Things To Do
Harpoon Brewery Taproom and Beer Garden
Great local brewery with an outdoor beer garden, taproom tours, live music, games, and a full menu. If you aren't into beer, they also make rotating seasonal ciders and seltzers. Fun fact- Chelsea used to work here!
John P. Larkin Country Club
Beautiful, fun, and affordable golfing!
Woodstock Country Club
Noted as "One of the Top 100 Golf Courses in the World" by Golfer Magazine, this 6,000 yard, 18-hole Robert Trent Jones, Sr.-designed layout with water at over a dozen holes presents a formidable challenge to even the most seasoned player.
Cornish-Windsor Covered Bridge
Built in 1866, this bridge spans the Connecticut River connecting the towns of Cornish NH and Windsor, VT. A nice place to take pictures and enjoy the scenery. You can even go kayaking or canoeing!
Mount Ascutney State Park Road
A plethora of hiking and mountain bike trails ranging from beginner to advanced. A wonderful place to take in the views and enjoy beautiful Vermont scenery.
Simon Pearce
Fueled by the rushing Ottauquechee, our turbine-powered glassblowing studio is the place to watch artisans trained in Simon’s techniques create functional works of art. Our award-winning farm-to-table restaurant also overlooks the river, and our bar is a sweet place for a sip and a snack. Shop our newest glass and pottery designs, handpicked home accents and near-perfect Seconds at our flagship store.
Long Trail Brewing Company
Located on the banks of the Ottauquechee River, their brewery and brew pub offers a seasonally rotating menu featuring locally-sourced ingredients and beer fresh from the source.
King Arthur Baking Company
The flagship store!
Montshire Museum of Science
The Montshire is an award-winning hands-on science museum. You'll experience over 140 exciting exhibits relating to the natural and physical sciences, ecology, and technology. As a 110-acre museum on the Connecticut River, there's always plenty to explore, both indoors and out!
Billings Farm & Museum
An award-winning outdoor history museum and fully-operating dairy farm, combining a herd of Jersey cows, draft horses, and other animals with educational exhibits, daily interactive programs, and a yearlong calendar of fun, family-friendly events.
Ben & Jerry's Factory
Our Waterbury site is the only Ben & Jerry’s factory open to the public. Our very first factory, built in 1985, continues to manufacture upwards of 350,000 pints per day while offering our fans a sneak peek at our humble beginnings. Our small Scoop shop, retail area and tour route have remained fairly unchanged over the years. Guided tours, which began in 1986, have allowed us to share with millions of guests the evolution of what started as a small local company from the early days in the gas station to the worldwide reach we’ve expanded to since we opened our first Scoop Shop on May 5, 1978! We can’t think of a better way to enjoy time with family and friends than learning how we make our ice cream then indulging in your favorite flavor or trying one of our euphoric new additions all the while taking in the beautiful mountain views!
Sugarbush Farm
Visit a working Vermont farm and sample 15 kinds of cheese and the four different grades of Pure Vermont Maple Syrup. Open every day with free self tours of the maple sugar house with a video of have sap is boiled into syrup in the early spring. Maple walk in the woods to see how trees are tapped. Located 5 miles from historic Woodstock on a scenic town maintained gravel road. Picnic area, kids play area, and farm animals during the warmer months.
Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park
Nestled among the rolling hills and pastures of eastern-central Vermont, Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park tells the story of conservation history and the evolving nature of land stewardship in America.
Brownsville Butcher & Pantry
Half country store, half café, the business offers both pantry basics and specialty items, as well as an inventive menu built around local foods. You can pick up a pint of ice cream, a loaf of homemade bread, a whole rabbit or a pound of oysters in the store, or sit down in the café for a stack of pancakes, a bagel with lox, a hot pastrami sandwich or a chickpea avocado wrap.
F. H. Gillingham & Sons
The size and shape of Woodstock, Vermont, was quite different in 1886 when Frank Henry Gillingham opened his store that stood in the heart of this small New England town. Reverently the community has preserved the physical buildings and the spiritual essence of an earlier day. Located in the village center is F.H. Gillingham & Sons General Store. The faces of the townsfolk may have changed and the store’s inventory may have evolved, but the family running the store has remained the same. Today's owners are descendants of both F.H. Gillingham and Franklin Billings. Frank & Jireh Billings proudly carry on the family tradition that their great–grandfather started 132 years ago.
The Vermont Flannel Co.
Amidst the beauty of the Upper Valley, in historic Woodstock, meander up the street from “the Green” and into The Vermont Flannel Company's Woodstock location. The store features Vermont woodworking, antique treasures, and other found beauties to showcase the World’s Finest Flannel Clothing, Handcrafted in the USA Since 1991. Vermont Flannel products are made with 100% GOTS Certified Organic Cotton, double brushed on both sides to create ultra-soft comfort beyond compare.
Woodstock Wheels
Woodstock Wheels offers self-guided e-bike tours through the beautiful peaks and valleys of Vermont. They offer tutorials and pre-mapped routes along with paper maps with ideas on what to do and where to go while exploring this gorgeous area.