Brandywine River Hotel, in Historic Chadds Ford, Brandywine Valley, Pennsylvania

he Brandywine Valley is home to world-class museums, lavish "American castles", formal and natural gardens and several unique events. We have provided short descriptions for the Brandywine's top attractions and links to their Web sites. Click for more detailed information, current exhibits, admissions prices, hours, etc. Their sites will open in a new window.

You won't find a hotel in the Brandywine Valley with a location so near the area's top attractions. We are right across the street from the Brandywine River Museum (Wyeth Museum), just minutes from the Brandywine Battlefield Park and a very short drive from Longwood Gardens.

Longwood Gardens

10 minutes from the Hotel
This world-renowned horticultural showplace and former DuPont family estate offers magnificently planted conservatories and a thousand acres of gardens, fountains and woodlands year-round.
www.longwoodgardens.org

Brandywine River Museum

5 minutes from the Hotel
A grist mill on the Brandywine has been converted to house an unparalleled collection of art by the Wyeth family, and a fine collection of American illustration, still life and landscape painting.
www.brandywinemuseum.org

Winterthur, An American Country Estate

15 minutes from the Hotel
Home to an unrivalled collection of American furniture and decorative arts, this former duPont estate also includes hundreds of acres of naturally landscaped gardens and a renowned research library.
www.winterthur.org

Brandywine Battlefield Park

5 minutes from the Hotel
The Revolutionary War era comes to life through authentic displays amid the rolling, wooded hills near where the Battle was fought. Visit Washington and Lafayette headquarters.
www.ushistory.org/brandywine

Chaddsford Winery

5 minutes from the Hotel
Pennsylvania's largest and most recognized winery, the Chaddsford Winery is just 10 minutes from the Hotel on Route 1. The winery is open year-round for tours, tastings and sales. They also hold concert events in the spring and fall.
www.chaddsford.com

Hagley Museum

20 minutes from the Hotel
Hagley, on the banks of the Brandywine River, is the site of the gunpowder works founded by E. I. du Pont in 1802. See restored mills, a workers' community, and the ancestral home and gardens of the du Pont family.
www.hagley.lib.de.us

Delaware Art Museum

25 minutes from the Hotel
The collections of the Delaware Art Museum, over 12,000 works of art, focus on American Art of the 19th through the 21st centuries and English Pre-Raphaelite art of the mid-19th century. The Museum has just completed a $30 million renovation.
www.delart.org

Nemours Mansion

25 minutes from the Hotel
Built by one of the du Pont family's most renowned philanthropists, this beautifully preserved French villa is surrounded by magnificent formal gardens. Experience the good life of the early 20th century.
www.nemoursmansion.org

QVC Studio

15 minutes from the Hotel
QVC, the No. 2 network in America in terms of sales, is located in West Chester, Pennsylvania, about 20 minutes from the heart of the Brandywine Valley. You can take a tour of their studios and if you're lucky can even sit in as part of their live audience.
www.qvctours.com