Area activities and things to do around Manchester
The Summer Season is full of outdoor fun:
- Swim in the quarry, lake or our own heated pool
- Play golf or tennis at a private country club; practice your drive with a bucket of balls
- Backroad Tours
- Bike, hike, canoe or fish
- Visit our Fly Fishing Guide and Outfitter
- Shop at our high end company stores or local crafts shops; eat in one of our 50 plus restaurants
- Listen to a concert or a practice session of musicians
- Visit a farm, see cheese being made, eat ice cream:
- Taylor Farm
- Merck Forest
Go horseback riding or ride on a wagon:
- Horse’s for Hire
- Sun Bowl Ranch
- Petticoat Junction
- Pfister Farm
- Lively’s Livery
- Take a train ride on the Scenic Green Mountain Flyer, 463-3069
Need something out of the ordinary? Try:
- falconry: Falconry School
- bush driving: Off Road Driving School
- driving through a covered bridge or through a state forest on a dirt road.
- driving up the mountain: Equinox Skyline Drive
- taking a chairlift or gondola to the summit
- having fun at our local recreation park, 362-1439
- sporting clay and skeet shooting, Tinmouth Hunting Preserve
- or quietly watching the grass grow
IN WINTER
Downhill skiing:- Bromley, 824-5522
- Stratton, 297-2200;
- Magic, 824-5645
- Southern VT National Ski Patrol
- Hildene, 362-1788
- Wild Wings, 824-6793
- Viking, 824-3933
- or snowshoe at Hildene, 362-1788 or on the Long Trail
- or snowmobile the countryside by calling 824-6628
- Try ice skating at Riley Rink, 362-0150
- ice fishing
- or take a long walk
More the indoor type?
- See summer stock
- tour historic homes
- visit craft studios
- Have a massage at Green Door, 362-1528; or at Avanyu, 362-4700
- or just sit and read
- Go to a special event: like a church supper or opening cocktail party
- Shop for antiques or visit a real Vermont country store
- Work out at our local gym: Triad Center, 362-4914
- Spend some quiet time browsing Northshire Bookstore.
Voted "The Best Independent Bookstore on the East Coast!" - Go peruse a gallery or museum
Tilting at Windmills Gallery, 362-3022
Whales in Vermont Gallery
Witt Gallery
Martha's Folk Art
Gallery Northstar, 362-4541
Be entertained at our local cultural centers:
- Dorset Theater Festival, 867-2223
- Weston Playhouse, 824-8167
- Manchester Music Festival, 362-1956
- Southern Vermont Art Center, 362-1405
- Riley Rink at Hunter Park, 362-0150
- Hildene Special Events, 362-1788
- Ballet Manchester, 362-0759
Places to tour:
- Hildene, Robert Todd Lincoln's home, 362-1788
- Southern Vermont Arts Center, 362-1405
- Norman Rockwell Museum, 375-6423
- The Vermont Country Store, 824-3184
- Equinox Valley Nursery, 362-2610;
- Mettowee Mill Nursery, 325-3007
- Frog Hollow State Craft Center, 362-3321
- Manchester Hot Glass 362-2227
- American Museum of Fly Fishing, 362-3300
Enjoy the fresh air and views:
- Equinox Skyline Drive, 362-1114
- From your own Manchester View Deck, or by the Pool
- Petticoat Junction Horse and Carriage Rides, 362-3885
Golfing
- Manchester Country Club, we make your tee time
- Stratton CC, 297-4114
- Gleneagles at Equinox, 362-3223
- Tater Hill Country Club, 875-2517
- Lake St. Catherine, 287-9341
- Okemo, 228-1396
Hiking
- The Long Trail, park off route 11/30 in Winhall
- Lye Brook Wilderness, off East Manchester Road
- Equinox Mountain, off Prospect Street
- Emerald Lake State Park, 362-1655
- Sun Bowl Ranch, 293-5837
- Pfister Farm, 824-6320
- Bromley Mountain Alpine Slide/ Chairlift Ride, 824-5522
- Stratton Mountain, 824-2000
- Merck Forest and Farmland Center, 394-7836
Biking, Canoeing, Kayaking
- Battenkill Sports Cycle Shop, 362-2734
- Stratton Mountain Sports, 297-4321
- Battenkill Canoe, 362-2800
- Equipe Sports, 297-3460