Bed & Breakfast at Walnut Hill Kennett Square (Brandywine Valley), Pennsylvania Walnut Hill offers a cozy, warm place for a weekend get-a-way, a vacation or business travel! Contact Info | Email this page to a Friend | Check Room Availability  | Click to see a map  | Additional Pages... Guest Rooms/Rates Attractions and Activities Our Favorite Recipes Special Packages   Availability Search: See which rooms are available during your stay. Check in: Check out: Powered by Webervations Clear search results Rooms Available from  to  Learn more about these rooms These are our base rates - certain discounts and/or charges may apply

Nestled in Kennett Square's countryside, close to Longwood Gardens and the Winterthur Country Estate, is the "gem of a bed & breakfast" - Walnut Hill. Our crooked country road is popular with joggers, walkers and bikers. It beckons the photographer and those who appreciate the beauty of nature. We offer a quiet respite from the hustle and bustle of the work-a-day world, yet provide all of the modern amenities. Our circa 1840 antique furnished mill house is on land that was originally granted by William Penn to his daughter Letitia in 1701. The mill was built in the meadow in front of (what is now) Walnut Hill about 1760, and during the Revolutionary War the Queen's American Rangers (a Loyalist unit) camped on the hillside opposite the bed and breakfast site while en route to the Battle of Brandywine.

Cozy Corner

Period antiques, family heirlooms, oriental carpets and Sandy's extensive orchid collection are imaginatively displayed. Guests are invited to curl up with a good book in the "cozy corner" by the over sized fireplace, play games or take a walk on the nature trail in the meadow. Perhaps enjoy relaxing in the hot tub after a day of touring in our wonderful Valley. During the warmer months sit on the wicker filled porch and listen to the sounds of nature and the babbling brook.

Front Porch

A full, gourmet country breakfast is served on antique china and pewter before a bay window in the keeping room. There is always coffee and conversation available for the "early birds". To prepare you for an incredible day of touring, we offer sumptuous entrees such as mushroom omelet soufflé with homemade breads and jams, apple sauce pancakes with hot apple cider sauce or Sandy's famous French toast. Of course there is always a fruit plate, juices and hot beverages. Outside the bay window, more than 20 species of birds feed and provide morning entertainment. Meet other guests for a fun-filled breakfast with stimulating and interesting conversation and discover what coincidences you share with them. Refreshments are always available and the cookie jar is never empty!

The Breakfast Table

After twenty-four years, we continue to thoroughly enjoy sharing our home with our guests. Your hosts are Tom and Sandy Mills. Prior to opening the bed and breakfast, Sandy worked as a social worker and had a catering business; she is well known locally for her culinary expertise and recently completed a cookbook for the Bed & Breakfast Association. Sandy is also a long time docent at the Winterthur Museum and Country Estate. Tom retired with over thirty years with the DuPont Co. followed by a career in consulting. He is a retired Air Force navigator who now navigates around area golf courses.

Mailing address: Bed & Breakfast at Walnut Hill 541 Chandler's Mill Road Avondale, Pennsylvania 19311

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