Guidebook for Sharon

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Guidebook for Sharon

Food Scene

Lots of great places to eat a short drive away, our favorites are the White Hart and the Lantern Inn.
Tiny French restaurant favorably reviewed in the New York Times -- "one of the most unusual dining experiences in the Northeast... authentic, freshly prepared French bistro cuisine."
10 locals recommend
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7 Railroad St
10 locals recommend
Tiny French restaurant favorably reviewed in the New York Times -- "one of the most unusual dining experiences in the Northeast... authentic, freshly prepared French bistro cuisine."
Amazingly good farm-to-table diner with local food and good drinks.
37 locals recommend
Oakhurst Diner
19 Main St
37 locals recommend
Amazingly good farm-to-table diner with local food and good drinks.
Delicious BBQ
10 locals recommend
When Pigs Fly
29 W Main St
10 locals recommend
Delicious BBQ
Produce, apple picking and hay rides. Seasonal.
10 locals recommend
Ellsworth Hill Orchard & Berry Farm
461 Cornwall Bridge Rd
10 locals recommend
Produce, apple picking and hay rides. Seasonal.
Very good farm-to-table restaurant in a rustic chic setting. Handy if you're picking up from the Wassaic Metro-North station.
6 locals recommend
Monte's Local Kitchen & Tap Room
6 locals recommend
Very good farm-to-table restaurant in a rustic chic setting. Handy if you're picking up from the Wassaic Metro-North station.
Elegant sophisticated menu in the dining room or a more casual one in the Taproom. Lovely space and delicious food! Call to check hours and if you need to reserve.
21 locals recommend
Falls Village Inn
33 Railroad St
21 locals recommend
Elegant sophisticated menu in the dining room or a more casual one in the Taproom. Lovely space and delicious food! Call to check hours and if you need to reserve.
Fun, funky, and reasonably priced with fantastic coal-fired pizza, burgers, and the like. Inventive cocktails. Popular with locals and Brooklyn hipster artists from the nearby Wassaic Project. Close to the Wassaic train station. Limited hours, call ahead.
41 locals recommend
The Lantern
10 Main St
41 locals recommend
Fun, funky, and reasonably priced with fantastic coal-fired pizza, burgers, and the like. Inventive cocktails. Popular with locals and Brooklyn hipster artists from the nearby Wassaic Project. Close to the Wassaic train station. Limited hours, call ahead.
Tasty breakfast and lunch, farmhouse chic design, close to the house.
19 locals recommend
Mountainside Cafe
251 US-7
19 locals recommend
Tasty breakfast and lunch, farmhouse chic design, close to the house.
Very pretty historic inn with an excellent Mediterranean menu. Full bar.
13 locals recommend
The Millerton Inn
53 Main St
13 locals recommend
Very pretty historic inn with an excellent Mediterranean menu. Full bar.
Very funky bikers' hangout with friendly service and very reasonable prices. Fun for kids.
Toymakers Cafe
85 Main St
Very funky bikers' hangout with friendly service and very reasonable prices. Fun for kids.
Fantastic food, gorgeous setting. Two places to eat in the Inn: Provisions which is very casual and relaxed, you can sit at a communal table and play board games. The more formal pub rooms is stunning and has a nice cozy fireplace in the winter.
39 locals recommend
The White Hart
15 Under Mountain Rd
39 locals recommend
Fantastic food, gorgeous setting. Two places to eat in the Inn: Provisions which is very casual and relaxed, you can sit at a communal table and play board games. The more formal pub rooms is stunning and has a nice cozy fireplace in the winter.

Entertainment & Activities

Full of fascinating old things, great for kids.
6 locals recommend
Connecticut Antique Machinery
31B Kent Cornwall Rd
6 locals recommend
Full of fascinating old things, great for kids.
Skiing
90 locals recommend
Mohawk Mountain Ski Area
46 Great Hollow Rd
90 locals recommend
Skiing
Horseback riding.
14 locals recommend
Lee's Riding Stable
57 E Litchfield Rd
14 locals recommend
Horseback riding.
Learn to drive a race car.
Skip Barber Racing School
Learn to drive a race car.
When did you last go to a real drive-in movie?
78 locals recommend
Four Brothers Pizza Inn
4957 NY-22
78 locals recommend
When did you last go to a real drive-in movie?

Parks & Nature

Learn about the local flora and fauna. Fun for kids and rainy days.
71 locals recommend
White Memorial Conservation Center
80 Whitehall Rd
71 locals recommend
Learn about the local flora and fauna. Fun for kids and rainy days.
Rent a canoe, kayak, or raft and experience the beautiful Housatonic River.
27 locals recommend
Clarke Outdoors
163 US-7
27 locals recommend
Rent a canoe, kayak, or raft and experience the beautiful Housatonic River.
Learn to fly fish or get outfitted with all the gear.
10 locals recommend
Housatonic River Outfitters
37 Kent Rd S
10 locals recommend
Learn to fly fish or get outfitted with all the gear.
Hiking, children's discovery room, exhibits, learn about local nature.
16 locals recommend
Audubon-Sharon Audubon Center
325 Cornwall Bridge Rd
16 locals recommend
Hiking, children's discovery room, exhibits, learn about local nature.
An easy looped trail with good birding and beautiful water views, you might see a bald eagle! Good for families.
Miles Wildlife Sanctuary
An easy looped trail with good birding and beautiful water views, you might see a bald eagle! Good for families.
Runs along the Housatonic.
96 locals recommend
Appalachian Trail Conservancy
799 Washington St
96 locals recommend
Runs along the Housatonic.
Gorgeous lake with nice sandy beach, lifeguards, kids' fishing area, playground, and boat rentals.
8 locals recommend
Salisbury Town Grove
42 Ethan Allen St
8 locals recommend
Gorgeous lake with nice sandy beach, lifeguards, kids' fishing area, playground, and boat rentals.

Everything Else

Excellent mini-golf, batting cages, and better food than you might expect!
Learn about Native Americans.
12 locals recommend
The Institute For American Indian Studies
38 Curtis Rd
12 locals recommend
Learn about Native Americans.
Cool old stuff.
12 locals recommend
Eric Sloane Museum & Kent Furnace
31 Kent Cornwall Rd
12 locals recommend
Cool old stuff.
Fun for kids
Paradise Under Par
350 Ashley Falls Rd
Fun for kids

Sightseeing

Gorgeous, historic, great kids' section
Historic house museum.
6 locals recommend
The Bellamy-Ferriday House & Garden
9 Main St N
6 locals recommend
Historic house museum.
Good for train buffs and kids.
11 locals recommend
Railroad Museum of New England
242 E Main St
11 locals recommend
Good for train buffs and kids.
Dramatic modern Asian-inspired garden open to the public.
102 locals recommend
Innisfree Garden
362 Tyrrel Rd
102 locals recommend
Dramatic modern Asian-inspired garden open to the public.
The prettiest covered bridge in all of New England.
29 locals recommend
West Cornwall Covered Bridge
29 locals recommend
The prettiest covered bridge in all of New England.
Gorgeous historic library
The Hotchkiss Library of Sharon
10 Upper Main St
Gorgeous historic library

Essentials

Buy local meat, eggs, and dairy (including raw milk) or eat a hearty breakfast or lunch at this sweet country store.
Cornwall Country Market
25 Kent Rd S
Buy local meat, eggs, and dairy (including raw milk) or eat a hearty breakfast or lunch at this sweet country store.
Good grocery store with excellent prepared foods
Jam Food Shop
10 Gay St
Good grocery store with excellent prepared foods
Right on the way (if coming from the south), stock up here.
17 locals recommend
Davis IGA
27 Kent Green Blvd
17 locals recommend
Right on the way (if coming from the south), stock up here.
6 locals recommend
Cornwall Package Store
14 Kent Rd S
6 locals recommend

Shopping

Beer, wine, and liquor; great prices.
Rick's Wine & Spirits
12 Gay St
Beer, wine, and liquor; great prices.
Very fabulous antique shop.
Michael Trapp Inc
7 River Rd
Very fabulous antique shop.