LODGING

Bed & Breakfast, Cabins & Cottages

  • Chickadee Cottage
    70 Averill Road • Pomfret, CT 06259
    860-963-0587
    Enjoy a private guest cottage with antiques, kitchen, dining and sitting area, TV, and air conditioning. Also you might want to enjoy the nature trails.  map

  • Clark Cottage at Wintergreen
    354 Pomfret Street • Pomfret, CT 06258
    860-928-5741
    Relax in an 18-room cottage of former Clark estate offering a beautiful sitting room and a country kitchen.  map

  • Gwyn Careg Inn (circa 1760)
    68 Wolf Den Road • Pomfret, CT 06259
    860-928-5018
    "One of Connecticut's most desirable, romantic settings for hosting elegant wedding ceremonies, receptions and special gatherings," the Gwyn Careg Inn is situated on 14 manicured acres that include a majestic enclosed stone wall Spanish Garden, multi-tiered greenery and a three-acre pond. An elegant Colonial Revival-style mansion listed on the National Historic Registry, the Gwyn Careg Inn offers five charming suites. more...  map

DINING

American

  • Harvest, The
    37 Putnam Road (Route 44) • Pomfret, CT 06258
    860-928-0008
    The award-winning Harvest offers fine country dining at the Historic Lemuel Grosvenor House in Pomfret. more...

Cafes

  • Vanilla Bean Café, The
    450 Deerfield Road • Pomfret, CT 06258
    Intersection of Routes 44, 169 & 97
    860-928-1562
    Housed in a restored early 19th century barn, the Vanilla Bean Café serves lunch, dinner and a partial breakfast menu seven days a week. A full breakfast menu is available on the weekends. Homemade soups, salads, sandwiches, light dinners, daily specials made with "creativity, imagination and seasonal ingredients," and such baked goods as muffins, bagels, croissants and cookies are offered at the Vanilla Bean Café. Live entertainment, including many popular folk and bluegrass acts, can be enjoyed at the Vanilla Bean Café. more...

ATTRACTIONS

Amusements

  • Martha's Herbary
    589 Pomfret Street • Pomfret, CT 06258
    860-928-0009
    Enjoy beautiful display gardens and sunken medicinal garden. They have a pet cemetery dating from 1889, and a retail shop.  map

  • Sharpe Hill Vineyard
    108 Wade Road • Pomfret, CT 06258
    860-974-3549
    Sharpe Hill is open for gourmet dining. You will enjoy the winery and vineyard tours and wine tastings located on 100 acres of farmland.

Historic Homes & Buildings

  • Cobbscroft
    349 Pomfret Street • Pomfret, CT 06258
    860-928-5560
    A historical home from the 1780's with art gallery, studio and gift shop in the barn.  map

Parks, Gardens & Zoos

  • Connecticut Audubon Society Center at Pomfret
    189 Pomfret Street (Route 169) • Pomfret, CT 06259
    860-928-4948
    Serving as the gateway to the adjoining 700-acre Connecticut Audubon Society Bafflin Sanctuary with its vast rolling meadows, forests, streams and fertile grassland habitats, "Connecticut Audubon Society's Center at Pomfret is a community-based facility that offers environmental education programs, bird walks and many opportunities to learn about and explore the natural world." more...  map

SPECIALTY SHOPPING

Art

  • Celebrations Gallery & Shoppes
    330 Pomfret Street • Pomfret, CT 06259
    Pomfret Center
    860-928-5492
    Celebrations Gallery & Shoppes is found in an 1885 Queen Anne Victorian on Route 169, a Nationally Designated Scenic Byway. Open Wednesday through Saturday 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Sundays until 4:00 p.m. or by appointment, Celebrations' Gallery includes acrylics, pottery, photography, oils, jewelry, watercolors, glass and much more. In addition to original artwork and jewelry, Celebrations offers a variety of unique gifts in all price ranges, including stationary, body products, 100% silk shawls, sweets, teas and candles. more...

Day Spas

  • Pomfret Healing Center & Spa
    79 Mashamoquet Road • Pomfret, CT 06259
    Corner of Routes 44 and 101 in Pomfret Center
    860-963-0846
    Facials, reflexology, massages, and body treatments are just some of the services offered by Pomfret Healing Center & Spa. more...