location
Savage Hart Farm is ideally located for anyone who wants to visit or stay in the Upper Valley of the Connecticut River. Two hours from Boston, three hours from Portland, 4.5 hours from New York City, with easy access to Interstates 89 and 91. (Click on the map below to enlarge.)
Centrally located in the Upper Valley, Savage Hart Farm is less than a thirty minute drive from several towns:
White River Junction, VT – 5 miles West Lebanon, NH – 5 miles
Hanover, NH – 6 miles Norwich, VT – 7 miles
Lebanon, NH – 9 miles Quechee, VT – 9 miles
Woodstock, VT – 17 miles Windsor, VT – 20 miles
Nearby attractions
- Norwich Farmers Market – Saturdays, May through October; 4 miles
- Appalachian Trail head – West Hartford; 5 miles
- King Arthur Flour – bakery store, café, and baking school; 5 miles
- Upper Valley Aquatic Center – White River Junction; 5 miles
- Dan & Whit’s and Norwich Inn – Norwich; 6 miles
- Montshire Museum of Science – Norwich; 6 miles
- Dartmouth College – Hanover; 6 miles
- Hanover Country Club – golf; 7 miles
- Quechee, Quechee Gorge, Simon Pearce, Balloons of Vermont (hot air balloon rides), Quechee Hot Air Balloon Craft and Music Festival (Father’s Day Weekend)
– Queechee; 9 miles - Vermont Institute of Nature Center and Nature Store; 9 miles
- Suicide Six Ski Area – Pomfret; 14 miles
- Woodstock, Billings Farm and Museum, Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park, Woodstock Inn (golf); 17 miles
- Harpoon Brewery – Windsor; 17 miles
- Tunbridge World’s Fair (every September); 21 miles
- Dartmouth Skiway – Lyme; 21 miles
- Long Trail Brewing Company – Bridgewater; 25 miles
- Mount Ascutney State Park (hiking, camping); 27 miles
- Cardigan Mountain State Park (hiking) – Orange; 28 miles
- Mount Sunapee Resort – Newbury; 36 miles
- Killington Resort; 37 miles
- Okemo Mountain Resort – Ludlow; 45 miles
Activities
Hiking
- Dartmouth Outing Club – this site gives directions to/for 10 local hikes
- Upper Valley Trails Alliance – search for trails by Town
- Appalachian Trail – a 9.3 mile section of the AT runs just north of Savage Hart Farm, trail heads in West Hartford & Norwich
Biking
- Upper Valley Loop Trail – 16 mile loop through Hartford, Norwich, Hanover, and Lebanon
- Northern Rail Trailhere – 52 mile trail with its western end in downtown Lebanon, click to get directions to the trail head
Golf
- Hanover Country Club – Hanover, NH; 7 miles
- Carter Country Club – Lebanon, NH; 8 miles
- Woodstock Country Club – Woodstock, VT; 17 miles
- JP Larkin Country Club – Windsor, VT; 19 miles
- Eastman Golf Links – Grantham, NH; 24 miles
- Lake Morey Resort – Fairlee, VT; 25 miles
- Bradford Golf Club – Bradford, VT; 30 miles
- Claremont Country Club – Claremont, NH; 30 miles
- Montague Golf Club – Randolph, VT; 31 miles
- Twin Lakes Village – New London, NH; 33 miles
- Newport Golf Club – Newport, NH; 35 miles
- Killington Golf Course – Killington, VT; 36 miles
- Ragged Mountain Resort – Danbury, NH; 41 miles
Tennis
- Hartford High School – 37 Highland Avenue – has 4 courts
- Girard Field in Norwich – off Turnpike Road – has 4 courts
- Erwin Clifford Park in West Hartford – Recreation Drive off Quechee West Hartford Road – has 1 court
Parks
Here is a PDF from the town of Hartford for its Parks and Facilities
Storrs Pond in Hanover has a swimming pool, four tennis courts, basketball, hiking trails, and of course a pond. Daily rates are charged. Here is a PDF of the Site Map.
Restaurants
While we love our home cooking, we are trying to sample local restaurants.
Here are some that we like.
White River Junction:
- Big Fatty’s BBQ (our favorite local BBQ)
- Elixir Restaurant and Lounge (our favorite local restaurant)
- Tip Top Café
- tuckerbox a coffee shop by day and a Turkish restaurant by night
Hanover:
- Base Camp Cafe Nepal cuisine
- Bistro @ Six in the Six South Street Hotel
- Boloco
- Canoe Club
- EBA’s (Everything But Anchovies)
- Jesse’s Steakhouse
- Jewel of India
- Lou’s Restaurant and Bakery
- Market Table
- Molly’s Restaurant and Bar
- Morano Gelato
- Murphy’s On The Green
- Orient Restaurant
- PINE Restaurant in the Hanover Inn
- Ramunto’s Pizza
- Salt Hill Pub
- Sushi Ya
- Thai Orchid
- Tuk Tuk Thai Cuisine new Summer 2015
- Umpleby’s Bakery Café the Bertie Wooster is Todd’s favorite sandwich
Norwich:
- Carpenter & Main
- Jasper Murdock’s Alehouse in the Norwich Inn
West Lebanon:
- 4 Aces Diner (Peg loves the Eggs Benedict)
- 99 Restaurant & Pub
- Applebee’s
- Chili’s
- Five Guys Burgers & Fries
- Koto Japanese Steakhouse
- Lui Lui
- Moe’s Southwest Grill
- Panera Bread
- The Seven Barrel Brewery
- Weathervane Seafood Restaurant
Quechee:
- Dana’s by the Gorge breakfast & lunch May through October
- Parker House
- Simon Pearce
Lebanon:
Woodstock:
- Bentley’s Restaurant
- Cloudland Farm Thursday, Friday, Saturday – fixed menu, BYOB
- Melaza Bistro
- The Prince and The Pauper
- The White Cottage – we discovered this in August of 2015. A nice snack bar/drive-in with a substantial menu right on Rte. 4 in West Woodstock. Nice views of the Outtaquechee River (a nice wading spot). Open early May to Columbus Day. Good burgers!
- Worthy Kitchen
Other Notables:
- Ariana’s Restaurant – Orford, NH
- Eaton’s Sugar House – South Royalton, VT (“biggest pancakes in Vermont”)
- Inn at Pleasant Lake – New London, NH
- Juniper Hill Inn – Windsor, VT
- Lyme Inn – Lyme, NH
- Peyton Place Restaurant – Orford, NH
- Stella’s – Lyme, NH
- Stone Soup Restaurant – Strafford, VT
- Worthy Burger – South Royalton, VT (our first guests told us about this – our favorite burger place!). Lots of great beers on tap. Cash only!
Entertainment
- Entertainment Cinemas – Lebanon
- Fairlee Drive In – Fairlee, VT
- Hopkins Center for the Arts, Dartmouth College – Hanover
- Lebanon Opera House – Lebanon
- Northern Stage Theater – White River Junction
- Nugget Theaters – Hanover
- Opera North – Lebanon
- Pentangle Arts Council/Town Hall Theatre – Woodstock
- Tupelo Music Hall – White River Junction
Museums/Galleries
- AVA Gallery and Art Center – Lebanon, NH
- Collective – Woodstock
- Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College – Hanover
- League of N.H. Craftsmen – Hanover
- The Woodstock Gallery – Woodstock
Farmers’ Markets
- Norwich – Saturdays, 9 am – 1pm, US Route 5 South
- Hanover – Wednesdays, 3 pm – 6 pm, Dartmouth Green
- Lebanon – Thursdays, 3 pm – 7 pm; Colburn Park
- Woodstock Market on the Green – Wednesdays, 3 pm – 6 pm
- Hartland – Fridays 4 pm – 7 pm, Hartland Public Library Fields
Groceries
- Co-Op Food Stores – locations in White River Junction, Hanover, and Lebanon
- Upper Valley Food Cooperative – White River Junction
- Dan & Whit’s – Norwich
- Hannaford – West Lebanon
- Shaw’s – West Lebanon
- Price Chopper – West Lebanon
- Singleton’s Market – Quechee (smoked meats, sausage, bacon)
- Woodstock Farmers’ Market – Woodstock (“a very busy, crazy, year round market of fantastic food”)