Red Rose Walking Food Tour
4.8
85 Ratings
Lancaster

Embark on a 3-hour walking food tour in historic Lancaster, exploring local cuisine and family-owned eateries. No chain restaurants, diverse culture, and special dietary accommodations available.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights

The guide will lead you through the historic Central Market, providing an overview of Lancaster and introducing guests to various vendors and their samples. Guests will enjoy stories about Lancaster’s past while tasting treats from local eateries. The tour covers approximately 2 miles, so comfortable footwear is recommended.
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What's Included
  • Snacks included
What's Not Included
  • gratuities
Additional Information

Join our skilled narrative expert at Penn Square’s visitor center to embark on a journey through Lancaster’s rich history. We wouldn’t let you go hungry!
This captivating three-hour downtown Lancaster tour showcases the city’s colorful culture and includes mouthwatering food samples exclusively from local family-owned restaurants. We promise — no chain…

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Location
Penn Square
Downtowns' visitors center is located on the corner of King St. & Queen St. Using a GPS will only confuse you.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Lorraine_e
May 20, 2025
Must take tour!! - Must take tour!!! Deb was just outstanding. She is so knowledgeable about Lancaster and the amazing history of the city. The food was terrific and way more then we needed. We went to so many different restaurants and went back the next day to a couple of them because we loved the food so much and would not have gone on our own. We had a fantastic tour and were thrilled the other couple cancelled. It was the best private tour you could ask for. Having said that she would be great if there was 20 people on the tour. I cannot say enough about how wonderful Deb is and her tour is a reflection of her. Amazing food, great history and a wonderful person to spend time with.
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Scottandkathy
Oct 13, 2024
Central Market Sherpa - Debbie was awesome! So knowledgeable about local history and, of course, food!! Glad we had her to guide us through Central Market — that place is overwhelming on weekends! The three hours just flies by — it was the kind of tour you don’t want to end!
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P7455yxdonnas
Oct 12, 2024
Delicious and intriguing! - This was an amazing experience! My 13 year old granddaughter and her friend also enjoyed the tour. Debbie, our guide, is an absolute wealth of great information. Her knowledge of the vendors that we visited and the history of the area is incredible! The food experience was fantastic! She definitely knows how to engage with people and teenagers and how to provide them with some really great information and insights of the city. Without any hesitation, I recommend this tour!
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Linda_b
Oct 5, 2024
Wonderful combination of food and history! - I enjoyed both the historical stories at various buildings and statues as well as the variety of food experiences. Our guide was definitely an expert on both counts. I also appreciated her concern for our safety during the walk.
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Margie_k
Sep 18, 2024
Food and Fun - Debbie was very informative about the town itself and our food bites were tasty! Would definitely recommend.
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Bonnie_s
Aug 18, 2024
Red Rose is the way to go! - Deb was a great tour guide. A great overview of food and history. Thoroughly enjoyed. Food samples were yummy and the vendors very nice.
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654seb
Aug 3, 2024
Awesome Tour, and History associated with the City - Awesome tour of Lancaster City with a lot of interesting history of how the city became to be and the different events that occurred.
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Kim_s
Jul 30, 2024
Great walking food/history tour. - Our tour guide, Debbie, was so friendly, knowledgeable, and kind! She MADE the tour! We enjoyed the history of Lancaster City, as well as the food. Highly recommend!
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Mommymac5
Jun 12, 2025
Huge let down - Big let down. It said come hungry and we did and we left hungry. We tour the market and got the free samples at some of the booths, except we paid 69 dollars for them. It said that the tour was not for children under 10, yet there was a four year old on the tour. If we would have known we may have taken our granddaughters, but it was a good thing because it was not worth it. There was a lot of stories if you could hear them and when Debbie was not catering to the four year old and his parents. My husband and myself went on many food tours in different cities this one was a very expensive let down and by far the worse.
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Beth_m
Jun 11, 2025
Big let down - Big let down, alot of walking not much food. Some of the samples where free 2 everyone. Huge let down. It stated no kids. There was a four year old on our tour. If they were allowed would of had my daughters children go with us. Glad they did not because it said come hungry well we left hungry. Debbie the guide was full of stories when we could hear them because she would be talking to the couple who brought the 4 year old on the tour. Was not worth the 400+ dollars (69 dollars @) that we paid. I have been on many food tours and this one was by far the worst.
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).