GROUP TOURS

We welcome groups of all ages!

For more information about each of the tour options we offer, please see the listings below.

To schedule your trip, please contact Sally at [email protected] or call 270-542-4167.  

Self-Guided Tour with Staff Introduction

Price: $12.00 per person

Number: 10-60 people

Time: 30-minute introduction followed by an hour or more of exploration, at the discretion of the group.

Description: Group is assembled in the meeting room of the 1824 Centre House for a 30 minute staff led presentation about the history of the South Union Shaker Village. (Video orientation is available for groups of 10-15 that reserve on weekends.) Group tour participants are then free to explore four floors of exhibits in the Centre House and five additional historic village structures on site.

Reservations: Reservations are required to ensure group rate and we request payment by one check or credit card. Groups must enter through Visitor Center, where restrooms are accessible, before tour begins.

Mobility Requirement: Moderate / includes walking up and down stairs and over some uneven ground.

Guided Tour

Price: $15.00 per person

Number: 12 people maximum

Time: 1.5 hours with staff guide.
Group is welcome to stay beyond an hour to explore more of the village on their own. If group numbers more than 30, time is increased to two hours.

Description: Group is assembled in the meeting room of the 1824 Centre House for a 30 minute staff led presentation about the history of the South Union Shaker Village. Following the orientation, group tour participants are led on a walking tour of the first and second floors of the Centre House, then to two additional historic village structures on site. After the guided tour is complete, visitors are free to explore the upper levels of the Centre House and other buildings on their own.

Reservations: Reservations are required to ensure group rate and we request payment by one check or credit card. Groups must enter through Visitor Center, where restrooms are accessible, before tour begins.

Mobility Requirement: Moderate to Mildly Strenuous / includes walking up and down steps and over uneven terrain. Weather permitting.

One-on-One Tour with Executive Director, Tommy Hines

Price: $100.00

Number: 1-2 people

Time: Two hours with Executive Director, Tommy Hines.

Description:

  • Spend two hours with the Executive Director for a personalized tour of the Village. 
  • After the guided tour is complete, visitors are free to explore upper levels of the Centre House and additional historic buildings on site on their own.

 

Reservations: Reservations are required.

Mobility Requirement: Moderate to Mildly Strenuous / includes walking up and down stairs and over uneven terrain. Walking distance approximately one-half mile. Weather permitting.