Guidebook for Southbridge
Drinks & Nightlife
World class beer - wicked venue, one hour line...get there early...it’s worth it!
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Tree House Brewing Company, LLC
129 Sturbridge RdWorld class beer - wicked venue, one hour line...get there early...it’s worth it!
Great local bands ... check their website! ♥️ Kid friendly
And low key.
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The Vanilla Bean Cafe
450 Deerfield RdGreat local bands ... check their website! ♥️ Kid friendly
And low key.
Rapscallion Brewery
3 Arnold RoadANother great local brewery!
Lovely and has a fireplace ♥️ Restaurant also.
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Taylor Brooke Brewery
818 CT-171Lovely and has a fireplace ♥️ Restaurant also.
Wonderful farm and cidery minutes away - buy tickets in advance.
Tree House Orchard & Farm Fermentory
54 Joy RdWonderful farm and cidery minutes away - buy tickets in advance.
Food Scene
B.T.'s Smokehouse
392 Main StGordon Ramsey’s favorite bbq! BYOB
Authentic French Cuisine - a local gem. Reservations Required Dog friendly if you have a well behaved dog.
The Metro Bistrot
176 Main StAuthentic French Cuisine - a local gem. Reservations Required Dog friendly if you have a well behaved dog.
Historic Colonial Faire with amazing bakery and Pub - not to be missed
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Publick House Historic Inn
277 Main StHistoric Colonial Faire with amazing bakery and Pub - not to be missed
Stunning hilltop ice cream and clam box with a killer lobster roll and 80 years of history. Three minutes from the Tepee.
Dresser Hill Clam Box
Stunning hilltop ice cream and clam box with a killer lobster roll and 80 years of history. Three minutes from the Tepee.
A historical restaurant inn with events regularly. Super charming and has a pub! Peek at their calendar.
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Salem Cross Inn
260 W Main StA historical restaurant inn with events regularly. Super charming and has a pub! Peek at their calendar.
Family run local creamery with the most amazing Skyr! Local meats also. Don’t kiss this place if you’re planning on grilling with us.
Woodstock Creamery at Valleyside Farm
210 Child Hill RdFamily run local creamery with the most amazing Skyr! Local meats also. Don’t kiss this place if you’re planning on grilling with us.
Great Sushi which you can also DoorDash if you don’t feel like leaving the farm ♥️
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Kaizen Sushi Bar & Grill
479 Main StGreat Sushi which you can also DoorDash if you don’t feel like leaving the farm ♥️
Shopping
Massive selection of every sort of spirit and beer and wine at fantastic prices.
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Yankee Spirits
376 Main StMassive selection of every sort of spirit and beer and wine at fantastic prices.
Parks & Nature
Living history museum, not to be missed. Kids love the experiential hands on approach and there are weekly events with themes such as farming brewing weaving blacksmithing and so on. Restaurant and bakery and period gift shop on sight! Ask us to borrow our membership pass for free entry for two and save $50!
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Old Sturbridge Village
1 Old Sturbridge Village RdLiving history museum, not to be missed. Kids love the experiential hands on approach and there are weekly events with themes such as farming brewing weaving blacksmithing and so on. Restaurant and bakery and period gift shop on sight! Ask us to borrow our membership pass for free entry for two and save $50!
Bath in verdant warmth in the Orangerie and Limonella, or hike their trails bursting with seasonal flowers and a view of Mt. Wachusett.
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Jardín Botánico Tower Hill
11 French DrBath in verdant warmth in the Orangerie and Limonella, or hike their trails bursting with seasonal flowers and a view of Mt. Wachusett.
A glacier broke apart and the lake inside scoured this region leaving mangled bedrock exposed to delight us with caves and scrambling opportunities 10,000 years later. Dog friendly!
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Purgatory Chasm Vistor Center
214 Purgatory RdA glacier broke apart and the lake inside scoured this region leaving mangled bedrock exposed to delight us with caves and scrambling opportunities 10,000 years later. Dog friendly!
Lovely cool swimming on a hot summer day.
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Bigelow Hollow State Park
298 Bigelow Hollow RoadLovely cool swimming on a hot summer day.
5 minutes away. A federal dam put in place with miles of trails after 2 catastrophic floods in 38 and 55 destroyed the downtown.
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Westville Dam
5 minutes away. A federal dam put in place with miles of trails after 2 catastrophic floods in 38 and 55 destroyed the downtown.
Wells State Park
159 Walker Pond RdFor swimming and walking!
Midstate Trail - Cow Tunnel
An old Nipmuc trading trail bisecting the state. Go for miles!
Incredible biodiversity of untouched land. Yale owns it for studies of local flora. Great rock formations as it was never plowed.
Yale Forest
Incredible biodiversity of untouched land. Yale owns it for studies of local flora. Great rock formations as it was never plowed.
Excellent walking trails just off Rt 169 which is a national scenic drive. Fields and forest.
Connecticut Audubon Center at Pomfret
218 Day RdExcellent walking trails just off Rt 169 which is a national scenic drive. Fields and forest.
Sightseeing
Wonderful science and nature based experiential museum 25 minutes away.
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EcoTarium
222 Harrington WayWonderful science and nature based experiential museum 25 minutes away.
Entertainment & Activities
Pick your own fruits, hand made cider and donuts - pastoral bliss!
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Woodstock Orchard
494 CT-169Pick your own fruits, hand made cider and donuts - pastoral bliss!
Charlton Orchards Farm
44 Old Worcester RdPick your own - we love strawberry season here.
Gorgeous historic house with Friday summer concerts called twighlight garden series - free to public and just like a mini Tanglewood. They announce the concerts in the lead up to summer. Plan your visit accordingly.
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Roseland Cottage
556 CT-169Gorgeous historic house with Friday summer concerts called twighlight garden series - free to public and just like a mini Tanglewood. They announce the concerts in the lead up to summer. Plan your visit accordingly.
Massive Antique event 4 times a year. Look up their schedule and let me know if you’re bringing a trailer as we have a special parking spot for you!
Brimfield Flea market
35 Palmer RdMassive Antique event 4 times a year. Look up their schedule and let me know if you’re bringing a trailer as we have a special parking spot for you!
Southbridge once hosted the largest lens manufacturer in the world. You can tour the history and innovation behind lens at this museum. The town was gutted when it moved to China in 1980 and you will see the rebuilding of our purpose downtown as we shift away from being a mill town to our future.
Optical Heritage Museum
12 Crane StSouthbridge once hosted the largest lens manufacturer in the world. You can tour the history and innovation behind lens at this museum. The town was gutted when it moved to China in 1980 and you will see the rebuilding of our purpose downtown as we shift away from being a mill town to our future.
Arts & Culture
A gem here in central MA in a beautiful building, great for rainy days!
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Worcester Art Museum
55 Salisbury StA gem here in central MA in a beautiful building, great for rainy days!