioneer Farms. This place has classes, history, farming, smithing, lots of fun stuff. Definitely take your kids here for an afternoon. Theres a section for community farming where you can rent a plot and grow your own plants. This place probably has way more going on that I didnt even notice.

Our children, ages 3-12, and I had a great time here! We stayed for about 3 hours and took our time reading most of the plaques. Our children loved that they had things like washboards and items of clothing to play with, as well as fun places to explore like a barn, several houses, and even the upstairs of one home. They loved being able to see teepees, and put themselves in a place where others lived years and years ago. They also enjoyed seeing the outhouses, blacksmith shop, donkeys, chickens, roosters, longhorns, and horses. I appreciated that there was plenty of room for them to run, play and explore, and that volunteers took their time to talk to our children and help them learn. I also appreciated that they had multiple restrooms throughout the property so anywhere we were on the property, we were close to one. If youre going to picnic, know that most of the tables have no shade. We ended up going back to our car to eat and then returned to finish our time on the property. Parking is on the property and very close and easy to access. On the day we visited there were several tour groups. Rather than get in the mix of trying to look at a property along with 20-30 other people, we would just take a break to look at the longhorns and go to the bathroom to allow the group time to be done, and then we had it to ourselves. We only had to do this once and it worked beautifully, giving us some space from the 8 other groups that were touring while we were there. Everyone was very pleasant and helpful, and we found this to be a great escape from our fast-paced lives.

Great place. Took a late tour with Night owl podcast had a awesome time.

Such good energy, history, freedom to roam and explore. Such a gem

Just finished my son’s first field trip. The tour guide was an extremely patient and funny guy. Definitely made all the kindergarteners enjoy themselves, yes you read that correctly...kindergarteners. Overall neat experience, would definitely recommend it.

So fun! Went on a field trip. Would like to go back with more time to explore. There is a lot to see here!

This is large in land but small in what there is to see. Not worth the walk to see the farms outside of the village. This could be so much better than what it is.

Lots of fun for family! Went there for the Celtic Festival and had a blast!!

Had a great evening. Staff was so enthusiastic and engaging.

For the first time I was at Pioneer Farm until sunset. My visit was pleasant.

Great place. Nice people. They have 3 trails. The G rated or Green trail is the main square and is for the little ones. They have fortune telling, crafts, story telling and live music. Your braver and older kids can do the Yellow PG trail which a nice little jaunt through the woods and creepy old houses. The yellow trail meets the Red trail near the end which is for adults and brave kid/teens. Rated PG-13. The Monsters chase you and jump out of the darkness. Great fun for all types. Give the place a shot. Come when they open, it takes a while to get it all done. :)

I went with my daughter on a school field trip. The place it self was very clean and organized. But with the 3 hours we had for the school trip it wasnt enough time. You really need to make it a full day to really enjoy all of the things the have to offer.

It was a very informative trip! Too hot this time of year for unguided tour. For sure use the guided tour when its this hot out!

Very cool. Went to Celtic festival and it was so much fun.

If you like history you will love this collection of everything old Texas.

Took the Blacksmith course and loved it. Beat my expectations. Jesse is the best instructor you could hope for.

Its well kept, the guide our group got was amazing with the kids, super engaged and knowledgeable about the era and the families that the structures belonged to. He did wash out a little bit of the history, only mentioning the slavery contribution only once. Nevertheless, the ambient, maintenance and the overall experience was a definite MUST do in Austin!Were definitely going back. Wear good and comfortable walking shoes, its hiking stroller friendly, NOT umbrella stroller friendly. Wear your baby if you can. Toddlers will get tired, so be ready to wheel them at some point

Cool place for Elementary School field trips, and younger kiddos. Not a cool place to do community service for 6hrs during Texas Summers Good people work/volunteer there and truly care about what they are doing!

Amazing place! I had no idea how fascinating Texas prairie history was. Great seeing so many kids learning things through hands-on demos and living history tours.

I remember coming here when I was in elementary school, and it really cool that my kids now go on field trips here too! Such an awesome place to learn about Texas history and the life of a farmer in the 1800’s.

We went for the zombie death charge 5k run!Great time !plenty of security ....

The dark harvest Halloween 2019 - disappointing! Haunted trails were half of last year. This event is good for fams w/5 yr olds. Nothing to eat except 1 food trailer with ciabatta sandwiches. Last year was so much better.

Came for the witchfest but got to pet a donky l!

Oh wow. What a place. It is way better than Barrington farms in Independence. Came to the Celtic festival probably one of the best ones been to in a while, just on a side note they are a non smoking farm and they have only one sign in small print. Missed it coming in. Get bigger and a few more signs people.

I walked the grounds during a photography meetup. Grounds are managed nicely. Bathrooms are clean.

Brought five ladies to the First Annual Mothers Day Tea at Pioneer Farms. It was wonderful. Afterwards, we strolled around and enjoyed the afternoon.

Always a great place for you and or your family. Great events, wonderful staff. 1800s at its finest, excellent nature and natural history. BLACKSMITH on site with demonstrations and classes. Just plain fun and a learning experience for all ages.

The atmosphere was fun and the music/talents were great. However, it would be great to see them improvethe bathroom situation and the PRICES of the food and drinks are EXTREMELY out of control. Its like getting carnival food at restaurant prices.We wont go back. By the end of it we had spent so much money $$$ to walk around and hear some music, pet dogs, watch guys throw telephone poles, and fill our lungs with the wonderful smell of iron burning.A lot of people go out there and really enjoy it. We like festivals, but this one isnt for us.

Great place. Be sure to check out the community garden.

Ive been to the farm for a number of events, but most recently, Ive been taking blacksmithing classes. The staff is always courteous and the facilities are exactly what you would expect from a living history museum - period appropriate and tough to our modern sensibilities. But thats the joy of the farm. Its a chance to step back and see how our forefathers lived and do some of that work ourselves.

What a fantastic place. The people running it care and love every bit about it and all that share in the experience.

My kids love the hands on items and the native dwellings, as well as settlers. Authentic crafting and artifacts. Fun events

We had a great time at the Halloween Festival and Haunted House! The only thing I did not agree with was the charges for the extra activities, i.e tarot reading, fortune telling, etc. The tickets are $15 and that was just for the Haunted House Trail, small kids craft table, and haunted stories by the fire. Smaller and younger children can not go through some of the Haunted Trails. I felt that with $15, everything should have been included.

Super fun, informative, not expensive.

It was ok my kids did enjoy the walk. Great to see the history but unfortunately lacking the knowledge of the history and the way of life. would be a lot better if they would have more staff dressed and living the truth basically have it where when you walk its like walking threw time being able to see a farmer and his wife wrangle Indian and a few others. Kinda like the place next to dell diamond in Round Rock