You are welcome to visit Drumthwacket.
Schedule your visit today!
In 2008, you are welcome to enjoy guided tours of Drumthwacket on any Wednesday except November 26, December 24 and 31, and the entire month of August.
On Sunday, June 8, 2008 we will host our annual Garden Party, from 1-4 pm with the Master Gardeners of New Jersey providing tours of our beautiful Italianate gardens.
Please note that the house is decorated for our Holiday Open Houses on the following four dates: December 3, 10, 14 and 17, and that the regular guided tour is supplanted by our Holiday Open House format.
Tours of Drumthwacket, taking approximately 45 minutes, include the six public rooms that the Governor of New Jersey uses for meetings and receptions. The rooms include the center hall, dining room, parlor, music room, library, and Governor’s study. Also included is the solarium, gateway to the lovely Drumthwacket gardens. The tour showcases New Jersey’s cultural heritage, including art, history, architecture and antiques. The tours are conducted by our extremely knowledgeable volunteer Docents. After the tour of the residence is completed, guests may walk through the gardens and also visit the Olden House, the original restored farmhouse on the property and home of the Drumthwacket Foundation office and Gift Shop. Please allow about 90 minutes for your visit to Drumthwacket.
Parking is available on site.
Reservations
are necessary. Please schedule at least one week
ahead. Tours are subject to last minute cancellation.
How can I make a reservation?
Group
tours: We schedule our group tours(15 persons or more) at specific assigned times on Wednesday mornings. Groups must call our tour line 609-683-0057, extension #3, to make reservations.
There is a charge for the tour for a commercial tour organization/bus company of $200.00 per bus. Payment is due on the date of the tour. Coach buses may park on the property for the duration of the stay.
Individuals
or groups of 15 persons or less are scheduled
at 12:00 noon. To make your reservation
for a regular Wednesday guided tour please click here.
To make your reservation for the Sunday, June 8th Garden Party, please click here.
To make
your reservation for a 2008 Holiday Open House, arriving
anytime between 11:00 and 1:30, please click here.
Is there a
charge to visit Drumthwacket? No, but a suggested $5.00
donation to the Foundation helps support the restoration
and preservation of Drumthwacket. Your contribution is tax
deductible to the extent provided by law.
Security
at Drumthwacket:
- Those making reservations must provide complete names, addresses and telephone numbers of everyone in the group.
- Photo ID is required and will be verified by the State Police officers on duty.
- For your protection no large purses, backpacks or totes are allowed. Please leave them at home, or in your locked vehicle, or they will be subject to inspection.
- No photography is permitted inside Drumthwacket.
- Museum rules apply: no food or drink may be taken into the house.
- Please turn off your cell phones and pagers.
