2025 Town Tours and Village Walks
The summer program, Town Tours and Village Walks, returns for its 31st year with the theme of "Untold Stories." This year's programs will focus on people and places that are not the economic or social elite, war heroes, or celebrities. The featured sites will represent the everyday citizens and places of Chester County that are the foundation of our history and heritage. Featured sites include those connected to the Underground Railroad, the shift workers of our industries, educators, farmers, Revolutionary War soldiers, and more. Some of the sites featured this year include Barnard Station in Pocopson, Coatesville's business district, charcoal production sites at Warwick County Park, and more.
The programs are free and held weekly, on Thursdays, from June 12 to August 21 (excluding June 19 and July 3), at locations throughout Chester County. Every program starts at 5:30 p.m. and ends at 7:00 p.m. The 2025 program will kick off at Church of the Holy Trinity in West Chester.
Stay tuned for more details on the following tours!
June 12 — West Chester
June 26 — Coatesville
July 10 — Warwick County Park
July 17 — Valley Forge NHP
July 31 — Barnard Station (Pocopson Township)
August 7 — Oxford Region Self Guided Driving Tour
August 14 — Hopewell Furnace NHS
August 21 — Historic Yellow Springs
Previous Tours
2024 Town Tours and Village Walks Recap
The 2024 Town Tours and Village Walks celebrated 30 years of the program and saw an amazing turnout with more than 1,700 visitors. Learn more.
2023 Town Tours and Village Walks Recap
The 2023 Town Tours and Village Walks program welcomed more than 1,500 individuals to explore Chester County's agricultural heritage through a series of presentations and tours this past June through August. Learn more.
2022 Town Tours and Village Walks Recap
Chester County's Town Tours & Village Walks program wrapped up another great series of events in its 28th season highlighting the "Founding Mothers and Fathers" of Chester County's past! The tours welcomed 1,220 attendees with many familiar faces returning this year as well as lots of new faces. Learn more
2021 Virtual Town Tours and Village Walks Recordings
The 2021 Town Tours and Village Walks Summer Series took place virtually and in person. View the recordings from 2021.
2020 Virtual Town Tours and Village Walks Recordings
The 2020 Town Tours and Village Walks Virtual Summer Series took place virtually through Zoom, a free video conferencing software for use with computers, tablets and cell phones. View the recordings from 2020.
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