When most people talk about the beauty of Delaware, their mind races to the beaches. Yes, Lewes and Rehoboth are just about as charming as you can get, but there’s one area of New Castle County that gets overlooked by most. If you’ve never spent time in the charming hills of Delaware’s Chateau Country, take a look at what you’re missing!
Delaware’s Chateau Country is located along the Brandywine Valley, in the hills of New Castle County.
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The charming area is full of historic mills that once made this area a top spot for industrial innovation.
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Now, the area is known for being a beautiful and charming group of towns, and part of the DuPont Corridor.
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Historic estates can be found throughout the area.
Flickr / Peter Miller The stunning Nemours Estate contains one of the most impressive French-style gardens in the world.
The DuPont’s Hagley Museum shows off remnants of the family’s legacy along the Brandywine.
Flickr / sabianmaggy Here is where the DuPonts got their start in America! Without the perfect mill location, DuPont would not be the family name it is today.
The largest DuPont home, at Winterthur, is now a museum and library.
Facebook / Winterthur You can tour the 1,000 acres of carefully manicured gardens or walk through the Enchanted Woods.
Make it a point to visit Greenville’s Twin Lakes Brewing Company while you’re here.
Facebook / Twin Lakes Brewing This charming brewery creates some of the best beers in the entire state, and you’ll be impressed by their tasting room.
If you want to plan a getaway to this perfect little section of Delaware, try the Inn at Montchanin.
Facebook / Krazy Kat’s The small village-like Inn is a collection of cabins and houses that has been turned into one of the best Inns in the state.If you don’t want to stay a while, you can dine at Krazy Kat’s, which is a fine French restaurant located on the property.
Delaware’s charming chateau country is the perfect place to spend a spring day. Be sure to visit the DuPont Estates of Winterthur and Hagley, and make a stop at the nearby Mary Coffin Gardens if you can’t get enough of this impressive French-style landscape architecture.
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Flickr / Jimmy Emerson, DVM
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Flickr / Peter Miller
The stunning Nemours Estate contains one of the most impressive French-style gardens in the world.
Flickr / sabianmaggy
Here is where the DuPonts got their start in America! Without the perfect mill location, DuPont would not be the family name it is today.
Facebook / Winterthur
You can tour the 1,000 acres of carefully manicured gardens or walk through the Enchanted Woods.
Facebook / Twin Lakes Brewing
This charming brewery creates some of the best beers in the entire state, and you’ll be impressed by their tasting room.
Facebook / Krazy Kat’s
The small village-like Inn is a collection of cabins and houses that has been turned into one of the best Inns in the state.If you don’t want to stay a while, you can dine at Krazy Kat’s, which is a fine French restaurant located on the property.
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