Town
Where to Stay in Middlebury, VT
Middlebury has a downtown built around Middlebury College, with independent restaurants, cafés and a bookstore, and Otter Creek runs through the center over a waterfall that once powered the town's mills. Swift House Inn has 20 rooms in a 19th-century mansion that belonged to the Swift family, with more rooms in the carriage house and gatehouse, gardens, a steam sauna and Jessica's restaurant. It is a short walk from Main Street and the campus.
Why Stay in Middlebury, VT
- •Middlebury's walkable downtown, its waterfall and the college keep the town busy year-round.
- •Swift House Inn has 20 rooms across a mansion, carriage house and gatehouse, with gardens and a restaurant.
- •Lake Champlain is about 30 minutes west, the Mad River Valley about 45 minutes east and Burlington about 50 minutes north.
What Makes This Area Interesting
- •Otter Creek Falls: in the center of town, beside the old mill buildings.
- •Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History: on Park Street; founded in 1882, with collections on local history.
- •Middlebury Gap: 12 miles east on Route 125; the Long Trail crossing with good day hike options and access to the Robert Frost interpretive trail.
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Frequently Asked
Yes — it's positioned well for Lake Champlain to the west, the Mad River Valley ski resorts to the east, and Burlington to the north. The town itself is strong enough to carry a day or two without leaving.
A liberal arts college known for its language programs. It also runs the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference, held each August since 1926 at its Bread Loaf campus in Ripton.
Any time of year. October brings foliage and the busiest weekends, summer suits the Champlain Valley, and in winter Sugarbush and Mad River Glen are within reach.