Possible activities for a visit Grantham, NH – a great home base for all sorts of classic New England activities.
In the Eastman neighborhood
- Canoe on Anderson Pond
- Canoe on Eastman Lake
- Hike around the pond (1 mile)
- Hike to Butternut pond
- Hike to Cole pond
- Walk the golf course or use the diving range – depends what’s open.
- Forbes restaurant
Close by (under 1-hour drive)
- Windsor, VT – Cornish, NH – Harpoon Brewery/Path of Life/river kayak – longest covered bridge – St. Gaudens Park https://www.nps.gov/saga/index.htm – $5 – (30 minutes)
- Hanover downtown – Hood Museum (free), Dartmouth Campus (free) (24 minutes)
- Hike Hanover – Velvet Rocks, an offshoot of the Appalachian Trail. It’s a moderate 3.5 mile loop
- Norwich, VT – Montshire Science Museum
- Woodstock, VT – covered bridges, Billings Farm and Museum https://billingsfarm.org/ – Sugarbush cheese (40 minutes)
- Hike Cardigan Mountain State Park – fire tower on top https://bestthingsnh.com/place/cardigan-mountain-state-park-canaan-nh.html might need to buy a parking pass online (40 minutes)
- Shaker Museum in Enfield, NH
- Four Aces Diner in West Lebanon
- VINS Nature Center in Quechee – plus gorge overlook or hike down to the bottom – (29 minutes)
- Apple picking – Riverside, Patch or Poverty Lane orchards
- Cornmaze at Riverside
One Hour:
- Ben and Jerry’s Factory Tour – https://www.benjerry.com/about-us/factory-tours – nearby Cabot Cheese outlet – Cider donut place (1 hour and 14 minutes)
- Hike Rattlesnake trail in Holderness 1 hr 16 min https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/new-hampshire/west-rattlesnake-via-col-trail-to-ridge-trail–2
- Currier Museum in Manchester – https://currier.org/
One Hour and a half:
- Stowe, VT – drive to top of mountain – hike on ridge, lift, walking path in town through farm fields Alchemist brewery and Visitors Center
- Fun Spot, Laconia – world’s largest arcade
- Hike Mount Monadnock, Jaffrey, NH May need to get parking pass online 1 hr 25 min
- The Great Vermont Corn Maze Danville, VT https://www.vermontcornmaze.com/ 1 hr 25 min
Two Hours:
- Cog Railway – https://www.thecog.com/ – $52.50 per person (two-hour drive) – Omni Mount Washington Hotel (free to look around – small arcade in basement with two pinball machines)
- Manchester Center, VT – Pastime Pinball – $25 – https://pastimepinball.com/ (two-hour drive) Vermont Country Store on the way.
- Shelburne Museum – https://shelburnemuseum.org/
- Boston – via the Dartmouth Coach – walk the Freedom Trail, North End, Quincy Market, Newbury Street, Boston Common, Waterfront, China Town, ICA – at the Seaport area. Boston T party ship, view from top of the Hancock building.