Historic Castles & Railroads of Bucks County, PA
Sep 3, 2025 - Sep 5, 2025
Join us as we head to Bucks County, PA located north of Philadelphia. Experience the vibrant hues of autumn amidst the charming landscapes and historic towns.
3 Day(s) | 4 Meals
Highlights
- Deluxe Motorcoach
- 2 nights Hampton Inn Doylestown
- Pearl S. Buck Home
- Mercer Museum
- Fonthill Castle
- Moravian Pottery & TileWorks
- New Hope Railroad
- 4 Meals: 2 Breakfasts, 2 Dinners
- Friendship Tours Escort
- **IMPORTANT: There is a moderate amount of walking on this tour. The historic properties offer limited accessibility with steep stairs, narrow and uneven passages.
Itinerary
Day 1
We board our deluxe motorcoach as we head to Bucks County, PA located north of Philadelphia. Experience the vibrant hues of autumn amidst the charming landscapes and historic towns of Bucks County, PA. We begin with a visit to the historic residence of PEARL S. BUCK. This 68-acre estate is where the Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winning author Pearl Buck spent the majority of her life working to ensure the rights of women and children. 2 nights accommodations at the HAMPTON INN DOYLESTOWN. Welcome dinner tonight at a local restaurant.
Day 2
Doylestown is home to the impressive belt of historical attractions comprised of FONTHILL MUSEUM, MERCER MUSEUM AND THE TILEWORKS; also known as the Mercer Mile. These three concrete structures celebrate the life, work and collections of Henry Chapman Mercer. Mercer was an American archaeologist, collector, and tile-maker known for founding the Mercer Museum and his innovative work in tile design. FONTHILL CASTLE was the former home of Mercer built between 1908 and 1912 as a 44 room concrete castle decorated with Mercer’s personal collection of ornate handmade tiles. Visit the MORAVIAN POTTERY & TILEWORKS where you can take a step back in time through the “working history” museum that still produces handmade tile and mosaics in the same style of Mercer’s original designs. Explore the MERCER MUSEUM, a castle housing more that 40,000 early American artifacts including a Conestoga wagon, horse-drawn carriages and an antique fire engine suspended overhead in the Central Court Area. Farewell dinner tonight.
Day 3
All aboard the NEW HOPE RAILROAD for a 45 minute traditional scenic ride. Take a glimpse into travel of a bygone era on historic trains traveling over tracks that were laid in 1891 by the North-East Pennsylvania Railroad. We head for home this afternoon after our adventure to Bucks County.
Departure Locations
New London
Depart: 7:00 AM
Return: 9:00 PM
New London Adult & Continuing Education, 3 Shaw's Cove, New London
Waterbury
Depart: 8:30 AM
Return: 8:00 PM
Chase Parkway Commuter Park & Ride, 709 Chase Parkway, across from Naugatuck Valley Community College, Waterbury, CT
Danbury
Depart: 9:45 AM
Return: 6:30 PM
Exit 2 off I-84, Commuter Park & Ride on Mill Plain Rd., Danbury
Pricing
DOUBLE - PER PERSON
$745
SINGLE - PER PERSON
$899
TRIPLE - PER PERSON
$745
Policies
Payment Policy
DEPOSIT: $250 per person due with reservations; FINAL PAYMENT: July 23, 2025Cancellation Policy
If a passenger cancels from deposit to July 23, 2025 fee of $50.00 pp; July 24, 2025 to August 20, 2025 fee of $250.00 pp; no refunds if canceled on August 21, 2025 or later unless a substitute is provided.Trip Protection Policy
Trip Protection Coverage is strongly recommended. Trip Protection offers coverage for Cancellation for covered medical reasons, Interruption, Emergency Medical, Travel Delay, & more.
The AON/NTA Travel Protection Plan offers 3 levels of insurance: Basic or Enhanced or Enhanced with Cancel For Any Reason (CFAR). The Pre-existing medical condition exclusion can be waived by purchasing the Enhanced Plan within 14 days of your deposit or initial payment. The Enhanced Plan with the add-on of CFAR must be purchased within 14 days of initial deposit. CFAR allows you to cancel for any reason up to 48 priors to departure and reimburses up to 75% of your nonrefundable trip cost.
To enroll: https://nta.aontravelprotect.com Tour Operator Location #076068 OR call AON 1-800-388-1470.
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