A view from the Hilltop Haven Mandarin Reading Room
On a clear day you'll see the Catskill Mountain peaks looming in the distance 75 miles to the west.
Hilltop Haven Bed and Breakfast
All common rooms and the Flagstone Terrace offer panoramic views of the Housatonic River Valley and the tri-state Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York area.
Surrounding Area Information
 The West Cornwall Covered Bridge
Cornwall Scenes Slide Show
(Courtesy of the Cornwall Association)
Hilltop Haven B&B's Favorite
West Cornwall and Area Restaurants,
Shops, Auctions, Museums, Historic Sites,
Performing Arts, Outdoor activities,
accessible Nature Preserves
(telephone Area 860, unless otherwise specified)
Restaurants, West Cornwall Village
(Drive three minutes)
R.S.V.P. Restaurant, Railroad Square
(Fully-booked December; Closed January-April)
"A French Restaurant"
(672-7787) Dinner only (BYOB)
Thursday through Sunday: Dinner from 5PM
(personal checks; cash; no credit cards).
The Wandering Moose Cafe, Main Street
(wine and beer service)
(672-0178) Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
(Dinner Menu: Tues. through Sun. 5-9PM)
(personal checks; cash; no credit cards)
Liquors and Wines
- Cornwall Package Store,
Rte.7, Cornwall Bridge, CT
(drive seven minutes) (672-6645)
Restaurants, nearby area
(drive 20-25 minutes)
- Fife 'n Drum, with Dolf Traymon at the Steinway piano evenings, Kent, CT (927-3509)
Excellent all around (closed Tuesdays) - James O'Shea's West Street Grill, Litchfield, CT
(567-3885) Exceptional chef and service - Pastorale, Salisbury, CT (435-1011)
Chef Frederick
Faveau and Manager Karen Hamilton present a finely-tuned creative "bistro"
in the historic "Iron Master's House" on Rte 44 - Chaiwalla Tea House, Salisbury,CT (435-9758)
Excellent teas; lunch; early supper 'til 5:30 PM - Oliva (BYOB), New Preston, CT (868-1787)
- Little Brick House Pizza, West Main Street, Sharon, CT 364-1321
West Cornwall Art, Crafts, and Gifts Shops
- Cornwall Arts Collection gallery, Railroad Square
(10 AM to 5 PM Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays) - Cornwall Bridge Pottery Shop, Main Street,
two floors of pottery and other crafts. Pottery Workshop (Rte 7 south of Cornwall Bridge Village) (800-501-6545)
- Ian Ingersoll Cabinetmakers, Main Street,
crafting replica Shaker furniture (672-6334)
- The Wish House, Railroad Square,
a seductive variety of gifts, clothing,
home accents, body care products, toys (672-2969)
- Barbara Farnsworth, Bookseller, used books,
45,000 volumes (672-6571).
Bookshops Nearby (drive 25 minutes)
- Dan Dwyer's Johnnycake Books, Salisbury, CT (435-6677)
- Richard J. Lindsey Bookseller,
North Main St.,Kent, CT Fri,Sat,Mon 10-5 Sun 12-5 (927-3025) - Reid and Wright Antiquarian Gallery,
Architecture Books, Antique Maps and Prints,
Consignment Antiques
12-5 Fri,Sat,Sun; New Preston, CT (868-7706)
- Rodger's Book Barn, Hillsdale, N.Y. (518-325-3610)
drive one hour--and well worth it!
Nearby Shops, Art Galleries, Auctions
- Antiques shops, Kent, CT, and Bantam, CT
(drive 25 minutes) - Antique shops, Sheffield, MA (drive 30 minutes)
- Auctions: Bradford Galleries, Rte. 7, Sheffield, MA
Fine furniture, rugs, accessories, books, ephemera
(413-229-6667)
Litchfield County Auctions, Litchfield, CT
(567-4661) - Crafts and Gift Shops: Litchfield, Kent, Salisbury, CT (drive 25 minutes)
- Crafts, Gifts, and Antique Shops, Millbrook, N.Y.
(drive 30 minutes) - Art Galleries, Kent, CT, and Litchfield, CT
(drive 25 minutes) - Oriental Rugs, Donald McGrory Oriental Rugs
12 Castle Street, Gt. Barrington, MA
(drive 40 minutes) (413-528-9594)
Audubon Wildlife Sanctuary
Nature Preserves, Historic Sites,
and Garden Centers
Bloomingfields Farm, Daylilies Specialists,
Rte 55, west of Gaylordsville, CT (drive 40 minutes)Nora's Nursery & Florist,
Rte.7, Cornwall Bridge, CT
(drive seven minutes) (672-6577)Cricket Hill Garden, Chinese tree peonies
Peony Festival: late May-early June
Thomaston, CT (drive 40 minutes) (283-1042)White Flower Farm
Internationally renowned perennial nursery
display gardens, and store
Litchfield, CT (drive 35 minutes) (567-8789)
Sharon Audubon Center, Sharon, CT
(drive 15 minutes) 1200 acres, walking trails, ponds, birding/nature studies library, bookstore
and
gift shop (364-0520)Mary Flagler Carey Arboretum [Institute of Ecosystem Studies, of The New York Botanical Garden], Millbrook,
N.Y. (drive 35 minutes) admission by free pass (914-677-5359)
Innisfree Garden, Rte. 44, Millbrook, N.Y.
(across from Mary Flagler Carey Arboretum),
admission charge, (845-677-8000)Appalachian Trail (drive 5 minutes)Connecticut State Parks/Forests
(drive 5-20 minutes) (424-3200)
BeckleyFurnace, East Canaan, CT (drive 25 minutes)
Beckley Furnace
Art Museums and Historic Houses
Tapping Reeve House and Litchfield Law School Museum, Litchfield, CT (drive 25 minutes)
(567-4501)
Hill-Stead Museum and Gardens, Farmington, CT (drive 45 minutes) - important French Impressionist art
collection (677-4787)
Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, CT (drive 1 1/4th hours) "America's oldest public art museum"; renowned for its collection of Hudson River School landscape paintings, the largest in the country. Don't miss this! (278-2670)Mark Twain and Harriet Beecher Stow Houses, Hartford, CT (drive from Atheneum 10 minutes)
(203-525-9317)
Olana, The Estate of Frederic E. Church; New York State Historic Site, near Hudson, N.Y.
(drive 1 1/4 hours) (518-828-0135)
Norman Rockwell Museum and Studio, Stockbridge, MA (drive 40 minutes) (413-298-4100)
Hancock Shaker Village Museum, Pittsfield, MA
(drive one hour) (413-443-0188)
The Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site, and Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site (Val-Kill), Hyde Park, N.Y.
(drive 1 1/2 hours) (914-229-9115)
Hopkins Vineyard, winery and vineyard,
New Preston,CT (drive 20 minutes) (868-7954)Haight Vineyard, winery and vineyard,
Litchfield, CT (drive 30 minutes) (567-4045)
Greenwoods Theatre, Norfolk, CT (drive 25 minutes): theatre and musicals June 27 through September; classic films January through June (542-0026)Tri-Arts at The Sharon Playhouse, Sharon, CT
(drive 15 minutes) (364-7469)
Music Mountain Summer Music Festival
Falls Village, CT (drive 15 minutes) (824-7126)
Norfolk Music Festival, Norfolk, CT
(drive 30 minutes) (542-3000)Litchfield Jazz Festival, Goshen, CT
Goshen Fair Grounds (drive 15 minutes)
1st weekend of August [5,6,7 August 2005]
(567-4162)
Berkshire Choral Festival, Sheffield, MA
(drive 35 minutes) (413-229-8526)
Tanglewood, Lenox, MA (drive 45 minutes)
(in Boston: 617-266-1492)
(in Lenox: late June 'til September: 413-637-5165)
Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival, Becket, MA
(drive 45 minutes) (413-637-1322)
Scottish Festival, sponsored by the St Andrews Society of Connecticut, Goshen Fair Grounds, Goshen, CT, Saturday October 4th 2003
(drive 15 minutes)The Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
New York, N.Y.
(drive two hours; or drive to Wassaic Station, N.Y. [30 minutes] and takeMetro North Train to Grand Central Station, New York City)
Greenwoods Theatre, Norfolk, CT, classic films January through June (drive 25 minutes) (542-0026)Bantam Cinema, Bantam, CT, classic films
(drive 25 minutes (567-0006)Millerton Movie House, Millerton, N.Y., first-run films (drive 25 minutes) (518-789-3408)Cinerom, Torrington,CT, first-run films
(drive 20 minutes) (489-4111)Gilson Cafe Cinema, Winsted, CT, classic films
(drive 35 minutes) (379-5108)
Lime Rock Park Concourse
1951 Jaguar Mark V
Auto Racing and Concours D'Elegance
Lime Rock Park, Lime Rock, CT, major New England event sports car races, vintage and historic automobile races, and home of the Skip Barber Driving Schools (drive 10 minutes) (800-RACE-LRP)
photo courtesy ofSkip Barber Driving and Racing Schools
Lime Rock Park, Lime Rock, CT
Housatonic River Sports---
Rob and Nell Nicholas' Housatonic Anglers:
Guide Service and Fly Fishing Instruction
Cornwall Village (672-4457)
(Rob will come for you here at Hilltop Haven B&B)
Selective Angler: Guide Service, Fred Jeans
860-693-6642 (evenings after 7PM)
(Fred will come for you here at Hilltop Haven B&B)
Housatonic Meadows Flyshop
&
Full line "Orvis" Dealer
oppposite Housatonic Meadows State Park
Rte 7, Cornwall Bridge 672-6064
Clarke Outdoors: canoe, kayak, and raft rentals, guide service, and instruction available, Rte 7 south of West Cornwall (drive 4 minutes) (672-6365)
Tennis---private clay courts, free to Hilltop Haven B&B guests (drive 4 minutes)
Swimming---private lake beach, avail. To Hilltop Haven B&B guests (drive 5 minutes)
Skiing---Mohawk Mountain Ski Area, downhill, with night skiing, (cross-country skiing on adjacent Mohawk Mountain State Forest trails), Great Hollow Road,
Cornwall, CT
(drive 7
minutes) (800-895-5222, or 672-6100)
Outfitters (downhill only): Ski Haus, Inc., Great Hollow Road, Cornwall, CT (672-6990)
Other Downhill ski areas, N.Y.and MA
(drive 35 minutes)
Cross-country skiing:
White Memorial Foundation, Bantam, CT
(drive 25 minutes)
Outfitters (cross-country), lessons:
Wilderness Shop,
West Street [Rte 202], Litchfield (567-5905)
(10 minute drive from White Memorial Foundation)Horseback Riding:
Western Riding Stables
Sawchuck Rd. off Rte 22, north of, Millerton, N.Y.
(drive 30 minutes) (518-789-4848)
Golf:
Stonybrook Golf Course, Litchfield
(drive 25 minutes) (567-9977)
Silo Ridge Country Club (public), Amenia, N.Y.
(drive 30 minutes) (1-866-SILORGE)
Bicycling: Biking Back Roads in Litchfield County, Connecticut
"Favorite bike riding routes" by Jean Grasmere
The Bicycle Tour Company
bike rentals (by reservation)
area tours, international tours
15 North Main Street, Kent, CT (drive 20 minutes)
(927-1742)
Masseuse, Lorraine Richter, West Cornwall
(drive 4 minutes) and HouseCalls (672-2700)Cooking School:Skitch & Ruth Henderson's
The Silo: Store; Gallery; Cooking School, Rte 202 between
New Preston and New Milford (drive 35 minutes)
(800-353-7456; 355-0300)
Hilltop Haven Bed and Breakfast library
(for guests only) collections (shelved in all three "common" rooms and the Guest Hallway)West Cornwall Hughes Memorial Library [public] (drive 4 minutes)Cornwall Public Library, Cornwall Village
(drive 4 minutes)
The Litchfield County Times, New Milford, CT,
Weekly Fridays, (355-4121)
The Lakeville Journal, Lakeville, CT,
Weekly Thursdays, (435-9873)
 West Cornwall's Railroad Square:
(Station now a private residence)
RSVP Restaurant
For comprehensive travel information on Northwest Connecticut's Litchfield Hills and Foothills of the Berkshires, with places to stay, dine, and shop, recreational, cultural and historical points of interest as well as directions, maps, and special events, please visit the official travel & tourism site of
The Litchfield Hills Visitors Bureau
 Pipers at Hilltop Haven Bed and Breakfast
The Litchfield Hills Pipes and Drums
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