Tour Info

Arianna’s Gourmet Café   

$18 per boxed lunch 

Sandwich choices : 

•      Gourmet Chicken Salad on a Croissant                                 

•      Turkey Wrap with Cranberry Mayonnaise                                

•      Ham with Swiss Cheese on Rye

•      Roasted Vegetable Wrap

Sandwiches come with your choice of caesar pasta or fruit salad.

Choice of beverage: Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite or spring water.

Homemade cookies.

Preorder: Online here or call 610-696-2910 or email ariannaswc@aol.com by September 29.

PLEASE SPECIFY PICK UP LOCATION FOR ARIANNA’S BOXED LUNCHES. PICK UP WILL BEGIN AT 10:30 AM.

• STOP # 6 Hoopes Park - Lunch Stop/picnicking in park pavilion 700 Hoopes Park Lane, West Chester (pick up time: 10:30am - 2:30pm)

• STOP # 16 Hibernia County Park -Lunch Stop/picnicking in Pavilion #2 Enter park at either entrance: ~ 720 Cedar Knoll Rd. Coatesville ~ 248 Wagontown Rd. (Lyons Head Drive, one way entrance road) (pick up time10:30am - 2:30pm)

• STOP # 15 Early Morning Fox Hunt - Hibernia County Park in Fiddlers Field Enter park at: 763 Cedar Knoll Rd. Coatesville (pick up time: 8:30am - 10:00am) 
  
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TICKET SALES WILL BE LIMITED

Each $55 ticket covers all homes and public landmarks.  Enjoy a walking tour of homes in the North section of West Chester Borough. Pick up a pre-ordered boxed lunch at Hoopes Park pavilion. 

The tour continues into the Downingtown area to visit six interesting homes with nearby picnicking opportunities at area parks. Travel on to Coatesville to explore the Iron and Steel Heritage District, with a history dating back over two hundred years. As usual, there will be an early morning Fox Hunt nearby at Hibernia County Park and a lunch stop for picnicking in Pavilion 2 at the park.

Continue into “Ironmaster’s Country” and visit the charming village of Coventryville for a walking tour.

Please observe parking directions carefully. All state and local traffic laws are in effect. In busy areas, please move on to the next stop on the tour and return later.                               

 PLEASE REMEMBER

Tickets are required at each home and public landmark.

Our tour tickets are wristbands again this year! Please make sure you have yours on to enter all the stops.  No one will be admitted without a wristband.

No children under 12 years old and no babies-in-arms are permitted in homes.  Please do not carry backpacks or large handbags into the homes. There is no smoking allowed in homes or landmarks, and no pets are allowed on any premises.

Please turn off all cell phones before entering homes. No indoor photography is permitted.  

Please no high heels. We suggest wearing comfortable walking shoes. 

Food and rest stops are programmed along the route. Homes open at 10:00 AM and close promptly at 5:00 PM.

Picnicking in the Parks

Enjoying a picnic lunch on Chester County Day has been a tradition for many years. Whether you purchase a boxed lunch for pick up at one of our designated lunch stops or bring your own picnic lunch, we are recommending that you practice social distancing by PICNICKING/TAILGATING at any of our official picnicking spots along the tour route or in any of our designated parking lots.