Country Retreat Guidebook
Sightseeing
Dover Stone Church
3128 NY-22Lovely nature spot with hiking and a waterfall; dogs allowed
Innisfree Garden
362 Tyrrel RdA beautiful garden worth checking out
Offers art exhibitions and weekend programs; great local restaurant, Lantern Inn, is also fun
32 locals recommend
Wassaic Project
37 Furnace Bank RdOffers art exhibitions and weekend programs; great local restaurant, Lantern Inn, is also fun
Food scene
Locust Hill Market
3691 NY-82Our favorite farm store with friendly goats on premises
A wonderful farm store with top ranked raw milk and other healthy farm fresh goods
7 locals recommend
Brookby Farm
62 Dover Furnace RdA wonderful farm store with top ranked raw milk and other healthy farm fresh goods
Barbaro
3279 Franklin AveWonderful Italian restaurant 10 minutes away in Millbrook
Adorable restaurant/bar and food market right in Millbrook. Seasonal Oyster Happy Hour specials are worth a visit!
32 locals recommend
Canoe Hill
3264 Franklin AveAdorable restaurant/bar and food market right in Millbrook. Seasonal Oyster Happy Hour specials are worth a visit!
Super cute ice cream shop and adjoining food truck with a great mini golf course for the kiddos
12 locals recommend
Kelly’s Creamery & Kelly's Husband's Truck
3202 NY-22Super cute ice cream shop and adjoining food truck with a great mini golf course for the kiddos
Old Drovers Inn
196 E Duncan Hill RdHistoric inn and restaurant with beautiful patio for warm weather dining
Swimming
Great for swimming and renting canoes or kayaks; near Millerton, NY which is fun for lunch, antiquing or shopping and catching a movie
6 locals recommend
Taconic State Park-Rudd Pond
59 Rudd DrGreat for swimming and renting canoes or kayaks; near Millerton, NY which is fun for lunch, antiquing or shopping and catching a movie
Town of Washington Park
Millbrook's town swimming pool is lovely for a hot summer day
Traveler advice
Don't miss
Local Highlights
Dover Plains is 10 minutes away and offers a train station, multiple gas stations, a post office, a liquor store, CVS pharmacy and a food truck/ice cream shop with mini golf course. For restaurants, other than the Four Brothers Pizza place, there is the Old Drover’s Inn, a historic inn and restaurant.
The charming town of Millbrook is about 12-14 minutes away via Chesnut Ridge Rd., with lovely restaurants including Barbaro, Cafe Les Baux, Maura’s Kitchen, and for breakfast/lunch Babette’s Kitchen and Millbrook Diner.