Print Full Itinerary   December 2, Ridgewood & Teaneck

Print Full Itinerary:  December 3, Morris Plains, Chatham & South Plainfield

Itinerary: (Subject to change due to local conditions, unforeseen events, or more interesting, as-yet unplanned awesome experiences that become available)

Afternoon Tea at The Cairnwood Estate at Christmastime
Glencairn Museum ~ Bryn Athyn Cathedral

One Day Tour ~ Wednesday, December 2, 2020

or Thursday, December 3, 2020

Experience the grandeur of the Gilded Age when we travel north of Philadelphia to rural Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and visit the exceptional Cairnwood Estate (1895), Glencairn Museum, and Bryn Athyn Cathedral. The Cairnwood Estate is a Gilded Age country house designed in the Beaux-Arts style. Our guided Christmas tour includes three floors of this magnificent mansion, followed by a unique Christmas exhibition of elegant vintage fashions circa 1870s to 1970s. An exceptional World Nativities exhibition, featuring dozens of hand-crafted nativity scenes from around the world is also included. Next, we are treated to a festive three-course Holiday Tea that is served in the Dining, Billiard, Music, Library, and Living rooms. After time to indulge in our elegant surroundings and a memorable tea, we visit the Bryn Athyn Cathedral (1919). At this cathedral, Christmas is a special time of celebration, as we view meticulous decorative elements that blend classical Greek and Roman architecture with French Renaissance ideas. After a delightful day that is sure to get us in the Holiday Spirit, we return to New Jersey with pleasant memories.

Wednesday, December 2, 2020

Departs from Ridgewood’s Graydon Pool parking lot (corner of Linwood Ave. & Northern Parkway) at 8:00 AM and returns at approximately 6:15 PM.

Departs from the corner of Teaneck Road & Edgemont Place at 8:15 AM and returns at approximately 6:00 PM. Park on Broad Street near the Martin Luther King Park that is behind the Teaneck Board of Education Building.

Cars may be parked at either location for the duration of the tour at your own risk.

Thursday, December 3, 2020

Departs from Morris Plains Community Center, 51 Jim Fear Drive, at 8:00 AM and returns at approximately 6:15 PM.

Departs from Chatham Middle School, 480 Main St at 8:15 AM and returns at approximately 6:00 PM.

Departs from South Plainfield High School, at the end of Lane Avenue, at 8:45 AM and returns at approximately 5:30 PM.

Cars may be parked at either location for the duration of the tour at your own risk.

No reservations accepted without a payment of $185.00 per person. Make checks payable to “Group Tours & Travel” and mail to the address below. Group Tours is not responsible for any delays, cancellations, injuries or circumstances beyond its control and reserves the right to change this itinerary. All trip components are subject to change in accordance with Government, State and Local guidelines and/or mandates.  This tour will run rain or shine. A full refund will be granted if cancelled prior to October 15, 2020. No refund will be granted on a cancellation after October 15, 2020.

————————————————————————————————————————–
Methods of Payment: 

Pay by check: make payable to Group Tours & Travel, mail to 1710 E. Lancaster Ave. #319, Paoli, PA 19301

Call 973-513-9001 to pay by credit card over the phone (Credit Card payments have a 4% surcharge)

Venmo @educatedwanderer

Please contact us with any questions regarding your payment.