Travel Information
Recommended Places to Stay:
We recommend choosing a bed & breakfast to complete your Vermont experience, but we’ve included some of the more standard hotels. There are also many campgrounds and state parks in the area. For more information, please visit www.campvermont.com and www.vtstateparks.com
Marlboro
Colonel Williams Inn (802) 257-1093 www.colonelwilliamsinn.com
Whetstone Inn (802) 254-2500 www.whetstoneinn.com
Swan Hill B&B (802) 254-5282 www.swanhillbandb.com
Wilmington
Horizon Inn (6 miles to us) (802) 464-2131 www.horizoninn.com
The Paw House Inn (West Dover, Approx 30 minutes west of us; inn catering to dogs and their owners) 1-866-PAW-HOUSE http://www.pawhouseinn.com/killington-okemo.html
Shearer Hill Farm (approx. 10 miles to us) B&B 800-437-3104 www.shearerhillfarm.com
Spirit Hill Farm (4 miles to us) (802) 254-6829 www.spirithillfarm.com
Greater Brattleboro (15 miles or under)
Green River Bridge House (Guilford, 30 minutes southeast of us) (802) 257-5771 www.greenriverbridgehouse.com
Colonial Motel and Spa 800-239-0032 www.colonialmotelspa.com
Forty Putney Road B&B (802) 254-6268 www.Fortyputneyroad.com
Hampton Inn (Nice and fairly new) (802) 254-5700
Holiday Inn Express (Also fairly new) (802) 257-2400
Latchis Hotel (Art-deco style right in downtown) (802) 254-6300 www.latchis.com
The Landmark Trust (Rents historic homes in the area, including Rudyard Kipling’s home) 802-254-6868 www.landmarktrustusa.org
15+ miles
Putney Inn 800-653-5517, www.putneyinn.com
Chesterfield Inn 800-365-5515 http://www.chesterfieldinn.com/
Recommended Travel, Entertainment and Dining:
Airports
Hartford, CT Bradley International (1 1/2 hrs (90 miles) easy drive on Interstate)
Albany, NY Albany International (1 1/2 hrs (90 miles) slow drive on winding Vermont roads)
Manchester, NH Manchester Airport ( 1 3/4 hrs (82 miles) drive through towns, a lovely small airport)
Boston, MA Logan Internation Airport (3 hrs (117-145 miles) We generally avoid Logan due to the difficulty of driving in Boston.)
Transportation
Thomas Transportation 800-526-8143 (airport to lodging service)
Brattleboro Taxi (802) 254-6446
Dining
Vermont Country Deli " Make sure to bring your appetite, because our gourmet-to-go marketplace offers an amazing array of hot and cold prepared foods, all made in our open kitchen by our talented chefs. We’ve got overstuffed sandwiches, savory pastries, decadent cakes, pies, sweets and more. " 802-257-9254 vermontcountrydeli.com
Fireworks “the best new Italian restaurant in New England” for 2009 802.254.2073 www.fireworksrestaurant.net
Brattleboro Food Co-op " The Co-op is a 14,580 square foot natural foods market and deli on the ground floor of a four-story building that also includes Co-op offices, a commissary kitchen, a cooking classroom, and 24 apartments. This beautiful downtown anchor building is a result of a collaboration with the Windham and Windsor Housing Trust and Housing Vermont, with many environmentally friendly features, including utilizing refrigeration waste heat to heat apartments and the store, solar panels on the roof, and many more. brattleborofoodcoop.com
The Works ( "In short, we work to create a more sustainable business model and a more rational food chain. That makes sense for the environment and it make for a delicious dining experience for our customers.") worksbakerycafe.com
Amy’s Bakery and Café (Breakfast and lunch, Main Street in Brattleboro) (802) 251-1071
The New England House (Quiet American dining, Brattleboro) (802) 254-6886, closed Mondays and Tuesdays
Panda North (Wonderful Chinese and Japanese Restaurant, Brattleboro) (802) 257-4578
Chelsea Royal Diner (Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner, Brattleboro) (802) 254-8399
The Marina ("Seafood and Burgers on the Water" Brattleboro) (802) 257-7563 http://www.vermontmarina.com/
Thai Bamboo (Very nice Thai restaurant in downtown Brattleboro) (802) 251-1010
Top of the Hill Grill (Open seasonally with outdoor dining, Brattleboro) (802) 258-9178 www.topofthehillgrill.com
Family Entertainment
Tasha Tudor Museum Brattleboro 802-258-6564 www.tashatudormuseum.org
Latchis Theatre (Historic Art Deco Theater for movies and live shows) (802) 254-6300 www.latchis.com
Southern Vermont Natural History Museum (802) 464-0048
Brattleboro Museum & Art Center (802) 257-0124
Kidsplayce (play place for kids in Brattleboro) (802) 254-5212
Grafton Village Cheese Company & Petting Farm (Brattleboro) 800-472-3866
Hooker Dunham Theater & Gallery (Live shows) (802) 254-9276
Public Golf Courses
Haystack Golf Club Wilmington (802) 464-8301
Sitzmark Lodge Wilmington (802) 464-3384
Shopping:
Walkers Farm The best plants; not to be missed! 802.254.2051 www.walkersfarm.com
Twice Upon a Time A fun antique shop http://twicetime.com/
Downtown Brattleboro in general!
