Delaware River Run & Lunch

Date/Time
Date(s) - June 17, 2023
9:00 am - 12:00 pm

DVJC Delaware River Run-June 17, 2023       

 Tony Tinari

We have what I trust will be an interesting and enjoyable destination drive planned for Saturday, June 17, 2023.  This one will allow you to explore some of the charming riverside communities striding the Delaware on both the Pennsylvania and New Jersey sides.

 Our Point of Departure

We plan to assemble at 9:00 a.m. for some coffee and donuts (perhaps tea and scones for the British car purists) at the parking area just across the street from the Visitors Center at Washington Crossing Historic Park, Route 532 (General Washington Memorial Boulevard) and Route 32 (River Road) in Washington Crossing, PA.  We’ll have a brief driver’s meeting there, hand out some directions, and embark on our journey!

 Crossing the Delaware

Like General Washington and his fearless troops, at this very spot we’ll cross the Delaware River into New Jersey.  Quite unlike the father of our country we’ll be doing this in British vehicles.  Once over the rather skinny Washington Crossing-Titusville Bridge, we’ll proceed northwest through the quaint river communities of Titusville, Lambertville, Stockton, and on to Frenchtown.

We’ll cross the Delaware once again, returning to the Pennsylvania side at Upper Black Eddy, then traversing southeast on River Road (the Pennsylvania version) through the towns of Point Pleasant, Lumberville, Center Bridge, and New Hope (which will undoubtedly have slow going due to the inevitable tourist traffic on a June Saturday).

Bowman’s Hill Tower 

The apex of our little journey will be a stop at Bowman’s Hill Tower just south of New Hope.  If you have not been there recently, I believe you’ll be impressed with the impeccably finished one-way ascent and descent roads to the tower (and will need to resist the urge to throw your Jag into some of the winding turns up and down the hill).  At the hilltop, we’ll stop briefly to take in the view.  For the vertically ambitious, the tower is open for stair climbing (lots of them).  They do have an elevator which was constructed in order for them to be compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act-however I’m told it has not worked in approximately three years.  No matter-on a clear day (hopefully) one can observe an approximate fourteen mile radius of the Delaware River Valley from the base of the tower.

Once our stop at Bowman’s is complete, we’ll resume our route south on River Road to the town of Yardley, PA where, for those who wish, lunch will be available to be ordered from the menu of the Yardley Inn.  There is no charge for this event (other than your own lunch), however we do ask that you register through the DVJC website so we have an idea how many will attend.  Hope to see many of you there on what should be a lovely June day for a Jaguar drive through some quaint historic places!

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