Date:

June 5 and 6, 2010
Saturday and Sunday

Time:

Self-guided tour from 11 am - 4 pm
Northern inns will be open on Saturday
Southern inns will be open on Sunday

Tickets:

Available in advance by reserving a lodging package from participating inns.

Those not wishing to reserve an overnight package may purchase tickets between May 11 - 25 for $20 per person by calling 603-383-9339 or 800-233-8309. Tickets may be picked up at 1785 Inn on Saturday or Eastman Inn on Sunday.

Savor the glories of spring in the White Mountains with our newest event, the Spring Herb Tour. Visit 13 premier inns in the White Mountains and learn all about fresh herbs-- their uses, history, and versatility.

Each inn chooses one herb and offers delicious samples of a special recipe using the herb from their own kitchen garden. It might be a taste of tomato basil soup, carrot-chervil dip, sage biscuits, tarragon egg salad, or rosemary chocolate cookies. You’ll go home with a folder of new recipes, interesting herbal lore and pots of herbs or seeds to grow your own.

The Northern inns (Bartlett to North Conway) will be open on Saturday, June 5th and Southern inns (North Conway to Chocorua) will be open on Sunday, June 6th, 2010.

The Spring Herb Tour is an annual event held the first weekend in June available exclusively to those booking a two-night package at one of the 13 participating inns. Some inns will also be offering packages that include special five-course, herb-themed dinners created by participating inns with restaurants.

Be sure to check back for a listing of the featured herb and sampling for each location.

Northern Inns open from 11 am - 4 pm on Saturday, June 5 include:

Bartlett Inn in Bartlett - Featured herb: rosemary
Inn at Ellis River in Jackson - Featured herb: oregano
Inn at Jackson in Jackson - Featured herb: tarragon
The 1785 Inn in Intervale - Featured herb: mint
Glen Oaks Inn in Intervale - Featured herb: basil
Wildflowers Inn in North Conway - Featured herb: parsley
Old Red Inn & Cottages in North Conway - Featured herb: chives

Southern Inns open from 11 am - 4 pm on Sunday, June 6 include:

Admiral Peary House in Fryeburg, Maine - Featured herb: hops
Eastman Inn in North Conway - Featured herb: lavendar
Darby Field Inn in Albany - Featured herb: fresh ginger
Riverbend Inn in Chocorua - Featured herb: cumin
Inn at Crystal Lake and Pub in Eaton - Featured herb: sage
Brass Heart Inn in Chocorua - Featured herb: lemon thyme

Take a self-guided tour to visit each of these twelve inns participating in the Country Inns in the White Mountains Inn to Inn Spring Herb Tour for information, recipes and your own herb to take home.