Treat your kids, grandparents, your siblings, parents, a date, friend, or YOURSELF to one of summer’s all time favorites: ice cream. Below are 8 of my favorite places to go to in the Lower Bucks County region. With so many places to choose from, you will not be disappointed! Fairless Hills Ice Cream Located on S. Olds Boulevard in Fairless Hills. The ice cream is out of this world. There are so…
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After hearing about the Peace Valley Lavender Farm on a recent visit to Doylestown for the International Bike Film Festival, I put it on the top of my list to head back there to explore more of Doylestown at the end of the school year with my mom. And what a day it was! The lovely lavender farm is…
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The Bucks County Playhouse, located on the site of a former grist mill on the bank of the Delaware River in New Hope, is home of the first big show since being closed due to the pandemic. It is American Jade, featuring the first Asian-American actress to win an Emmy, Jodi Long. Jodi’s Chinese-Australian father, who was a tap dancer, and her Japanese-American mother were a popular nightclub act in…
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My mom and I had the pleasure of attending an event hosted by Open Aire Affairs at the beautiful Tyler Gardens, located on the campus of Bucks County Community College in Newtown, Pennsylvania. The formal gardens were completed in 1931 to provide a dignified landscape setting for George and Stella Elkins Tyler’s estate, Indian Council Rock. There are four tiers of gorgeous gardens influenced by…
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The 22nd annual international Bicycle Film Festival was held in Bucks County’s Doylestown, Pennsylvania this year in partnership with Discover Doylestown and was an incredible experience to witness and a great excuse to get out and about downtown! Taking a stroll through the town with my friend before entering the Mercer Museum for the author visit was eye opening! I have only been to the…
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Now that the weather is cooling and spooky season is near, there is nothing like taking a walking tour – even better, a haunted one! – in Bucks County. One of my favorite places to visit is New Hope. Even on a cloudy, dreary night the town is a happening place to be! My girlfriend from the second grade asked me a few months back if I would be interested in doing a Ghost Tour of New Hope right in…
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Merry-go-rounds, gallopers, jumpers, horseabouts, flying horses, and roundabout – these are some of the names synonymous with “carousel” depending on where you are in the country. To celebrate National Carousel Day (July 25) in Bucks County, check out one of these carousels that are well worth a visit! 1. The Sunny Day Carousel at Sesame Place® Philadelphia in Langhorne has an interesting…
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Head on over to Yardley Borough this Memorial Day weekend (or actually any day of the week) for some outdoor fun! What’s great about the small town of Yardley is that not only is it historical in nature, dating back to the 1800’s, but it is also home to the Delaware Canal Towpath and many taverns and eateries that are great for a cocktail during the summer months. Walking, biking, running…
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If you are looking for a unique experience, Ringing Rocks Park, located in Upper Black Eddy right above the Delaware River, is the place for you! I have heard of this peculiar phenomenon where you are supposed to bring a hammer because the rocks reveal an amazing tinkling sound when struck with this tool. Well, it’s TRUE! Coming from Fallsington, it took us about an hour to get there. What was…
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What an adventure! This was the first time I went on a walk at this particular point in the season at Tyler State Park in Newtown. During this time of the year, as we approach the spring season, the warm sun is shining, snow is melting from the several storms over the past few weeks, and the buds are starting to form on trees. The sounds were unbelievable: crackling of ice, flowing of streams from…
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