De'Tours In Elizabeth City

This was the perfect place to take my mom for Mother's Day! She had never been, and this tea included custom-blended teas (ours were caramel sea-salt & black cherry among others), and wonderful, hand-crafted pastries and tea-sandwiches. Her menu was incredible and included a sample of a number of different items including:- seafood salad croissants- fig & goat cheese sandwiches- blueberry scones with hand-made Devonshire crème- hand-dipped strawberries- berry tartlets- brie & smoked ham on baguetteThere were several others as well and we started our home tour on full stomachs. My boys came to be with their grandmother, and Bonnie was so sweet to them & taught them some historical, but still useful tips on etiquette (good for boys & girls)! Her home is one of the oldest in the historic section of Elizabeth city, was a stop on the underground railroad, and was home to one of the city's most famous residents as a small child (Hattie Harney). She has beautiful antiques, many from the same period as the home itself, and as a master gardener, she has amazing gardens too. She also gave us tour of some of the historic sections of the city which included the oldest school and some of the oldest churches dating to the early 1800s. This town also was a stop-over for the Wright Brothers and several presidents, which she discusses on the tour. This was just the perfect thing to show off the town to my out-of-town family. We thought the price was more than reasonable for the event & the amount of labor our hostess, Bonnie, put into preparing this for us. You can dress however you want- she has done teas for red-hatters & special occasions, so have fun!We have also used De'Tours for school trips and scouting events. She was kind enough to give us a special rate so all the children could attend and learn about their own city. She is a gem and we hope the city keeps her for a long time to come.Thanks Bonnie!