suetibu

Hi, We just booked 2 nights in woodstock, vt. We are driving up from NYC and this is our first time to woodstock, VT and I have questions..

1) Lunch places enroute
2) Dinner in town
we are not keen on spending extra money for just new years, so we are thinking of a nice meal somewhere and then joining the locals at a bar with music?
3) What should we visit?
Killington (not skiers - but if it is pretty..)..
4) lunch at simon pearce?

Any other suggestions?

Thanks,
suetibu

Vttraveler

I would not visit Killington if you don't see. You would see much prettier, less developed sites by driving around the Woodstock area

Billings Farm Museum is interesting. It is open weekends and "Christmas week" this time of year so I think it is open both New Years Eve and New Years Day. Woodstock events calendar on the Chamber of Commerce web site says:

Visit the authentically decorated farmhouse with preparations underway for the holiday meal; tour the working dairy farm. Holiday programs and activities, plus making historic ornaments. Traditional music performed in the parlor on selected days. Dec. 26-Jan. 3 - horse-drawn sleigh ride or wagon ...

Simon Pearce would be a good place for lunch and to see the glassblowing.

Sugarbush Farm has sleigh rides

Chamber of commerce link
http://www.woodstockvt.com/woodstock...2009&m=12&d=31

On the way up for lunch you could consider stopping at the Deerfield Inn. This would give you a brief view of another very beautiful New England town of a different era than Woodstock. Historic Deerfield is easy to reach off I-91, on between the Deerfield and Greenfield exits

sf7307

We were in both Woodstock and Historic Deerfield this past August, and we really loved both. Deerfield is almost like a historic preservation -- but although some of the homes are essentially museums, others are occupied by actual 2009 families. Woodstock is different - it's touristy, of course, but so so lovely --- revolutionary and colonial era homes, Paul Revere-foundry cast bells, covered bridge, good restaurants, etc. We loved poking around the old general store (in operation since the late 1800s). Very old and very modern at the same time.

http://www.gillinghams.com/

sf7307

Sorry, I forgot, the place we wanted to have dinner was The Prince and the Pauper. It gets very good reviews on Yelp (yes, I know you have to read between the lines)...we went in and it was full and we would have had to wait for over an hour and were too hungry to do that. So I don't really know how good the food is, but the place is charming.

janie

I like the Woodstock area, but some of the restaurants are a bit precious--and pricey for my taste. I really liked the tavern (not the dining room) at the Barnard Inn, about 10 miles north of Woodstock. really excellent food, very casual and local-filled.

Simon Pearce is nice for lunch.

On the way up or down, you could also stop in Northampton MA, also a few miles off I91. Funky college town (Smith) downtown, with shops cafes, and restaurants galore, mostly very inexpensive.

suetibu

Thanks all.. Will stop by both Deerfield and Northampton..

Vttraveler

Just looked over my response and realized I wrote "if you don't see" instead of "ski." A strange typo since you were asking about nice scenery.

As sf7307 says, Historic Deerfield is not large at all, mostly the collection of buildings that are part of the museum, some private residences, the Inn and several private schools.

bmw732002

Avoid Killington, not pretty for non-skiers.

Woodstock is a beautiful town, even more so with a mantle of snow!

Simon Pearce is a nice place for lunch!

Keep you fingers and toes crossed for bright sunny days......and no snow! That rt 4 could be treacherous
-john