The Ultimate Guide to a Lancaster County Amish Country Getaway
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 มิ.ย. 2024
- By highlighting the 5 main characteristics of Lancaster County, I put together this planning guide to help others have a good knowledge base of how to plan their visit to Lancaster.
I have a subscription with the design website Canva and used it for a lot of my footage, including the thumbnail and intros in the video. They are awesome!
Lancaster Travel Websites that are very helpful:
www.discoverlancaster.com/
lancasterpa.com/
lancasteronline.com/
mennonitelife.org/
Timestamps: (to get to that part in the video, just click on the time/numbers)
0:23.00 intro
1:03.00 overview of 5 objectives
1:27.00 1st objective - food
1:38.00 examples of classic PA Dutch food
2:20.00 list of popular Lancaster smorgasbords/buffets
2:34.00 Shady Maple
2:57.00 Bird-in-Hand Family Restaurant
3:45.00 Miller's Smorgasbord
4:25.00 Hershey Farm
5:05.00 Oregon Dairy
5:31.00 Dienner's Country Restaurant
5:55.00 Smokehouse BBQ & Brews
6:21.00 Good 'n Plenty
6:43.00 Yoder's Restaurant & Lititz Family Cupboard
7:08.00 Menu Dining Options
7:17.00 Dienner's & Bird-in-Hand Restaurants
7:28.00 Katie's Kitchen
7:50.00 Hometown Kitchen & Dutch Way Restaurant
8:18.00 #2 Planning Objective - Local Culture
8:40.00 tours
8:55.00 Old Windmill Farm
9:24.00 Verdant View Farm Tours
9:42.00 Kreider Farm Tours
10:05.00 Lapp Valley Farm Tours
10:30.00 Buggy Ride Tours - Aaron & Jessica's, AAA Buggy Rides, Abe's Buggy Rides
11:00.00 Mennonite Life Center personalized tours
11:19.00 Old Order Amish Tours
11:34.00 Lokal Experiences
11:58.00 All-Inclusive Lancaster/Amish Tours - The Amish Farm & House, The Amish Village and The Amish Experience
12:56.00 Other museums of Lancaster - Mennonite Life Visitor Center, Wheatland (President James Buchannan's Home), Historic Rock Ford, Landis Valley Farm & Museum, Ephrata Cloister, Johannes Mueller House/Lititz Historical Society, & the National Toy Train Museum
14:05.00 #3 Planning Objective - Entertainment
14:30.00 Sight & Sound Theaters
15:00.00 Other theaters - American Music Theater, Fulton Theater, Dutch Apple Dinner Theater, the Magic & Wonder Show, and the Bird-in-Hand Stage
15:19.00 The Strasburg Railroad
15:52.00 The Choo Choo Barn
16:04.00 The National Toy Train Museum & The Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania
16:12.00 Cherry Crest Adventure Farm
16:17.00 Village Greens Miniature Golf Course
16:39.00 Strasburg Scooters
16:58.00 Hersheypark, Chocolate World & Hershey Gardens
17:14.00 Dutch Wonderland
17:43.00 #4 Planning Objective - the Shopping of Lancaster
18:26.00 The Farmer's Markets - Root's Country Market & Auction, The Green Dragon, The Bird-in-Hand Farmer's Market, and Lancaster Central Market
19:17.00 The Countryside Road Stand
19:34.00 Local Shopping Recommendations - Kitchen Kettle Village; the town of Intercourse
20:08.00 Shopping in Lititz (plus all towns in Lancaster County have shops)
20:28.00 #5 Planning Objective - Down Time
21:10.00 Local sights to look for while driving around - covered bridges, Amish workers in the field, hanging tobacco, hanging Amish laundry, scooters, the Amish and -
21:45.00 Horse & Buggies
22:08.00 My personal planning tips
23:18.00 Wrap up and questions for you
A big thank you to the following who have shared their pictures with me to make these videos better: Shady Maple, Oregon Dairy, the Bird-in-Hand Corporation, Discover Lancaster, Sight & Sound, Good 'n Plenty, Strasburg Scooters, Village Greens Miniature Golf Course, the Amish Village, the Amish Farm & House, and Dutch Wonderland.
I did a lot of screen-sharing and screenshots from the websites of the following companies: Smokehouse BBQ & Brews, the Amish Experience, Dutch Way Restaurant, Hometown Kitchen, the video of Sight & Sound, Dutch Apple Dinner Theater, the Magic & Wonder Show, Yoder's Restaurant, Lititz Family Cupboard, Johannes Mueller House (Lititz Historical Foundation), Pinterest, Yelp, Kreider Farms, Lapp Valley Farm, Landis Valley Farm, Verdant View Farm, Old Order Amish Tours, Mennonite Life (visitor center), Lokal Experiences, Historic Rock Ford, Wheatland, Ephrata Cloister, National Toy Train Museum, the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania, Hershey Gardens, The Green Dragon, and Lancaster Central Market.
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I took my kids there several times. Once we stayed in a B&B run by an elderly Mennonite couple. It was one of my best get away memories! Everything from the food (fresh, simple and absolutely delicious) to the countryside to the lifestyle is so simple and peaceful. We loved it.
Simple, peaceful and delicious are 3 perfect words to describe Lancaster! Sounds like an amazing visit! 😍👍
Great video!
Ty! This was so helpful! Blessings!
Thank you!! 😊☺️
Really appreciate the info---thanks
Amazing information. Thank you!
Thanks Heidi ☺️ Have you been to Lancaster??
So much to do in our backyard! Thanks for all the info…
I know! You south central Pennsylvanians are #blessed !! 🥰😄🤩
Another great pod cast, the information you put out was helpful on planning a trip to Lancaster.
Thanks for saying that 😊👍 I always hope the videos are helpful 😉
Thank you so much for this video!
You’re welcome ☺️ Love doing Lancaster videos!!
My wife and I come out every October for the beautiful fall .we booked our first dinner show at the Dutch apple this October.we can’t wait,
We are planning a trip in early October. Great advice!
A GREAT time to go!! 👍😉🤩. Thank you!
What a great find your channel.I’ve been going to the Amish country side in Lancaster for many years. You have given me some great new ideas. I want to check out your video of covered bridges. Thank you for the video and information. You did an awesome job.
Thank you so much ☺️😊. I really enjoy doing this and there is always something to discover in Lancaster! It’s amazing 🤩 Hope you enjoy the covered bridges :). That was a fun day.
This was a good video. It makes me excited for my next trip. I wrote down some new places.
Me too!! I learned a lot making this video 😍🤩👏👍
Thank you great video
we love Lancaster County . we go every year Shady Maple is the highlight of our trips and Sight and Sound whenever there's anew show ! this has been helpful TY for sharing. we have done and seen many things but the one new thing iI didn't know about s the Scooter tours I definitely want to do that!! Just have to get hubby on board LOL!!!
Hi Chris, thanks for sharing! I love hearing how others love Lancaster 🥰🥰 and I have learned that there is always something else to discover in Lancaster for sure!! 😍😍👍👍
Great video!!! We are in love with Lancaster County this will be a good resource for future trips. Call your segment at the end Pro Tips and don't forget Tomato Pie. Video brought back so many memories Thank You.
So glad you liked it - I feel the same way about Lancaster 😍❤️👍. You are sweet but I don’t consider myself a pro 🤪😆. I like to say I’m an average girl who loves an extraordinary place 🥰🥰. And I do love the tomato pie but didn’t get into all the unique places to eat like that one - just kept the focus on PA Dutch food 😋. ALTHOUGH I do think it would be fun to do a video on the cafes of Lancaster 😉
You’re wonderful, thank you!
That’s so nice, thank you 😊
Thank you! I lived in Lancaster Co for over 40 years and felt like I did a lot with my kids, but there's a lot we never had a chance to do. Now I get to visit and take my grandkids to these attractions!
Aww that’s so great 😉☺️ a terrific perspective! I totally believe there is always something to see in Lancaster - practically never-ending fun! ♥️🤩
Great Job! i was born in Lancaster, and lived in the country. Beautiful area.
Oh man! How beautiful that just have been! I’m hoping I can end up there eventually!! ❤️❤️👍👍😍😍. Thanks for sharing 🥰
You did su a great job showing so much in Lancaster. Thank you
Thanks again! There is a LOT to cover but I tried to keep the big picture in mind:) I LOVE sharing Lancaster with others! 🥰👍
@@ElleLiving you really did a asewome job,👍. Do you put out more vedio’s?
@@geno5169 yes I have lots on my channel 🥰🤩👍 My channel is all about Lancaster. If u subscribe it will be easy to navigate the channel and look around at the videos. Let me know if you have any trouble finding it 😉
Wow!! This video is so well done! It’s so organized into categories with so much great information and helpful tips. I’m such a huge fan of Lancaster County Amish Country. I too have been going since I was little girl and then with my husband and family. We have many fond memories! It’s as much a special feeling as it is a special place in our hearts. I’m so glad you created this channel to share the abundant and diverse experiences as well as the fulfilling blessings of peace and joy this area radiates! I’m newly subscribed and excited to be part of this community!!
Awww, Christina! You made my day 🥰🥰❤️❤️ thank you for the kind words and I am excited you are here now too!! It’s so fun hearing about other peoples love of Lancaster too!! One of the Lancaster community members of this channel said we should be called Lanc-o-nuts bc we are pretty obsessed with the place 😂🤩😍
You REALLY described Lancaster and the way it makes people feel perfectly 👏👏👏. Thank you sooo much for sharing ☺️😀
LOVE LANCASTER!! My husband and I go every 6 weeks. We usually stay at a different BNB each time but have a few favorites on repeat. The perfect 3 day trip. MUST GO!
Oh man! It is AMAZING that you get to go so often:) You probably have many recommendations you could make 🥰🥰👍👍🤩🤩 I just got back from my annual ladies trip and every time I bring someone who’s never been they just love it and most already makes plans to come back before we leave ☺️😆
That was a great video Elle. Thanks for sharing such great information. I hope your dad is recovering well. Have a great day!!😁
Aww thanks so much Melanie ☺️🥰. He’s doing well and getting stronger, thanks for your care:) we keep praying 🙏 ❤️
@@ElleLiving I am so glad to hear that. I will continue to pray for a complete recovery 🙏🙂💖.
@@melanieprestino9508 thank you so much! That’s the best thing we can do and I know he appreciates it so much!! ❤️❤️❤️🙏🙏🙏😍😍😍
Thanks, Blessings!
Thank you for this! Planning trips is so hard for me. We are taking a quick weekend trip and this video has helped me so much! I’m now excited for this trip.
Hooray! I’m soooo glad it helped you 😊☺️👏 that’s why I did it 👍. I have lots more videos about Lancaster on my channel in case u want more info 😉 thanks for letting me know and commenting!
I am binging on your videos as we speak! So happy I found your channel. Headed to Lancaster in the morning from NoVA. I’m from Ohio and visited Ohio Amish country many times. I’ve always wanted to explore Lancaster. Even your simple tip of just drive around when you have downtime is such a great idea. Thank you for all of this!
@@terriwolf9171 oh wow! It makes me so happy to hear you are headed there and how excited you are 👏😊👍 thanks again, you made my day 🥰
Great video
Thank you 😊
Super video....summer, here I come
Yes! January is such a fun time to plan and look forward to the traveling we all hope to do 👏👏👍👍😊😊
I had mentioned the Cafe' at the Weaver Store in Fivepointville in an earlier message. Another nice local spot is the Black Forest Brewery on Rte. 322 on the western end of Ephrata. It is associated with the 1777 Americana Bed and Breakfast. They brew their own craft beers and have a nice small menu. Shrimp tacos are great!
Thanks for mentioning it again, Keith 👍😊. I try to keep track of all the suggestions but must have missed that one! I put it in my Excel spreadsheet now so now I won’t forget ☺️😊. Not a beer drinker but will look into the menu of the brewery 👍. I do love a good shrimp taco!
Very comprehensive video! I agree about driving around. One route that I like is PA 772, which goes from Gap to Marietta. It hits a lot of these tourist stops but has little traffic and shows this area's natural beauty. It's very windy so not a place to rush! I like it all the way to Mount Joy and Marietta, which is a great village on the Susquehanna with a lot of historic homes.
Thank you so much, Michael ☺️👍 Love getting tips for fellow Lancaster fans! I will have to try that route soon!! It would be fun to do a video that routes some great drives 👏👏😊😊. Great idea!!
Those of us who have to use the roads around here prefer yous don't drive slow and aimlessly on our highways.
oh Gosh yes, I drove across country in June 2022 and stopped in Lancaster outskirts. I loved it so much I stayed an extra day, it was so peaceful and beautiful. I wish more restaurants were open, it was some kind of Holiday or Holy day. I did a tour from where I was staying around the country side, which made several stops. Best part of the trip was stopping there.
Wow what a story! Thank you for sharing!! 🥰🥰👍👍. It’s always so special for us Lancaster fans to gain a new member 👏👏♥️♥️. It is a beautiful and serene place, like nowhere else 😊
Hi Elle thanks for sharing. Lancaster is beautiful and spacious
Yes it is! An amazing place 🥰
My list is food, petting farm, food, petting farm, food, petting farm, etc.
To me, that is pretty much a perfect day in Lancaster!! 🥰☺️😍😍👏👏thanks for commenting 😊
Forgot about Turkey Hill! What kid doesnt like unlimited ice cream and ice tea. Great Video!
True!! I personally love Turkey Hill!! But no I didn’t mention everyone and everything ☺️😊. I did give them a shout out on my What to do on a Sunday video though 😉
So my cousins wife and kids went there to the Experience but they didn’t say you get unlimited ice cream and tea?! How does that work??
Great video. I'm from Lancaster you nailed it
Awww thanks so much!! What a compliment from a native Lancasterian 😍👍
very nice dani. my wife’s sister is going this coming weekend. we usually go with them but not this time. i sent her this video because i am not gonna be there to direct them regarding where to go and what to do. also, as you mentioned, just driving around the area is our favorite thing to do north of 340.
Well I’m sorry to hear you won’t be going this weekend 😕 Hope all is well ❤️🙏. Hope your sil has a great time though! Is she headed for the mud sale or the fire and ice? I would be going if I lived closer!
@@ElleLiving I’m not sure what they want to do. I sent them a couple of your vids. They will figure it out I’m sure.
Crème brûlée French toast sounds very appetizing👍👍👍
My parents had it and they said it was very good. I don’t know if you know but Hershey Farm Restaurant burned down earlier this year 😢 They plan to rebuild and I can’t wait to go back and celebrate when they do and I’ll have to get the Crème Brûlée then! 😊
My wife and I have been going to out Lancaster over 20 years now.And I’am thankful I found your channel because believe or not my wife and I haven’t seen everything in Lancaster. My wife just got a RN job starting in September..
Love it! Yes you prove a good point! You can go regularly for 20 years and still have more to see and do 😉🤩👍 thanks for sharing 😊 Do you 2 have places you must go to each time or at least each year?
@@ElleLiving Kitchen kettle for usually twice, we used to eat at Katies. But now Dinners. We probably went to every sight and sound show. We did the train ride. With our girls. Once, like I said all those years we never saw That Dutch Apple show. So where excited to see it in October. And where looking to relocate next year because my wife got a new RN job.
@@geno5169 oh wow! Well congratulations on the relocation! My dream 💭 😍🥰👍. Very exciting :)
Love going out to Lancaster in its whole. A question I have is there really a farm that was used in the movie Witness?
That’s a really good question 🙋 🙂. I’ll have to research that. I know that they got a lot of actual footage but not sure if the barns or houses were filmed in Lancaster.
Where actually talking about moving next year . My new job will be in Columbia .so will be looking probably 25 minutes away from her job . For a house. Will probably start out renting somewhere. Loved your vedio’
Stopped by Bird-in-Hand farmer's market on a Sunday, and they were closed. Apparently, they are only open from Wednesday through Saturday now. Kitchen Kettle Village in Intercourse was also closed.
Yes a LOT of places are closed on Sunday in Lancaster! It’s a great day to drive around 😀 there are some open on Sunday. I have 2 videos on what there is to do on Sundays in Lancaster and where there is to eat. And I always try to encourage people to check websites before you head somewhere just to be sure they are open.
Actually all the markets in Lancaster have their own schedule and are not open every day. Bird in Hand Market also changes their days seasonally. So summer to early Fall is when they are open the most, then they taper off.
Sorry u missed !!
Would love to meet up on one of our visits! We could explore all day!
That sounds so great! There is so much to choose from, right??!! 😍👏👍. Don’t have any current plans to go but will let u know when I do:)
I'm visiting Lancaster all the way from Australia next month. This has me absolutely hyped. What would you say is the thing I should not miss?
Wow! Hello Australia 🇦🇺!! How exciting that you are headed to Lancaster soon! I hope you enjoy your big trip 🥰☺️👍 You are asking a tough question 😆 bc there is so much awesomeness in Lancaster. However, I do suggest to any 1st timer to learn about the Amish of Lancaster (it is the original settlement in the USA!). You can do that by going to any of the Amish tourist areas like The Amish Farm and House or the Amish Experience or the Amish Village. Or you could have a meal with an Amish Family in their home as a more personal experience and they encourage you to ask questions. So that’s what I recommend as a must do :) I personally LOVE a Buggy ride tour and you still learn a lot about the Amish and the area that way. And you will need to eat so definitely try one of the several amazing restaurants that offer delicious local fare 😊👍. Let me know how it goes! Would love to hear about your trip 😍
Sight and sound Theater
I live in Lancaster pa best time to come is springs Friday and Saturday but Saturday morning would work area bird in hands
Thanks for the tips, J! You are a blessed one to live in Lancaster! 🥰🥰👍👍🤩🤩
@@ElleLiving thank you 🙏
There used to be a place called Stoltzfus Family Restaurant and meat market. It was the BEST!!! The food was served to your table family style and all you can eat! I still dream about the fried chicken!
Oh wow, that does sound amazing 😀 I have not heard of that place, but sounds so great. The family style restaurant I loved and have great memories of taking my kids to was Good ‘n Plenty but they closed a year ago 😢 I do love making videos of Lancaster to capture memories and it’s beauty and fun ☺️
@@ElleLiving Yes! We went there back in the day too! 😊
Love Dinners and Katie
In your opinion---which is the best tour to experience the Amish way of life---my family and I have never been to the Amish country---we were trying to decide between Berlin, Ohio, or Lancaster---I have noticed through some of the info videos that Lanacster has more amish tours than Berlin--- in fact, I didn't find any Amish farm tours in Berlin??? Thanks for sharing
There are a LOT of Amish tours in Lancaster 👍. I know nothing about the tourism industry of Berlin, OH. I do know that Lancaster was the original Amish settlement in the USA, so there is a lot of history.
And in my humble opinion I would suggest a private tour at Old Windmill Farm or a meal with an Amish Family. Both of these offerings would last about 2 hours and you get up close and personal with the Amish. If you use any other questions, please let me know! How exciting that you 2 are going for the first time!
We usually stay Amish view or Eden.
You are so lovely and my wife and I enjoyed the work you put in to this video but we had a really tough time understanding your narration. Slow down and annunciate your words more clearly. No need to rush through your narrative…blessings to you!
Yeah I’ve been told that all my life 🤪. I’m working on it but sometimes it just happens bc I’m so excited 😆😂☺️👍
looking for places to stay recommendations
Hello there 😊👋 I have a few videos on some lodging review on my channel - they are under “The Lovely Lodging of Lancaster” playlist. As far as my personal recommendation, it depends on what you are looking for and who you are traveling with. If you want to have a wonderful stay at a very family friendly place with fun things to do, I would recommend “The Bird-in-Hand Family Inn”. I love it there for it’s comfort but also it’s surroundings. If you want something smack dab in the middle of Amish country that is extremely quiet, Harvest Drive Family. 3 more that are pretty special in Lancaster are Amish View Inn and Suites which is a really nice hotel with tourist stuff on property; Hershey Farm Inn which has a terrific restaurant on property and is next to Sight n Sound; also, Fulton Steamboat Inn has a lot to character and is in the middle of Lancaster so to speak so a quick drive to many places. Hope this helps! Let me know if you have any other questions 👍👍😊😊 Hope you have a great trip!
So Shady Maple is still open? I thought i saw 'permanent closed' on google. I was wrong then
Shady Maple is still going strong 😊👍. We were just there in July and the place was booming! You may be thinking of Good n Plenty which is permanently closed 😕😢
What would you say is best thing to do in Lancaster?
James that is a difficult question 😂😆🤪!! My first thought is eat 😋 and my 2nd is to drive around and take in the scenery. Learning about the Amish via a tour is a great idea for 1st timers too!
@@ElleLiving thank you so far we have to things sight and sound theatre. And something else. How do you tell if a Amish woman is single or married?
@@jamesbrooksbank9721 wow! I’ve never been asked that question! I will look into that and get back to you 😉
@@ElleLiving thank you
What the difference between Mennonite and Amish? This is my first time going to Lancaster
I’m going to try to put a link here to a great resource for all things Lancaster. It’s the website Discover Lancaster and they have tons of articles. Let’s see if this will work www.discoverlancaster.com/blog/difference-between-amish-and-mennonite/
The answer is as detailed as you want it to be. The Amish were actually a breakaway from the Mennonites and many followed him over his stricter beliefs of how to deal with sin. Currently however, the noticeable differences is the Amish are more strict with their lifestyle as far as being “Plain” and not connecting with the world via the electricity grid (they use other sources for power) and the Amish also don’t use automobiles. They dress very old school. They are the ones w the black undertones so to speak. The Mennonites are more linked with the world as in the drive cars, use electricity and other technology. They are a less strict group of people in the way they live and practice but still very conservative in comparison with “worldly” standards. Hope that helps. The Amish have really stuck with traditions.
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Location of the restaurants would be helpful
Yeah it was already such a long video that I kept it at a general level of knowledge to hopefully set people up towards a helpful path to planning. When I do individual reviews, I am more specific and include maps and such. If I would have mapped out every place on this video it would have been almost twice as long ☺️😆👍
Does Shady Maple have whoopie pies?
Sooo I know they sell them at their bakery stand (in the restaurant area) and also in their grocery across the parking lot BUT I’m not positive they have them as part of their dessert buffet. I think they switch out what they offer on the buffet and I know they always have certain desserts like shoo-fly pie and apple crumb and many more pies. But honestly I’m not sure if they always have whoopie pies as part of their dessert buffet. 🤔🤔
Francis, I messaged Shady Maple when you asked me this. I just heard back from them - they say they usually do have whoopie pies on the buffet 👍
Talks to fast 👎👎👎😊
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Great video
Thank you ☺️ hope it’s helpful