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    Where to Stay in Norwich, VT

    Norwich is the Vermont village across the Connecticut River from Hanover, New Hampshire, and Dartmouth College, about 1.5 miles away over the Ledyard Bridge. The village has a general store and a quiet residential feel, home to many Dartmouth faculty and staff. The Norwich Inn sits on a site that has held an inn since 1797, with rooms in the Main Inn, Ivy Lodge and Walker House, a historic dining room and Jasper Murdock's Alehouse, which brews its own beer on site.

    Why Stay in Norwich, VT

    • •Hanover, about 1.5 miles away across the Ledyard Bridge, has Dartmouth's campus, the Hood Museum of Art and many restaurants.
    • •Jasper Murdock's Alehouse brews its own beer at the inn.
    • •The upper Connecticut River valley is good for kayaking and cycling; ask the inn about access points.

    What Makes This Area Interesting

    • •Hanover, NH: about 1.5 miles across the Ledyard Bridge; the Dartmouth Green, the Hood Museum of Art and many restaurants.
    • •Hood Museum of Art at Dartmouth: free admission, permanent collection spanning ancient to contemporary.
    • •Quechee Gorge: about 12 miles west; a 165-foot gorge with a bridge viewpoint and a short trail.

    Frequently Asked

    About 1.5 miles, a few minutes' drive across the Ledyard Bridge. Norwich is quieter than Hanover, and Hanover's restaurants and the campus are easy to reach.

    The brewery at the Norwich Inn, which makes small batches of ales and lagers served in the inn's pub.

    About 20 miles, roughly 25 minutes via I-91, I-89 and Route 4. The two pair well: Norwich for the inn and Hanover, and Woodstock for its historic village.