Local
Attractions
ANTlQUE
AND FLEA MARKET
Route 29 South, 15 miles from the Inn. Saturday and Sunday. Go early - large
indoor and outdoor selection.
BUCKS
COUNTY RIVER COUNTRY
P.O. Box 6, Point Pleasant, PA 18930. (215) 297-5000. Tubing, rafting, canoeing,
kayaking on scenic Delaware River. Group and company picnics fully catered.
Nation's largest haunted woods hayride.
BUCKS
COUNTY PLAYHOUSE
70 South Main Street, New Hope, PA I8938. (215) 862-2041. March - December.
BUCKS
COUNTY RIVER COUNTRY
Rafting,
canoeing, kayaking & tubing on scenic Delaware River
FRIENDS
OF THE DELAWARE CANAL
Locktender's House, 145 South Main Street, New Hope, PA 18938.
(215) 862-2021. Restored 19th century Locktender's House
on the Delaware Canal. "Life
at the Lock" exhibit depicts canal workers and their families at work
and play. Located at the New Hope Mule Barge Ride.
GREAT
ANTlQUE SHOPPING AND ART GALLERIES
In New Hope and in Lambertville, NJ, a short walk across the Delaware River
Bridge.
GHOST
TOURS
P O. Box 3354, Warminster, PA 18974. (215) 957-9988 or (215) 357-5637. Tours
meet at the cannon on Main Street in New Hope. Tours begin at 8pm every Saturday
night June -August. September-November tours run every Friday and Saturday
night.
MUSEUMS
There are wonderful museums in the area. The Michener Museum has opened a satelite
in New Hope at Union Square. For the Bucks County Tourist Commission-call(215)
345-4552.
NEW
HOPE & IVYLAND RAILROAD
P. O. Box 634, New Hope, PA 18938. Station on West Bridge & Stockton
Streets. (215) 862-2332. Enjoy a 50 minute narrated train
ride through scenic Bucks
County. Ride the antique coaches pulled by our 1925 Baldwin Steam Locomotive,
or historic diesel engines. Special Dinner, Brunch, Wine and Cheese trains
available. Santa Rides.
NEW
HOPE MULE BARGE COMPANY
P. O. Box 164, New Hope, PA 18938. New Street. (215) 862-2842.
Experience canal life as it existed 150 years ago. Travel
the picturesque Delaware Canal, a
PA State Park, on an old-fashioned mule drawn barge. Folk singer & historian
on board. April - November 15.
NEW
HOPE WINERY, INC.
6123 Lower York Road, Rte. 202, New Hope, PA 18938 (215)
794-2331. The "all
new" New Hope Winery. Visit our winery and taste our award winning Pennsylvania
wines - over 32 varieties! Gift shop
is full of international wine accessories, gourmet foods and items for baskets.
Personalized labeling available.
PARRY
MANSION
45 Main Street, New Hope, PA 18938. (215) 862-5460. Built in 1784 by Benjamin
Parry and purchased by the New Hope Historical Society in 1966. The Mansion
reflects 125 years of decorative changes from 1775 to 1900. April - December.
PEDDLER'S
VILLAGE
Experience shopping in an 18th century countryside village with landscaped gardens
and 70 specialty shops ranging from wearable art, jewelry, fashion accessories,
gourmet foods, toys and novelties, handicrafts, home furnishings, collectibles,
leather goods, flowers, and more.
RALPH
STOVER STATE PARK
Situated in eastern Bucks County, the park contains 45 acres of fishing, swimming,
hiking, picnicking and whitewater rafting. The nearby High Rocks section of the
park is a lovely overlook with beautiful scenic vistas of the Tohickon Creek.
SAND
CASTLE WINERY
72
acre estate producing world class wines. Cabernet, Chardonnay,
Pinot Noir and Riesling grapes grown & bottled. Tasting & cellar
tours.
WASHINGTON
CROSSING HISTORIC PARK
P O. BOX 1 03, Washington Crossing, PA 18977. PA Rtes.32 and 532. (215) 493-4076.
The site where on Christmas, 1776, George Washington and the Continental Army
crossed the icy Delaware River. Includes the 19th-century village of Taylorsville,
Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve, outdoor recreation and picnic areas.
UPRIVER
DRIVE
(Rte. 32 North - 15 miles, return Rte. 29 South on New Jersey side, Straight
highway). Scenic all the way to Frenchtown Bridge. Original stage coach route
along river. Don't miss miniature mule farm and the artist Garber's home
on Cutaloosa Road - 3/4 mile in. Also, Lumberville store - rent bikes, picnic
lunches).
WELLS FERRY BOAT RIDES
Narrated tour on the Delaware River will give you a little history and a glimpse
of New Hope's varied architecture.
For
information, go to www.newhopevisitorscenter.org, www.newhopepennsylvania.com, www.buckscountycvb.org, or www.buckscounty.org