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Rockwood Park & Museum - Visitor Information & Hours of Operation

Rockwood is a 150 year old estate that is now a public park featuring a six acre historic garden and a mansion with a museum.  Joseph Shipley, a Quaker merchant banker, built Rockwood between 1851 and 1854 to reflect the beauty of an English county estate
 
The mansion is a wonderful example of Rural Gothic architecture.  In the museum, you will find the rooms restored to the way they looked in 1895, the Gilded Age of the Victorian Era. The Museum reflects the way the Bringhurst Family, descendants of Shipley, lived in their early years at Rockwood.
 
The garden style, known as Gardenesque, represents a landscape similar to an English park and features exotic trees and is home to several outbuildings.

Gardens & Park

Open Dawn-Dusk, Daily
 
Trail maps and self-guided Historic Landscape Garden tour brochures are available at the mansion Wednesday - Sunday 10am - 2pm.

Museum

Guided Tours on the hour
Open 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM, Wednesday - Sunday
 
Tickets for Museum Tours
$10.00 - Adults (13+)
$4.00 - Youth (12 - 2) 
Discounted admission for New Castle Co. residents
Call 302 761 1722 for group or bus tour information.