Millbourne Tour (Appell Property) September 26

Tour | Registration opens 8/12/2024 8:00 AM EDT

Members only

9/26/2024 (one day)

9:00 AM-12:30 PM EDT on Th

$20.00

$8.00

This is a wonderful tour of the beautiful private garden of a local industrialist and benefactor, established and embellished over the last thirty plus years. This tour should interest hobbyist gardeners and landscapers as well as those who are simply curious about the Appell's property and contributions to York. Please note, this tour is only for those with a strong constitution. It requires walking over uneven ground, up and down hills, and staying on your feet for over two hours as you explore the 15 acres of lush gardens with your guide. Tour will begin at 9:00 a.m. Group should meet at the property, directions will be emailed to you after registering. This is a four-sneaker tour which includes hiking both on and off paved areas, some outdoor strenuous walking, and not all areas are accessible. This tour may be up to three hours long, depending on members' questions and degree of fatigue. Good walking shoes are a must for the tour and please plan for weather conditions, this tour may be given with wet grounds and in all temperatures.

  • RAIN DATE - THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24

ROBERT FAWCETT is a retired family medicine and sports medicine physician who practiced and taught new physicians those disciplines at York Hospital and in his private practice in Hanover. He is a lifelong exercise enthusiast and was named Pennsylvania’s family physician of the year in 2012.

CHRIS PAULES is the groundskeeper at the Millbourne Property and is very knowledgeable about the plants at the estate as well as the estate's history and structures.