Walpole, NH Guidebook
Food scene
World famous chocolate shop and cafe right in Walpole village! This cute chocolatier offers hand crafted chocolates, artisan pastries, and gourmet drinks with the best hot chocolate in New England. Burdick's now has stores in New York, Boston, Chicago, and Washington DC, but their original location in Walpole remains a favorite. It's the perfect place to pick up a gift for a friend or a treat for yourself.
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L.A. Burdick Handmade Chocolates
47 Main StWorld famous chocolate shop and cafe right in Walpole village! This cute chocolatier offers hand crafted chocolates, artisan pastries, and gourmet drinks with the best hot chocolate in New England. Burdick's now has stores in New York, Boston, Chicago, and Washington DC, but their original location in Walpole remains a favorite. It's the perfect place to pick up a gift for a friend or a treat for yourself.
An exquisite French-inspired bistro attached to the world-renowned chocolate shop. They serve lunch, dinner, and Sunday brunch with an ever-changing seasonal menu and fresh, local ingredients. Located in the heart of downtown Walpole, this makes a great spot for foodies & wine lovers, celebrations, or an intimate date night. Reservations required.
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The Restaurant at Burdick's
47 Main StAn exquisite French-inspired bistro attached to the world-renowned chocolate shop. They serve lunch, dinner, and Sunday brunch with an ever-changing seasonal menu and fresh, local ingredients. Located in the heart of downtown Walpole, this makes a great spot for foodies & wine lovers, celebrations, or an intimate date night. Reservations required.
Incredible homemade ice cream! Their ice cream is made in small batches entirely from scratch, using the highest quality all natural ingredients, and hormone free milk from local Walpole farms to deliver the creamiest, most delicious ice cream flavors.
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Walpole Creamery
532 Main StIncredible homemade ice cream! Their ice cream is made in small batches entirely from scratch, using the highest quality all natural ingredients, and hormone free milk from local Walpole farms to deliver the creamiest, most delicious ice cream flavors.
Farmer-owned, farm to table restaurant serving local comfort food along with 16 craft beers on draft. All the beef, pork, chicken, turkey & eggs used are sourced from their sister business, Walpole Valley Farms, just 5 miles away.
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The Hungry Diner
9 Edwards LnFarmer-owned, farm to table restaurant serving local comfort food along with 16 craft beers on draft. All the beef, pork, chicken, turkey & eggs used are sourced from their sister business, Walpole Valley Farms, just 5 miles away.
Locally owned and operated family restaurant serving American-styled food in the heart of downtown Walpole. The restaurant dubbed “A Place With a Heart” was formulated around the idea of giving back because of a local boy, Spencer Harrington, who was born with a congenital heart defect. When you order a "Spencer Special", a portion of the proceeds go to the Pediatric Heart Department at Boston’s Children’s Hospital.
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Spencer's Place
10 Westminster StLocally owned and operated family restaurant serving American-styled food in the heart of downtown Walpole. The restaurant dubbed “A Place With a Heart” was formulated around the idea of giving back because of a local boy, Spencer Harrington, who was born with a congenital heart defect. When you order a "Spencer Special", a portion of the proceeds go to the Pediatric Heart Department at Boston’s Children’s Hospital.
Sugar house and restaurant open every Saturday and Sunday from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m, serving delicious pancake breakfast and full lunch menu. During the sugaring season they offer tours, syrup flights, maple soft serve and complimentary sugar on snow.
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Stuart & John's Sugar House
31 NH-63Sugar house and restaurant open every Saturday and Sunday from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m, serving delicious pancake breakfast and full lunch menu. During the sugaring season they offer tours, syrup flights, maple soft serve and complimentary sugar on snow.
Cute coffee shop right across the river in Bellows Falls, VT serving homemade soups, salads, sandwiches, and baked goods (many gluten-free).
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Moon Dog Cafe
24 Rockingham RdCute coffee shop right across the river in Bellows Falls, VT serving homemade soups, salads, sandwiches, and baked goods (many gluten-free).
A delightful, seasonal cafe located at Harlow’s organic farm stand from May-December. They serve mouth-watering breakfasts, lunch specials, gluten-free baked goods, along with tasty coffee and espresso drinks. You can eat inside the cafe or outside on the picnic tables, where you are surrounded by farm fields, beautiful gardens, and a goldfish pond.
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Cafe Loco
6365 US-5A delightful, seasonal cafe located at Harlow’s organic farm stand from May-December. They serve mouth-watering breakfasts, lunch specials, gluten-free baked goods, along with tasty coffee and espresso drinks. You can eat inside the cafe or outside on the picnic tables, where you are surrounded by farm fields, beautiful gardens, and a goldfish pond.
Family owned and operated restaurant of 30 years, serving pizza, grinders, salads, burgers, and more in downtown Walpole.
Diamond Pizza
417 Main StFamily owned and operated restaurant of 30 years, serving pizza, grinders, salads, burgers, and more in downtown Walpole.
Dine-in or take-out pizzeria in North Walpole serving pizza, salads, subs, wings, and calzones.
Lola's Pizzeria
16 Church StDine-in or take-out pizzeria in North Walpole serving pizza, salads, subs, wings, and calzones.
Open-air roadside stop with delicious pit-smoked BBQ off exit 4 in Putney, VT. Smokey ribs, tender BBQ chicken, and southern-styled sides are served from the windows of 2 converted school buses.
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Curtis' All American Bar-Be-Que
7 Putney Landing RdOpen-air roadside stop with delicious pit-smoked BBQ off exit 4 in Putney, VT. Smokey ribs, tender BBQ chicken, and southern-styled sides are served from the windows of 2 converted school buses.
The best restaurant in Keene! Creative, refined dishes, fantastic cocktails, and lovely atmosphere. The place to go for any special occasion or date night. Located right on Main Street in the historic central square in Keene. A very popular place, so I would recommend making a reservation.
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Stage Restaurant
30 Central SquareThe best restaurant in Keene! Creative, refined dishes, fantastic cocktails, and lovely atmosphere. The place to go for any special occasion or date night. Located right on Main Street in the historic central square in Keene. A very popular place, so I would recommend making a reservation.
Craft brewery and restaurant with classic, hearty dishes located in the Colony Mill Marketplace in Keene, NH. Great selection of beer and food, and fun atmosphere! You can dine at the bar, in the restaurant, in the glass enclosed sunroom, or outside on the patio in fair weather. A favorite spot among locals and travelers!
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Elm City Brewing Company
222 West StCraft brewery and restaurant with classic, hearty dishes located in the Colony Mill Marketplace in Keene, NH. Great selection of beer and food, and fun atmosphere! You can dine at the bar, in the restaurant, in the glass enclosed sunroom, or outside on the patio in fair weather. A favorite spot among locals and travelers!
Sightseeing
Take a scenic train ride through the Vermont countryside. Enjoy dinner with a view as you traverse through Vermont farmland, mountainsides, and along beautiful Lake Champlain. The train departs from stations in Chester and Burlington. View their website (www.rails-vt.com) for information about routes, fares, and reservations.
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Green Mountain Railroad
54 Depot StTake a scenic train ride through the Vermont countryside. Enjoy dinner with a view as you traverse through Vermont farmland, mountainsides, and along beautiful Lake Champlain. The train departs from stations in Chester and Burlington. View their website (www.rails-vt.com) for information about routes, fares, and reservations.
Entertainment & Activities
A public 9-hole golf course less than a mile down the road. Designed by Stiles & Van Kleek, Hooper is regularly named one of the top 9-hole golf courses in New England, and the world. Even if golf isn't your thing, Hooper course is a lovely place to take a stroll and admire the scenic countryside. Stop into Watkins Tavern for local craft beer and light fare after you hit the course.
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Hooper Golf Club
166 Prospect Hill RdA public 9-hole golf course less than a mile down the road. Designed by Stiles & Van Kleek, Hooper is regularly named one of the top 9-hole golf courses in New England, and the world. Even if golf isn't your thing, Hooper course is a lovely place to take a stroll and admire the scenic countryside. Stop into Watkins Tavern for local craft beer and light fare after you hit the course.
If you plan to visit in the fall, a must-do New England activity is picking apples at Alyson's Orchard. Alyson's is a 450 acre orchard overlooking the picturesque Connecticut River Gorge in Walpole, and is recognized as one of the best orchards in the United States by Travel & Leisure. Pick your own fruit in the orchard, go on a hay ride, and take home seasonal treats from the farm stand including homemade apple cider doughnuts, fresh-baked apple pies, unpasteurized apple cider, fruit wines made from Alyson’s apples and peaches, and souvenirs that capture the essence of New England.
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Alysons Orchard
57 Alyson's LnIf you plan to visit in the fall, a must-do New England activity is picking apples at Alyson's Orchard. Alyson's is a 450 acre orchard overlooking the picturesque Connecticut River Gorge in Walpole, and is recognized as one of the best orchards in the United States by Travel & Leisure. Pick your own fruit in the orchard, go on a hay ride, and take home seasonal treats from the farm stand including homemade apple cider doughnuts, fresh-baked apple pies, unpasteurized apple cider, fruit wines made from Alyson’s apples and peaches, and souvenirs that capture the essence of New England.
This restored 1920's Art Deco Opera House is an awesome local movie theatre and a good spot for a fun, cheap date night. They show first-run movies every evening Friday-Tuesday, and classic films on Wednesdays. $6 gets you in to the movie, and $5 at the concession stand gets you the iconic "triple-up": a medium popcorn, medium soda, and a candy. What a deal!
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Bellows Falls Opera House
7 SquareThis restored 1920's Art Deco Opera House is an awesome local movie theatre and a good spot for a fun, cheap date night. They show first-run movies every evening Friday-Tuesday, and classic films on Wednesdays. $6 gets you in to the movie, and $5 at the concession stand gets you the iconic "triple-up": a medium popcorn, medium soda, and a candy. What a deal!
A fun place to visit if you are up in the Woodstock area. Watch glassblowing artisans at work, and shop for one-of-a-kind glassware and pottery souvenirs at the store. Then enjoy drinks and dinner at the award-winning farm-to-table restaurant that overlooks the Ottauquechee River and covered bridge.
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Simon Pearce Flagship Store, Restaurant, Bar + Glassblowing Workshop
1760 Quechee Main StreetA fun place to visit if you are up in the Woodstock area. Watch glassblowing artisans at work, and shop for one-of-a-kind glassware and pottery souvenirs at the store. Then enjoy drinks and dinner at the award-winning farm-to-table restaurant that overlooks the Ottauquechee River and covered bridge.
Stonewall Farm is a nonprofit working farm and educational center in Keene, NH that is open to the public year round, free of charge. With over 120 acres of fields and forests, visitors are welcome to use the trails for hiking, biking, cross-country skiing, and snow shoeing (you can rent snow shoes at the learning center on-site). They offer a variety of farm tours and educational programs for kids, horse-drawn carriage rides by their draft horses Jack and Max (by reservation), and a farm store where you can get homemade ice cream made fresh at the farm.
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Stonewall Farm
242 Chesterfield RdStonewall Farm is a nonprofit working farm and educational center in Keene, NH that is open to the public year round, free of charge. With over 120 acres of fields and forests, visitors are welcome to use the trails for hiking, biking, cross-country skiing, and snow shoeing (you can rent snow shoes at the learning center on-site). They offer a variety of farm tours and educational programs for kids, horse-drawn carriage rides by their draft horses Jack and Max (by reservation), and a farm store where you can get homemade ice cream made fresh at the farm.
Recreation
Hailed as the 2nd most climbed mountain in the world (right behind Mount Fuji)! At 3,165 ft. high, Mount Monadnock is the most prominent peak in southern New Hampshire and offers expansive views at the summit stretching from the Boston skyline all the way to Mount Washington. There are several trails that will take you to the top, but the most popular route up starts at the Monadnock State Park Headquarters in Jaffrey (45 minute drive). There you’ll find plenty of parking, a visitor center, and a park store. Entrance to the park costs $5. Head up to the summit on the White Dot Trail (two miles; about two hours), and descend on the White Cross Trail (2.2 miles; about two and a half hours). This hike makes for a great day-long adventure, especially in Autumn when the air is crisp and the leaves are changing. Don't forget to pack a sack lunch to enjoy at the top!
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Mount Monadnock
Hailed as the 2nd most climbed mountain in the world (right behind Mount Fuji)! At 3,165 ft. high, Mount Monadnock is the most prominent peak in southern New Hampshire and offers expansive views at the summit stretching from the Boston skyline all the way to Mount Washington. There are several trails that will take you to the top, but the most popular route up starts at the Monadnock State Park Headquarters in Jaffrey (45 minute drive). There you’ll find plenty of parking, a visitor center, and a park store. Entrance to the park costs $5. Head up to the summit on the White Dot Trail (two miles; about two hours), and descend on the White Cross Trail (2.2 miles; about two and a half hours). This hike makes for a great day-long adventure, especially in Autumn when the air is crisp and the leaves are changing. Don't forget to pack a sack lunch to enjoy at the top!
Beautifully maintained 58-acre garden and nature trail in Walpole. The garden is open to the public on select weekends May through October. The 3/4 mile-long nature trail is wheel-chair accessible and open daily year round. A great place to visit for any nature lover!
Distant Hill Gardens
507 March Hill RdBeautifully maintained 58-acre garden and nature trail in Walpole. The garden is open to the public on select weekends May through October. The 3/4 mile-long nature trail is wheel-chair accessible and open daily year round. A great place to visit for any nature lover!
A fun place to explore in nearby Chesterfield with historical ruins, a pond, and hiking trails. The area is named after Antoinette Sherri, a famously eccentric woman who was a costume designer and threw glamorous parties back in the 1920's at her castle in the forest. The castle was later abandoned and destroyed by a fire in 1962. All that remains today are ruins of the foundation and the stone staircase. It is a good spot to take photos and enjoy a walk in the woods. The Ann Stokes loop trail is a popular 2.3 mile hike with scenic views at the top, and along Indian Pond.
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Madame Sherri Forest
A fun place to explore in nearby Chesterfield with historical ruins, a pond, and hiking trails. The area is named after Antoinette Sherri, a famously eccentric woman who was a costume designer and threw glamorous parties back in the 1920's at her castle in the forest. The castle was later abandoned and destroyed by a fire in 1962. All that remains today are ruins of the foundation and the stone staircase. It is a good spot to take photos and enjoy a walk in the woods. The Ann Stokes loop trail is a popular 2.3 mile hike with scenic views at the top, and along Indian Pond.
This is a popular 2.1 mile loop trail around Goose Pond in Keene, NH. A great place to go for a walk with kids or with dogs - good for all skill levels.
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Goose Pond
This is a popular 2.1 mile loop trail around Goose Pond in Keene, NH. A great place to go for a walk with kids or with dogs - good for all skill levels.
A nice spot to go swimming, fishing, or boating, located in Chesterfield, NH. Wares Grove Beach, along Route 9A, has an entrance fee and is open to the general public. The beach has a snack bar, restrooms, a small playground.
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Spofford Lake
A nice spot to go swimming, fishing, or boating, located in Chesterfield, NH. Wares Grove Beach, along Route 9A, has an entrance fee and is open to the general public. The beach has a snack bar, restrooms, a small playground.
Ski Areas
Walpole is centrally located to many desirable VT and NH ski resorts. Most of the ski areas featured below are within a one-hour drive of the airbnb.
Okemo Mountain Resort
77 Okemo Ridge Rd45 minutes (northwest)
Mount Snow
1 hour (west)
Estació d'esquí de Bromley Mountain
124 VT-111 hour (west)
Estació de muntanya de Stratton
5 Village Lodge Rd1 hour (west)
Pats Peak Ski Area
686 Flanders Rd1 hour (east)
Crotched Mountain Ski and Ride
615 Francestown Rd1 hour (east)
Mount Sunapee
1 hour (northeast)
Killington Ski Area
1.5 hours (northwest)
Shopping
A great store to visit with huge variety of New England gifts and goodies. There is a little bit of everything from country housewares and homemade jams to fancy cheeses, flannels, penny candy, games and more.
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The Vermont Country Store Rockingham
1292 Rockingham RdA great store to visit with huge variety of New England gifts and goodies. There is a little bit of everything from country housewares and homemade jams to fancy cheeses, flannels, penny candy, games and more.
One of New England’s most popular destinations! Yankee Candle Village offers a unique shopping and entertainment experience for the whole family. Stroll through the Bavarian Christmas Village and the Yankee Candle flagship store for seasonal candles, home decor and holiday shopping. Enjoy homemade fudge at the fudge shop, learn about the history of candle making at the museum, and even dip your own candle to take home at the Candle Making Bar.
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Yankee Candle
25 Greenfield RdOne of New England’s most popular destinations! Yankee Candle Village offers a unique shopping and entertainment experience for the whole family. Stroll through the Bavarian Christmas Village and the Yankee Candle flagship store for seasonal candles, home decor and holiday shopping. Enjoy homemade fudge at the fudge shop, learn about the history of candle making at the museum, and even dip your own candle to take home at the Candle Making Bar.
A two-floor store in Bellows Falls with well-curated artifacts and antiques. Has a large selection of antique lamps, furniture, jewelry, and more.
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Windham Antique Center
5 SquareA two-floor store in Bellows Falls with well-curated artifacts and antiques. Has a large selection of antique lamps, furniture, jewelry, and more.
A small shop with unique, handmade gifts by local artisans, located on Main Street in Walpole Village.
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Walpole Artisans Co-Op
52 Main StA small shop with unique, handmade gifts by local artisans, located on Main Street in Walpole Village.
A fun cottage store in Westminster, VT packed with all kinds of treasures. They have vintage and new home decor, garden elements, plants, and gifts.
The Cottage By The Brook
5859 US-5A fun cottage store in Westminster, VT packed with all kinds of treasures. They have vintage and new home decor, garden elements, plants, and gifts.
A charming local outdoor store in downtown Brattleboro, VT. They have pretty much everything under the sun, from clothing and shoes, to winter gear, and sporting goods. Enjoy free popcorn while you shop around!
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Sam's Outdoor Outfitters
74 Main StA charming local outdoor store in downtown Brattleboro, VT. They have pretty much everything under the sun, from clothing and shoes, to winter gear, and sporting goods. Enjoy free popcorn while you shop around!
Keene is the nearest "city" and has a beautiful downtown area with lots of local shops, restaurants, and cafes, as well as larger department stores. Some of my favorite shops include: The Toadstool Bookshop, Ye Goodie Shoppe, Ingenuity Country Store, Brewbakers Cafe, Hannah Grimes Marketplace, Synergy, and Ted's Shoe & Sport.
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Keene
Keene is the nearest "city" and has a beautiful downtown area with lots of local shops, restaurants, and cafes, as well as larger department stores. Some of my favorite shops include: The Toadstool Bookshop, Ye Goodie Shoppe, Ingenuity Country Store, Brewbakers Cafe, Hannah Grimes Marketplace, Synergy, and Ted's Shoe & Sport.