check-out time: 11:00 am. there's also a rustic, electricity- and plumbing-free cabin with a wood stove and an outhouse. the 3 cozy, country-style rooms offer private bathrooms, pillow-top mattresses and complimentary wi-fi. there's also a den with a fireplace, games and a tv. hot breakfast is served in a quaint dining room, offering all-day coffee, and a communal fridge and microwave. set in a farmhouse built in 1780, this relaxed b&b in the berkshire mountains is 3 miles from buckley dunton lake and 10 miles from the town of lee. children over age 12 are welcome. other amenities include 13 miles of trails, and ski, skate and snowshoe equipment rentals and tuition Bradley International Airport 1 hr 9
Berkshire Botanical Garden (26 min) 15 acres of flower beds, ponds & gardens for strolling & picnicking, plus exhibits & events. October Mountain State Forest (19 min) Home to the famed Appalachian Trail, this expansive forest offers camping, hiking & a fishing lake. Otis Ridge (17 min) Ski resort and skiing Berkshire Scenic Railway Museum - Lenox Station Museum (20 min) Rail yard tours & interactive exhibits featuring restored equipment chronicle rail travel history. Mass Audubon's Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary (29 min) Nature walks & rugged hikes in a landscape of forests, meadows & marshes known for resident beavers. Becket Land Trust & Historic (3 min) Kripalu Center For Yoga & Health (28 min) The Mount, Edith Wharton's Home (24 min) Author Edith Wharton's turn-of-the-century estate offers tours & hosts frequent cultural events. Keystone Arch Bridges Trail (17 min) Frelinghuysen Morris House & Studio (25 min) Cubism, museum, and art Ventfort Hall Mansion and Gilded Age Museum (22 min) Restored, listed Jacobean revival mansion built in 1893 & open for tours & events. Bousquet Mountain (24 min) 750 vertical foot mountain features 2 double lifts, 2 carpet lifts, plus water park during summer. Naumkeag (24 min) Visitors can tour this spacious, 19th-century summer home & picnic on its landscaped grounds. Herman Melville's Arrowhead (21 min) The literary icon wrote Moby Dick in this cozy landmark 18th century house surrounded by farmland. National Shrine of The Divine Mercy, Stockbridge, MA (24 min) Roman Catholic shrine on 350 acres with a white marble Mary statue, ornate mural & Sunday Mass. |