Location: Manchester
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Nestled in the heart of the Green Mountains, this former iron-mining town today is the quintessential Vermont getaway, complete with a white steeple church, antique shops and cozy country inns. Manchester is a true all-season destination. In winter, skiers arrive to hit the downhill slopes at nearby Bromley and Stratton Mountains or the cross-country trails at Hildene. Spring and summer bring hikers who can opt for easy treks through Merrick Forest or more challenging ones like Prospect Rock, a three-mile hike, mostly uphill, that offers a breathtaking view of the surrounding mountains as reward to those who make it. Manchester fly-fishing is also a popular pastime, drawing enthusiasts from around the country who come to learn or hone their skills. Big name outlet stores in Manchester Center draw shoppers year-round. In the fall, it's all about foliage. Enjoy the vibrant colors from a canoe on the mighty Battenkill River, a bicycle along a scenic path or kick back and take it all in from a comfy rocking chair on the porch of a historic inn. No matter what your vantage point, the show is always spectacular.
Restaurants in Manchester
1. North Meadow Farm
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 79 reviews
We are a small dairy farm and cheese making facility. We sell farmhouse cheese and local humanely raised meats and raw milk. We give tours of the farm and our progress and answer questions about farm to table. Our goal/mission is to educate our community and guests about a small farm life.
Reviewed By spage36 - Dorset, United States
What a fantastic farm settled into the hills of Manchester. The owners couldn’t be nicer and take care of the animals that range from massive 800 lb pigs (we like Pierre the Pig the best) to calfs, goats and sheep and others. They let our little ones pick up the animals, collect eggs and do just about as much as we pleased in terms of farm help! It is a smaller family run organization where tours are personable and you can wander into their shop full of both their eggs, meats and cheese. There is also loads of breads, honey, sauces and other food products that we’ve seen sold at the weekly farmers markets in town so it’s been a nice tip of the cap to some of the local businesses. In the summertime, the fresh vegetable garden is a source of big envy for us as aspiring gardeners.
2. Hildene, The Lincoln Family Home
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4.5 based on 1,359 reviews
Historic home of Robert Lincoln, only child of President and Mary Todd Lincoln to survive to adulthood. The estate has beautiful gardens, restored 1903 wooden Pullman palace car, goat farm and cheesemaking facility, 12+ miles of walking trails, teaching greenhouse and cross-country skiing in winter.
Reviewed By aschwartz10100 - Brooklyn, United States
After visiting Manchester dozens of times, we finally went to HIldene and can't believe we didn't go before. The entrance fee seemed pretty high, but surely that is needed to support the maintenance and operation. You could spend much of a day touring the historic house and restored Pullman car (with great docents to give insight into what you're seeing), visiting the goats and farm, and hiking or skiing the trails.
3. Dutton Farm Stand
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4.5 based on 43 reviews
Reviewed By skifast06
Great source of fresh veggies, fruits, baked goods, and flowers & plants. They also have goats on the property which children enjoy watching.
4. Earth Sky Time Community Farm
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4.5 based on 25 reviews
Reviewed By levisrael - New York City, United States
What a lovely place. We came during berry season, and picked raspberries and blueberries, then grabbed some fresh baked bread. But this place is full of wonder - there are so many little and big surprises to discover. We and our kids stayed for hours exploring and playing - instruments, trampolines, the bread bus, beautiful grounds. A very special place.
5. Prospect Rock
6. Museum of the Creative Process
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4.0 based on 16 reviews
Guided Tours are currently suspended. The Museum of the Creative Process combines outdoor art exhibits at the grounds of the Wilburton Inn and indoor gallery exhibits at our training center, the Moral Science Project, in historic Manchester Village, Vermont. The museum and the training center were founded by Dr. Albert Levis, author of the Formal Theory, to share his finding that the creative process is an innate scientific conflict resolution mechanism reflecting the unconscious. Ordinarily, we offer guided tours and workshops introducing the concepts of the new psychology through, art, history, and religion. You may learn more about the artwork, the Formal Theory, and explore our Conflict Analysis Battery, a brief self-assessment online at museumofthecreativeprocess.com
7. Stone Valley Byway
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5.0 based on 1 reviews
8. The Shires of Vermont
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4.0 based on 2 reviews
