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For a truly unique and unforgettable experience, consider lodging at one of the charming Lancaster farms during your stay in Pennsylvania Dutch Country.In planning your visit, have you thought about lodging at one of the many Lancaster farms that provide guest accommodations for visitors? If not, maybe you should. One of the most exciting things about visiting Lancaster County is to step back in time and experience a more simple and charming time. What better way to do that than to lodge at an authentic Amish farm or Pennsylvania Dutch farmhouse. While the region offers plenty of 4-star resorts, first-rate hotels and budget motels, sometimes it is refreshing to do something that you just can't do anywhere else. In addition to the region's many quaint Bed and Breakfasts and country inns, lodging at one of the Lancaster farms and guest houses provides an intimate glimpse into the region's culture and lifestyle. Strike up a friendship with one of the friendly proprietors and you are likely to be rewarded with colorful family stories. It is often very common that these locals provide you with tips and recommendations for your visit that are unavailable in any guide book or travel site such as this. One of the pluses about staying at a Lancaster farm guest house is the fun it will provide for your children. Oftentimes, the children are invited to help feed the farm animals or to milk the cows. Sometimes, pony cart and hay wagon rides are available as well. At any rate, it will a one-of-a-kind Lancaster experience. The farm lodging facilities tend to be very clean but simple. You may not want to stay in one of these guest quarters if you require the luxuries that are associated with large hotels such as exercise room, swimming pool, or internet access. Most but not all offer breakfast for the guests. Each farm only offers about 3-6 rooms to the public. So, be sure to make your reservations months in advance. Also, since prices vary from season to season, please call ahead for the nightly rate.
Gap Clearwood Farm Children are welcome but they must be supervised. The children are invited to the evening cow milking in the stable. Smoking and alcoholic beverages are not permitted.
Kinzer Groff Farm Home Baths are shared among the guests. There is a large living room and porch where guests are invited to relax and soak up their surroundings. Your family can visit the farm animals which include calves, goats, sheep, and a donkey. At the time of this writing, breakfast is not served. Landis Farm Guest Home The farm offers a single guest cottage which contains a full kitchen, walk-in fireplace, and polished plank floors in the living room. There are two bedrooms with two double beds in each. There is also a full bath in the cottage. There is also a guest room in the Landis family home that is available for visitors. Breakfast is served for those staying in the home. Children are invited to feed the animals and milk the cows. There is also swings for your children to play on. Stone Haus Farm Bed and Breakfast Your family will enjoy a delicious farmer’s breakfast served family style daily at 8:00 a.m. in the dining room. A sample menu may include cheesy scrambled eggs, sausage, toast with apple butter, shoofly cake, fresh fruit, coffee, tea, orange juice, milk and cereal. Or it might be blueberry pancakes, ham, and baked oatmeal or pumpkin muffins or rhubarb bread pudding. Activities include a family playground with swing set, climbing rocks and a tube slide. Croquette, volleyball and tennis sets are available. There is a rope swing in the straw barn and a large paved driveway for pedal tractors and bikes. Also, your children are invited to help feed the goats and chickens and gather some fresh brown eggs. A special treat is a hay ride around this Lancaster farm's celery field where you will learn all about the work involved in growing and producing Lancaster County celery hearts: Everything from seeding beds in April, transplanting in June & July and harvesting and trenching the crop September through January. Olde Fogie Farm Accommodations include two small guest rooms. Although both rooms have a double bed, only one has a private bath. The other room shares a bath with the proprietors. There is also a separate guest house which offers two suites with bathrooms, kitchens, queen or double beds and televisions. Breakfast is available for visitors staying in the main farm house. There is a minimum of a two-night stay. Morning Meadows Farm There are four rooms available. Each offers private baths, a fireplace, and a television. This is a great farmhouse to bring the children. Your kids will be invited to go on a donkey ride, help gather eggs, milk the cows, and feed the sheep, goats, calves, and pigs. Each morning, the owners, Barbara and Harold Frey, offer a delicious farm breakfast. Green Acres Hay wagon and pony cart rides are offered for small children. Older children can play with the numerous pygmy goats, sheep, and kittens. There is even a large playhouse available for your children to play in. The Green Acres farmhouse is run by Wayne and Yvonne Miller who are more than happy to recommend ways to make your visit unforgettable. In fact, they can even arrange for you to have dinner with a local Amish family. Olde Country Log House Farm There are five rooms available for guests. Only one a queen-sized bed. The others have full-sized beds. Only one of the rooms has a private bath. There are plenty of farm animals around and the kids can take a hayride to a neighboring farm. A continental breakfast is available to all guests. Rocky Acre Farm The farm offers eight guest rooms with different size beds available. Each room has a private bath along with country antiques for atmosphere. Also available is a two-bedroom apartment with kitchen. Activities include fishing in the nearby Little Chickies Creek. Your children are invited to watch the cows being milked. a playhouse is also on the premises. A full country breakfast is served for all the guests.
Paradise Maple Lane Farm Guest House Owned by Edwin and Marion Rohrer, the farmhouse is situated on a scenic hill in southern Paradise. Spend a relaxing evening on the porch watching the horses graze in the meadow below. Neffdale Farm of Paradise Breakfast is not available.
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