Brandywine
Valley
Art-inspiring landscapes down on the farm
From the April 22, 2002 Issue of New York
 Three
hours west of Manhattan lies the gentle landscape of Andrew Wyeth
country, with its winding roads, open fields, and 200-year-old stone
farmhouses in Brandywine Valley, Pennsylvania. Sure, there's culture
to uncover, but the setting has the kind of laid-back romance that
suggests an afternoon in bed at the inn. Sweetwater Farm, an eighteenth-century
farmhouse B&B, has a fireplace in every room and acres of hiking.
But check out the collection of the Wyeth family's art at Brandywine
River Museum, set in a restored mill overlooking the river. Nearby
Longwood Gardens, on the grounds of the DuPont Estate, offers miles
of exquisite hothouse botany indoors and several hours' worth of strolls
along paths exuberantly lined with flowers, shrubs, and even topiary.
Locals will recommend the Dilworthtown Inn for a top-flight meal,
but we preferred the more casual feel of Pace One Restaurant and Country
Inn, a wood-beamed charmer with excellent steaks.
-- SUSAN DOMINUS
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