Links, Attractions and Events

Below is a sampling of what our vibrant river town of New Hope has to offer.  It has a colorful history and interesting architecture which spans over 300 years. While New Hope is a small Pennsylvania town, it has an international reputation for fine food, lodging, live entertainment, antiques and eclectic art.  Click here to learn more about New Hope's history.

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New Hope Visitors Center
c. 1790, 1 of 242  buildings in the New Hope Historic District.
Open 7 days a week to provide information about New Hope

Click here to view images of the Village of New Hope

New Hope was chosen America's #1 Arts Destination for 2005/6

New Hope & Ivy Land Railroad
(Daily trips plus theme trains
and dinner rides) 

Bucks County Playhouse
(1 of 12 places to go 
for live entertainment)

Enjoy a leisurely ride on water while listening to music 
and an entertaining historical talk about New Hope

Bucks County Carriage & Trail Rides
Daily trips and specially arranged jaunts

Parks and Recreation
Visit nationally significant Washington Crossing Historic Park, Bowman's Tower & Wildflower Preserve, Audubon Society Barn & Trails, and 24 other state & county parks in Bucks County.

Bring family and friends to watch Tinicum Polo Club
play the "sport of kings."
For information on Tinicum Polo Club, visit: www.TinicumPolo.org

New Hope Winery
is the home of the New Hope Winery, located just 1 1/2 mile south of Wedgwood Inn, Umpleby House and Aaron Burr House Bed and Breakfast. For details about tastings, tours and special events, click here: www.NewHopeWinery.com

Wedgwood Collection of Historic Inns

1833 Umpleby House

A Classic Revival plaster-over-stone manor house, on the National Registry of Historic Places next to the Wedgwood Inn

Seven room Bed & Breakfast located across the street from the Umplebyhouse and Wedgwood Inn.

To view full page article and images as published in Bucks County Town & Country Living magazine, click here

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Pool, Tennis, Health Club, Yoga & Spa facilities available only to registered guests

In addition to our interesting attractions in the bucolic Bucks County area, we are ideally situated midway between New York City, Philadelphia and also just a few minutes from Princeton, New Jersey.  All contain major, must-see historic American landmarks - easily a day trip during your stay in New Hope.

Nearby City Attractions:

Reminder: View our Special Packages for
Sunday night free and other offerings
 

• Wedgwood's InnSchool for Aspiring Innkeepers
  The Wedgwood InnSchool offers seminars and apprenticeships year round. Click here to view details about America's oldest program of its kind for innkeepers-to-be. Click here for more information

• Shopping
  Browse & Shop in our independently owned art galleries, antique stores, & boutiques.

• Anton's at the Swan Hotel
  A favorite restaurant of ours, Anton's is in a historic building renovated by Broadway set designer
  Jim Hamilton ( a local)   www.antons-at-the-swan.com

• Rice's Sale and Market
  25 Acres of indoor and outdoor vendors selling everything from Amish products and antiques to Zebras.  Only minutes from the Inn, it is Bucks County's oldest market (since 1860) and a real New Hope original!  Shop with the locals.

• The Restaurants, Clubs and Theatres of New Hope
  Enjoy a delicious dining experience in one of New Hope's 24 restaurants, cafes and lounges.  Many have canal or river views, outdoor seating and fireplaces.  Bob Egan's Cosmopolitan Club, The Bucks County Playhouse, Havana Restaurant to name a few.  Some are BYOB. New Hope also has several Martini Lounges, Raw Bars, Piano Bars, Cabaret Shows, Musical Theatres and Comedy Clubs.
  To view Dining, Nightlife, and Entertainment options -- most within blocks of the Wedgwood Inn -- visit newhopepa.com

• Museums & Art Shows
  New Hope boasts the Michener Art Museum, including the works of the New Hope School of Landscape Impressionists. There are 5 more nationally prominent museums in the area. The New Hope Outdoor Sculpture Show and other such exhibits are ever changing. 

• Art Galleries of New Hope
  There are over 3 dozen galleries in New Hope.  Nearby galleries include Sidetracks and Howard Gallery of Fine Art, just across from Aaron Burr House

• Gratz Gallery & Conservation Studio
  Gratz Gallery features an exquisite inventory of 18th, 19th and early 20th century oil paintings by artists from the New Hope School and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.

• Colonial New Hope Walking Tours
  Learn about the interesting history of our 300 year old community. 

• Ghost Tours of New Hope
  Lantern-led and narrated walking tour, highlighting the legends, folklore and ghostly goings-on of this 300 year-old village.  At the Wedgwood Inn, explore a tunnel of the underground railroad where slaves passed through to freedom...and some still remain.  Click here to view trailers for the tours

• Towpath on the Canal
  Cross-country ski, stroll, bike or ride a horse along the quiet towpath (zero elevation)

• Kissing Bridges
  Bike or drive through our 12 Covered Bridges and re-discover why they are called "kissing bridges".

• Balloon Rides
  Adventure off into the wild blue yonder in a Champagne Hot Air Balloon or in a Classic Bi-Plane.

• Boating on the River, Canal and Lakes
  Tube, canoe, white water rafting, sail or kayak . BYO or rent one here.

• Coryell's Ferry Boat Rides
  Take a ride on a 65-foot Mississippi-style riverboat.

• Wineries 
  New Hope Winery - This Classic Bucks County bank barn is the home of the New Hope Winery, located just 1 1/2 mile south of Wedgwood Inn, Umpleby House and Aaron Burr House Bed and Breakfast. For details about tastings, tours and special events, click here: www.NewHopeWinery.com
  
  The New Hope Winery is one of  8 different local wineries.  There is also a local Brewery & several Brew Pubs around town.
  
  To navigate the wine trail around the Wedgwood Inn, view BucksCountyWineTrail.com - World Class Pennsylvania Wines - easy to find, easy to drink!

• Golf and Spas
  Spend a half day on the links or pampering yourselves at one of our Day Spas. A lush 20 acre Miniature Golf Course is a real treat too. 

• Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve, New Hope (www.bhwp.org)
  is a world-class Preserve on 135 acres. There are 1000 species of native Pennsylvania plants in a naturalistic setting. Open seven days a week year-round. Their website includes a Calendar of Events.

• Bucks County Pennsylvania Gardens
  Southeastern PA has many lovely gardens and perennial farms open to the general public. Wedgwood Inn offers bed and breakfast lodging near all these flower shows rare plant auctions, perennial farms and plant sales. Click here for links to several Bucks County, PA Gardens

• The Alpha Solution For Permanent Weight Loss
  by Ronald Glassman, PH.D..M.P.H. with Mollie Doyle
  "Finally, a medically proven way to change your relationship with food forever - no diet or exercise required!.This revolutionary book reveals how to literally think yourself thin: by simply and esily training your brain to automatically crave healthy foods in the proper portions. Whether you want to lose Ten pounds or Fifty, "The Alpha Solution" will quickly make diet struggles a thing of the past - and keep you fit and think for life!

To view current amateur photographs of New Hope street scenes, shops, people and life on the Delaware River and Canal, visit www.scenicbuckscounty.com

Calendar of Events

There is always something going on in the New Hope, Bucks County area to add enjoyment to your visit.  Just ask us about the dates you have in mind.  If you are flexible with your calendar, consider planning for some of these upcoming events. 

Of course, if you give us enough time, we can almost always arrange for a private, custom-designed tour or event.

The New Hope Area Chamber of  Commerce keeps a good year-round events listing by month.  Click the following live link to their site:  http://newhopepa.com/events.htm   Also view the "Nitelife" and "Entertainment" pages of this website for more information on live music, theatre and entertainment.

For statewide information visit GreatPennsylvania.com - Pennsylvania directory provides useful resource, business information in Pennsylvania.

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