New Hampshire’s Farm and Garden Tour
Here’s a sample Itinerary for a tour of the cozy farm and garden area of New Hampshire, USA:
Day 1 – Southern New Hampshire
Start in Hollis where you can enjoy a garden tour and nature walk at the Beaver Brook Asociation.
Stop for breakfast or lunch at Parker’s Maple Barn in Mason, where visitors can learn about the maple sugaring process. Remember to send home a delicious souvenir from the Corn Crib Gift Shop.
Take a tour or go on a scenic horseback ride at the Inn at East Hill Farm in Troy.
Enjoy downtown Peterborough and shop at Depot Square.
Continue on to Keene for an overnight stay.
Day 2 – Greater Keene
Shop for New Hampshire made products at Hannah Grimes Marketplace in historic Keene.
Learn about organic gardens, dairy cows, Belgian horses, maple sugaring, crafts, and more at Stonewall Farm, also in Keene. Bring boxed lunches to eat at the picnic areas. Milking occurs everyday at 4:30PM.
Make sure to shop at the historic Colony Mill Marketplace.
Take a short trip to Boggy Meadow Farm in Walpole to learn about the cheese making process.
Enjoy a show at Keene State College’s Redfern Arts Center on Brickyard Pond.
Overnight in Keene.
Day 3 – Connecticut River Byway
Follow the scenic Connecticut River Byway north to Saint Gaudens in Cornish for a garden and nature tour. Remember to also explore the historic covered bridges and mills in Cornish.
Have lunch at Lui Lui’s in Lebanon.
Explore The Fells Historic Estate and gardens in Newbury.
Stay in Sunapee for dinner and overnight.
Day 4 – Heading South
Visit Stonyfield Farm in Londerry for some scrumptious yogurt samples and learn about early days on the farm.
Some other ideas on the way:
Shop at the Tanger Outlets in Tilton. Remember, shopping in New Hampshire is tax-free!
Take a tour of Canterbury Shaker Village, the living museum in Canterbury.
Tour New Hampshire’s Statehouse in the quaint city of Concord.
Take an Anheuser-Busch Brewery tour in Merrimack.
If you are in New Hampshire’s Seacoast Region, make sure to visit Fuller Gardens in North Hampton and Strawbery Banke in Portsmouth.
The New Hampshire Division of Travel and Tourism Development’s powerful industry friendly website has seven other sample tour operators trips. They can be accessed at: http://visitnh.gov/travel-trade/tour-operators/sample-itineraries/
January 8, 2010
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