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Group Tours

Granite State Embassadors: Group Tour RG: Group Tour RG 2: Jeff & Group:

The Fells offers a variety of ways in which your group may visit. Youth groups click HERE.

Self Guided Group Tours
Memorial Day through Columbus Day

 General admission fees apply for self touring groups of less than 20 visitors and advance scheduling is not required. Self touring groups of 20 or more visitors must be scheduled a minimum of one week in advance with a 50% deposit received 2 days prior to the date of tour.

Admission fee includes historic house tours during Main House Open hours, and self-guided tours of the gardens and John Hay Ecology Trail. Guided tours of the gardens are scheduled at 1:30pm Wednesday through Sunday June 25 through August 17 and are open to self touring groups.

Self Guided Group Tour Fees

Main House Open Main House Closed
20 or less in Party
Adults $8 $6
Seniors (65+) $7 $5
20 or more in Party
Adults/Seniors $6 $4

Private Group Tours
June through August

Private tours of the gardens, house or in combination are available to groups of 10 or more Monday through Friday, June through August. (See chart below for detailed scheduling information.) Garden tours are led by a member of the Landscape staff and house tours by the Education Director. A minimum of two weeks advance registration is requested with a deposit of 50% received 7 days prior to the date of tour. Prearranged tours proceed rain or shine.

Private Group Tour Fees

Private Garden Tour $10 per person (minimum $100)
Private House Tour $10 per person (minimum $100)
Private House and Garden Tour $12 per person (minimum $120)

Private Tour Availability

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Garden Tour YES YES YES YES
House Tour YES YES YES YES YES
House & Garden Tour YES YES YES YES

Snacks and cold drinks are available at The Fells Gift Shop when the Main House is open. Visitors are welcome to bring lunches to enjoy on the shaded veranda. There are no trash disposal facilities, please carry out all trash.

To arrange a group tour contact The Fells at 603-763-4789 ext.3 or info@thefells.org.


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