The Old Cartwheel Inn (Iconic New Hope Pennsylvania Gay Club/1957-2005)

Old Cartwheel Inn — New Hope, PA (c. 1957–2005)

Once perched along Route 202 just outside New Hope, the Old Cartwheel Inn was one of Bucks County’s most beloved gay watering holes — a mix of rustic charm, cabaret energy, and weekend escape for queer travelers from Philly and New York. Known for its cozy dance floor, piano sing-alongs, and famously welcoming crowd, it became a fixture of New Hope’s golden age of queer nightlife.