Winter Train Travel to Downtown Brattleboro

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Winter Train Travel to Downtown Brattleboro

Hate winter traveling? Or driving in the snow? Hate relying on last minute weather forecasts to dictate your weekend plans? Look no further …. We innkeepers here at 40 Putney Road B&B have a solution…. (da da daaaaaa) Take the Vermonter! Amtrak’s New England rail line, the Vermonter, goes from D.C. all the way to [...]

Category : Just For Fun / Winter Activities

Putney Craft Tour

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Putney Craft Tour

Each year the artists and craft makers in Putney open their studios to the public for the Putney Craft Tour.  Held on the Friday, Saturday and Sunday after Thanksgiving, the self guided driving tour of Southern Vermont encourages you to stop in and visit dozens of artists studios.  With 25 stops on the way you [...]

Category : Fall Activities / November Events

Sleigh Rides In Southern Vermont

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Sleigh Rides In Southern Vermont

Take a journey back in time, and escape to one of the most unique places in Vermont. Friesians of Majesty, in the heart of southern Vermont’s ski resorts (a scenic 30 minutes from our Brattleboro inn), offers the quintessential and intimate sleigh ride. Glide through 650-acres of forests and snow meadows on a majestic, elegant, [...]

Category : Area Activities / Winter Activities

Artists in Brattleboro: The Cotton Mill

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Artists in Brattleboro: The Cotton Mill

The Cotton Mill is an old mill in Brattleboro, Vermont that has been converted into studio space for artist and performers. The first weekend in December the Cotton Mill opens to the public with demonstrations and art for sale, just in time to pick up some great holiday gifts. In this quick video we take [...]

Category : December Events / Music and Entertainment / Shopping

Brattleboro Consignment Shops: Twice Upon A Time

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Brattleboro Consignment Shops: Twice Upon A Time

Shopping in Brattleboro is always an adventure with all the unique, locally owned stores downtown. Each store depicts its own distinct character and a Vermont-esque vibe, especially Twice Upon a Time, an eclectic consignment shop in downtown Brattleboro. Twice Upon a Time sits on the southern end of downtown amongst other antique furniture shops and [...]

Category : Shopping / Year Round Activities

Downtown Brattleboro Book Stores

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Downtown Brattleboro Book Stores

Brattleboro, Vermont has more book stores per capita than any other city in the US. OK, maybe not really, but we Brattleboro innkeepers think it’s close since there are there are five dedicated book stores just in the downtown. Our guests come from all over to experience the Brattleboro culture and our book stores profoundly [...]

Category : Area Activities / Music and Entertainment / Shopping / Year Round Activities

Outside Dining at the Fairway Tavern

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Outside Dining at the Fairway Tavern

We love summer in Brattleboro and are always hungry for an opportunity to sit outside and dine.  So we were excited to find the sweet deck at the Fairway Tavern just minutes from our inn.   Although some may only associate the words fairway and tavern with golf and debauchery, this back country oasis presents [...]

Category : Beer / Restaurants and Dining / Spring Activities / Summer Activities

The Marina Restaurant

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The Marina Restaurant

The Marina Restaurant is open for business! Just a short walk from our Brattleboro inn, the Marina is a go-to restaurant for anyone looking for outdoor dining in southern Vermont. After a devastating fire in July 2010, the Marina closed its doors in hopes of rebuilding one of the only waterfront restaurants in Brattleboro.  Today, [...]

Category : Restaurants and Dining / Summer Activities

Brattleboro Country Club

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Brattleboro Country Club

Whether you live in southern Vermont or are visiting at our Vermont Bed and Breakfast, Brattleboro Country Club is a great way to spend the day in Brattleboro. Many folks don’t think of golfing in Brattleboro when searching for things to do in Southern Vermont. But the Brattleboro Country Club offers great ways to spend [...]

Category : Area Activities / Fall Activities / Spring Activities / Summer Activities

Sam’s Outdoor Store in Downtown Brattleboro

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Sam’s Outdoor Store in Downtown Brattleboro

There’s lots of shopping in Brattleboro for the ladies and while we’re perusing the racks of Altiplano and the shelves of , the guys can enjoy the isles and isles of gear at Sam’s Outdoor Store in southern Vermont just a few blocks from our inn. Sam’s has three locations with the original here in [...]

Category : Fall Activities / Shopping / Spring Activities / Winter Activities / Year Round Activities