Geoff's Litchfield County Guidebook

Geoff
Geoff's Litchfield County Guidebook

Sightseeing

Closest town to the house , go here for groceries .
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Bantam
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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
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Litchfield
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Litchfield has beautiful historic buildings , a weekend farmers market , cool shops on Main Street and some great restaurants
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Washington Depot
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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.
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New Preston
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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
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Woodbury
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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 )
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White Memorial Conservation Center
80 Whitehall Rd
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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.
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Bantam Lake
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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
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Lake Waramaug
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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 !
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Mohawk Mountain Ski Area
46 Great Hollow Rd
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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.
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Hidden Valley Preserve
198 Bee Brook Road
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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 .
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Mount Tom State Park
Mount Tom Road
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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
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Bantam Cinema
115 Bantam Lake Road
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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.
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Flanders Nature Center
5 Flanders Rd
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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
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Arethusa Farm
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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)
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The Bellamy-Ferriday House & Garden
9 Main St N
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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
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The Bellamy-Ferriday House & Garden
9 Main St N
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Picnic spot in a nice garden
America’s first law school
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Tapping Reeve House and Law School
82 South St
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America’s first law school
Perfect riding stable , young and old , amateur and pro , love this property
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Lee's Riding Stable
57 E Litchfield Rd
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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.
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Little Pond Boardwalk Trail
Whites Wood Road
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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.
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Black Rock State Park
151-599 Bidwell Hill Rd
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Food scene

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