Julie & Billy's Wedding
Things To Do
Lion Rock Farm
Our venue! It has 700 acres to explore, and we have access to it for the entire weekend. Feel free to go and enjoy the foliage.
New Preston
This bougey quaint town sits next to a stunning waterfall and is fun to walk around. The boutiques are completely unaffordable but fun to peruse and people watch. The dining options in town are more reasonable. Options include: - The Owl (a wine bar with great pizza) - The Smithy Cafe (a breakfast/lunch cafe with a high-end grocery store across the street. They have amazing sandwiches, salads, produce, etc..)
Hopkins Vineyard & Hopkins Inn and Restaurant
A vineyard with great views of Lake Waramaug. The vineyard is adjacent to the the Hopkins Inn and Restaurant which serves breakfast, and authentic Austrian cuisine for dinner.
Lake Waramaug State Park and Campground
A nice place to hang out by the lake and take a dip if you are a cold plunger like Billy. Julie and Billy put in their kayak and paddle from here all the time.
Arethusa Farm and Dairy
Amazing dairy farm with multiple brick and mortar shops in the town of Bantam: an ice cream shop (with the best ice cream), a cafe, and a fine dining farm-to-table restaurant.
Litchfield
One of the county's oldest and most well-preserved towns.
White Memorial Conservation Center
This 4,000 acre conservation center has an amazing 40-mile network of chill hiking trails with varied ecosystems (wetlands, pine forest, lakefronts, etc..). There is also a nature center which offers some pretty cool show-and-tells.
Mt Bushnell State Park
A short but somewhat steep 2 mile out and back hike with a fantastic view of Lake Waramaug and the surrounding hills. This will be a GREAT spot for leaf peeping. There is very little parking at trailhead but its very close by to several of our arranged accommodations around Lake Waramaug.
Steep Rock Preserve
A great place for a woodland hike with both mellow flat trails by a pristine river as well as steeper trails with a view .