Exciting Tours that You Can Take in Your Car, and at Your Leisure

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Each tour is designed in a pattern that forms a reasonable and easy driving loop…you can enter the loop from any direction…and simply follow the attractions back to your original entry point for an easy return home. Of course you may also juggle the sites to fit your particular schedule. WE STRONGLY RECOMMEND that you visit the web sites of those attractions you plan to visit, to make sure they are open during the season and hours you expect to be here. Most of our sites are open year round and at least 5 days a week. But a few places are closed in the winter and a handful do tours only by appointment. (Smaller historic sites manned by volunteer-only staff, are open limited hours, but are glad to do tours by appointment)

1. Our Tour-For-Two includes many of the sites and attractions visited by couples who come to Brandywine Country, including tours of award winning vineyards and art museums, taking an afternoon sail on the Delaware River, exploring historic sites, a Wildlife Refuge and spending a glittering evening of food and fun at Harrah’s Chester Casino and Race Track.

2. The Family Fun Tour features several tours and activities where everyone takes part in the action, like canoeing down the Brandywine River, picking your own fruit and vegetables from a family orchard, taking a trolley ride and visiting a Helicopter Museum. There a many unique places where the prices are good and the fun quotient is off the chart!

3. We also list a sample Garden Tour and History Tour. Many visitors to our region come because we are a perfect match for a particular interest they have. Two of the top 5 reasons people visit Brandywine Country are to visit our gardens and to soak up America’s earliest history. As part of the birthplace of freedom, Brandywine Country is a ‘must visit’ destination for history buffs…and our famous gardens draw both professionals (botanists and naturalists) and amateurs (all lovers of things that bloom, home gardeners and nature lovers).


NOTE: There are many more museums, wineries, and attractions to choose from than just those listed as part of the tours below. There are automobile museums, sculptor’s studios, year-round Christmas shops, a special tourist commuter train, bronze artisan studios, Battleship New Jersey tours, the PA Veterans Museum and much more. Please explore this web site and click on the links to those types of places you might enjoy visiting.

1. Touring-for-Two












Brandywine River Museum

If you are a couple visiting Brandywine Country for the first time – consider this 3Day/2Night romantic driving tour that creates an escape for those who want to combine a little hand holding with an exploration of art, history, nature and adult-only fun like a visit to Harrah’s Chester Casino and Race Track.

Day One
MORNING
Brandywine River Museum – Explore this Historic Grist Mill showcasing the art and studios of 3 generations of Wyeths and other top American artists.
Rte. 1, Chadds Ford, PA
AFTERNOON
Brandywine Battlefield – home of one of the largest battles of the Revolutionary War. See Washington’s & Lafeyette’s Headquarters, Troop encampments and more.
Rte 1, Chadds Ford, PA
Chaddsford Winery – a beautiful award-winning vineyard whose wine is enjoyed all over the world.
Rte 1, Chadds Ford, PA

Shop and Explore the quaint town of West Chester – bursting at the seams with restaurants, gift shops, art galleries, and cheerful bars and pubs.
West Chester, PA

Or… spend the afternoon going “up, up and away!”
Visit the US Hot Air Balloon Team – For year-round pleasure and adventure take a hot air balloon ride – flights daily. Call in advance.
800-763-5987, St. Peters, PA
EVENING
Dinner: Choose a fine local restaurant including the historic Dilworthtown Inn with multiple fireplaces and candelight, Fuji Fusion Steakhouse and Sushi, Chadds Ford Tavern or Brandywine Prime, a hot spot for the locals serving outstanding food in an intimate renovated tavern.
A full list can be found on our web site. Those with an address in Glen Mills, Concordville and Chadds Ford are all local to this area
Stay the Night (Click below for direct link to lodging)
…at one of these fine B&B’s or Hotels just minutes from the attractions above:
Hammanassett B&B
Brandywine River Hotel
Sweetwater Farm B&B
Comfort Inn & Suites
Staybridge Suites
Hampton Inn & Suites
Day Two








Longwood Gardens

MORNING
Longwood Gardens – a world class garden providing hours of discovery and adventure for nature lovers...
Rte. 1, Longwood, PA
AFTERNOON
Nemours Mansion and Gardens – a Premier North American Estate, modeled on Le Petit Trianon Versailles and located on 222 acres with ponds and gardens.
1600 Rockland Road, Wilmington, DE
EVENING
Harrah’s Chester Casino and Race Track – enjoy slots (with other games to come), plus horse racing, four fabulous restaurants and a variety of musical and comedy shows throughout the year.
Overlooking Delaware River, on Rt. 291, Chester, PA

Stay the Night
...at one of these fine B&B’s or Hotels just minutes from the 3 attractions above:...
Hilton Philadelphia Airport Hotel
Renaissance Hotel, Philadelphia Airport
Cheshire House, Upland (near Chester)
Red Roof Inn, Essington
Airport – Motel 6, Essington
Best Western Philadelphia Airport/Chester –at Widener University
 Quality Inn, Essington
Star Hotel, Marcus Hook


Day Three











John Heinz Wildlife Refuge

MORNING
John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge – a hidden treasure of 2100 acres of flora and fauna surrounded by 5 million people
Just off I-95, in Tinicum Township
AFTERNOON
Take a half day Sail on the Delaware River from SailTime
(Call or email to book river-sails in advance – 215-822-0183 or 215-275-8037 –www.sailtime.com

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