3 Great Ways To Visit Fonthill Castle For The Holidays

DAILY WINTER WONDERLAND GUIDED TOURS

$15 Adult • $13 Senior (65 and up) • $10 Student • $8 Youth (6-17) • Free Child (5 and under) • Free BCHS Member Adult

November 18 – November 19, 2023

November 21 – November 26, 2023

November 28 – December 1, 2023

December 5 – December 8, 2023

December 12 – December 15, 2023

December 19 – December 22, 2023

December 26 – December 29, 2023

Mercer Museum & Fonthill Castle will be closed:

Thursday, November 23, 2023 (Thanksgiving Day)

Monday, December 25, 2023 (Christmas Day)

Monday, January 1, 2024 (New Year’s Day)

Starting on Saturday, November 18th on all weekdays throughout this holiday season, our daily one-hour guided tours of historic Fonthill Castle showcase Henry Mercer’s home decked for the holidays while sharing the history of Mercer and the construction of this unique property. Tours are 60 minutes and guided.

Fonthill Castle’s interior features Mercer’s renowned, handcrafted ceramic tiles designed at the height of the Arts and Crafts movement, and the castle serves as an early example of reinforced concrete architecture with forty-four rooms, two hundred windows, and eighteen fireplaces.

*Please Note: You can search for additional dates and times by clicking “Other Dates” and “Other Times” within the ticketing platform. 

HOLIDAY LIGHTS MEANDER DAYS

$20 Adult • $15 BCHS Member Adult • $10 Youth (6-17) • $5 Child (5 and under)

Saturdays & Sundays:

December 2 & December 3, 2023

December 9 & December 10, 2023

December 16 & December 17, 2023

December 23, 2023

December 30, 2023

10:00 a.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Time slots every 10 minutes (Each slot is 45-minutes long)

Special Hours:

Sunday, December 24, 2023 (Christmas Eve)

Sunday, December 31, 2023 (New Year’s Eve)

10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Time slots every 10 minutes (Each slot is 45-minutes long)

Offered on Saturdays and Sundays from December 2 through December 31, these special days allow you to explore the 2023 Holiday Lights Meander tour route at your own pace!

Our knowledgeable tour guides are available along the holiday route to answer questions and make this a seasonal experience to remember for the whole family.

*Please Note: You can search for additional dates and times by clicking “Other Dates” and “Other Times” within the ticketing platform. 

FONTHILL CASTLE GUIDED EVENING TOURS

$25 Adult • $20 BCHS Member Adult • $10 Youth (6-17) • $5 Child (5 and under)

November 29 & 30, 2023

December 7, 14, 20, 21, 27, & 28, 2023

Tour times begin at 5:00 p.m.  Last tour time varies

Delight in the splendor of a guided historic evening tour at Fonthill Castle decked out for the holidays. Fonthill Castle was the home of Henry Chapman Mercer and an early example of reinforced concrete architecture. Discover Mercer’s renowned ceramic tiles during these intimate 45-minute guided historic tours of the castle’s unique rooms and artifacts.

*Please Note: You can search for additional dates and times by clicking “Other Dates” and “Other Times” within the ticketing platform. 

For all holiday events:

Please note there are steep stairs and narrow, uneven passageways on all tours of Fonthill Castle.

Please arrive 10 minutes prior to your start time. Late arrivals may not be accommodated and you will forfeit your timed ticket.

Tickets are non-refundable and non-transferable and cannot be exchanged for a new date or time.

Advanced tickets are highly recommended, as our holiday events sell out every year.

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