St John's Fall Tour

Thursday, Oct. 16th

4:30-6 pm
Narrated Tours of St. John’s Church 101 Chapel St. Portsmouth, NH. (Free Parking in the 2 church lots)

6-7:30 pm
A Welcoming Potluck Dinner/Meet your Host Family will be held in
the parish hall next door to the church. (Casseroles,salads and desserts provided.)

7:30 pm
Host families guide guests to their homes.

Friday, Oct. 17th

Breakfast at host family’s home.

10-noon
Narrated coach tour(s) of Portsmouth and nearby NewCastle Island(s).

Lunch on your own in one of Portsmouth’s many fine restaurants. (Information will be available.)

1:30-4 pm
Three historic homes will be open with tour guides: The Moffat-Ladd House,the John
Paul Jones House and the Warner House. (Passes and directions will be provided).

4-5:30 pm
Tea & tour of the Portsmouth Athenaeum.

6-7:30 pm
Dinner at Robert’s Maine Grill Kittery, Maine - enjoy water views and great food in Maine’s oldest town

7:30-9 pm
Shopping at the famous Kittery Outlets in Maine (next to Robert’s Grill).

Saturday, Oct. 18th

Breakfast at host family’s home

Free Day To Explore
Leaf peeping, shopping, a visit to Strawbery Banke or the Maine/NH coastlines.

6 pm-8 pm
A Lobsterfest in the parish hall.

Sunday, Oct. 19th

Breakfast at host family’s home.

8 am or 10:30 am
Church Services at 8am (Rite I) or 10:30 am (Rite II). Coffee Hour follows. Additional Narrated Tours of St. John’s offered. Farewell to new friends!

Download PDF version of the Fall 2008 Tour schedule

Join Us for a Wonderful person-to-person New England Fall Tour October 16-19, 2008

Leaf Peep, Splash in Tidal Waters, Walk Historic Trails... and so much more

St. John’s parishioners invite you into their hearts and homes. Share with us the beauty, history and charm of the Portsmouth, New Hampshire seacoast area. Enjoy your vacation in a relaxed, personalized way. Become a local! Stay in our colonial houses or one of our many homes on or near the water. We will make every effort to ensure your comfort.

Your 4-day/3-night package tour includes accommodations, breakfasts in your host home, dinner on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evening (including one lobster dinner). Additional activities: a narrated bus tour, entrance to 3 historical museum homes, special guided tour of St. John’s Church (one of the oldest Episcopal churches in the country), plus tea in our prestigious private Anthenaeum.

You will also have free time to explore Portsmouth, travel the coastline (stopping at lighthouses, forts and beaches), shop at our outlets or local boutiques; kayak, fish or cruise along our waterways; or enjoy the beautiful fall scenery of the White Mountains (less than two hours away).

Join us for a wonderful person-to-person vacation...

St. John’s New England Fall Tour is based on the “Parish Holidays” of Great Britain. After two successful decades in England, the Parish Holidays concept has been “imported” to the New Hampshire seacoast. The program has received rave reviews in the New York Times, and from countless visitors to the British Isles, who say their visits “exceeded our expectations,” went “beyond our wildest dreams” and will be remembered as “the most wonderful vacation of a lifetime.” Single travelers, the newly retired, even choir groups have enjoyed the warmth and hospitality of their host communities.

Now, you can enjoy the safety, personal care and great value that a Parish Holiday type-of-tour provides... right here in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA. This exciting, new tour is sponsored by one of America’s oldest churches - St John’s Episcopal Church. Visit our beautiful seaside community from October 16 -19, 2008. Save the Date and Make your reservations NOW!

Sponsored by St. John’s Episcopal Church in Portsmouth, NH. Visit our home web site to learn more about us.

Download the brochure for offline reference: 2008 Fall Tour Brochure, Fall 2008 Tour schedule