A mere 30 minutes from Downtown Chicago, the historic village of Long Grove is a perfect destination for anyone looking to get away from the hussle and bustle of the busy city. The village is about 6 miles off highway 94, and is situated between Buffalo Grove and Vernon Hills.
Long Grove is your typical historic village – a quaint “main street”, a gorgeous square and many cobblestone roads leading from store to store.
Several times a year, the village hosts very busy events like their strawberry and apple fests, but outside those dates, the village is nice and quiet, with plenty of (free) parking available.
Long Grove is not a day filling destination, but you can still easily spend a couple of hours wandering its streets. Some of the “must see” highlights of the village are:
The Long Grove Apple Haus
No trip to Long Grove is complete without picking up some fresh apple doughnuts and apple (or cherry) cider. The Apple Haus is where you’ll find an awesome assortment of apple pies, breads and other treats. During the Long Grove Apple fest, this store sells thousands and thousands of their doughnuts (yes, they are that good).
The Long Grove Apple Haus
230 Robert P. Coffin Rd.
Long Grove, Illinois 60047
(847) 634-0730
British Accents
Long Grove is home to a British Grocery store – it may be a rather odd location, but British Accents has an absolutely astounding assortment of anything British, including fresh Brit products like sausage rolls, real pork bangers and of course shelves full of sweet treats. They even have several coolers with British beverages (Lilt, Lucozade, Irn-Bru and many others). Bring a cooler bag, because any fans of British products will not be able to leave this store empty handed.
British Accents
116 Old McHenry Rd
Long Grove, IL 60047
(847) 913 0855
Seasons of Long Grove
Seasons of Long Grove is a beautiful old fashioned tea house. During the week, Seasons is closed for private parties, but on Saturday and Sunday you can enjoy their brunch and afternoon tea. Saturday lunch is from 11:00 am till 2:30pm, Afternoon tea (by reservation only) is on Saturday and Sunday at 2:00pm and Sunday brunch is from 10:00am till 2:00pm.
Seasons of Long Grove
314 Old Mchenry Rd
Long Grove, IL 60047-8862
(847) 634-9150
Long Grove Confectionery
Fans of locally produced candy will love the Long Grove Confectionery store. This Long Grove staple is where you’ll find delicious freshly dipped chocolate strawberries and some amazing English toffee. Several miles from their downtown Long Grove store is their large factory and factory outlet.
Long Grove Confectionery
220 Robert Parker Coffin Rd.
Long Grove, IL 60047
847.634.0080
Map of the village of Long Grove