Doylestown · Events

It Was a Dark and Stormy Night: Gothic Fonthill Tour (Oct 24)

Doylestown history

A 90-minute tour of Fonthill Castle's passageways built around the Gothic novels Henry Mercer loved to collect. Tickets are $30 for adults and $15 for ages 14 to 17.

When: Sat, Oct 24 · 5:00 PM–6:30 PM Where: Fonthill Castle, 525 East Court Street, Doylestown, PA 18901 Hosted by: Fonthill Castle

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Behind the Scenes Tours: Fonthill Castle From Tower to Crypt

history

Wed, Oct 21 · 9:30 AM–2:30 PM · Fonthill Castle

Ninety minutes off the normal route through Henry Mercer's concrete castle: tower stairs, hidden passageways, the rooms the standard tour skips. Steep and dark in places, age fourteen and up.

Good Grief: Mourning Rituals and Spiritualism at Fonthill (Oct 23)

history

Fri, Oct 23 · 5:00 PM–6:30 PM · Fonthill Castle

A 90-minute Fonthill Castle tour on grieving customs and mourning etiquette, and the rise of Spiritualism, across Henry Mercer's lifetime from the Civil War to the Roaring Twenties. $30 adults, $15 ages 14 to 17.

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Rice's Market (Tuesdays)

New Hope market

Tue, Oct 20 · 7:00 AM–1:00 PM · Rice's Market

Thirty acres of flea market, farm stands and antique dealers going since the 1870s. Gates at 7am and it thins out by midday, so come early and bring cash.

Bird Town Bird Walk on the Pennypack Trail

Jenkintown community

Tue, Oct 20 · 8:00 AM–10:00 AM · Pennypack Trail

A morning bird walk with the Liberty Bird Alliance on the third Tuesday of the month at Lorimer Park in Abington. Free, run by the county parks environmental educator's office.

Executive Scramble

Malvern community

Tue, Oct 20 · 8:00 AM–9:30 AM · The Willows Golf Lounge

Nine simulated holes before work with a rotating cast of local business people. Ninety minutes, no handicap required, and the point is the conversation between shots as much as the golf.