Things To Do
Peddler's Village
Discover a storybook village with charming colonial-style buildings, award-winning gardens, and distinctive shopping, dining, and lodging. For more than 58 years, visitors have followed the winding brick pathways to experience exceptional dining, explore the best of Bucks County shopping, enjoy family fun at Giggleberry Fair, escape from the everyday to a getaway at the Golden Plough Inn, and celebrate favorite traditions at seasonal festivals and annual events.
New Hope
Downtown New Hope is a great place to explore! Home to eclectic shopping, riverside restaurants and cultural attractions, New Hope is a scenic small town located directly adjacent to the Delaware River. There is plenty to see and do on this marvelous Main Street that has been highlighted in countless publications, like Travel + Leisure and USA Today!
Lambertville
Right across the Delaware River from New Hope, you'll find another equally charming and quaint town to explore. A gathering of antique shops, eclectic galleries and comfortable coffee shops clustered on the banks of the scenic Delaware River makes Lambertville a haven for artists and craftsmen. And the town's architecture is as interesting as its residents.
Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve
There's no better time than May to appreciate the natural beauty of flora native to Buck's County. Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve is a 134-acre nature preserve, botanical garden, and accredited museum located right in New Hope.
New Hope Arts Inc
Check out this quaint museum for local artwork!
D&R Canal State Park
With over 70 miles of linear multi-use path along an historic canal and additional trail networks and connections across several counties, park visitors have much to see, experience and explore here. So take a look at our site then pack your hiking shoes, grab your mountain bike or strap that kayak to the car and plan a day trip to the D&R Canal State Park.
Bucks County River Country
Delaware River tubing, kayaking, canoeing, and rafting for over 50 years in historic Bucks County, PA in the Village of Point Pleasant, 8 miles North of New Hope.
Mercer Museum
The Mercer Museum is a six-story reinforced concrete castle designed by Henry Mercer and completed in 1916. Today, it is one of Bucks County’s premier cultural attractions and a Smithsonian affiliate. The museum complex features local and national traveling exhibits, as well as a core museum collection of over 50,000 pre-Industrial tools. This permanent collection offers visitors a unique window into pre-Industrial America through sixty different crafts and trades, and is one of the world’s most comprehensive portraits of pre-Industrial American material culture. The museum also features a research library that is a center for local history related to Bucks County and the surrounding region.
Fonthill Castle
Fonthill Castle was the home and showplace of Henry Mercer. Mercer completed Fonthill Castle in 1912. The castle serves as an early example of reinforced concrete architecture and features forty-four rooms, over two hundred windows and eighteen fireplaces. Fonthill Castle’s interior features Mercer’s renowned, handcrafted ceramic tiles designed at the height of the Arts and Crafts movement. Due to its historic nature, Fonthill Castle has limited accessibility with steep stairs and narrow, uneven passages throughout the site.