Geoff's Litchfield County Guidebook

Geoff
Geoff's Litchfield County Guidebook

Sightseeing

Closest town to the house , go here for groceries .
9 locals recommend
Bantam
9 locals recommend
Closest town to the house , go here for groceries .
Litchfield has beautiful historic buildings , a weekend farmers market , cool shops on Main Street and some great restaurants
43 locals recommend
Litchfield
43 locals recommend
Litchfield has beautiful historic buildings , a weekend farmers market , cool shops on Main Street and some great restaurants
13 locals recommend
Washington Depot
13 locals recommend
Check the fairgrounds schedule , there are often classic car shows
Bethlehem
Check the fairgrounds schedule , there are often classic car shows
There is a great antique shop here , a smokehouse and the Goshen fairgrounds
Goshen
There is a great antique shop here , a smokehouse and the Goshen fairgrounds
Dawn hill antiques smells like the south of France . Also there is a brewery here worth visiting.
26 locals recommend
New Preston
26 locals recommend
Dawn hill antiques smells like the south of France . Also there is a brewery here worth visiting.
This town is stunning , particularly the library, lots and lots of antique shops
13 locals recommend
Woodbury
13 locals recommend
This town is stunning , particularly the library, lots and lots of antique shops
4000 acres , pre-dates the national parks system , a really stunning magical place . The museum offers all sorts of activities including our favorite, the Llama walks (yes you read that correctly )
71 locals recommend
White Memorial Conservation Center
80 Whitehall Rd
71 locals recommend
4000 acres , pre-dates the national parks system , a really stunning magical place . The museum offers all sorts of activities including our favorite, the Llama walks (yes you read that correctly )
Sandy beach is open to the public, it’s the largest natural lake in the state and has surprisingly good fishing.
14 locals recommend
Bantam Lake
14 locals recommend
Sandy beach is open to the public, it’s the largest natural lake in the state and has surprisingly good fishing.
The beach here is also worth a visit
28 locals recommend
Lake Waramaug
28 locals recommend
The beach here is also worth a visit
Get action. Do things; learn to ski; don’t fritter away inside in the winter ; create; move; get action !
90 locals recommend
Mohawk Mountain Ski Area
46 Great Hollow Rd
90 locals recommend
Get action. Do things; learn to ski; don’t fritter away inside in the winter ; create; move; get action !
Really easy hiking , with picnic tables littered about at some magic spots . Bring some wine and cheese, you’ll have a grand old time.
17 locals recommend
Hidden Valley Preserve
198 Bee Brook Road
17 locals recommend
Really easy hiking , with picnic tables littered about at some magic spots . Bring some wine and cheese, you’ll have a grand old time.
Spring fed lake , water is clean and clear ! Park has a beach , but be warned It fills up on weekends so go early .
44 locals recommend
Mount Tom State Park
Mount Tom Road
44 locals recommend
Spring fed lake , water is clean and clear ! Park has a beach , but be warned It fills up on weekends so go early .
An old fashioned single screen movie theatre ! We don’t like screens but this one is acceptable for nostalgic reasons
21 locals recommend
Bantam Cinema
115 Bantam Lake Road
21 locals recommend
An old fashioned single screen movie theatre ! We don’t like screens but this one is acceptable for nostalgic reasons
Bring a picnic basket , see the ponies on your way to Woodbury.
13 locals recommend
Flanders Nature Center
5 Flanders Rd
13 locals recommend
Bring a picnic basket , see the ponies on your way to Woodbury.
There is a Swimming hole here if you can believe it (finding it is half the fun)
Hollow Park
Hollow Road
There is a Swimming hole here if you can believe it (finding it is half the fun)
Great hike near my fortress of solitude . The Milton historic district.
Mattatuck Trail at Flat Rocks Rd
68 Flat Rocks Rd
Great hike near my fortress of solitude . The Milton historic district.
Open barn on saturdays
10 locals recommend
Arethusa Farm
10 locals recommend
Open barn on saturdays
Pack a lunch, sit in the garden , nice and restful , afterward head to the public park for some tennis (free courts)
6 locals recommend
The Bellamy-Ferriday House & Garden
9 Main St N
6 locals recommend
Pack a lunch, sit in the garden , nice and restful , afterward head to the public park for some tennis (free courts)
Cool place to bring a dog
Little Mount Tom
Cool place to bring a dog
Picnic spot in a nice garden
6 locals recommend
The Bellamy-Ferriday House & Garden
9 Main St N
6 locals recommend
Picnic spot in a nice garden
America’s first law school
16 locals recommend
Tapping Reeve House and Law School
82 South St
16 locals recommend
America’s first law school
Perfect riding stable , young and old , amateur and pro , love this property
14 locals recommend
Lee's Riding Stable
57 E Litchfield Rd
14 locals recommend
Perfect riding stable , young and old , amateur and pro , love this property
It’s a little over a mile and a super cool walk , be warned in heavy rains parts of the boardwalk get flooded so you will get your feet fantastically wet.
8 locals recommend
Little Pond Boardwalk Trail
Whites Wood Road
8 locals recommend
It’s a little over a mile and a super cool walk , be warned in heavy rains parts of the boardwalk get flooded so you will get your feet fantastically wet.
another great little family hike . It’s easy and there is a giant “sound of music” type field on other side of the swamp.
Meeker Swamp
another great little family hike . It’s easy and there is a giant “sound of music” type field on other side of the swamp.
15 locals recommend
Black Rock State Park
151-599 Bidwell Hill Rd
15 locals recommend

Food scene

Ultra special occasion dining
9 locals recommend
Winvian
155 Alain White Rd
9 locals recommend
Ultra special occasion dining
Yet another Fine dining establishment that can go toe to toe with the best of ‘em.
69 locals recommend
Arethusa al tavolo
828 Bantam Rd
69 locals recommend
Yet another Fine dining establishment that can go toe to toe with the best of ‘em.
Great dinner spot
15 locals recommend
Mockingbird Kitchen & Bar
810 Bantam Rd
15 locals recommend
Great dinner spot
Our favorite breakfast spot
14 locals recommend
Hidden Valley Eatery
88 Bee Brook Rd
14 locals recommend
Our favorite breakfast spot
Fancy coffee
34 locals recommend
Arethusa a mano
833 Bantam Rd
34 locals recommend
Fancy coffee
Fancy ice cream
73 locals recommend
Arethusa Farm Dairy
822 Bantam Rd
73 locals recommend
Fancy ice cream
Great breakfast
13 locals recommend
Toast &. Co.
18 Commons Dr
13 locals recommend
Great breakfast
Quick healthy eats
21 locals recommend
Meraki Kitchen
239 West St
21 locals recommend
Quick healthy eats
Fanciest grocery store in all the land . Have a picnic before / after
29 locals recommend
New Morning Market
129 Main St N
29 locals recommend
Fanciest grocery store in all the land . Have a picnic before / after
This place has excellent meats and a lovely smoked cheese I really like
Nodines Gourmet Store
39 North St
This place has excellent meats and a lovely smoked cheese I really like
Old world eats
8 locals recommend
The Dutch Epicure Shop
481 Bantam Rd
8 locals recommend
Old world eats
Fancy chocolate , fancy cows (blanking on the breed but the owner went to great lengths to find them )
43 locals recommend
Thorncrest Farm and Milk House Chocolate
280 Town Hill Rd
43 locals recommend
Fancy chocolate , fancy cows (blanking on the breed but the owner went to great lengths to find them )
The local distillery
27 locals recommend
Litchfield Hills Fitness
599 Bantam Rd
27 locals recommend
The local distillery
A very nice brewery with a very nice Property
30 locals recommend
Kent Falls Brewing
33 Camps Rd
30 locals recommend
A very nice brewery with a very nice Property