Bus Trip to Orchard House

Join us on the road to the historic Orchard House, home of Louisa May Alcott in Concord, Massachusetts.  Built c. 1650, Orchard House was home to the Alcotts from 1857-1877 and where Louisa May both wrote and set the beloved novel Little Women in 1868.  The Friends is partnering with the nearly 125-year old “Wednesday Afternoon Club” of South Windsor to offer this bus trip.  

Itinerary and Approximate Timing

9:00am Depart for Concord

11:00am – 12:00pm Tour of Orchard House

12:30pm Plated Lunch at the 1716 Concord Colonial Inn

Time on your Own

3:00pm Depart for South Windsor

5:00pm Approximate Arrival Home

We will be traveling by luxury motor coach with an on-board lavatory.  Lunch at the historic 1716 Concord Colonial Inn is plated and includes a farmer’s salad, bread basket, chef’s choice of starch and vegetable, apple crisp with vanilla ice cream and your choice one of two house specialties: chicken pot pie or Yankee pot roast.  On your own near the Concord Colonial Inn, you’ll find a variety of small shops and Sleepy Hollow Cemetery (a short walk up-hill), the final resting place of the Alcott family as well as Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Henry David Thorough and other historic figures.  Please note: The Orchard House has two floors.  The second floor is accessible only by a set of stairs with a handrail.  The restaurant has one step down with a handrail.  

Love Lousia?  On Wednesday, April 30 at 1pm we will offer a book discussion on Little Women.  

The cost for this day trip is $125 per person and includes the motor coach and driver tip, plated lunch and Orchard House admission.  Initially only 10 tickets will be made available to patrons of the Friends of Wood Memorial Library.  The final deadline to register for this trip will be approximately April 15, so don’t wait!