Newport Mansions Wine and Food Festival


Join more than 150 vintners for a remarkable wine and food experience in one of the world's most beautiful and historic settings, September 25-28, 2008. 
With hundreds of wines being poured, a wide variety of food to sample and a fine selection of wine-related products, there's something for everyone at the Newport Mansions Wine and Food Festival, presented by the Italian Trade Commission. 

Tickets are now on sale!


Take Newport's Best Mansion Tour


Marble House Gold Salon
It's the Newport Mansions Premium Tour, featuring Newport's 3 most popular mansions and 2 most exclusive experiences!

Purchase a Premium Tour ticket to enjoy

  • Tours of The Breakers, The Elms and Marble House,
  • Lunch at The Elms Carriage House Cafe, 
  • Rooftop and Behind-the-Scenes Tour of The Elms.


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    Enjoy a Relaxing Lunch

    Preservation Society members & ticket holders are invited to enjoy lunch & snacks at The Elms Carriage House Cafe, while relaxing at umbrella-shaded bistro tables overlooking the sunken garden.  Available weekends & holidays through June 1, and daily beginning June 9.    And don't miss our new Garden Shop in the Carriage House!

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    Preserving Great Places

    Chinese lacquer panels at The Elms

    Join us as we study the preservation of remarkable historic places in Newport and across America in our Summer Lecture Series.   The beauty and tragedy of American ruins as seen in architectural photography, historic Tuxedo Park, and the nation's great gardens are just some of the treasures, both lost and preserved, to be presented in a series of lectures by leading historians and photographers. 

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    Download a 2008 Visitor Guide


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    What's New?

    Dresses by Pierre Cardin on Exhibit at Rosecliff Through October

    Preservation Society Opens Newly-Remodeled Store in Downtown Newport

    Upcoming Events

    Lecture: Gilded Age American Gardens
    Wednesday, September 10, 2008

    Fall Family Festival at Green Animals
    Saturday, September 20, 2008

    Partners in Preservation


    The Preservation Society of Newport County is proud to have the following four Partners in Preservation, each of whom has made a major financial commitment to preserving the historic integrity of Newport:

    • Firemans Fund Insurance Company
    • Bartlett Tree Experts
    • Castle Hill Inn and Resort
    • The Newport Daily News

    NEWPORT MANSIONS is a registered trademark of The Preservation Society of Newport County. Our tickets should not be presented at any other mansion in Newport except The Breakers, Chateau-sur-Mer, Chepstow, The Elms, Green Animals Topiary Garden, Hunter House, Isaac Bell House, Kingscote, Marble House, and Rosecliff.