2025 Best Kept Secrets Spring Tour
PLEASE BE AWARE WE WILL ONLY BE OPEN FROM 10AM - 5PM ON SATURDAY, MAY 10, 2025. THIS IS THE LAST DAY OF THE TOUR.
Best Kept Secrets Shopping Tour Details:
How much are tour tickets?
Tour tickets cost $12.00 USD and can be purchased at Town & Shore Handcrafted Wilmington Delaware store or any other participating location.
Full details of the tour including participating locations can be obtained at the Best Kept Secrets tour website shown below.
How long does the tour run?
We are participating in the Spring Fling tour which runs from April 24 - May 10, 2025. The tour covers location from Chester County Pennsylvania to New Castle County Delaware.
What hours are you open during the tour?
We be open special hours for the tour. Mon-Saturday from 10AM - 6PM.
NOTICE: WE WILL BE OPEN ONLY FROM 10AM - 5PM ON SATURDAY MAY 10, 2025
Please be aware we are a small business and lightly staffed. Should an emergency come up that requires an unexpected closure we will post a notice on our front door and this web page. We will also alert BKS tour organizers so they may post announcements as well.
Can we use our BKS tour guide coupon on this website?
No. Any Town & Shore Handcrafted discounts that are offered are for in-person shopping only. You must present your tour guide (ticket) in order to receive the discount at the register.
Will refreshements be available?
YES! We will have refreshements out all during the tour for our visitors.
What other attractions are near your shop?
We are located at 221 N Market Street Wilmington Delaware 19801. We are two blocks away from the Amtrak train station and Wilmington's scenic Riverfront boardwalk.
Our shop is in between 2nd and 3rd street in downtown Wilmingtons arts & historic district.
There are a number of hotels, restaurants, coffee shops and lunch eatieries on Market Street. You will also find many great restaurants on the riverfront overlooking the Christina River.
If you are staying overnight for the tour a variety of entertianment can be found at downtown theaters such as: The Playhouse Theater, The Grand Opera House, The Queen and Delaware Theater Company just to name a few. During the tour you will also find several evening home games scheduled for the Blue Rocks minor leaque baseball games at Frawley Stadium. These home games run the same weeks as the BKS tour.
For more information on things to do in Wilmington Delaware visit Greater Wilmington Visitors Bureau .
Town & Shore Handcrafted Gift Giveaway Game Details:
How do Best Kept Secrets tour shoppers participate in the Town & Shore Handcrafted Gift Giveaway drawings?
- The gift giveaway drawing is only availaible to BKS Tour ticket holders. You must submit an entry no later than 5pm on May 3, 2025 and/or 5pm on May 10,2025, to be a part of the drawing.
- To participate in the drawing you must show your Best Kept Secrets tour ticket to the sales associate at our store location.
- You must fill out a green Best Kept Secrets "Shop & Win" ticket at the Town & Shore Handcrafted location.
This will require your name and contact phone number.
- We will announce giveaway prizes on this page each week of the tour. Winners will be contacted on May 5th and May 12th.
- Each winner will be contacted directly so that we may arrange delivery of their gift.
Are we required to purchase in order to register for the Gift Giveaway?
No. No purchase is necessary to enter the Town and Shore Handcrafted Gift Giveaway.
To be able to enter you must:
- Present your BKS Ticket at the counter
- Fill out and submit your green ticket for the BKS Shop and Win Game.
- Provide a contact number on your ticket.
Do I need to fill out two tickets for both the Shop & Win game and the Town & Shore gift giveaway?
No. Each ticket holder can submit only one green ticket each time they visit our store during the tour. By submitting a ticket you register for both the Best Kept Secrets 'Shop & Win' game and the Town & Shore Gift Givaway Game.
How will winners be notified of any special Town & Shore Handcrafted Giveaways?
Winners will be notified by the phone number that they filled out on the green ticket at the Town & Shore Handcrafted store.
How will Gift Drawing winners get their prize?
We will contact winners directly based on the contact information they provided on their green Shop & Win ticket. Prizes can be collected in person or we can ship them directly to you.
What happens if I am a winner and you are not able to get in contact with me?
We will make three attempts to contact winners. If we are not able to reach you by May 24, 2025, we will contact Best Kept Secrets tour organizers to see if other ways to reach you can be arranged.

Gift Giveaway Prize #1
For the week ending May 3, 2025 one lucky BKS Tour Visitor will win this beautiful Artisan Spa Gift Set. Need a great gift for Mom or wife? This is the perfect way make a day extra special. Great for Mothers day, special occasions, graduation or just to treat yourself to lovely spa day.
Set includes :
- Large 'I Love You' Dough Bowl Candle
- 3 Handcrafted Vegan Bar Soaps
- 2 Honeybee Lotion Bars in travel tins
- 1 Queen Bee 4oz Body Butter (Beach scent)
- 1 Queen Bee 8oz Body Scrub (Beach scent)
- 1 Queen Bee 6oz Body Lotion (Beach scent)
- 1 large enameled antique bathtub container (metal)
...and the winner is ....

Gift Giveaway Prize #2
Hemingway Leather Valet Set
For the week ending May 10, 2025 one lucky tour visitor will win the newest addition to our leather home goods collection. The Hemingway leather valet tray set. A beautiful gift for coffe table or work desk. Organize in style with this unique set . Handcrafted by designer Liv McClintock.
An antique wet molding process is used to craft these trays over Oak hard wood. A three day process that combines drying, carving, dying and edge finishing to yeald a beautiful tray that will last for years. Crafted in Wilmington Delaware from croc-embossed veg-tanned leather. The two tray set includes our small (6"x8") and large tray (7.5"x10"), both with a 1" depth.