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Arasapha Farm

  • Christine Stief during her day job as music teacher and as a Halloween character nights at the Bates Motel haunted attraction.
    Entertainment

    This St. Pius X Music Teacher’s a Joy in the Daylight,  But Don’t Cross Her on Halloween Nights

    October 31, 2025

    Christine Stief is an absolutely delightful music teacher at St. Pius X School in Broomall, but in the Halloween season, she becomes something more disturbing…

  • Pumpkins galore for sale at Linvilla Orchards.
    Family

    Revel in Pumpkins or Face Your Fears This October in Delaware County

    October 6, 2025

    October is officially underway, and as fall begins to emerge, thoughts turn to pumpkins and haunted places. Pumpkinland at Linvilla Orchards in Media, a Delaware…

  • Rows of Christmas trees at a farm.
    Agriculture

    Drought Not Expected to Affect This Year’s Christmas Trees

    November 15, 2024

    The Philadelphia region may be battling a drought, but that shouldn’t affect this year’s supplies of Christmas trees, writes Justin Udo for KYW Newsradio. Arasapha…

  • Actors in scary makeup ready to greet guests at the Bates Motel & Haunted Hayride.
    Entertainment

    See What’s New This Season at Bates Motel & Haunted Hayride

    October 31, 2024

    The Bates Motel & Haunted Hayride has been terrifying people now at the Arasapha Farm in Glen Mills for 34 years, writes Rachel Moore for…

  • A Monarch butterfly pay a visit to a Tyler Arboretum garden in Media.
    Parks and recreation

    Two Delaware County Towns Come Alive in the Spring

    March 21, 2024

    Delaware County felt the tug of spring for a few days. Despite some cooler temperatures now, it won’t be long until warmer temperatures once again…

  • Creepy girl at the Bates Motel and Haunted Hayride attraction in Glen Mills.
    Entertainment

    Bates Motel in Glen Mills Named Best ‘Over the Top’ Haunted Attraction in America

    October 28, 2023

    America Haunts has declared the Bates Motel and Haunted Hayride in Glen Mills as the best over-the-top haunted attraction in the nation for 2023, writes…

  • A turkey amid the flowers at Strawflower Farm in Glen Mills
    Tourism

    Travel Writer Highlights Glen Mills With List of 15 Places to Visit

    April 10, 2023

    Glen Mills has loads of small-town charm and feels welcoming, especially for a community named after two on-site paper mills, writes Joyce Abadejos for Travel…

  • One of the residents at this year's Bates Motel Haunted Attraction.
    Entertainment

    Bates Motel in Glen Mills Earns Title of Top ‘Terrorific’ Haunts in America

    October 12, 2021

    The Bates Motel and Haunted Attraction at the Arasapha Farm is ready to frighten you once again this Halloween, albeit with some pandemic safety measures…

  • Commerce

    Bates Motel in Glen Mills Makes List of 10 Best Haunted House Attractions in the U.S. for 2019 (see video)

    October 26, 2019

    The Bates Motel in Glen Mills made a list of top haunted attractions in the nation this Halloween, reports detroit.cbslocal.com. The report also touted the…

  • Glen Mills, Tourism

    One of America’s Best Haunted Attractions ‘an Incredible Display of Terror’ Right Here in Delco

    November 2, 2018

    One of the best haunted attractions in the country is right here in Delaware County, write Michael Neibauer and Alison Burdo for the Philadelphia Business…

  • Randy Bates with one of his haunted creations.
    Commerce

    Haunted Hayrides a Cash Crop for Arasapha Farm in Glen Mills

    October 5, 2016

    The highest-yielding crop on a particular family farm in Delaware County is the haunted hayride. These days, planting spooks and scares along a dark and…

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