Trip- Castle in the Clouds, Holiday Edition
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We welcome guests to enjoy a Rustic Christmas at the Lucknow Estate, at the Castle in the Clouds. The Lucknow Estates, located at the infamous Castle in the Clouds, is getting ready for the holiday season! Come join us a we walk through over 60 rooms of beautifully decorated holiday cheer. There will also be a holiday craft fair on site to check out during the walk thorough of the mansion.
Once arrived at 12noon, we will enjoy a lunch at "The Carriage House Restaurant," an on site restaurant that overlooks Lake Winnipesaukee and surrounding mountains. Once finished, we will catch a trolley that departs from the Carriage House to the mansion every 15 minutes on the quarter hour. From there, we will get to enjoy a brief 10 min overview of the Castle, and have approx. 1hr to explore the 60 rooms. We will depart th Castle and head back to Amherst at approx. 3:30pm
Trip Details
Who: Ages 18+
What: Castle in the Clouds, Holiday Trip
Where: Moultonborough, NH (Meet at the Walmart Parking lot in Amherst, NH)
When: Sunday, November 19th. Meet at 9:30am
Fee: $34R; $39NR
More About the Lucknow Estate!
Welcome to Tom and Olive Plant’s mountaintop estate, Lucknow, built in 1913-1914 high in the Ossipee Mountain Range. Known as Castle in the Clouds since its opening to the public in 1959, the house is an unusual example of Arts and Crafts architecture in New England, expressing that aesthetic movement’s philosophy of living in harmony with nature. Designed by the architectural firm of J. Williams Beal & Sons of Boston, the house not only exhibits skilled hand craftsmanship in every aspect of its interior and exterior, but also features a number of technological innovations of the early 20th century.
Owned and operated by Castle Preservation Society since 2006, Lucknow is now open to the public for guests to enjoy. Revel in the beauty of the views, while taking in the magnificent features Plant had installed in his home. Enjoy a self-guided tour as if time stood still in the early 1900s. Rooms are set up as if Tom and Olive had just stepped out for the day, and vintage apparel adorns the house in closets. Experience life through the eyes of the Plants, image yourself living in the mansion with spectacular views from every room. Search for the innovations of the time – central vacuuming, ammonia brine refrigeration, intercom systems.