Best family vacation places: Smuggs, Topnotch Resort & Spa, Trapp Family Lodge, and Tyler Place. Things to do with kids: Billings Farm, Sugarbush Farm, Green Mountain National Forest and Ben and Jerry's ice cream. Attend a museum, experience living history, go shopping, play golf or tennis, relax at a spa, go hiking, biking, camping, or fishing. Winter family vacation fun includes Nordic skiing, cross-country skiing, ice skating, snow tubing, boarding, sleigh rides, and maple syrup tasting.
Smuggs, one of the best resorts in the country, has enough going on to fulfill any family’s summer vacation wish list. The fun includes pool time, waterslides, water sports, ziplining, Segway excursions, organized family activities, guided hiking, and yoga. [Read More]
Looking for an easy way to slowdown, disconnect and unplug. Consider quietly escaping to rural America with your kids to create your own free range family fun. [Read More]
Get away for the fun of it. Looking for one more escape to the snow country before it melts? Try ski school in Vermont; go snow shoeing or cross-country skiing in New Hampshire; consider a family field trip to Boston; enjoy the best of New York City. [Read More]
Why not vacation with the best? SKI Magazine's readers have chosen Smugglers’ as #1 in North America for family programs for many years. Not surprising because not only do they relate to what parents need and kids want but each season they manage to add a few extra benefits for more fun. [Read More]
When family schedules are hectic getting away means everything and we have a few secret spots worth checking out if crowds and lines are not part of your family vacation plan. [Read More]
Taking a break from the often hectic holiday season means finding fun in small doses and we have assembled our annual mini holiday adventures, Santa trains, and holiday lights for your review. [Read More]
Storybook travel is pure fun and during the winter months traditional “Santa Trains,” make enjoying Christmas even better. From New Hampshire and Vermont to Maine and New York pretend journeys to the North Pole are more fun than ever. [Read More]
As resorts prepare for the first snow new services and benefits are ready to roll and for families who love the snow the 2012/13 ski season looks promising. [Read More]
Imagine a summer family vacation at a Green Mountains country retreat complete with luxurious space, a welcoming attentive atmosphere with activities and amenities all ages. [Read More]
From Maine and Vermont to New York and Massachusetts the idea is simple, getaway for a bit and enjoy the season. Select the perfect pumpkin, navigate a corn maze, time travel, or taste luscious cranberries. [Read More]
In the Northeast US one of the top choices for a family reunion is Smuggs because of the variety of family-friendly amenities, programs and benefits offered. [Read More]
Teen guests call it “The Notch” and know that “It’s good.” For parents vacationing with teens, it means a bored-no-more zone with stuff to do and best of all other teens. [Read More]
Vermont occupies a small area geographically, but there’s no doubt that Vermont has a lot to offer families. Great museums, culinary delights (maple syrup and cider donuts anyone?), music, theatre, mountain vistas and, of course, Vermont is the home of the innovative ice-cream giant Ben & Jerry’s. [Read More]
Who doesn't want to do something that's easy, fun and affordable? Cross-country skiing vacations are becoming more popular because they are easy, fun, affordable, and dare I say healthy for everyone. The adrenaline rush from a morning on the trails with your kids will yield more than a calorie burn burn. Winter feels good! [Read More]
Winter Trails offers children and adults who are new to snow sports a chance to try snowshoeing and/or cross-country skiing FREE at venues throughout North America. [Read More]
Hit the slopes, ski cross-country, try dog sledding or just relax by a roaring fire. Winter in Vermont’s Green Mountains provides oodles of ways to enjoy family time surrounded by natural beauty. [Read More]
The idea of being a kid again, even if only for a week, is enticing to many of us who manage lists, schedules, money and time. Family camp requires no management skills and there are family camps to fit all family types. [Read More]
Like a Currier & Ives picture puzzle made of 1000 pieces, the village conveys a sense of New England worthy of experiencing. Framed by history and surrounded by natural beauty, the sensibly arranged shops, galleries, and antique stores, match with the landmark F.H. Gillingham & Sons General Store, making the puzzle real to visitors. [Read More]
Known for independent flair and extraordinary children's programs, The Tyler Place combines a feeling of nostalgia with cutting-edge resort facilities creating a vacation atmosphere that renews families, reignites marriages, and restores the natural fun and charms of childhood on the shores of Shipyard Bay on Lake Champlain. [Read More]
Celebrating and sharing history with children can be both fun and rewarding. While Vermont always has interesting events this year commemorates the 400th anniversary of Samuel de Champlain’s exploration of the lake that bears his name so it is not surprising that the summer schedule has a rich variety of special events ideal for families. [Read More]
A time to reconnect. [Read More]
Reconnect with your family, it's what your Vermont family vacation should be fun. We'll help by providing all of the fun factors. We are a resort where the kids can learn to play tennis, ride a horse, or go cross-country skiing. The best part? There's so much for kids to do here that you'll never hear the words "I'm bored" coming from anyone's mouth. Topnotch Resort and Spa, 4000 Mountain Road Stowe, VT 05672 Phone: 802.253.8585 Toll-free: 800.451.8686 Email: info@topnotchresort.com [Read Less]
Best place in New England for a family gathering. [Read More]
Offering all of the ingredients for a family-pleasing summer reunion: a convenient Resort Village with programs and amenities, comfortable mountainside condominium lodging, award-winning family activities, a beautiful location in Vermont’s Green Mountains, and a professional staff dedicated to family reunion planning. Here’s the deal: Reunion groups booking prior to the summer season receive the resort’s best lodging rates, and groups of 20 or more will enjoy complimentary t-shirts as a memento of their special get-together. Smugglers' Notch Resort 4323 Vermont Route 108 South Smugglers' Notch, VT 05464-9537. www.smuggs.com/summer/reunions [Read Less]
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The best of New England. Classic and comfortable. [Read More]
Stay with us and be only a short distance from Lake Champlain, the University of Vermont, plus great shopping. Enjoy a free full hot breakfast, complimentary high-speed internet access, 24-hour coffee service, a fitness room, business center and seasonal outdoor heated pool. Quality Inn 84 S. Park Drive, Colchester, Vermont 05446. (802) 655-1400 or www.colchestervermonthotel.com. [Read Less]
Connect with the county life. [Read More]
Imagine a place where time moves slowly and things are simple. Escape to rural America with your kids. Enjoy farm activities like gardening, animal grooming, crop harvesting, and stargazing. Milk a cow; gather eggs or simply slow down and enjoy the quiet. Visit our farm & ranch stay directory view the family vacation possibilities in the countryside. [Read Less]
Robinson Farm a perfect spot to spend time with the family. [Read More]
Lots to do plus Killington, Pico, Okemo, and Suicide Six ski areas are only minutes away. Located six level miles west of Woodstock Village Farmhouse Inn (bed and breakfast) is an ideal central Vermont family vacation spot any season of the year. You’ll know you’re there when you see the five-story barn. Spontaneity is the attitude making each day one of a kind from outdoor summer movies, campfires, and house concerts, to sugaring, igloo building, and full moon snowshoeing. No two rooms are alike but all have private baths, allergy-free feather pillows and comforters, fluffy white Turkish cotton towels, alarm clocks, heating and air conditioning with in-room controls. There’s even a suite for families. Bonus points: We have it on good authority – this spot works for teens. Need to know: Killington, Pico, Okemo, and Suicide Six ski areas are only minutes away. Farmhouse Inn at Robinson Farm 543 Woodstock Road Woodstock, VT (802) 672-5433 or www.farmhouseinnvt.com [Read Less]
A great family camp in Vermont. [Read More]
Our camp offers family fun and community building in the beautiful mountains of Vermont! Separate morning programs for adults and children gives parents the opportunity to explore their own creativity through arts, music, and the healing arts, or relax. Afternoons and evenings feature multi-age, family activities: yoga, arts, crafts, dance, nature education, games, hikes, campfires, swimming and more! Come experience our inspirational programs. Common Ground Family Camp. Common Ground Center, 473 Tatro Road, Starksboro, VT 05487. 1-800-430-2667 or visit us online. [Read Less]
