Local Tours

Looking for fun, memorable places to have your childs birthday party? Or a beautiful location for your bridesmaids luncheon? Or maybe you have a group of girlfriends you would like to have an outing with. Here are a few places that can accommodate you with advanced notice.

Hillcrest Farm Dairy Tours

Are you curious about how a dairy farm works or maybe you’d just like to take the kids to see some cows but don’t know where to go? Here’s your chance! Georgia's first robotic dairy is right here in McDuffie County in Dearing, Ga.

Every farm tour is a bit different, but expect to learn all about milk production and how raw milk goes from the cows to the bottle. Hillcrest is a working farm, so be sure to dress appropriately for a farm tour and the weather.

It’s not just about the cows. In addition to learning about the milking process on the dairy farm tour, guests see the entire farm and learn about sustainable farming practices, nutritional waste management, cow comfort, and local sourcing of additional nutrition for the herd.

White Hills Farm

This small boutique lavender and herb farm offers tours, demos and classes to the public and by appointment for special groups. The farm, while over 30 acres, has 8 acres in cultivation with 14 varieties of lavender which fall in to two categories: culinary and aromatherapy. They also grow a variety of herbs such as rosemary, thyme, basil and calamint (a native Georgia mint). Touring of the farm and surrounding land is as educational as it is amazingly beautiful. With endless fields, blue skies, the heavenly aroma of herbs everywhere and a picturesque 1890s farmhouse.

Hickory Hill, Historic House Museum

A National Historic Landmark, Hickory Hill was a home of Georgia Populist Party co-founder and U.S. Senator Thomas E. Watson (1856-1922). All tours or groups are by appointment only, so please call to reserve your outing.