Brandywine Lights and Holiday  Delights

Monday November 30, 2026

Take a journey through the historic DuPont Company black powder yards and the garden and grounds of the first du Pont family home in America. This tour will show guests what makes Hagley unique—the black powder yards, the historic machinery, and the original home of the du Pont family in America. Guests will see demonstrations of our nineteenth-century machine shop and witness a black powder explosion. On the second half of the tour, guests will visit the du Pont family home, Eleutherian Mills, to experience the holiday decorations and traditions of multiple generations of the family. Stop in the first office, the antique car exhibit, and the garden to learn about how the family lived, worked, and played at Hagley. Early dinner will be enjoyed in the Brandywine area at a historic tavern.  Finally, enjoy the Holiday Lights at Longwood Gardens. Wander through half a million twinkling lights, thousands of poinsettias, and magnificently adorned trees.  You will enjoy the grounds partially in day light and partially in the dark with the magnificent lights.   Beautifully lit fountains dance in the starry holiday wonderland. Wonderful Brandywine day!

Package includes motor coach transportation, admissions, lunch, trip leader, driver's gratuity  $164

Bus departures 8:15 AM Celia Cruz Service Center (formerly Forked River Rest Area)  8:45 AM Target, RT 70, Brick  9:00 AM GSP Park and Ride Exit 98 (GPS use Exit 98 Park and Ride, Wall) 9:30 PM Approximate return 

Bus departures

8:15 AM  Celia Cruz Service Center (formerly Forked River Rest Area) 

8:45 AM Target, RT 70, Brick  

9:00AM GSP Park and Ride Exit 98  (use gps park and ride, exit 98, Wall, NJ)

9:30 PM  Approximate return