Olde World Canterbury Village

On a recent trip to the Detroit area, we stopped by the popular Olde World Canterbury Village.  It is located about 50 km from downtown Detroit in a scenic suburban area called Lake Orion.   This “village” is a complex consists of a number of Tudor styled buildings housing a variety of establishments, such as a castle like restaurant/banquet hall, a pub/bar, a small mill serving snacks and local made sweets, a shop sells nothing but collectibles, a Christmas store, a store selling only Department 56 products and an octagonal pavilion building with a carousel inside.   You will surely think you have stepped into the “old world” when you walk into each building.  Believe me, if you are a “shopaholic”, you will have no problem spending hours and hours in the shops as they carry many collectible lines, many of which, unfortunately, have long since been discontinued or retired.   Department 56 collectors will certainly enjoy their large village display and many other vignettes of Department 56 products.