Granby Newcomers and Neighbors Club

Member Favorites

At our fall meeting, Newcomers and Neighbors members were asked to share their favorite activities--things to do, places to go. Here at long last is the list that was compiled from that meeting. So if you're looking for a diversion -from pampering yourself to enjoying the outdoors--here are some suggestions:

-- Norwich Inn and Spa (Norwich)
-- Wrenthan Outlets (Wrentham, Mass.)
-- Barndoor Hills trail (Granby)
-- Talcott Mountain trail (Simsbury)
-- Harkness Memorial State Park (Waterford)

-- Northwest Park (Windsor)
-- Dog park (Granby)
-- O'Brien's Nursery (Wells Road)
-- Mill Pond Park (Canton)
-- Flaming Farm (Simsbury)
-- Magic Wings butterfly conservatory (Deerfield, Mass.)
-- The Dinosaur Place (Montville)
-- KidCity Museum (Middletown)
-- Kuras Farm (Suffield)
-- Cambridge House (Granby)
-- Mystic Seaport (Mystic)
-- Beardsley Zoo (Bridgeport)
-- Letterboxing (everywhere at letterboxing.org)
-- Horse-drawn sleigh ride (Google it)
-- Timbergyms (Newington)
-- Maritime Museum (Norwalk)
-- Becket Family YMCA Camp (Becket, Mass)
-- Roger Wheeler State Beach (Point Judith, RI)
-- Bushnell Park/Charter Oak/Carousel (Ha rtford)
-- Soldiers and Sailors Arch (Hartford)
-- Mary Edwards State Park (Granby)
-- Hedgehog Mountain (Simsbury)
-- Claypen (West Hartford)
-- CT Trolley Museum (Windsor Locks)
-- Family Contradance (Granby)
-- White Flower Farm (Litchfield)
-- Tubing on Farmington River (New Hartford)
-- Gillette Castle (East Haddam)
-- Kent Falls (Kent)

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