Summer Activities
Equinox Resort (see www.equinoxresort.com for details):
- The Golf Club at Equinox, www.playequinox.com – tee times recommended
- The Spa at Equinox (treatments, swimming, saunas, steam baths, fitness center, outdoor hot tub) – reservations necessary for treatments and classes
- Tennis (3 outdoor hard courts, USPTA Tennis Pro available for lessons)
- Land Rover Experience Driving School – reservations required
- Orvis Fly Fishing Lessons – reservations required
- Wing shooting at Orvis – reservations required
- Hiking, www.equinoxpreservationtrust.org
Area Arts & Museums:
- Southern Vermont Art Center, www.svac.org
- Hildene, Lincoln family home, www.hildene.org
- American Museum of Fly Fishing, www.amff.com
- Bennington Museum and Grandma Moses Art Gallery, www.benningtonmuseum.org
Summer Theater:
Dorset Playhouse (15 minutes from the resort), www.dorsettheatrefestival.org
Weston Playhouse (25 minutes from the resort), www.westonplayhouse.org
Williamstown Theatre Festival (50 minutes from the resort), www.wtfestival.org
Oldcastle Theatre (30 minutes from the resort), https://oldcastletheatre.org/
Recreational Activities in the Area:
- Covey & Nye – enjoy wing shooting at its finest – shooting clays and instruction, www.coveyandnye.com
- Bromley Sun Mountain Adventure Park, www.bromley.com – over 20 rides and attractions
- Canoeing and Tubing on the Battenkill, www.battenkill.com , www.battenkillriversports.com
- Horseback Riding – Chipman Stables or Mountain View Ranch, www.chipmanstables.com, www.mountainviewranch.biz
- Swimming – Dana Thompson Recreation Park (outdoor pool), Dorset Quarry – open marble quarry
- Boating & Swimming – Vermont State Parks – Lake St. Catherine, Emerald Lake, Lake Shaftsbury – www.vtstateparks.com
- Practice Tee – Route 7A North – Golf Driving Range
- ATV Tours at Stratton Mountain – http://www.stratton.com/events-and-activities/stratton-activities/summer-activities/atvtours.aspx
Additional Suggestions
- Local Farmers Markets – (Thursdays – Manchester, Saturdays – Londonderry, Sundays – Dorset)
- Visit a local farm to see farm animals & cheese being made – Taylor Farm, www.taylorfarmvermont.com
- Scenic Car Ride – Equinox Skyline Drive – to the top of Mount Equinox (4 miles south on Route 7A)
- Stratton Mountain – ride the Gondola up the mountain. Village shops at the base. www.stratton.com
- Manchester Hot Glass – make your own one-of-a-kind glass paperweight, www.manchesterhotglass.com – reservations required
- Backroad Discovery Guided Tours – experience scenic and historic southern Vermont, www.backroaddiscovery.com
- Scenic Drives – to villages of Dorset, Danby and/or Weston – concierge can assist with these itineraries
- Northshire Bookstore, www.northshirebookstore.com – award winning bookstore; also presenting author events throughout the year.
- Shopping – Manchester Designer Outlets, www.manchesterdesigneroutlets.com – no sales tax on clothing!!