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Things to do from home base in Grantham, NH

Possible activities for a visit Grantham, NH – a great home base for all sorts of classic New England activities.

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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:

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.