Liz’s guidebook

Liz
Liz’s guidebook

Food scene

Worth a visit to Walpole, NH for the chocolates, hot chocolate, and Sunday brunch.
38 locals recommend
L.A. Burdick Handmade Chocolates
47 Main St
38 locals recommend
Worth a visit to Walpole, NH for the chocolates, hot chocolate, and Sunday brunch.
Good eats in Bellows Falls.
18 locals recommend
Popolo
36 Square
18 locals recommend
Good eats in Bellows Falls.
Locally sourced, good eats in Brattleboro.
48 locals recommend
Duo
136 Main St
48 locals recommend
Locally sourced, good eats in Brattleboro.
Unsuspecting fantastic fare. Reservations required.
36 locals recommend
Three Stones
105 Canal St
36 locals recommend
Unsuspecting fantastic fare. Reservations required.
Local brews and foods.
116 locals recommend
Whetstone Station Restaurant and Brewery
36 Bridge St
116 locals recommend
Local brews and foods.
The closest restaurant to our house, and it's delicious, to boot!
39 locals recommend
The Gleanery
133 Main St
39 locals recommend
The closest restaurant to our house, and it's delicious, to boot!
Fine dining in Brattleboro. Reservations required.
51 locals recommend
Peter Havens Restaurant
32 Elliot St
51 locals recommend
Fine dining in Brattleboro. Reservations required.
Eat-in deli, groceries and great wine, local beer and cheese selections.
102 locals recommend
Brattleboro Food Co-Op
2 Main St
102 locals recommend
Eat-in deli, groceries and great wine, local beer and cheese selections.
Nearby groceries, eat-in deli, local treats, cheeses, and great wine, beer and cider selections.
40 locals recommend
Putney Food Co-op
8 Carol Brown Way
40 locals recommend
Nearby groceries, eat-in deli, local treats, cheeses, and great wine, beer and cider selections.
Good deli, snacks, beer and wine.
24 locals recommend
Putney General Store
4 Kimball Hill
24 locals recommend
Good deli, snacks, beer and wine.
Bellows Falls. Hip. Delicious. Hosts literary events on occasion.
21 locals recommend
Wunderbar
22 Rockingham Rd
21 locals recommend
Bellows Falls. Hip. Delicious. Hosts literary events on occasion.
Open April-November. Local favorite for breakfast.
7 locals recommend
Cafe Loco
6365 US-5
7 locals recommend
Open April-November. Local favorite for breakfast.
Breakfast, lunch, hot drinks, baked goods. Delish!
53 locals recommend
Amy's Bakery Arts Cafe
113 Main St
53 locals recommend
Breakfast, lunch, hot drinks, baked goods. Delish!
Lots of options for good eats all day. Locally-ish sourced.
14 locals recommend
The Works Café
118 Main St
14 locals recommend
Lots of options for good eats all day. Locally-ish sourced.

Sightseeing

Lovely trails and a hands-on farm experience. Exceptional for kids. In the summer, this is home to Food Truck Round Up on Thursday evenings, with live music and great food. In the winter, the best local outdoor ice skating (conditions permitting) is right across the road at "Retreat Meadows". Grafton Cheese Factory is on-site, too, with samples and wide selection of good cheese.
34 locals recommend
Retreat Farm
45 Farmhouse Sq
34 locals recommend
Lovely trails and a hands-on farm experience. Exceptional for kids. In the summer, this is home to Food Truck Round Up on Thursday evenings, with live music and great food. In the winter, the best local outdoor ice skating (conditions permitting) is right across the road at "Retreat Meadows". Grafton Cheese Factory is on-site, too, with samples and wide selection of good cheese.
A real covered bridge you drive through! And a local's favorite swim spot underneath along the West River.
10 locals recommend
Dummerston Covered Bridge
2891 W River Rd
10 locals recommend
A real covered bridge you drive through! And a local's favorite swim spot underneath along the West River.

ART

Worth the 1.5 hour drive for fantastic contemporary art. Can use admission pass for 2 days.
33 locals recommend
MASS MoCA
1040 Mass MoCA Way
33 locals recommend
Worth the 1.5 hour drive for fantastic contemporary art. Can use admission pass for 2 days.
Lovely local art museum.
53 locals recommend
Brattleboro Museum & Art Center
10 Vernon St
53 locals recommend
Lovely local art museum.
River Gallery School Inc
32 Main St
Local art and theater.
Main Street Arts
35 Main St
Local art and theater.

Antiques, Consignments, Thrifting, Shopping

Fantastic and unique shopping.
19 locals recommend
Twice Upon A Time Antiques
63 Main St
19 locals recommend
Fantastic and unique shopping.
Fantastic local vintage clothing and thrift.
8 locals recommend
Swirl
90 Old Rte 5
8 locals recommend
Fantastic local vintage clothing and thrift.
24 locals recommend
Windham Antique Center
5 Square
24 locals recommend
Unique gifts, antiques, upcycled art.
The Cottage By The Brook
5859 US-5
Unique gifts, antiques, upcycled art.
Independent Bookstore AND incredible hot drinks. Host local literary events around area.
Antidote Books
15 Main St
Independent Bookstore AND incredible hot drinks. Host local literary events around area.

Outdoor Play

Fantastic nordic skiing, snowshoeing, tubing, horse-drawn wagon and sleigh rides, and a warming lodge with fires and hot chocolate.
46 locals recommend
Grafton Trails & Outdoor Center
783 Townshend Rd
46 locals recommend
Fantastic nordic skiing, snowshoeing, tubing, horse-drawn wagon and sleigh rides, and a warming lodge with fires and hot chocolate.
Downhill skiing, nordic skiing, ice skating, tubing.
285 locals recommend
Okemo Mountain Resort
77 Okemo Ridge Rd
285 locals recommend
Downhill skiing, nordic skiing, ice skating, tubing.
Downhill skiing.
166 locals recommend
Bromley Mountain
166 locals recommend
Downhill skiing.
Awesome, independent, local downhill ski mountain.
136 locals recommend
Magic Mountain Ski Area
495 Magic Mountain Acc
136 locals recommend
Awesome, independent, local downhill ski mountain.
Great hiking and mellow biking along the West River. Swim holes. Longer hike to waterfall.
134 locals recommend
Jamaica State Park
48 Salmon Hole Ln
134 locals recommend
Great hiking and mellow biking along the West River. Swim holes. Longer hike to waterfall.