Vermont activities and attractions near Vermont bed and breakfast, Inn at Round Barn Farm, Waitsfield, VT

Our Mad River Valley in central Vermont has been recognized has an Historic District with the National Register of Historic Places and also designated as a Scenic Byway by the National Scenic Byways Program. Whether its outdoor pursuits for all four seasons or covered bridges you seek – our beautiful Mad River Valley has it all!

The Green Mountain Cultural Center is a non-profit organization created to promote the visual and performing arts. All events take place in our historic Joslyn Round Barn, or outdoors on the property, weather permitting. The month of August is filled with open studios, gallery events, and artistic demonstrations that are part of the Vermont Festival of the Arts. Enjoy cooking classes, glass blowing displays, art in the garden tours and more. For current listings of area events please visit our Chamber of Commerce website and click on events.

Although tourism is quickly replacing agriculture in central Vermont, it is still the big red barns, hand-picked stone-wall-lined fields, covered bridges and tractors haying in the fields that guests are coming to enjoy. Historic Bridge Street in Waitsfield is the first

local landmark on your directions. The imagined quintessential Vermont town now becomes reality... a covered bridge, a country bakery, a specialty teddy bear shop. Shopping our Vermont craft fairs and galleries is one of the favorite activities of visitors. In the summer, take an excursion to Moss Glen Waterfall along scenic Route 100. In the winter, enjoy a romantic sleigh ride for two.

In the winter, snowshoeing and cross country skiing are right outside our front door. The Inn has over 80 acres of marked snowshoe trails and our guests have full use of Ole's Cross Country Center trails, where rental equipment is also available. The ski resorts of Sugarbush and Mad River Glen are 10 minutes away and Killington and Stowe are less than an hour's drive.

In the summer there are simple pleasures––hiking, biking, horseback riding, fly fishing or canoeing on the Mad River––and we are five miles from Sugarbush Golf Course and within an hour of three other outstanding golf courses. The Green Mountain Club can help you plan a hike along the Long Trail. Clearwater Sports offers kayak and canoe rentals and adventure packages. Consider a bike tour or visit a local bike shop and plan your own route. The Mad River Valley also is a mecca for aviation enthusiasts and equestrians. Glider rides and camps are available at Sugarbush Soaring. There are numerous stables and tack shops in the Valley. You may explore our back country on a guided tour with the Vermont Icelandic Horse Farm.

Our close proximity to the villages of Waitsfield, Warren and Waterbury allows convenient perusal of many boutiques, craft and art galleries, country stores, and restaurants. The five-month span of our Farmer's Market allows sampling of locally grown produce, lamb, maple syrup and honey. A combination of local food and local talent makes our Waitsfield farmers market unique. From hand-painted wooden bowls to hand-blown glass, freshly squeezed lemonade to maple milkshakes -- this market has it all.

Nearby attractions include the New England Culinary Institute and our State House in Montpelier, Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream Factory, the Cabot Cheese Factory Annex, and the Cold Hollow Cider Mill in Waterbury. Shelburne (near Burlington) is home of the historic 1,400 acre (working) Shelburne Farms and estate and the Shelburne Museum, hailed as New England's Smithsonian and packed with treasures from the past. Northfield is home of the Vermont Quilt Festival. Barre features the Rock of Ages quarry.

Mad River Valley Chamber Calendar of Events
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Photography by Dennis Curran.