A Country Experience
Tea and Tour combines the aura of English Tea with charming bicycle tours that showcase the farmland and historic towns that surround Willowbrook Manor. Guests will begin their country experience with Tea & Scones on the East Lawn followed by a bicycle tour of their selection. Tours range from 7 to 21 miles. Cycling groups can schedule Tea and Tour’s Century Ride that boasts 100 miles of flat scenic farmland, and views of the Skagit River and Puget Sound.
Touring Bikes
Tea and Tour offers 7–speed touring bikes that ensure a comfortable ride, as well as helmets and maps for self-guided tours.
History and In‘Farm’ation
Along each of the bike routes are ‘Tea and Tour Posts’ where guests will find bits of history and farm facts to enrich their country tour experience.
Tea and Tour Routes
Farm to Forest History Bike Tour
Your country experience begins with tea and scones on the East Lawn followed by an 8-mile self–guided tour of scenic Skagit Valley farms and beautiful forest along the Cascade Trail, with the final destination of Lyman, a quaint river town. Tea and Tour posts along the route share history and interesting information about the area. Tours include tea and scones, bike rental, helmet and map. Tours begin at 9:00 am. Allow 3–4 hours. $65
11 Mile Sedro–Woolley Historic Town Tour
This ten mile round trip tour takes you along the Skagit river where you will learn how the town of Sedro began and then grew to meet the town of Woolley. At the Sedro Woolley museum you will park your bike and enjoy a walking tour of the historic downtown. Self–guided tours begin at 9 AM with tea and scones on the East Lawn at Willowbrook Manor. Allow 4–5 hours. $80
12 Mile Northern State Hospital Guided Tour
Established in 1909, the Northern State Hospital for the mentally ill was a sprawling and remarkably self–sufficient operation with a number of production facilities including a 700–acre farm. Our guided tour shares the history of the hospital and farm and personal stories of the people who lived and worked there. Guided tours begin at 9 AM with tea and scones on the East Lawn at Willowbrook Manor. Bikes, helmets and box lunches provided. $120