The Tucker Hill Inn is the perfect location to explore the Mad River Valley from. Our unique hill-top location with 14 acres of woodlands, is located close to Mad River Glen and Sugarbush, with ample hiking and biking trails with all the pubs and restaurants Waitsfield has to offer.
40 Things To Do In Vermont Any Time
All close to Tucker Hill Inn
The Central Vermont area offers a wide range of unique and diverse activities year round and Tucker Hill Inn is the perfect "base camp". We're just a short 30-45 minutes drive to Montpelier, Burlington, Stowe and Middlebury.
- 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!