We now have Walpole Creamery ice cream on our dessert menu at the Chesterfield Inn! The Walpole Creamery is located right on Route 12 in Walpole, which is about a 20 minute drive north of the inn. Their ice cream is made entirely from scratch, using all natural ingredients, and hormone free milk from Walpole …
Read MoreStrawberry Rhubarb Crisp Spring is definitely here! We know it because anyone who has rhubarb in the garden is picking it, and cooking with it. Rhubarb is the first plant that can be harvested in the spring, generally from late April through June. The stalks are the edible part of the plant, while the leaves …
Read MoreOne of my favorite things about Chesterfield is just up Welcome Hill from the Chesterfield Inn. As you come from Brattleboro, Vermont on Route 9, you’ll come to an intersection where, if you turn right on Cross Road, you’ll end up at the inn. If you turn left onto Welcome Hill Road, you’ll see the …
Read MoreChesterfield Inn, although located in New Hampshire, is a short 10-minute drive across the Connecticut River to the charming town of Brattleboro, Vermont. Spend time in town or on the river, the mountains, or the rambling trails in the woods. Brattleboro is a very vibrant place, with lots going on and many nooks and crannies …
Read MoreIt’s maple sugaring season in New Hampshire, a sure sign that spring is on the way! The weather dictates when sugar season begins, since for the sap to run there must be temperatures above freezing in the daytime and below freezing at night. This New England tradition was begun by the Native Americans, and continues …
Read MoreWell, this is when it starts every year. Those of us who choose to live in Northern New England start to go a little crazy in the beginning of March! By now, we’ve had at least 4 months of cold weather, and at least 3 months of snowy weather. That means we’re accustomed to the …
Read MoreAs anyone who follows the weather knows, we’ve lots and lots of snow in Southwestern New Hampshire this winter! Chesterfield Inn has seen at least one storm each week since early December, and the storms have all dumped at least 5 inches of the white stuff on us. Up here, we measure snowstorms on whether there’s …
Read MoreHere they are, the newest members of our family! These adorable kittens are the happy ending of a sad story about our beloved cat, Sage. We adopted Sage from the Humane Society six years ago. She was a gray and black tiger who had been hit by a car and nursed back to health at …
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