Food scene
Do not come to Deering for the food.
This is where the locals are! A great pub with surprisingly great food. Get the Alfredo if you dare.
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Tooky Mills Pub
9 Depot StThis is where the locals are! A great pub with surprisingly great food. Get the Alfredo if you dare.
Get it to go. It's the best pizza around, which isn't saying much but it's what we got!
Hillsboro House of Pizza & Bar
125 West Main StreetGet it to go. It's the best pizza around, which isn't saying much but it's what we got!
An extensive menu, secret lounge in back, and very friendly staff. We go once a year and do it up big.
Sampan
356 W Main StAn extensive menu, secret lounge in back, and very friendly staff. We go once a year and do it up big.
It's the only grocery store for miles! It's surprisingly well stocked too.
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Shaw's
276 W Main StIt's the only grocery store for miles! It's surprisingly well stocked too.
A big awesome farm store with prepared and frozen foods from all around NH in addition to their gorgeous produce.
Dimond Hill Farm
314 Hopkinton RoadA big awesome farm store with prepared and frozen foods from all around NH in addition to their gorgeous produce.
A dairy-centric farm store with produce, flowers, and prepared foods. Truly a special place.
Benedikt Dairy
97 Shirley Hill RoadA dairy-centric farm store with produce, flowers, and prepared foods. Truly a special place.
Yankee Farmer's Market
360 New Hampshire Rte 103Meat! Local and farm raised meat!
The best soft serve around! And chickens peck at dropped sprinkles around your feet.
Half Mast Creamery and Greaneys Fruits & Vegetables
417 South Stark HighwayThe best soft serve around! And chickens peck at dropped sprinkles around your feet.
Omg an adorable co-op-type place in an old hotel. A wonderful cafe for breakfast sandwiches too!
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Sweet Beet Market
11 W Main StOmg an adorable co-op-type place in an old hotel. A wonderful cafe for breakfast sandwiches too!
Hanna's Diner
83 Henniker StreetExactly what you think it is. With Mudslides.
Intervale Farm Pancake House
931 Flanders RdYou gotta love a pancake house!
SuperScoops
58 Main StHenniker is a tiny college town on a river and getting ice cream is nice to do!
Amazing bread and pastries! Only open Friday and Saturday mornings. Worth the wait and the drive. Stop by on your way to Peterborough.
Flag Leaf Bakery
Amazing bread and pastries! Only open Friday and Saturday mornings. Worth the wait and the drive. Stop by on your way to Peterborough.
Hiking
NH is good at hiking. Look it up! There's too many to list.
Hedgehog Mountain
If you can make it to the top you'll get stunning views!
A mostly flat forest walk that can be any length you want it to be. An American Chestnut revival study is being made there.
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Fox State Forest
309 Center RdA mostly flat forest walk that can be any length you want it to be. An American Chestnut revival study is being made there.
Pillsbury State Park
Some nice hikes around a beautiful pond. Canoes and kayaks for rent.
City/town information
New Hampshire is home to plenty of charming New England towns. Here are a few of our favorites.
1/2 an hour away, it's where we go when we want a half day to get lunch by a river, spend hours in a big local bookstore, and scratch that thrifting/antiquing itch.
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Peterborough
1/2 an hour away, it's where we go when we want a half day to get lunch by a river, spend hours in a big local bookstore, and scratch that thrifting/antiquing itch.
Hopkinton
Classic New England town full of charm.
This place could be a film set about old New England. If you are looking for architecture, go take a walk here.
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Hancock
This place could be a film set about old New England. If you are looking for architecture, go take a walk here.
The Capitol! If you want actually food variety, movies, big store shopping, and tons of locally owned stores go here for half a day.
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Concord
The Capitol! If you want actually food variety, movies, big store shopping, and tons of locally owned stores go here for half a day.
Contoocook
Cute little village with a cafe, a river, and couple shops.
Shopping
We love a good shopping excursion! We tend to go to vintage/antique/thrift stores so this list reflects that.
Der Markt at Marklin
28 Riverside DrSimply the best gift and homewares store around!
Top notch antiques and gifts with a distinctive point of view.
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Bowerbird & Friends
16 Depot StTop notch antiques and gifts with a distinctive point of view.
Housed in an ancient home this place oozes charm. Take the time to look in all the rooms and imagine who lived there hundreds of years ago!
Stone River Antiques
191 Keene RoadHoused in an ancient home this place oozes charm. Take the time to look in all the rooms and imagine who lived there hundreds of years ago!
Concord Antiques
137 Storrs StThis place is very big and we always find something we didn't know we needed.
Toadstool Bookshops
12 Depot StA great local bookstore with new and used and a cafe!
A great bookstore with a huge children's section and cafe.
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Gibson's Bookstore
45 S Main StA great bookstore with a huge children's section and cafe.
Go thru the covered bridge to this sweet little antiques store in an old house.
Go Lightly Consignment
1 Center RoadGo thru the covered bridge to this sweet little antiques store in an old house.
Union House Oddities
53 Maple StChock full of wonderful finds!
Artfully designed store full of women's clothes and jewelry. Worth stopping in even if you're not shopping. Stop in on your way to Benedikt Dairy!
Acopio Goods
Artfully designed store full of women's clothes and jewelry. Worth stopping in even if you're not shopping. Stop in on your way to Benedikt Dairy!
Swimming
For when it's hot and muggy!
Pleasant Pond
Shhhhhhhhhh. This is a mile from the cabin and is THE BEST swimming spot.
Beard Brook Park
A great swimming hole in a river.
Sightseeing
Gleason Falls Stone Bridge
Stone Bridges are amazing! Look up the many we have around!
Contoocook Railroad Covered Bridge
Covered bridges are so cool! Look up the many we have around!