2012 Tours

Billy Elliot the Musical
January 8, 2012

Spring Gardens in Richmond
April 17, 2012

2012 Philadelphia Flower Show
March 5, 2012

Evergreen & the Engineer's Club
April 18, 2012

NVAAA 2012
Spring Trip
May 2-4, 2012

"Memphis" at The Kennedy Center
June 24, 2012

Fall with Frank Lloyd Wright
October 14-15, 2012

2011 Tours

Holidays at the James River Plantations
December 7, 2011

NVAAA 2011 Fall Trip
October 26, 2011

Fall Railway Excursion
October 20, 2011

Glorious Gardens
of Winterthur
May 17, 2011

Picasso-Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
April 5, 2011

NVAAA 2011
Spring Trip
April 27-29, 2011

Spring Gardens in Richmond
Tuesday, April 17, 2012

The Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden is one of the oldest garden properties in Virginia. Originally a Powhatan hunting ground, this land was once owned by Patrick Henry. Lewis Ginter purchased the land in 1884 and it remained in his family until 1968. Upon arrival we will be having a "Heart of the Garden" tour learning all about the history of this beautiful garden and viewing all the daffodils, tulips and many other spring flowers. As an added treat, "Orchids Galore" is a spectacular exhibit in the Conservatory. Lunch will be very special since it is in the Atrium and will be buffet.

Agecroft Hall is next and has quite an unusual history. It was originally built in Lancashire, England in the late 15th Century. The Industrial Revolution came along and Agecroft fell into total disrepair and was sold at auction in 1925. Richmonder Thomas C. Williams, Jr. purchased the building, and had it dismantled, crated, and shipped across the Atlantic, and then carefully reassembled in Richmond, Virginia on the James River. Today, a guided tour of Agecroft Hall is like a trip back in time to Tudor and Stuart England.

This is a spring trip not to be missed if you love history and gardens. Register early, bring a friend and enjoy one of the most beautiful month's to visit our state capital, Richmond.

Course #7022.312

$135 Per Person / $130 McLean Residents

Deluxe motor coach transportation, admission to Lewis Ginter and Agecroft Hall, buffet lunch, morning snack and driver tip. Arrive at McLean Community Center at 7:45 a.m. Bus will depart promptly at 8:00a.m. Tour will return at approximately 6:30 p.m. Make checks payable to Excursionaire.