Candlelight Stroll

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Stroll through life in a simpler time as 350 years of American history, winter traditions, and holiday celebrations unfolds around you in New Hampshire's oldest waterfront neighborhood.

Historic houses from four centuries with decorations hand-crafted from natural materials

Hundreds of wood and glass candle boxes lighting the lanes and landscape

Live music and holiday entertainment for all ages

Horse-drawn carriage rides

Holiday decoration demonstrations

Traditional barrel making demonstrations

18th century holiday hearth cooking

Tinsmith demonstrations

Ice skating at Labrie Family Skate at Puddle Dock Pond, daily December-February.

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From December 12, 2015 to December 20, 2015

Cost/Tickets/Registration

Avoid lines by purchasing tickets in advance! Tickets can be purchased in advance in person at the Strawbery Banke Visitors Center at 14 Hancock Street up to the date of the event. Tickets are $25 for adults, $12.50 children (5-17), $60 for family (2 adults and 2 children under 17). Group and corporate rates are available.

Tickets online: https://strawbery-banke-museum.simpletix.com/Event/15953/Dec-6-Candlelight-Stroll/#.VmhHKfkrLtR

Location

14 Hancock Street
Portsmouth, NH 03802

Directions/Transportation/Parking

There is NO PARKING at the museum for this event, except for ADA-access. For a map of nearby parking lots and garages and the stops for the FREE Vintage Christmas Trolley (available Dec 5 from 1 pm to 6 pm and 8 pm to 10 pm; Dec 6, 12, 13, 19, 20 from 1 pm to 10 pm) map http://strawberybanke.org/images/2015_STROLL_SBM_Parking.pdf

Directions to Strawbery Banke Museum

From either I-95N or I-95S, take exit 7 (downtown Portsmouth)

At the end of the ramp, head south towards the center of Portsmouth: left if coming from the north, right if coming from the south.

Proceed approximately one mile, through one traffic light, to a yellow blinking light. At this blinking light veer to the right onto Russell Street. At the stop sign at the end of Russell Street, take a right.

At the next intersection, make a left turn onto Maplewood Ave. Stay in the left lane and go through 2 sets of lights. At the third set of lights take a left onto State Street.

Get into the right-hand lane on State Street. Go through 2 sets of lights and continue to the stop sign where State Street intersects with Marcy Street.

Take a right onto Marcy Street. (Prescott Park will be on the left hand side). Proceed on Marcy Street, past Mombo Restaurant and take the next right, which is Hancock Street. The Strawbery Banke Museum parking lot is on your immediate right. Museum ticketing is in the Tyco Visitors Center, conveniently located adjacent to the parking lot.

GPS Coordinates for Strawbery Banke Museum:
N43°4.4919, W070°45.198

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http://strawberybanke.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=61&Itemid=225