I have gone there with the family. It is a great little place to hang out. Everyone on the staff is…read morevery friendly and ready to help if there is an issue. I highly recommend this place.

Some very fun machines. Not very good customer service from the grumpy lady at the front…read more We went a few weeks ago for the first time. We paid $30 for my wife and I to play for an hour. We had a blast!! So I wanted to become a member. I asked if she would please apply the $15 I just paid an hour earlier towards a monthly membership. She said "no, you will have to pay full price if you want a monthly membership." If that is their policy, that is their prerogative. But that seems foolish from a business sense when a customer wants to give you more money and become a recurring monthly payment. It wasn't so much what she said, it was how she said it. I chose not to get a membership because she was kind of rude and it rubbed me the wrong way. We went back a second time and paid our $30 for an hour. She asked if we had our punchcards. We told her no, because we didn't know that we were coming in. She refused to give us another 2 punch cards because she told us they cannot be combined. So, once again, she kind of rubbed us the wrong way as soon as we hand over our money. She told us that someone came in with 6 people and then came in the next day and tried to redeem their punchcards. So someone spent $90-150 with you and you didn't want to let them combine the cards to get a free $15 back from you? That is totally your right as a business owner. But shortsighted, in my opinion, if you would like to have more customers or repeat customers. We had a lot of fun, but several machines were turned off, which was a letdown. And we felt like 5 minutes before our hour expired that she was stalking us. We felt like she was going to be rude to us like our previous two interactions with her. There was no one else playing. But we thought as soon as the clock hit an hour, she would rudely tell us our time was up. We didn't want to be talked down to again, so we rushed out of there. We decided we will join the Delaware Pinball Collective. It is only 20 minutes away. They have a lot more machines, a great monthly membership rate, and are super customer service minded. However, they are ONLY by membership. You cannot come in and just play for an hour or a day. So if you think you would enjoy having a membership and playing a couple times a month, consider the Collective. They have a lot of special events for their members, and zero attitude.

Great place for hall rental with stage and full bar. Also a post for American Legion with private…read moreclub room. Artists are in galleries out in retail stores.

Always the hi light of my visit to Maryland! The Wellwood never fails to provide my favorite…read moreOysters Rockefeller that is like no other! This recipe has been passed down and is unique in every way. The Biltmore can't compare!!! Larry and his staff provide quality food and service to all. Don't miss this restaurant if you are visiting Maryland. It's worth a drive up from Baltimore for an outstanding local gem!

We had a wedding on May 15 of 2021 it went perfectly well the staff was excellent and seeing to our…read moreevery need the director of it was Angela Hackman He had made sure every last little detail was taken care of. At the last minute we found out that some of our guest had special dietary requests. With no notice, Angela made it happen instantly. I would highly recommend this place for any special event. When planning this wedding and reception she had three beautiful sites that we could use we chose one with which had a place for the bride to get dressed overlooking the water it was just Beautiful. They provided a shuttle bus from the local hotels and from the restaurant to where the wedding was which made it extremely easy. I don't think anybody could've done a better job than the Wellwood staff had done,

Very nice venue to have a wedding. The staff is great, friendly and helpful. They stay out of the…read moreway when needed accommodating when not. Love the grounds and outdoor ceremony area. The inside is great too! It's huge inside.

Just had My daughters wedding there this past weekend and I can't say enough about how wonderful an…read moreevent it was. The setting both inside and outside was beautiful. The staff went out of there way to make it a perfect day and it was. The food was terrific. Usually at a sit down dinner everything is served warm at best, but with almost 150 guests the food was on time and hot. Not to mention all very tasteful. The owner made sure everything flowed and on time. My quests couldn't believe what a fantastic night they had and we owe it all to Anna and her staff. If your planning an event I highly recommend you talk to the farm house.

We opted for the Summer Breeze boat ride on a Sunday afternoon 4pm option. Right next to…read moreSchaefer's. It's a 2 hour boat ride. The cost was $19 per adult and $10 per kid. You can bring food and drinks on the boat though they do have a bar full of options to choose from if you want a beer or cocktails. No food options to purchase on the boat. Everyone was nice and my son even was able to take the wheel for a while. A positive was that we were able to jump on the boat with no reservation. There are 4 large booth tables and plenty of other folding chairs and tables to relax by. They have a bathroom on board the ship with its very own window. I'm not sure if it's normal but there was no music playing which I liked since I was able to have conversations with my family. Tom & Steve are the owners and very nice and welcoming.

Diana was awesome. The owners daughter / bartender / host…read more The captain was Great experience all in all it was awesome I had a party of nine and three kids it was a great experience recommend it for everyone and anyone

We hosted our daughters wedding at the Carriage House on August 11th 2023. Venue could not have…read morebeen better. Mike, the owner, was outstanding in accommodating our group of 180 people and went beyond the call of duty at the end of the evening when we were locked out of the truck we were planning to store the wedding gear in. Food was amazing, which is not surprising given the Brandywine Prime connection, and the staff were extremely professional and friendly. We would highly recommend the Carriage House as a wedding venue set in the grounds of Rockwood Park, the aesthetics match the service.

Just attended a friend's wedding here - what a terriffic venue. Truly, my only complaint has to do…read morewith the outdoor seating/visibility/acoustics for the ceremony itself; with 180 in attendance, we were seated on a downslope and unable to either see or hear anything that was going on at the altar. Not a big deal for me, but maybe for others. That notwithstanding, the venue was easy to find, close to the interstate, with good parking, large space, friendly staff, great food, and a large indoor space that was comfortable without feeling too big or too cramped.

Fun place with fun people...a great place to let the troubles of the week go away! Come see Kelly…read moreon Monday, and Brian on Friday!

A 2 1/2 hour sailing trip on the Delaware on Labor Day afternoon sounded wonderful, peaceful and…read morecalming. I imagined sails unfurled taking us in the replica sailing vessel under the Delaware Memorial Bridge towards Philadelphia or perhaps southward towards the merge with the ocean. Two and one half hours sailing ... 150 minutes of sails billowing perhaps music playing and history being shared. Casual entertainment on the Delaware. We pulled out of New Castle under the ships motors at 3pm and were back unloading at 5pm. By my calculations that was exactly TWO HOURS not the promised 2 1/2 hours and no sailor, the seas were not rough nor the skies stormy. Two hours ... shortchanged by 30 full minutes of "sailing" time. Oh wait, we actually did not sail but several of us were called to duty to pull up the sails only to watch them billow for a couple of minutes before they were brought back down. And, those of us who helped really had to put our muscles and our backs to work to pull those sails upwards. We we're motorized for these 2 hours and actually we sat almost still for about 15 minutes. We never reached the Delaware Memorial Bridge (we headed north for this trip) and actually we did not cover much of the Delaware River on this 2-hour experience. The ship itself is awesome but perhaps some music or entertainment other than having to help the amazing volunteer crew with the sails would have made the cost/trip more worthwhile. We were handed a sheet with a scavenger hunt hinting that we and our shipmates should start searching for the answers but they never provided the answers to the scavenger hunt and there were no winners nor losers. It was as if it was an afterthought. The history narration was interesting but most on board either missed the announcement or couldn't find the docent providing us with insight on the Kalmar Nyckel. The extremely excessively large American flag kept hitting people on the foredeck wrapping itself around them, which was not a pleasant experience (You would think by now they would have purchased a smaller flag ). I felt worse for people with children because there was no energy in this TWO HOUR cruise ... it was calm and peaceful and I burned a few calories pulling ropes. Yelp asks ... "What could improve?" ... MUSIC, MORE INTERACTION by crew leaders, being truthful about how long the trip is, actually using the sails to move the boat, and travelling up or down more of the Delaware, which might lead the trip to last the advertised 2 1/2 hours.

We visited the Kalmar Nyckel Foundation Museum and Shipyard yesterday, and it exceeded my pretty…read morehigh expectations. We are visiting Sweden later this month on vacation, and (somehow - I don't remember how), I learned about the Kalmar Nyckel and thought: "Now that is the perfect thing to do leading out to our vacation in Sweden!" So off we went. We booked a sail on the boat - 9:30 a.m. on their opening day of the season. We arrived a few minutes before 9:00 to check in (as instructed when we purchased the tickets). That was great, because the Foundation's building is also home to a surprisingly great museum. The museum is on the upper floor of the building, and you can learn about navigation, sailing, the original Kalmar Nyckel, the replica of the Kalmar Nyckel, the colony of New Sweden (founded just a few minutes walk away from where you stand), and more. I knew nothing about the Kalmar Nyckel (had never even heard of it) and almost nothing about the colony of New Sweden. I got so much out of my visit. The Kalmar Nyckel was built in 1625 and eventually came to be owned by the Swedish city of Kalmar. When Sweden decided to establish a trading colony in the New World, the Kalmar Nyckel was one of two vessels selected to make the journey. The colony of New Sweden was founded in what is now Wilmington when the Kalmar Nyckel and the ship that accompanied it landed at the rocks just next to where the Kalmar Nyckel is docked now in 1638. The ship was sunk in 1652 off the coast of Scotland, but it made three more journeys to New Sweden and so was instrumental in the founding of the colony. In 1986, a group of Wilmington citizens established the Kalmar Nyckel Foundation, which designed, built, and launched the replica that you can see or sail on if you visit. After learning as much as we could in half an hour, we boarded the Kalmar Nyckel with around 50 others (lots of children and families) and went out for a sail on the Christina River on the ship. The ship is beautiful, and I spent a lot of time taking in the details (see my many pictures). The sail was lots of fun. The staff volunteers were amazing, answering lots of questions and providing lots of information throughout (there was a pirate story for the kids and a history talk for everyone during our 1 1/2 hour sail). There are opportunities to help the volunteer staff pull some ropes (sorry I can't provide technical language for what we did; not a sailor!). Important info: The Kalmar's sailing season is May-October, but it docks at some other East Coast locations throughout the season. So definitely take a look at their schedule on the website to ensure you're visiting on a day you can see and sail on the Kalmar! This was a wonderful experience. I learned a lot and had tons of fun. And it just felt so unique to this region and to Wilmington. Where else can you go for a sail on a 17th century replica of a Swedish vessel?! Definitely an activity to add to your to do list if you live in or are planning a visit to Wilmington. I was really glad we made this day trip up for our sail.