Friendsmoon
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The trip after the wedding

A friendsmoon in Lancaster, PA

1 place here can put the whole group under one roof.

a city with many buildings
Photo by Bryce Wendler on Unsplash

The trip you take with your friends right after the wedding — instead of the honeymoon, or before it.

Plan our friendsmoonFree. No account. About two minutes.

Best months: April, May, June, September, October.

Where the group sleeps

  • Amish-country farmhouse rental$400–$1,000 / night

    Big farmhouse with a porch over the fields

    Sleeps 12

What you do

  • Lancaster brewery + cidery van tour

    Lancaster Ale Trail stops with a driver

  • Lancaster County wine-trail tasting

    Mount Hope + Deerfoot + nearby vineyards

  • Amish-country buggy ride + farm tour

    Horse-and-buggy ride through the working countryside

  • Central Market + downtown food tour

    Cup cheese, whoopie pies, and downtown bites

  • Hot-air balloon ride over the farms

    Sunrise balloon over the patchwork farmland

  • Strasburg steam-train + rail excursion

    America's oldest short-line railroad through the fields

Where you eat

  • Passerine

    NYT-recognized as one of America's best (2024)

  • Lancaster Central Market

    Oldest continuously running public market in the U.S. — grab cup cheese

  • Bird-in-Hand Family Restaurant & Smorgasbord

    Classic Amish-country buffet for the big-group meal

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