Charming Vermont farmhouse with spectacular mountain views, near 3 ski areas

Property description: It's early morning. You waken to the chirping of many bird songs, the only sound besides that of the breeze. You take your coffee out to our summer dining room or outside to our picnic area and marvel in the beauty of morning fog evaporating from mountaintops in the distance. Our spectacular views of open fields, surrounding hills and the valley that fronts our direct view of the Magic Mountain ski area inspire you to plan your day's activities. There is much to explore and enjoy in all directions, in nearby towns such as Weston, Chester, Grafton, Woodstock, Manchester, or you can opt for relaxing at home or swimming, hiking, playing tennis or golf at local venues, or shopping for artisanal foods at the local market or nearby farms. Always, you enjoy the peace, quiet and beauty of our home in the southern Vermont countryside. Dating from the early 19th century, our classic farmhouse in Londonderry, VT, has enormous charm. Many of the rooms are super sized. Our family has owned it for 82 years and have decorated it with family antiques, art, and Oriental rugs. There's a library, a fireplace and grand piano & a dining table that seats 10. Lovely views can be seen from several rooms. Well-equipped gourmet Ikea kitchen with Cuisinart, cookbooks, spices, herbs. and a dish set for entertaining as well as regular meals.Some people enjoy our ''summer dining room" in our old woodshed,next to the kitchen. IT looks at Magic Mountain, as does our lovely outdoor picnic area. The house is surrounded on all sides by open fields, and there's a maple sugar lot and woods to the west. We are half way up Hell's Peak with a gorgeous view of both Magic (Glebe) and Stratton mts. (and Bromley from our woods) and the 65-acre property is ringed with smaller mountains. Our front yard features these views, and our large lawns extend to the front, rear, and side of the house with many beautiful flower beds. The picnic area overlooks the view of Magic Mt. and fields. Many of our clientele return again and again so great is their enjoyment of our property & the area. Our three bedrooms, two of which are very large, feature comfortable beds, with a good supply of seasonal blankets. We provide bed and bath linens for a fee; both table and reversible window fans keep the bedrooms comfortable in summer. The queen pullout in the LR is available, but occupancy of six rather then eight people is more comfortable. Our large, sunny dining room abuts the kitchen and a dish closet, and the LR is a very large "floor thru" with a grand piano, fireplace and library. Bring your own CDs. The TV/reading room is downstairs and has a comfortable couch and ottomans. The land: The house is surrounded on all sides by open fields, and there's a maple sugar lot and woods to the west. We are half way up Hell's Peak with a gorgeous view of both Magic (Glebe) and Stratton mts. (and Bromley from our woods), and the 65-acre property's view is ringed with smaller mountains. Our front yard features these views, and our large lawns extend to the front, rear, and side of the house with many beautiful flower beds. The picnic area overlooks the view of Magic and fields. Many of our clientele return again and again, so great is their enjoyment of our property and the general area. The area: There's tons to do in the Londonderry, Weston, Peru, Manchester area, and other attractions are within easy driving distance. There are many restaurants, shops, recreational sites. Swimming, hiking, biking, canoeing, fishing antiquing, summer theatre, concerts, shopping, visits to historical sites, a farmer's market are just some of the area's attractions. Londonderry is in the heart of the Golden Triangle ski area, with Stratton, Bromley, Magic and Okemo nearby. Please see the "gogobots" on our site for descriptions of popular places, and read a more detailed description of things to do and places to go under the "attractions" section of our page. Also I welcome phone calls or emails with any questions, and, upon your booking, will send you our orientation letter, which provides information about the house and things to do and places to go in our area.