Where does the tour depart from?

Round-trip transportation departs from Fairmont, WV via motorcoach with onboard restroom and outlets.

Is admission to Sight & Sound included?

Yes—admission to Sight & Sound Theater’s production of Joshua is included with reserved seating.

Can I visit Fonthill Castle?

Yes—Fonthill Castle is an optional add-on currently listed at $20 per person and can be added during booking.

The tour includes one breakfast at a family restaurant and one dinner at an Amish family farm; other meals and snacks are on your own.

Is this tour family-friendly?

Yes—this itinerary suits multi-generational groups, though the theater production and walking may be less suitable for very young children.

How much free time will I have?

The itinerary provides scheduled highlights plus free time at Peddler’s Village and Kitchen Kettle Village for independent browsing.

Sight & Sound’s Joshua, Peddler’s Village & Fonthill Castle: 3-Day Lancaster PA Escape | Castle | History Tour

Drive across state lines and you arrive in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, where rolling fields meet small-town charm. Joshua, Peddlers Village & Fonthill Castle, PA is a three-day, two-night motorcoach escape that stages a mix of live theater, historic architecture, handcrafted goods, and Pennsylvania Dutch food—delivered from Fairmont, West Virginia aboard a comfortable coach. The centerpiece is Sight & Sound Theater’s production of Joshua, a large-scale biblical drama staged in a cathedral-sized auditorium. The tour includes admission and reserved seating: the kind of theatrical spectacle that fills seats with stagecraft, live animals, and towering sets. Outside the theater, Lancaster’s landscape is equally dramatic—orchard-lined lanes, stone farmhouses, and Amish fields that ripple with corn and soy through summer and turn gold in fall. Peddler’s Village and Kitchen Kettle Village are destination shopping hamlets where artisans sell preserves, quilts, and hand-thrown pottery. Stroll brick walkways, sample locally made jams, and find kitchen goods and folk art perfect for gifts. Peddler’s Village adds landscaped fountains and boutique storefronts; Kitchen Kettle focuses on foodstuffs and live craft demonstrations. Fonthill Castle provides a contrast: an early-20th-century poured-concrete mansion built by collector and craftsman Henry Chapman Mercer. Its poured-in-place concrete walls, handcrafted tiles, and intimate rooms read like a museum and an eccentric home. The optional guided or self-paced tour lets you move at your own speed, peering at Mercer’s tilework and hearing stories about the Arts and Crafts movement that shaped the house. Logistics are simple: round-trip transportation from Fairmont, WV aboard a motorcoach with onboard restrooms and electrical outlets on every row; one night’s lodging at a local inn; breakfast at a family restaurant; and dinner at an Amish family farm—meals that showcase local comfort food. Free time at the villages gives you flexibility to shop or explore independently. Why book it? For travelers who favor low-effort itineraries with high cultural payoff, this tour stitches together performance, history, and rural scenery into three compact days. It’s ideal for multi-generational groups because it blends accessible walking, curated meals, and scheduled highlights. Bring sensible shoes, an appetite for theater and local food, and a camera: Lancaster’s mix of crafted interiors and open farmland photographs especially well. The coach itself is part of the appeal: departures from Fairmont, WV are on a motorcoach with an onboard restroom and electrical outlets on every row to keep devices charged. Optional add-ons include admission to Fonthill Castle (listed at $20 per person), a smart pick for history fans. Pre-arranged meals and a paced itinerary remove planning friction, turning travel time into downtime and leaving room for the real draws: an evening theater spectacle, a country-style dinner, and slow morning walks through Lancaster’s town squares and farmlands.

About Almost Heaven Tours

Almost Heaven Tours is a Morgantown, West Virginia-based tour operator that specializes in day trips and multi-day guided vacations across the eastern United States. The company organizes cruises, coastal getaways, historical and cultural day trips, seasonal holiday excursions, and mountain escapes. Trips depart from Morgantown and nearby pickup points, with several itineraries featuring round-trip motor coach or bus transportation to major departure locations such as the New York cruise port.

Itinerary highlights include a 7-day Bahamas cruise aboard Royal Caribbean Symphony of the Seas with round-trip bus transportation from Morgantown; Myrtle Beach stays at oceanfront boardwalk hotels with breakfasts; Baltimore Inner Harbor excursions with optional National Aquarium access; a guided tour of Fallingwater paired with the Flight 93 National Memorial and a buffet dinner; Smoky Mountains vacations in Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg; Dickens Victorian Village visits in Cambridge, Ohio with museum stops and a four-course tea; trips to Nashville for live music; Pirates @ PNC baseball outings with coach amenities and meal vouchers; and multiple Christmas New York City getaways that provide convenient drop-offs near Bryant Park.

Most motor coach trips list onboard bathrooms, electrical outlets, and itineraries designed for easy travel. Seasonal offerings focus on holiday lights and cultural festivals such as Oglebay's Festival of Lights and Biltmore Estate visits in Asheville. Descriptions reference scheduled departures, transportation, lodging or meal inclusions when provided, and sightseeing highlights. Travelers seeking transport-inclusive tours from Morgantown will find one-day and multi-day options for seasonal interests and regional attractions. Booking information is listed online.