| full breakfast is served in a renowned restaurant that offers upscale dining, and a bar accented by a fireplace. suites add living rooms. set on sprawling wooded grounds, this romantic b&b housed in 3 buildings is 2. 6 miles from riverside essex village and 4 miles from scenic canfield woods. parking is free. check-in time: 3:00 pmcheck-out time: 11:00 am. the main house features 4 storied rooms, while some carriage house rooms have post-and-beam vaulted ceilings. the individually decorated rooms and suites have elegant period decor, and offer free wi-fi, tvs and coffeemakers
Bradley International Airport 55 min
Cockaponset State Forest (14 min)
Connecticut's second largest state forest, with many trails for hiking, mountain biking & skiing. Hammonasset Beach State Park (22 min)
Popular destination features a 2-mile-long beach with a boardwalk, boat launch & 550 campsites. Stewart B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge (15 min)
This 70-mile coastal preserve includes salt marshes & islands protecting endangered birds & plants. Chatfield Hollow State Park (14 min)
Natural area with pine woods, streams, caves & rocky ledges, offering hiking, swimming & fishing. Rocky Neck State Park (15 min)
Recreation area with bird-watching, fishing & camping as well as a beach suitable for swimming. Saybrook Point (15 min) Selden Neck State Park (27 min)
Park and camping Florence Griswold Museum (13 min)
Restored 1817 mansion, which housed artists, shows American Impressionist works & rotating exhibits. The Dinosaur Place at Nature's Art Village (25 min)
40+ life-sized dinosaurs over 60 acres, with nature trails, a splash pad & a dino-themed playground. Gillette Castle State Park (24 min)
This stone mansion with unique decor & a medieval-style facade belonged to actor William Gillette. Devil's Hopyard State Park (29 min)
860 acres of rocky forest, crisscrossed by hiking trails & highlighted by 60-ft.-high Chapman Falls. Meigs Point Nature Center (20 min)
Long-running, family-friendly environmental learning center at Hammonasset Beach State Park. Essex Steam Train & Riverboat (4 min) Connecticut River Museum (8 min)
Art & artifacts relating to the area's shipbuilding history (from 1733), plus model ships. Railbike Adventure by the Essex Steam Train (15 min)
Vintage steam train offering a narrated round-trip ride through the scenic Connecticut River Valley. | 
