Woodford Mansion

Looking for a great way to enjoy this gorgeous day? Explore the grounds Woodford and the other East Park historic houses with a self-guided scavenger hunt tour organized by @myphillypark And it’s FREE! Visit link in our bio for info on how to sign up. Enjoy our beautiful gardens while weather stays warms (it will be this week)! : : #ocTOURber #myphillypark... #strawberrymansion #history #colonialhistory #Philadelphiahistory #Philadelphiacolonial #ColonialGardens #Orchard #PhiladelphiaOrchardproject #philaorchards #woodfordorchard #historic #historichomes #oldhouselove #philly #discoverphl #whyilovephilly #phillylove #phillyhistory #phillytours #familyfun #family #familytime #kids #familyday #thingstodo #phillyfamily #lifelearning See more

A regular nocturnal visitor to the Woodford Mansion, this fox, named Velma by one of our caretakers, is perhaps unaware that we are only open to visitors from 10 am till 4 pm every Wednesday through Sunday!

In normal times, Woodford and the other historic houses of Fairmount Park would be celebrating the 4th annual CiderFest today. So we ended a @phillyorchards garden and orchard workday with a sampling of some of our favorite local ciders! We hope you host your own backyard / stoop CiderFest by going out and buying some delicious product from @wyndridgeciderco @commonwealthciders @dresslerestate @freconscidery @haleandtrue @kurantcider ... @original13ciderworks @ploughmancider @youngamericancider #ciderfestphilly #ciderfest #fairmountpark #myphillypark #cider #hardcider #PAcider #phillydrinks #ciderdrinker #philadelphiaevents #phillyhistory #colonialhistory #historic #historichomes #historichouse #oldhouselove #cidery

Operation dirt drop!! (Well actually wood chips) Either way, today’s delivery is a sure sign of an upcoming POP (Philadelphia orchard project ) workday and our beautiful orchards! Thanks to Michael Muehlbauer from @phillyorchards for setting this up! : : #ItTakesAVillageToRaiseAnOrchard #phillyorchards ... #PhiladelphiaOrchardproject #Phillyorchardproject #Woodfordorchard #Urbanorchard #pawpaw #WoodChips #DirtDrop #Mulch See more

Pretty in Pink...18th Century Style. This portrait of a young woman is attributed to the British painter Francis Cotes, R.A.(1726-1770).

The Philadelphia Museum of Art is open once again, making it possible to see this enormous silver salver originally owned by Woodford’s third owner, David Franks.

Come join the Fairmount Park Conservancy team, Woodford staff, and community volunteers for a #loveyourpark cleanup / cleanup kit giveaway tonight at Woodford’s front field from 5-7pm! Details in link in bio. Join the team keeping our green grass clean!

Besides butterflies and bees, our front garden also attracts best-selling book authors!! While tending to the front garden, Woodford’s caretaker @j.davendesign picked a bouquet for a fellow flower enthusiast on a walk, who turned out to be renowned @scholasticinc young adult novelist Sharon G. Flake! A true reminder that when you give, you receive. Thank you for visiting us @flakesharon !!! #sharonflake #ScholasticBooks #scholastic #TheSkinImIn #TeenWriter #...YoungAdultNovelist #SupportBlackAuthors #PhillyPride #YoungAdultReads #BlackLivesMatter #BlackNovelist #teenreads #flowerpower #natureunitesus #flowers #flower #nature #flowerstagram #flowersofinstagram #flowermagic #naturelovers #flowerslovers #urbangarden #gardening #garden #gardenlife #flowers #gardeners #gardenlove #MyPhillyPark @ Woodford Mansion See more

More visitors from our #WoodfordPorch series! Thanks to the 3 Anthonys and Mary for visiting us from down south ...South Philly. This month they've been taking a whirlwind tour of local historic sites-- the ultimate staycation / family field trip. And thanks to mom and daughter coming from even farther down south - Richmond VA!! #summertime #countryhouse #backporch #porchlife #piazza #historic #historichomes #oldhouselove... #myphillypark #philly #discoverphl #whyilovephilly #whyilovephilly #phillylove #phillyhistory #phillytours #fairmountpark #phillystory #familyfun #family #familytime #familytrip #familylove #staycation #familyday #thingstodo #phillyfamily #lifelearning #quarantinelife #summerontheporch @ Woodford Mansion See more

Woodford is the perfect place for a family outing! Learn how families lived in the colonial days and how much (and how little) life has changed over the past 250 years. Make our house your house for a fun family tour! : : #historic #historichomes ... #oldhouselove #myphillypark #philly #discoverphl #whyilovephilly #phillygram #whyilovephilly #phillylove #phillyhistory #phillytours #fairmountpark #phillystory #instaphilly #howphillyseesphilly #familyfun #family #familytime #kids #familytrip #familylove #staycation #phillystaycation#familystaycation #familyday #thingstodo #phillyfamily #lifelearning #phillyfamily #lifelearning #quarantinelife See more

Natalie, Joshua, and Myeesha came to Philly from Newark for a weekend getaway. While doing some park exploration on @rideindego bikes, they stumbled into Woodford (thanks to help from new signage from @myphillypark !) Joshua is going into 7th grade and took a much needed break from online learning with an amazing mom who is teaching him to make the world his classroom! Come do the same!! Woodford is re-open for tours (up to 4 people at a time) of our house and its incredible ...collection : : #HistoryIsForTheYoungtoo #MakeTheWorldYourClassroom #LifeLearning #history #colonialhistory #Philadelphiahistory #Philadelphiacolonial #historic #historichomes #oldhouselove #myphillypark #philly #discoverphl #whyilovephilly #visitphilly #phillygram #whyilovephilly #phillylove #phillyhistory #phillytours #fairmountpark #phillystory #instaphilly See more

It’s a beautiful day here at Woodford!! especially with caretaker Jaime Davenport‘s gardens in full bloom! Follow the lead of this adventurous butterfly and fly over for a visit. Just remember: mask up and don’t spread your wings too far - we will all keep a safe distance during tours. Click link in our bio to pre-purchase tickets

Woodford Mansion is delighted to be reopening to the public for tours! Wednesday-Sunday from 10am-4pm. Lady Rebecca requests that you remember to mask up and remain loyal to safety measures : ) @ Woodford Mansion