Red Rose Walking Food Tour in Lancaster
Overview
Join our talented storyteller at Penn Square's visitors center, where you will begin your journey through historic Lancaster. Don't forget there will be food!
This 3-hour walk through Lancaster's downtown showcases this city's diverse culture offering delicious food samples from several local family-owned eateries. No chain restaurants on this tour. Some special dietary requirements can be accommodated, so let us know prior to your tour.
This all-inclusive tour runs rain or shines during the Spring, Summer, and Fall. Sorry, no Winter tours (the guide is not a fan of the cold). Looking forward to meeting you!
This 3-hour walk through Lancaster's downtown showcases this city's diverse culture offering delicious food samples from several local family-owned eateries. No chain restaurants on this tour. Some special dietary requirements can be accommodated, so let us know prior to your tour.
This all-inclusive tour runs rain or shines during the Spring, Summer, and Fall. Sorry, no Winter tours (the guide is not a fan of the cold). Looking forward to meeting you!
Inclusions
- Snacks
- Entry/Admission - Lancaster Central Market
What to expect
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Lancaster Central Market, 23 North Market Street, Lancaster, PA 17603
Your guide will take you through the Market giving you the history of the Market and it's vendors and some of their samples.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: St. James Episcopal Church, 119 N Duke St, Lancaster, PA 17602, USA
This church has a few historic members in its past congregations, that have played pivotal roles in the development of the nations flag, laws of the land, and the its own Romeo, Juliet.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: 45 S Queen St, Lancaster, PA 17603, USA
This is the site of the Home of Thaddeus Stevens the author of the Emancipation Proclamation and champion of Public Education for everyone.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Fulton Theatre, 12 N Prince St, Lancaster, PA 17603-3808
This historic theatre, along with being a place of outstanding modern day entertainment, is the site of the massacre of the Conestoga Indian tribe, and is known to a few resident ghosts.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Seasons Olive Oil and Vinegar Taproom, 36 W King St, Lancaster, PA 17603-3809
Learn the difference between olive oils and vinegars
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Aura Espresso Room, 44 N Queen St, Lancaster, PA 17603, USA
Taste the smoothest Italian coffee in Lancaster
Duration: 5 minutes
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Lancaster Central Market, 23 North Market Street, Lancaster, PA 17603
Your guide will take you through the Market giving you the history of the Market and it's vendors and some of their samples.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: St. James Episcopal Church, 119 N Duke St, Lancaster, PA 17602, USA
This church has a few historic members in its past congregations, that have played pivotal roles in the development of the nations flag, laws of the land, and the its own Romeo, Juliet.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: 45 S Queen St, Lancaster, PA 17603, USA
This is the site of the Home of Thaddeus Stevens the author of the Emancipation Proclamation and champion of Public Education for everyone.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Fulton Theatre, 12 N Prince St, Lancaster, PA 17603-3808
This historic theatre, along with being a place of outstanding modern day entertainment, is the site of the massacre of the Conestoga Indian tribe, and is known to a few resident ghosts.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Seasons Olive Oil and Vinegar Taproom, 36 W King St, Lancaster, PA 17603-3809
Learn the difference between olive oils and vinegars
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Aura Espresso Room, 44 N Queen St, Lancaster, PA 17603, USA
Taste the smoothest Italian coffee in Lancaster
Duration: 5 minutes
Additional information
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Most travelers can participate
- Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
- Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
- Guides required to regularly wash hands
- COVID-19 vaccination required for guides
- Due to the nature of the tour, we are subject to the policies that our food vendors are required to abide by. For this reason, we will give a full refund should the tour be cancelled due to no fault of our own.
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Ticket delivery
You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.
Cancellation
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.
Mary_E
August 2021
Loved the tour. Our guide was very knowledgeable and personable. Sampled 10 different food items. Loved The ice cream tasting stop!
Loved the tour. Our guide was very knowledgeable and personable. Sampled 10 different food items. Loved The ice cream tasting stop!Kenneth_P
August 2021
Debbie was great tour guide. Funny and informative. Eat a very light breakfast before tour. We were very full. There was a mix of serving sizes. Carry water and de prepared to walk. My pedometer said i walked over 2 miles.
Debbie was great tour guide. Funny and informative. Eat a very light breakfast before tour. We were very full. There was a mix of serving sizes. Carry water and de prepared to walk. My pedometer said i walked over 2 miles.Elizabeth_K
August 2021
What a great tour!!! We love to do food tours when we visit other places and this one was great! Deb is a wonderful guide, took us to ten different tastings and filled us with some fun history. Who knows what eaves dropping is? Take her tour and you will find out!!!Lancaster is a great city. Than...
What a great tour!!! We love to do food tours when we visit other places and this one was great! Deb is a wonderful guide, took us to ten different tastings and filled us with some fun history. Who knows what eaves dropping is? Take her tour and you will find out!!!Lancaster is a great city. Thank you for a fun afternoon, your fellow "New Yorker"communiks
October 2021
Debbie S. was wonderful. The tour was well organized. The historic storytelling was well researched. The food tastings were delicious and sometimes adventurous. This is a beautiful downtown and this tour is a great way to appreciate all that it offers.
Debbie S. was wonderful. The tour was well organized. The historic storytelling was well researched. The food tastings were delicious and sometimes adventurous. This is a beautiful downtown and this tour is a great way to appreciate all that it offers.JEFFREYW_G
October 2021
We had so many samples the we couldn’t finish them all. The variety of choices were amazing….a great choice for a food tour.
We had so many samples the we couldn’t finish them all. The variety of choices were amazing….a great choice for a food tour.PAHITTHEROAD
October 2021
A good food tour is like a finely choreographed dance. In contrast, this tour was erratic. In other food tours, we spent time comfortably at each stop. However, most of this tour was spent standing and some of the stops were questionable. For example, we spent a lot of time talking about a ti...
A good food tour is like a finely choreographed dance. In contrast, this tour was erratic. In other food tours, we spent time comfortably at each stop. However, most of this tour was spent standing and some of the stops were questionable. For example, we spent a lot of time talking about a time capsule in one building that local authorities were denying. Why? According to the description, we were supposed to spend a significant amount of time at the Lancaster Central Market. I would have like to spend more time in the market. Instead, we went to one counter, got a piece of cheese, a piece of bologna some nuts, and left. We had a larger group so maybe that was part of the issue but still, some additional planning would be beneficial. We were only able to sit inside ONE restaurant. To be fair, we did have a table outside of Lancaster farmers market and one in front of a fried chicken restaurant but it wasn't very comfortable. There were some benches/chairs at some of the other locations but not enough for everyone. My other issue was that several of the food stops involved communal food, which I really wasn't comfortable with given the increase in COVID in the area. For example, two containers of chicken strips were shared with the group. I would have preferred individual servings for all food choices. Overall, I enjoyed the stories and enthusiasm but I wasn't a fan of the execution.