Saturday December 2, 2023
Tips and Guidance for Tour Day
Whether this is your first house tour or your 60th, here are some tips to help you have the best day possible.
Tickets
- Tickets are $30 for members or $35 for non-members, advance purchase, and will be sold the day of the tour for $40 at the Half-moon Inn (Court Inn) and at the Stocking Works
- Buy tickets in advance online (available now), or at The Newtown Book & Record Exchange, 102 S. State St., Newtown (beginning November 15)
- If you buy your tickets online, you will need to come to the Stocking Works or Half-moon Inn (Court Inn) on Saturday to pick up your tour booklet, which gets you into the houses
Parking
- There is free parking at the Stocking Works, 301 S. State Street
- Municipal parking lots are available within 2 blocks of the Half-moon Inn, behind the Starbucks and also behind the First National Bank of Newtown
General Tour Information
- The houses open at 10am and close by 4pm. There is much to see and do, so come early and enjoy the day
- The tour booklet includes a map; you can review it online to plan your route
- Half-moon Inn and Stocking Works will be open at 9:30 for ticket purchase and pickup
- Wear your comfortable walking shoes. Depending on the weather you may be given slip-on booties to put over your shoes as you enter the houses
- No high-heeled shoes please
- There is no picture-taking allowed in the homes
Half-moon Inn (Court Inn)
- The headquarters of the Newtown Historic Association will be open all day; stop in and say hello to our volunteers
- There will be colonial music and re-enactors of the colonial period, as well as an open-hearth cooking demonstration on the first floor
- Gift items may be purchased in the Museum Shop
Food & Drink
- There are many eateries in the immediate Newtown downtown area. Come extra early and have a pre-tour breakfast!
- No food or drink allowed in the homes
- Restroom facilities are available at the Half-moon Inn (Court Street and Centre Avenue).
Restrooms
Other Events in Town
Soup Luncheon, Craft Bazaar, and Bake Sale
10:00 am to 3:00 pm
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
Washington Avenue & Court Street
(“A” on tour map)
Chili Luncheon
11:30 am to 2:30 pm
Newtown Presbyterian Church, Ettenger Hall
Washington Avenue & North Chancellor Street
(“B” on tour map)
