Preview: A getaway to Bucks County will take you out of the city and into lush green rolling hills, past large farms with sleek horses and woods and meadows interlaced with many gushing creeks and meandering rivers. Peace and beauty abound in these 620 square miles. For more than 300 years Bucks County has been significant in American history. You can stand on the spot where William Penn built his summer mansion or where our colonial forebears settled as they arrived from England, Sweden, Ireland, Wales, Holland, Germany, and many other countries. This area was known to be a haven to those who had been persecuted for their religious beliefs. Several men who signed the Declaration of Independence lived in the county. During the Revolutionary War George Washington crossed the Delaware to surprise the British on the other side. This chapter has everything you need to plan a travel experience in Bucks County and includes details on Pennsbury Manor, Fallsington, Morrisville, Washington Crossing, New Hope, North of New Hope, West of New Hope, Newtown and Langhorne, Bethlehem, and Jim Thorpe.
© Copyright Patricia and Robert Foulke published by The Globe Pequot Press all rights reserved.
Duration: One day to several days
Best Time to Go: Year-round
This travel guide comes from:
Daytrips and Getaway Weekends in the Mid-Atlantic States Guide Book
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