getaway Destination

Explore what the Brandywine Valley and surrounding areas have to offer

Wineries

14 minutes

Penns Woods Winery is a family-run Pennsylvania Winery. Their ultra-premium wines can be found in restaurants throughout Philadelphia and its surrounding suburbs. The tasting room in Chadds Ford, PA provides an all-around vineyard experience and hosts live music, food and wine pairings, classes, and other exciting events each weekend.

10 minutes

Chaddsford Winery

The Winery produces and sells to selected restaurants nationwide. As you tour the site, you can envision a charming country atmosphere, and explore the wonderful world of wine.

7 minutes

Galer Estate Vineyard and Winery

Galer Estate Vineyard and Winery's mission is to produce the highest quality wines, by using meticulous work in the vineyards and utilizing the best of "old world" and "new world" processes in the winery.

The aim at Galer is to have the wines reflect the unique Brandywine Valley terroir and to reflect each year's distinctive growing season.

20 minutes

Va La Vineyards

Va La is one family devoted to the creation of wines from a tiny piece of land.

Restaurants

Snuff Mill Restaurant, Butchery and Wine Bar

A farm-to-table steakhouse with bistro atmosphere, serving a seasonal menu.Expansive selection of wines and cocktails centering Amaro and Bourbon.

Bardea

A restaurant and bar by James Beard-nominated chef, Antimo DiMeo. Interpretive Italian cuisine specializing in shared plates utilizing fresh ingredients sourced from Italy as well as from local farms & purveyors.

Bardea Steak

Bardea’s sister restaurant specializing in exceptional cuts of familiar and rare breeds in collaboration with artisanal farmers. Indulge in snacks from both land and sea or embark on a captivating journey with Chef DiMeo’s tasting menu.

Antica

Italian restaurant with charming stone walls and quaint atmosphere. Known for its delicious, elevated dishes.

Terrain Garden Cafe

This greenhouse cafe offers seasonally changing brunch, lunch, and dinner menus featuring hand-selected local produce, meats, and dairy alongside a thoughtfully curated beverage program. Environment designed to blur the line between indoor and outdoor spaces. Guests are welcome to BYOB.

Harvest

Upscale dining experience that is focused on sustainable, health-conscious cuisine. They use organic, Non-GMO ingredients, luxurious flavors, and have extensive Vegetarian, Gluten-Free, and Vegan items. They also offer a progressive wine list featuring 50+ wines by the glass (many of which are certified sustainable), as well as seasonally-inspired cocktails and local craft beer.

The Creamery

The Creamery is a community gathering space committed to re-purposing and re-vitalizing a once-industrial space into a unique environment for the whole family. Think local food vendors, beer garden, lawn games, and live music in a beautifully designed, casual setting.

Gardens & Museums

5 minutes

Longwood Gardens

Longwood Gardens, created by Pierre S. du Pont, offers horticulture displays on 1,050 acres. Don't miss the beautiful conservatory and fountains.

5 minutes

Winterthur

Henry Francis du Pont assembled a collection of early American antiques (1640-1860), which are displayed in 175 rooms of his country home.

10 minutes

Brandywine River Museum

Houses the premier collection of Wyeth family and Howard Pyle (School of Pyle) paintings.

15 minutes

Hagley Museum

Hagley is the site of the birthplace of the du Pont company and the first du Pont home in the new world.

15 minutes

Nemours Mansion & Gardens

Nemours, a 300-acre country estate, was built by A. I. du Pont between 1909-1910, contains 102 rooms, and is a fine example of a modified Louis XVI French chateau.

20 minutes

Mt. Cuba Center

The Mt. Cuba Center is a non-profit horticultural institution in northern Delaware. Its nearly 600 acres are dedicated to the study, conservation, and appreciation of plants native to the Appalachian Piedmont Region. The woodland wildflower gardens are among the finest anywhere.

40 minutes

Chanticleer Garden

The beautiful estate of Christine and Adolph Rosengarten was originally known for its majestic trees and verdant lawns. Today, the trees and lawns remain, but the focus is on plant combinations, containers, textures, and colors, often relying on foliage more than flowers.

15 minutes

Delaware Art Museum

2301 Kentmere Parkway, Wilmington, DE. The heart of the Delaware Art Museum remains its outstanding collections of American art and illustration. The Museum's permanent collection is focused in four areas; Howard Pyle & American Illustration, British Pre-Raphaelite Art, John Sloan, and American Art, 1757 - Present.

5 minutes

Delaware Museum of Natural History

Exhibit Highlights include: A visit to an African Waterhole, a Walk over the Great Barrier Reef, the Largest Bird Egg in the World, Extinct and Vanishing Birds