Vermont changes its colors every season so when seeking things to do in Vermont, focus on the particular season. The Central Vermont Montpelier area offers a wide range of unique and diverse activities year round and our Inn Hotel is the perfect “base camp” for area explorations being within 30-45 minutes of Montpelier, Burlington, Stowe and Middlebury.
40 Things To Do In Vermont Any Time
all within easy reach of Tucker Hill Inn
- Visit the many small farms and maybe milk a cow!
- Enroll in a cheese-making course and take home a new skill
- Visit a local farmer’s market (most are year-round)
- Become a visiting “locavore” and dine on the local produce of the area
- Take a quilting class
- Visit a winery or attend a wine-tasting
- Search out the local cheeses and indulge
- Indulge at Lake Champlain Chocolate Factory
- As one of the Top 10 USA tour experiences, check out Ben & Jerry’s
- Visit a local brewery – Magic Hat, Otter Creek, Long Trail and more
- Tennis anyone?
- Take in a movie at our very unique local movie spot, the Big Picture Theater
- Take a cooking class at The Store
- Tour a nearby college and bring back memories – UVM, St. Michaels, Vermont Law, Norwich University and Middlebury are all close by
- Do a waterfall scenic drive and experience the roar or ice sculptures created by the water
- Hike or snowshoe a trail or mountain
- Take a tour of Cabot Cheese
- Take a book from our extensive library, kick back and relax
- Enjoy a glass of fresh Vermont cider at Cider Hollow
- Spend a day at Shelburne Farms
- Tour the local studios of area artisans
- Sample a local microbrew or two
- Eat at American Flatbread – an amazing local icon
- Spend a day at the Shelburne Museum
- Take home a teddy bear, visit Vermont Teddy Bear Factory
- Blow up a wall at the Rock of Ages Museum & Working Granite Quarry
- Enjoy tea at the Trapp Family Lodge, the origins of the Von Trapp family of The Sound of Music fame
- Wander through antique shops seeking that hard to find treasure
- Visit the Vermont State House, one of the oldest working capitols in the country
- Discover the British and French influences over Vermont at the Vermont History Museum
- Learn all about maple sugaring at one of area’s many sugarhouses
- Enjoy a massage or facial at one of the area’s amazing boutique spas.
- Take in a show at one of the area’s great local theaters
- Visit the Vermont Ski Museum
- Explore Hope Cemetery and discover the world-famous granite carvings
- Watch a glass blower at work
- Take a scenic drive through covered bridges (the innkeepers will help)
- Be a potter for an hour or two and let our local potter ship your creation after firing
- Visit a creamee stand and indulge
- Retail Therapy – Shop ‘till you drop in beautiful downtime Burlington
- Attend a festival
- Attend a musical recital or concert
- Grab a coffee and enjoy a morning stroll in our gardens
- Savor a meal at the New England Culinary Institute’s cafes in Montpelier
- Take a horseback ride in summer or a sleigh ride in winter
- Our favorite – relax and do nothing at all!
