The Woolverton Inn

Enter the tranquil world of Woolverton Inn, A Bucks County Bed and Breakfast near the beautiful towns of New Hope, PA and Lambertville, NJ. Woolverton Inn is a country estate offering the ultimate in privacy and luxury, nestled on 10 park-like acres and surrounded by 300 acres of preserved farmland and forest. This acclaimed New Hope B&B, perched high above the scenic Delaware River, provides a romantic and comfortable base from which to explore the countless fine restaurants, shops and attractions of New Hope and Lambertville - both towns just 5 minutes away.

Fresh, seasonal, local and abundant describe the delectable offerings that you will find at our superb Lambertville, NJ inn. Each day the head chef at our New Hope bed and breakfast prepares an extravagant 3-course country breakfast. During your stay at our comfy inn in New Hope you can sleep in and enjoy breakfast served until the civilized hour of 10 am. Breakfast is served in our dining room at individual tables, on our porch or patio in the summer or delivered to the privacy of your room or cottage.

"Breakfast (served in bed or in the garden) is decadent, especially the "Dutch-babies" baked German-style pancakes - or the cinnamon waffles with maple syrup ice cream and sweet berries from the strawberry patch (guests are welcome to go picking, too)." ~ Travel and Leisure

Service begins with fresh squeezed orange juice accompanied by a steaming hot beverage. While enjoying your morning at our charming New Hope, PA bed and breakfast, you can choose from Costa Rican organic shade-grown coffee, our gourmet hot chocolate topped with a homemade marshmallow or one of our fine English teas. Following beverage service is a fresh baked pastry or bread, then fresh seasonal fruit or our homemade granola, and finally your choice of entrée (such as "Dutch Baby" soufflé pancake with brandied apples or Brie and herb omelet with roasted tomato). Entrees are accompanied by homemade apple-cranberry turkey sausage, maple glazed thick slab bacon, or apricot glazed pork sausage. Many herbs, greens and berries used in our breakfast preparation are harvested from the kitchen garden at our beautiful Lambertville, NJ B&B.

Tarts, Chocolate/Cranberry-Oatmeal Brownies, spiced nuts, and lemon biscotti. Fresh seasonal fruit is always available from Solebury Orchards in Bucks County. Summers at our delightful Lambertville bed and breakfast bring pitchers of mint infused iced tea or lemonade. In winter, our gourmet hot chocolate or hot mulled cider is available.

We invite you to come and experience all that we have to offer at our wonderful New Hope, PA inn! We think you'll agree that our enchanting Lambertville, NJ bed and breakfast is the ideal place to enjoy the perfect romantic New Jersey getaway!

So why wait? Come visit Scenic Bucks County and see for yourself why the Woolverton Inn is the Stockton, NJ bed and breakfast of choice for visitors to both Lambertville, NJ and New Hope, PA. Make your reservation today for pampered luxury!

Activities & Attractions

Woolverton Inn is secluded yet very close to the popular destinations of Lambertville and New Hope. You're guaranteed to find something to do, if you can pull yourself away from your luxurious accommodations.

Our Top 10 Favorite Things to Do...

1. A stroll at dusk from the Inn's front porch down to the banks of the Delaware River, crossing the bridge to Pennsylvania (the sunsets over the river are fantastic!)
2. Dining by firelight at the historic Sergeantsville Inn - intimate, romantic and just a three mile drive down a country road from the inn.
3. An excursion to The Golden Nugget Antique Flea Market on a crisp Wednesday morning.
4. Visiting the "smiling sheep" under the towering hemlocks along Cuttalossa Road, one of the most picturesque spots in Buck's County.
5. A Buck's County back road drive to Doylestown, concluding with a visit to Henry Mercer's "castle", Fonthill, and neighboring Moravian Pottery and Tile Works.
6. A slow tube ride down the lazy and forested Delaware River.
7. Biking down shady Lower Creek Road behind the Inn through The Green Sergeant Covered Bridge, the last surviving covered bridge in NJ. And then continuing to the village of Rosemont with lunch at the Café, formally a country general store.
8. An afternoon of strolling and antiquing in Lambertville, followed by an early evening cocktail at the intimate Boathouse Tavern.
9. A shopping excursion to Frenchtown, NJ, followed by a leisurely drive back to the Woolverton on beautiful River Road in Pennsylvania.
10. A barrel tasting tour at a local winery and then a nap on a featherbed!

Woolverton Inn is the Perfect Four Season Getaway!

Selected as one of the 50 Great Places To Stay For A Dream Weekend. "Luxurious rooms and fine hosts have made this one of the most romantic inns not just in the region, but in the country" ~ Washingtonian

Selected "one of the most comforting places in Philly. Woolverton Inn: B & B Bliss"
Philadelphia Magazine "The 42 Most Comfortable Places in Town"

Selected as "Insider Inn of The Month" "...they have transformed the 1792 manor
into a luxurious country getaway." ~ Travel and Leisure Magazine

Best of Philly Award: Quick Getaway, Country "...coziness exemplified." ~ Philadelphia Magazine

Awarded "Inn of the Month" "Postcard-pretty scenery" ~ Country Living Magazine

"It's hard to imagine guests ever wanting to leave their rooms..." Woolverton Inn Cotswold Cottage was featured on the magazine cover of New Jersey Countryside

Awarded one of the "Top 10 Romantic Inns in the U.S." ~ American Historic Inns Publishing

"... one of the most charming and friendly B&B's around." ~ North American Inns Magazine

"The three energetic ex-Chicagoans have infused the inn with personality and pampering touches."
Woolverton Inn Audubon Cottage is featured on the cover of Inn Spots and Special Places
by Nancy and Richard Woodworth

"Winding slowly up the driveway ...I seemed to have traveled light years from the everyday world." ~ New Jersey Life

"Our favorite retreat hides a short drive from New Hope, across the river near Lambertville. Nestled in pastoral surroundings, Woolverton Inn offers a dozen charming accommodations..." ~ Andrew Harper's Hideaway Report

One of the "Best Inns and B & Bs Near the City" ~ New York Magazine

"This is what civilized living is all about!" On our homemade Apple Turkey sausage: "...the best
I ever tasted" "Roomcheck, A Sample of Choice Accommodations" ~ National Geographic Traveler

From Manhattan (approximately 1 1/2 hours):
New Jersey Map From either The Holland Tunnel or the Lincoln Tunnel, take the NJ Turnpike south to Exit 14 (Route 78 West). Stay on Route 78 for about 25 miles. Exit 29 for Route 287 South. After 4 miles, pick up Route 202 South towards Flemington. Drive 24 miles on 202 and take the second Lambertville Exit just before Delaware River Bridge - Route 29 North to Stockton. Follow Route 29 for 2 1Ž2 miles along the Delaware River to the small village of Stockton. Just past "downtown" Stockton, bear right onto Route 523. Go just 2/10 of a mile, keeping an eye out for a deer crossing sign on the right. Immediately on your left is Woolverton Road and a sign for the Inn. Turn left on Woolverton Road. The Inn is 2nd drive on right.

From Philadelphia (approximately 50 minutes):
Take Route 95 North through Pennsylvania into New Jersey. Take the first exit in New Jersey, Route 29 North towards Lambertville, NJ. Drive along the Delaware River on Route 29 for 8 miles until you reach the antique-rich town of Lambertville. In Lambertville, the road becomes 4 lanes, stay in your left lane. At the light (Bridge Street) make a left, then an immediate right continuing on Route 29 North. Stockton is the next town, 3 miles north. Just past "downtown" Stockton, bear right onto Route 523. Go just 2/10 of a mile, keeping an eye out for a deer crossing sign on the right. Immediately on your left is Woolverton Road and a sign for the Inn. Turn left on Woolverton Road. The Inn is 2nd drive on right.

From Northern New Jersey:
Take Interstate 287 South to Route 202 South, towards Flemington. Drive 24 miles on 202 and take the second Lambertville Exit just before Delaware River Bridge - Route 29 North to Stockton. Follow Route 29 for 2 1Ž2 miles along the Delaware River to the small village of Stockton. Just past "downtown" Stockton, bear right onto Route 523. Go just 2/10 of a mile, keeping an eye out for a deer crossing sign on the right. Immediately on your left is Woolverton Road and a sign for the Inn. Turn left on Woolverton Road. The Inn is 2nd drive on right.

From The East, The Jersey Shore:
Take Interstate 195 West until becomes 29 North/129 North near Trenton. Proceed on Route 29 North through Trenton along the Delaware River for 18 miles until you reach the antique-rich town of Lambertville. In Lambertville, the road becomes 4 lanes, stay in your left lane. At the light (Bridge Street) make a left and then an immediate right, continuing on Route 29 North (also called Main Street). Stockton is the next town, 3 miles north. Just past "downtown" Stockton bear right onto Route 523. Go just 2/10 of a mile, keeping an eye out for a deer crossing sign on the right. Immediately on your left is Woolverton Road and a sign for the Inn. Turn left on Woolverton; the inn is the second drive on right.

From The West, Pennsylvania:
Take The Pennsylvania Turnpike (Interstate 276) East. Take exit 28, (Route 1 North) 4 miles to Interstate 95 North. Follow I-95 for 5 miles. Take the first exit (Exit 1) in New Jersey, Route 29 North towards Lambertville, NJ. Drive along the Delaware River on Route 29 for 8 miles until you reach the antique-rich town of Lambertville. In Lambertville, the road becomes 4 lanes, stay in your left lane. At the light (Bridge Street) make a left, then an immediate right continuing on Route 29 North. Stockton is the next town, 3 miles north. Just past "downtown" Stockton, bear right onto Route 523. Go just 2/10 of a mile, keeping an eye out for a deer crossing sign on the right. Immediately on your left is Woolverton Road and a sign for the Inn. Turn left on Woolverton Road. The Inn is 2nd drive on right.

From Long Island (about 2 1/2 hours):
Take Southern State Parkway to the Belt Parkway. Go over the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge. Take Route 440 South to the Outer Bridge Crossing, which becomes Route 287 North. Merge onto 22 West via exit number 14B towards 202 and 206. Merge onto 202 South towards Flemington. Drive 24 miles on 202 and take the second Lambertville Exit just before Delaware River Bridge - Route 29 North to Stockton. Follow Route 29 for 2 1/2 miles along the Delaware River to Stockton. Just past "downtown"Stockton, bear right onto Route 523. Go just two-tenths of a mile, keeping an eye out for a deer crossing sign on the right. Immediately on your left is Woolverton Road and a sign for the inn. Turn left on Woolverton; the inn is the second drive on right.

For those seeking an outstanding location for a traditional, country wedding for up to 150 guests, Woolverton Inn is ideal. We specialize in offering elegance and style not readily found today that allows family and friends to gather in a relaxed atmosphere for your New Jersey wedding weekend. Together with our chef Michelle Pulaski of DiSh Catering, we will help you plan a reception that will delight you and your guests. Max has a reputation for superior cuisine, as you will discover for yourself once you taste his food. Let us show you how we can help make your wedding a special and memorable one and why caring service, fine dining and top quality are the attributes most often expressed by those whom we have served in the past.

Lodging

We have thirteen rooms which can accommodate up to 26 people. All of our rooms have featherbeds, private baths, most have fireplaces, and/or whirlpool tubs and king size beds. The cost to reserve the inn is $4,300 per night (plus NJ sales and lodging taxes) -- all thirteen rooms must be reserved for two nights for a weekend wedding, or one night for a Sunday wedding reception. We serve a full country breakfast to your guests at the inn each morning.

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