This is an interesting Carmel home to visit, it was a famous carmel author"s home, It is a nice way to see what the old homes of Carmel look like.

We have vacationed in Carmel for over 40 years and always loved every minute of it. But, we discovered the Tor House and Hawk Tower Tour and it made our last visit to Carmel magical. The tour was far beyond what we envisioned. Our docent was incredible placing us in the building of the structures, letting us into the personal... More

Carmel is already an architect's delight - with the precious Hansel and Gretel-style cottages polka dotting the neighborhoods - Mission style manses and mini-modern-dazzling homes...However, the most interesting house and garden tour is Tor House. The 90-minute walking tour is a fascinating historical perspective of Carmel, the Jeffers family and poetry, landscape...Note: Book early. And yes, Tor House, and the... More

After visiting a house and a tower built out of boulders and rocks, including semi-precious stones I fell in love with Robinson Jeffers and his poetry. To witness a story of love and love to poetry made a whole difference in my world. I often revisit this particular poem - The House Dog's Grave - to be filled with sadness,... More

I've been wanting to see just what makes this one of the top attractions in Carmel. So I went to the web site at www.torhouse.org and did some background checking. First, if you want to take a tour of the Tor House, you must make reservations well in advance. Tours are only held from 10am to 3pm on the hour... More

Did I know much about J. Robin Jeffers before this tour? No, had no idea about the man, his masonry nor his poetry. Well that all changed after a 1.5 hour tour with Elliot (of of the best docent and docent tours my wife and I have ever had). Elliot was passionate about the man, the architecture and details that... More

Robinson Jeffers was a brooding, brilliant poet, and his aura is still present at his Tor House property. The house and tower are redolent of a man whose very life depended on his tie to the land and sea. A visit, led by docents with excellent knowledge of Jeffers and his wife Una make the visit a memorable experience. Docent-led... More

We impulsively decided to sign up for the tour (reservations are a must) and it turned out to be one of the highlights of our weekend getaway. The docent giving the tour was well-informed and genuine, and we learned so much about this poet (Robinson Jeffers) and his family while seeing the home they built and lived in before the... More

Not open every day of the week for tour, so check website before you go, but you can look at it from the street on both sides including Scenic Road.