• Women on hilltop in Lavender field with Picnic Baskets
  • Overhead of picnic spread with local provisions on blanket
  • Cheese and Jam Picnic on hilltop
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"Bring Your Own" Picnic in the Lavender Fields

"Bring Your Own" Picnic in the Lavender Fields

$15.00
$15.00
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The lavender field is the perfect setting for a picnic with a picturesque sunset view overlooking the conserved Thomas P. Bentley Preserve. With a reservation, pack your own picnic and a blanket and join us in the fields at the top of the hill to enjoy the transportative scenery. Picnics are held throughout summer, from the first formation of green lavender buds, through the bloom, and after the lavender harvest and into panorama of changing leaves of the fall. Please consult the Lavender Bloom when selecting your date for optimal flowering times.

Free for children under 12 years of age.

Make a day of it and visit the historic ruins of the Warwick Iron Furnace and public hiking trails throughout the preserved French & Pickering Thomas P. Bentley Preserve prior to your picnic. For more ideas of how to spend a perfect day trip in this corner of Chester County visit our local guide.

 

Picturesque Picnic Contest (Optional):

The picturesque picnic contest is a light-hearted competition that rewards vision, creativity and whimsy in the design of your picnic setting. If you would like to participate, please make a note in the reservation notes section. Picnic entries will be photographed and presented on social media, all the entries will be judged together at the end of the season and the winner will receive a Lavender Gift Box and a feature on Instagram. For inspiration, you can explore past entries. 

 

Duration

⏲ 2 Hours

Reservation Includes

• Lavender Lemonade
• Product Demonstration
• 10% Discount at our Farm Store

What to Bring

Our Local Guide includes several recommendations where you can pick up supplies for your picnic.

◻︎ Picnic and Accessories (Blanket etc)
◻︎ Sensible outdoor closed shoes with socks
◻︎ Protection from the sun and bugs
◻︎ A refillable water bottle
◻︎ A camera
◻︎ In the case of a light rain: rain boots and a poncho

Note: The lavender field is at the top of a hill and requires walking up an incline with uneven terrain to access.

Lavender Bloom

We are at the mercy of Mother Nature, as she determines when various cultivars begin to bloom and how long those blooms will last. Our English cultivars are typically the first to start blooming in early June, followed by our French cultivars in late June/early July. The peak bloom is typically the third and fourth weeks of June, lasting into the first two weeks of July, with variations from season to season. Consult our Bloom Schedule to see past images of the fields by date. Check our Instagram or Facebook for Lavender Field Status updates in season.

Weather Policy

The weather in our valley can be unpredictable. On the hilltop, we offer a shaded area with cooling mist, as well as climate-controlled spaces in the barn for guest comfort during high summer temperatures. In the event of light or intermittent rain, we invite guests to enjoy their picnics in our large barn and suggest rain gear to walk up and visit the fields.

For more severe weather, we may need to cancel/reschedule your visit.  In such cases, guests will receive a credit that can be used for future events or in the farm store. We closely monitor the forecast and will provide any weather-related updates the morning of your visit.

Cancellation Policy

As we are limiting the number of guests who may visit the farm on any day, we regret that the reservation fee is non-refundable. Please check the date and time carefully when purchasing. You can modify your reservation date up to one week before your visit. If you must cancel please let us know in advance of the start of the event.
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