Activities & Local Attractions

Winter Activities

Downtown Wilmington, better known as the Mount Snow Valley, offers small shops, great restaurants and of course, is home to Mount Snow, where one can enjoy wonderful skiing and snowboarding on their many well-maintained trails.

 

Adam's Farm also located in WIlmington, hosts horsedrawn sleigh rides throughout the winter. Individual or groups welcome, weather permitting!
Call for details 802-464-3762

Go snowshoeing on many of the trails throughout the southern Vermont Region.

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The West Brattleboro Organic Farmers Market is  a Vermont treasure! Gardeners & foodies as well as a bevy of local artists, lovingly display & sell their crafts. This is what a farmers market should be. This is a MUST SEE for anyone who loves to eat good food and an opportunity to meet those special people who grow it.

Saturday morning: 8 am ~ 2 pm. Outdoor Market open up to Columbus day weekend.

       

Art Exhibitions & Art Museums:

Brattleboro Contemporary Art, Brattleboro, VT
Brattleboro Artwalk; Every First Friday of the Month
Clark Institute of Art, Williamstown, MA
Mass MOCA , Museum of Contemporary Art
North Adams, MA
Grandma Moses Schoolhouse, paintings & American primatives, Bennington, VT
Bennington Museum, American glass & Revolutionary War artifacts, Bennington, VT
Southern Vermont Natural History Museum, Marlboro, VT 802-464-0048

Museums (History) :

Hilene, Robert Todd Lincolns sons home, 412 acres, 24 room Georgian Revival mansion. Manchester, VT
Mid May ~ Oct. 802-362-1788
Bennington Monument, a 306 ft. obelisk, observation deck w/ incredible views.

Writers:

Robert Frost, American Poet, Stone house Museum
Bennington, VT 802-447-6200
Rudyard Kiplings, English writer, Naulakha (his summer home)
802-254-6868 Brattleboro, VT

Shopping:

Designer Outlet Shopping, Manchester, VT
Antiques & Galleries, Historic Wilmington, VT
The shops @ Yankee Candle, Deerfield, MA 877-636-7707
Home of Bennington Pottery, Manufacturer & retail shop
Bennington, VT

Jacksonville is 4 miles north & is home to Stone Soldier Pottery.
The General Store (Community store) offers groceries, a fabulous butcher shop, beer & wine, also a small selection of Vermont specialties.

Wineries & Food:

Honora Winery, Grape wines, Jacksonville, VT 368-2938
Putney Mountain Winery, Putney, VT 802-387-5925
Vermont Shepherd Cheese, Putney, VT 802-387-4473
Apex Orchards, Seasonal fruit picking, Shelburne, MA 413-625-2744
Sprague & Sons Sugarhouse, Maple Products, Jacksonville, VT 802-368-2776

Music & Theatre:

Marlboro Music Festival, July 15 ~ Aug. 13
Marlboro, VT 802-254-2394
Memorial Hall, Summer theatre & assorted musicals
July ~ October, Wilmington, VT 802-464-8411
Tanglewood, Boston Symphonys Summer Venue, Lenox, MA 888-266-1200 or www.bso.org

Gardening:                                                                         

Bridge of Flowers, Shelburne Falls, MA
North Hill, Garden Tours, Readsboro, VT
Olallie North Daylily Gardens, S. Newfane, VT 802-348-6614

Golf:

Crumpin-Fox Club, Bernardston, MA 800-943-1901
Haystack Golf Course, Dover, VT

Family Activities:

      Adams Farm, Winter sleighrides,
                      Wilmington, VT 802-464-3762
      Flames Stables, horse back riding,
                     Jacksonville, VT 802-464-8329
      Old Deerfield Village, Colonial Village, Deerfield, MA
      Hiking, Long Trail, part of the Appalachian Trail,
                     Bennington, VT

Green Mt. Flagship Co;  Boat rentals & excursions on Harriman Reservoir,  Wilmington, VT 802-464-2975

Covered Bridges:                                                         

Exit 3 off Rte. 67A in N. Bennington.
Rte. 313, W. Arlington
Maple Street, E. Arlington