Guidebook for Hartford
Shopping
Great store for cooks and bakers - go to the back to see what is on the demo kitchen counter to try. The cafe has nice sandwiches and salads. Plus they have two classrooms - Peg took a cupcake course!
114 locals recommend
King Arthur Baking Company
135 U.S. 5Great store for cooks and bakers - go to the back to see what is on the demo kitchen counter to try. The cafe has nice sandwiches and salads. Plus they have two classrooms - Peg took a cupcake course!
Store motto: "If we don't have it, you don't need it." Grocery store with a large selection of wines. Meat counter. Plus aisles and aisles of various stuff. Peg needed Lye to make soap - they had it!
32 locals recommend
Dan & Whit's General Store
319 Main StStore motto: "If we don't have it, you don't need it." Grocery store with a large selection of wines. Meat counter. Plus aisles and aisles of various stuff. Peg needed Lye to make soap - they had it!
L.L.Bean
8 Glen RdNo sales tax in New Hampshire!
This place has a TON of stuff - footwear, Carhartt's. We got a couple cheap, plastic sleds for the hill last winter (they work the best).
32 locals recommend
Farm-Way Inc / Vermont Gear
286 Waits River RdThis place has a TON of stuff - footwear, Carhartt's. We got a couple cheap, plastic sleds for the hill last winter (they work the best).
Arts & Culture
Montshire Museum of Science
1 Montshire RdGreat place to take the kids for a couple hours.
Dartmouth College
Hopkins Center for the Arts, Hood Museum
Billings Farm & Museum
69 Old River RdA working farm with great hands on demonstrations.
Food Scene
The menu in the main restaurant and the pub is the same - good for lunches. They serve their own beers. The patio off the pub in back is a nice spot.
22 locals recommend
The Norwich Inn
325 Main StThe menu in the main restaurant and the pub is the same - good for lunches. They serve their own beers. The patio off the pub in back is a nice spot.
Our favorite restaurant in the Upper Valley (so far). We've had 3 great meals there. Prices are reasonable. Reservations recommended unless you want to eat early or late.
33 locals recommend
Elixir
188 S Main StOur favorite restaurant in the Upper Valley (so far). We've had 3 great meals there. Prices are reasonable. Reservations recommended unless you want to eat early or late.
Thyme Restaurant
85 N Main StCrispy Fries with Fresh Garlic Aioli - pretty darn good!
Good for both breakfast and lunch. Looks like a greasy spoon, but it isn't. Todd had lunch there with a prominent local businessman - it was his favorite spot.
21 locals recommend
Four Aces Diner
23 Bridge StGood for both breakfast and lunch. Looks like a greasy spoon, but it isn't. Todd had lunch there with a prominent local businessman - it was his favorite spot.
People really like it for brunch. Sits right on top of the river. The showroom has lots of glassware and glazed items. Go downstairs to see what they are blowing.
162 locals recommend
Simon Pearce Flagship Store, Restaurant, Bar + Glassblowing Workshop
1760 Quechee Main StreetPeople really like it for brunch. Sits right on top of the river. The showroom has lots of glassware and glazed items. Go downstairs to see what they are blowing.
The farm has a menu fixe dinner - appetizer, entree, and dessert - Thursdays and Saturdays. Our daughter's rehearsal dinner will be held there in August, 2013. BYOB and W.
24 locals recommend
Cloudland Farm
1101 Cloudland RdThe farm has a menu fixe dinner - appetizer, entree, and dessert - Thursdays and Saturdays. Our daughter's rehearsal dinner will be held there in August, 2013. BYOB and W.
Everything Else
Dartmouth Skiway
39 Grafton Turnpike RdFamily-friendly skiing.
A really nice ski area about 45 minutes from Savage Hart Farm
73 locals recommend
Mount Sunapee Resort
1398 New Hampshire Rte 103 A really nice ski area about 45 minutes from Savage Hart Farm
The "beast of the East" is a huge and very popular ski resort - about an hour's drive from Savage Hart Farm.
386 locals recommend
Killington Ski Area
The "beast of the East" is a huge and very popular ski resort - about an hour's drive from Savage Hart Farm.
Hanover Country Club
5 Hilton Field RdGolf course owned by Dartmouth, open to the public.
Multi-screen Theater in downtown Hanover. Its actually owned by a non-profit organization!
34 locals recommend
Nugget Theaters
57 S Main StMulti-screen Theater in downtown Hanover. Its actually owned by a non-profit organization!
Co-op Food Stores—Hanover
45 S Park StGreat produce
Sightseeing
Tour the old Rockefeller mansion (fee) or just walk the trails (free) which offer nice views of Woodstock
43 locals recommend
Marsh - Billings - Rockefeller National Historical Park
69 Elm StTour the old Rockefeller mansion (fee) or just walk the trails (free) which offer nice views of Woodstock
Quechee Gorge is DEEP. Park in the shopping center and walk the bridge - bring your camera!
Hartford Area Chamber of Commerce
5966 Woodstock RdQuechee Gorge is DEEP. Park in the shopping center and walk the bridge - bring your camera!
Drinks & Nightlife
Harpoon Brewery Taproom and Beer Garden
336 Ruth Carney DriveIt's a brewery
Essentials
Coop Food Store
12 Centerra PkwyGreat produce - the biggest Co-op location.
Co-op Food Stores—White River Jct.
209 Maple StClosest groceries to Savage Hart Farm
Price Chopper
2725 US-5Probably the best Supermarket in the Upper Valley.