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    Where to Stay in Grafton, VT

    Grafton is a 19th-century Vermont village preserved largely by the Windham Foundation, a nonprofit that has owned and maintained much of the town since the 1960s. It has white clapboard houses, a cheese company, a covered bridge and no chain businesses. The Grafton Inn has operated since 1801 and has 45 rooms, including 7 suites and 4 guest houses. The Phelps Barn Pub is open year-round and the 1801 Tavern seasonally. Grafton is very quiet in the off-season, busy in summer and fall, and in winter draws visitors looking for cross-country skiing and solitude.

    The Grafton Inn

    The Grafton Inn

    Grafton · Inn

    A 45-room inn on Main Street in Grafton, operating since 1801 and owned by the Windham Foundation, which restored much of the village in the 1960s and 1970s. Rooms include 7 suites and 4 guest houses. The Phelps Barn Pub is open year-round, and the 1801 Tavern seasonally. Past guests include Ulysses S. Grant, Theodore Roosevelt, Ralph Waldo Emerson and Rudyard Kipling.

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    Why Stay in Grafton, VT

    • •The Grafton Inn has operated since 1801, and Ulysses S. Grant, Theodore Roosevelt, Ralph Waldo Emerson and Rudyard Kipling are among its past guests.
    • •Grafton Village Cheese, founded in 1892, is in the village, with tastings.
    • •The trails around the village are used for cross-country skiing and snowshoeing in winter and hiking and biking the rest of the year.

    What Makes This Area Interesting

    • •Grafton Village Cheese: on the main road in the village; one of Vermont's well-known artisan cheese producers, open for tastings.
    • •Grafton's outdoor center: next to the village; cross-country skiing, snowshoeing and trails, depending on the season.
    • •Townshend State Park: 10 miles south; good hiking on Bald Mountain with views across the West River valley.

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    Frequently Asked

    The Windham Foundation is a private charitable organization that has owned and maintained much of Grafton since the 1960s, with the goal of preserving the village's 19th-century character. It operates Grafton Village Cheese, the inn, and several other properties. The result is a coherent, historically preserved village rather than a mix of development styles.

    It depends on the trip. There are no restaurants beyond the inn's pub and tavern, no shops beyond the cheese company and no nightlife, so it suits a weekend of walking, reading and countryside. Newfane and Brattleboro are 30 to 45 minutes away.

    About 30 miles northwest on Route 35, roughly 45 minutes. Brattleboro is the practical nearest town for groceries and additional dining options.
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