Chinqua Penn Plantation Holiday and Caldlelight Tours

November 26, 2010 - January 2, 2010
Thomas and Beatrice Penn built Chinqua Penn Plantation in the 1920s with the idea of grandly entertaining friends, family and business associates. The current owners of the Rockingham County estate will continue the tradition this holiday season by hosting the annual Holiday and Candlelight Tours from Nov. 26 to Jan. 2.
At least 13 theme-decorated Christmas trees will be scattered throughout the 27-room mansion, including a 14-foot live North Carolina Fraser fir in the massive living room of the house. Hundreds of live poinsettias will be displayed throughout the house. Holiday lights and decorations will be installed across the 22 acres of grounds.
Holiday Tour hours are Tuesdays through Fridays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; and Sundays from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Special candlelight tours will be offered on Saturdays from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Music groups will perform during those tours. Apple cider and cookies are included.
Chinqua Penn will be closed Christmas day.
Admission is $25 for adults, $15 for senior citizens, the military and students, and $10 for youth (6 - 16). Timed tickets are available on Chinqua Penn's web site. A "family pack" that admits two adults and two youngsters is available online only for $50.
The web site is www.chinquapenn.com.
For more information about the holiday tour, call 336-349-4576.

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