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Aug 05 2011

Lancaster County Breweries

Category: Hilton Garden Inn Lancaster — Lynna Gehman @ 4:13 pm

Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant is one of our favorite places to send our guests! Fine handcrafted ales and lagers, all beers brewed on-site. New American cuisine served in a casual upscale atmosphere. Near Franklin & Marshall College about 5 minutes away from our hotel, has great outdoor and indoor dining!

Spring House Brewing Company is also one of our favorites! Even our bar serves their Seven Gates Pale Ale! They brew all of their many beers! So try out Seven Gates Pale Ale at our bar, and if you love it go give them a try and taste the others! ;)

The Lancaster Brewing Company is a historic working microbrewery right here in Lancaster! With a menu with a great selection of food and casual and friendly place to dine!

Bube’s Brewery is a 19th century brewery complex; a series of buildings which collectively performed the various functions needed at a brewery operating at that time. Bube’s is one of the only breweries from the early days of the great American breweries that has been left intact. Today, Bube’s operates as not only a microbrewery, but also as an entertainment and dining mecca.

Rumspringa Brewing Company offers the best in craft-brewed beers in the heart of Lancaster County. Located between Intercourse and Bird-in-Hand, PA so if you plan on visiting Amish Country this will be the perfect location!

Stoudt’s Brewery is Pennsylvania’s first micro brewery. Free tours every Saturday 3PM and Sunday 1PM.

Swashbuckler Brewing Company became the first brewery ever to be located on the fair grounds of a Renaissance Faire. Great place to dine if you’re visiting the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire.

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Jul 19 2011

Where to find Pennsylvania Dutch dining in Lancaster County?

Category: Hilton Garden Inn Lancaster — Lynna Gehman @ 8:50 am

We always get asked “Where’s the best place for Pennsylvania Dutch Food?” Lancaster County offers so many great Pennsylvania Dutch Dining! There’s so many to choose from!

Plain & Fancy Farm Restaurant, what most people love about Plain & Fancy is the family style dining! You can choose from sitting with a bunch of other people and enjoy the pass-the-platter dining or choose from their a-la-carte menu. Such a fun and neat way to enjoy the Pennsylvania Dutch food!

Miller’s Smorgasbord, is a award winning  smorgasbord featuring made from scratch cooking since 1929. They offer many great foods from breakfast to lunch to dinner!

Good ‘N Plenty Restaurant, been chosen one of AAA’s top 10 best down-home dining restaurants in North America!

Bird-In-Hand Family Restaurant & Smorgasbord, experience great homemade recipes and let the kids enjoy Noah’s Ark Kid’s Buffet! Sounds fun for the kids doesn’t it?!

Hershey Farm Restaurant, a full-service family restaurant offers breakfast, lunch and dinner smorgasbord or extensive menu.

Shady Maple Smorgasbord, the taste of Lancaster County. 200 feet of deliciously authentic Pennsylvania Dutch cooking! Lancaster County’s Largest Smorgasbord!

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Apr 05 2011

Farmers Market in Lancaster County

Category: Hilton Garden Inn Lancaster — Lynna Gehman @ 12:51 pm

Farmers Markets are great for local food, flowers, crafts and more!

Central Market in the heart of downtown Lancaster! Central Market is America’s oldest farmers market. Central Market is open all year round on Tuesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays. Many local grown foods, fresh baked desserts and breads, cheeses, meats, flowers, and crafts!

Bird-In-Hand Farmers Market, along a scenic view of Lancaster County’s farms. Many local grown produce, colorful array of Pennsylvania Dutch jams and jellies, local crafts, and much more. Enjoy sampling homemade fudge, smoked meats, Pennsylvania Dutch pretzels, and more. Open all year round on Fridays, and Saturdays, add Wednesdays in April through November, and add Thursdays in July through October.

Green Dragon Farmers Market & Auction, in Ephrata, PA. Open every Friday since 1932! You can find a wide array of things here, from Amish made items to baked goods to home furnishings to many more.

Looking for a place to stay in Lancaster? Give us a call today for rates, and ask for our social media rate to take advantage of that great offer. Need more suggestions while you’re here? Just call or stop by and ask one of our friendly front desk staff, and we’ll give you plenty of suggestion!

Feb 21 2011

Mud-Sale Season is upon us!

Category: Fairfield Inn Lancaster — Susan @ 1:06 pm

Mud-sale season Lancaster County’s late-winter and early-spring mud sales are so named because they are held in fields of melting snow and rain. Typically hosted by local fire companies, the fundraisers attract people in search of everything from buggies and hay to farm equipment and crafts. Sales begin at 8:30 a.m. unless otherwise noted, but activities continue throughout the day. Here is a list of dates and locations:

Feb.26

l.  Strasburg Spring Consignment and Mud Sale,

Strasburg Fire Company N0.1, 203 Franklin St.; 8 a.m. Call 687-7232. Furniture, antiques, quilts, crafts, farm machinery, horses, mules, tools, groceries, fruit and homemade food.

March 5

2.   Bart Township Auction/Mud Sale,

Bart Township Fire Company, 11 Furnace Road, Quarryville. Call 786-3348, Antiques, quilts, furniture, new and used equipment, small goods, hay, straw, livestock, buggies, tools, crafts and food.

March 12

3.  Gordonville Spring Auction and Mud Sale,

Gordonville Fire Company, Old Leacock Road. Call 768-3869.The largest firemen’s auction/sale on the East Coast features 500-600 Amish quilts, antiques, collectibles, new and used furniture, tools, farm equipment, horses, mules, buggies, lawn-and garden supplies, barns, utility sheds and trailers, construction equipment.

March 19

4.  BART Township Building Materials Mud Sale,

Bart Township  Fire Company, 11 Furnace Road, Quarryville. Call 786-3348.Wood and aluminum siding, windows, doors, paneling, bathtubs, washbowls, lumber and food.

5.  Penryn Fire Company and Limerock Parochial School Mud Sale.

Penryn Fire Company N0.1, 1441 N. Penryn Road. Call 664-2825. Woodcrafts, furniture, antiques, quilts, crafts, farm equipment and food.

March 26

6.  Gap Spring Auction/Mud Sale,

Gap Fire Company, 802 Pequea Ave.; 8 a.m. Call 442-8100. Horse-drawn carriages, buggies, wagons, new and used furniture, quilts, crafts, dry goods and groceries.

April2

7.  Robert Fulton Volunteer Fire company Mud Sale,

Robert Fulton Fire Company, 2271 Robert Fulton Highway, Peach Bottom; 7 a.m. Call 548-8995. Crafts, plants, tools, antiques, farm equipment, furniture, food, buggies, wagons, groceries and horses.

April 9

8.  Rawlinsville Mud Sale,

Rawlinsville Fire Company,33 Martic Heights Drive, Holtwood;.8 a.m. Call 284-3023. Quilts, horses, crafts, building materials, lawn equipment, new and used furniture.

May 14

9.   Honey Brook Auction/Mud Sale ,

Honey Brook Fire Company, 679 Firehouse Lane; 8 a.m. Call 610-273-2688. Quilts, crafts, new furniture, Winross trucks, Smucker’s bells, farm-related supplies, tools, buggies and heifers.

June 24

10.  Bird-in-Hand Mud Sale,

Route 340 across from Bird-in-Hand Family Restaurant; 8 a.m. Call 392-0112. Antiques, harness and tack, specialty items, quilts, crafts, carriages, buggies, wagons and food.

June 25

11.  Refton Fire Company Sales,

Refton Fire Company,99 Church St.; 7 a.m. Call786-9462. Hardware, shop tools, plants, furniture, antiques, crafts, hay and straw quilts, horses and food.

Aug.27

12.  Kinzers Fire Company Mud Sale,

Kinzers Fire Company, 3521 Lincoln Highway East; 7 a.m. Call 442-4121. Plants, groceries, antiques, furniture, lumber, tack, sheds, gazebos, equipment, buggies, quilts and horses.

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