"... nowhere in all
America will you find more patrician-like
houses; parks and gardens more opulent, than
in New Bedford... all these brave houses and
flowery gardens... "
Herman Melville Moby-Dick
The Rotch-Jones-Duff
House & Garden Museum
396 County Street
New Bedford, MA 02740
(508) 997-1401
Guided Group Tours are available at $5.00 per person for groups of 12 or more. Group Tours are held 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Monday through Friday throughout the year. Advanced reservations are required by contacting the Museum at (508)997-1401.
Docent led group tours are approximately 1-hour (they can be adjusted to accommodate the group) and narrated by our trained docents. Guests are also invited to view the gardens and grounds at their leisure following the tour.
Tours with Tea or Luncheon (additional cost; call for pricing): Tour groups have the option to add full tea with cookies and tea sandwiches to the guided tour or luncheon under the terrace tent between June and September.
