Our tour in September -Sunday : Fly from London to Philadelphia. Transfer to hotel in Philadelphia. Dinner.
Monday: Tour of historic Philadelphia, including Independence Hall, Liberty Bell, Betsy Ross House and restored area of Society Hill. Lunch. Then boat ride on the Delaware River taking in the Historic waterfront.
Tuesday: Visit to Philadelphia Museum of Art - an excellent collection in a beautiful building. You can also run up the steps featured in the film ‘Rocky‘!
In the afternoon shop till you drop at the famous and enormous
‘King of Prussia Shopping Mall’
Wednesday: Leave Philadelphia for Lancaster. En route stop at Winterthur Museum of American Furniture, Ceramics and Textiles - enjoy a private visit to the Quilt and Textile collection. Arrive in the evening at the hotel in Lancaster.
Thursday: Visit Intercourse and the Amish Quilt Museum. See the audio visual “Amish Experience”. Visit a number of fabric shops.
Friday: Downtown Lancaster one of the oldest inland cities in America. Then onto the town of Lititz, with a visit to Kready’s Country Store and Pennsylvania Quilt Museum. Lastly to Sauders one of the largest fabric shops.
Saturday: Free Day.
Sunday: Brunch at the Eden Courtyard, experience the American way of eating!! Afternoon visit to Landis Valley Farm Museum.
Monday: Visit Rockford Plantation 1794 Georgian style brick mansion. In the afternoon a guided tour of the Amish Farmlands ending with dinner with an Amish family.
Tuesday: Last minute shopping- last chance for the quilt and fabric shops. Lapps Quilt shop, Double Heart Gallery, Bird-in-Hand and Intercourse. Then on to the airport for our evening flight to London.
Wednesday: Early morning arrival in London.
