Flower Brook Farm

Flower Brook Farm, the perfect place to gather with friends or family in any season: Ski or sled on snowy winter peaks, enjoy spring’s budding trees, and dine al fresco on sunny summer days.

Room for everyone in this beautifully renovated home amidst 300 acres in the Green Mountains.

A variety of spaces invites you for a private moment by the `baby grand` and or an energetic game of pool or ping pong. The kitchen, with two of all appliances and adjacent dining area, makes preparations a joy.

The house has plenty of space: 9 bedrooms, 4 full and 2 half baths, and on the lower level a game room for Ping-Pong and billiards or Scrabble and a library for quiet reading. A bath on the main level is ADA-compliant.

Outdoor delights include a fire pit (marshmallows required), charcoal grill, picnic tables for dining al fresco, and meadows in all directions inviting you to plan a picnic. If you crave an outdoor game, the house is equipped for croquet, bocce, badminton, volleyball, and basketball.

The property has marked hiking trails and if you’re up for a 5-mile walk, you can amble around Mt. Hoag; turn left out the front door and head up the road, bear left at the first fork, follow the main road, and after about two hours you will be back home.

Entire home.

We respect your privacy. We are always available.
Just a text and we will reply immediately.

“Reservations that understate the number of guests will be subject to a charge of ($50 that is 2x the normal rate)/night for each guest exceeding the number in the reservation.”

Shopping
Groceries can be purchased at Price Chopper in Granville, NY (20 minutes) or Manchester (30 minutes). Alcoholic beverages are sold at food stores in Vermont and at state stores in New York. Rutland, 30 miles up Rt. 7, has Price Chopper, Hannaford, Walmart, and Aldi. PC and Aldi deliver, but check the website to confirm features ad hours. Mach`s Market in Pawlet is a full-service market and caterer with a variety of prepared foods, wine and wood-fired brick oven pizza.
In the summer Dorset has a farmer’s market on Sunday morning. Wallingford Locker is open all year around and sells locally raised meat and poultry. Most of their goods are frozen, so plan ahead. Their bacon is famous. Bring a check or cash; they don’t accept credit cards.
Sheldon’s in Pawlet sells wine and Cabot cheese in a big wheel and is a convenient place to fill gaps in your larder. They only accept cash, but there is an ATM in front of the store.
If you need to replenish your wardrobe, Manchester Center has many outlet stores.

Contact Information

Bromley Mountain, 3984 VT 11, Peru .
Burr and Burton Academy, Seminary Avenue, Manchester 05254
Chipman Stables, 33 Danby/Pawlet Rd, Danby
Dorset Theater, 104 Cheney Rd. Dorset
Emerald Lake State Park, 65 Emerald Lake Lane, East Dorset
Hildene, 1005 Hildene Road, Manchester 05254
Killington Ski Resort, 4763 Killington Rd, Killington
Lake St. Catherine Country Club, 2725 VT 20, Poultney
Lake St. Catherine State Park, 3034 Vt 30, Poultney
Liebig’s Strawberries, 1481 Button Falls Rd, West Pawlet.
Mach`s Market, 18 School St., Pawlet
Merck Forest & Farmland Center, 3270 Rte 315, Rupert
Riley Rink at Hunter Park, 410 Hunter Park Road, Manchester . Call ahead for free-skating hours.
Spartan Arena in Diamond Run Mall in Rutland has a skating rink . Call ahead for hours.
Sheldon’s Market, 6057 Vt. 30, Pawlet, Open 6 am to 8 pm daily.
Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC), 108 Avenue of the Pines, Saratoga Springs, NY
Saratoga Race Course, 267 Union Avenue, Saratoga Springs, NYSeason starts mid-July and ends on Labor Day.
Victorian Inn, 55 N. Main St., Wallingford
Wallingford Locker, 34 Florence Avenue, Wallingford open 8 to five daily, closed Sunday.
Weston Playhouse, 703 Main St., Weston
Wilburton Inn, 257 Wilburton Drive, Manchester
Williamstown Theater Festival, 1000 Main St., Williamstown, MA. Box office
Vermont Summer Festival, 2971 US-7, East Dorset

Hildene in Manchester was the home of Robert Todd Lincoln, the only son of Abraham and Mary Lincoln who survived to adulthood. The property was acquired in 1978 by the HIldene Trust, which restored and maintains the property. The furnishings are almost entirely from the Lincoln family. Please see website for hours during the pandemic.

Equestrian Activities
For equestrians, there’s the thoroughbred track at Saratoga, horseback riding at Chipman stables, and the Vermont Summer Festival in East Dorset, which runs from early July to mid-August. Flower Brook Farm has enough acreage to park multiple horse trailers and East Dorset is less than a 30-minute drive.

Cycling
If cycling is your thing, we often see cyclists along the Danby/Pawlet road but if you want to cycle on a path, the Delaware and Hudson Rail-Trail is accessible from Poultney and goes beyond Granville Village, NY.

Golf

Lake St. Catherine Country Club has a public golf course.

Tennis

Burr and Burton Academy in Manchester has six public courts.

Dining Out
Our own Pawlet has The Barn, with live music every Wednesday night. You can find it just past the post office on the road to Granville, up a sloping drive.
About a 30-minute drive is the Victorian Inn at Wallingford, wonderful food in enchanting surroundings.
Thirty or more minutes in the opposite direction in Manchester is the Wilburton Inn. Wednesday nights in the summer is farm night, featuring locally grown produce and even group singing, Farm nights are great fun!!
House Rules
Flower Brook Farm
Pawlet, VT 05761
Emergency 911
1. Check-In/Out Times:
➢ 4:00 pm check-in.
➢ 11:00 am check-out.
If you need some flexibility, let Patty (1-415-264-6132) know and we`ll do our best to
accommodate.
2. Respect the Peace—No Parties:
Keeping noise levels down, especially between 9:00 pm and 7:00 am, helps maintain a good
relationship with our neighbors.
3. Use Care Around the Property:
➢ All general and sports equipment is used at your own risk. This includes but is not limited to
baby equipment, sports equipment, sleds, picnic tables, charcoal grills, metal fire pit, and
campfire ring.
➢ Do not leave grease or food outside or in your car. Critters live in Vermont too, and we don’t
want to attract them.
➢ Treat the house and furnishings with respect.
➢ Enjoy the grounds at your own risk.
4. Smoke-Free Stay:
Our home is a strict no-smoking zone. If you smoke anywhere on the property, please pick up
your butts.
5. No Extra Guests:
If you plan to have visitors during the day, no problem. But please make sure the only ones who
stay overnight are those listed in your reservation.
6. No fireworks:
Fireworks are against the law in Vermont.
7. No Firearms in the House
Shooting, hunting, and trapping are not allowed on the property.
8. Pet Policy:
We accept pets, just please keep dirty paws off the furniture and rugs.
9. Simple Clean-Up:
➢ Before you leave, please put any dishwasher-safe dishes or kitchenware you`ve used in the
dishwashers and turn them on. Please handwash anything that is not dishwasher-safe and
leave in drying racks.
➢ Leave linens on the beds.
➢ Leave towels in the shower or tub.
➢ Please deposit the trash in the dumpster across the road before you leave; be sure to chain
it shut. Please put returnable containers in the receptacle in the mud room.
10. Handling Damages:
Accidents happen. If something gets damaged, please let us know so we can take care of it.
11. Fire and Smoke:
➢ No charcoal grills on decks or porch. Use as far away as possible.
➢ There is a water bucket on the porch; fill it with water and place it near lit outdoor fires.

➢ Smoke will set off an ear-splitting fire alarm. This includes burnt food in the kitchen and
campfires and grills too close to the house. If there is no danger of fire, call the Fire
Department at 1-802-293-5300 and tell them the situation so they do not respond. Silence
the alarm by following the directions next to the alarm box at the mudroom entrance.
12. Emergency Contact:
Fire Department: 911
Police: 911
Medical: Emergency Room,1-802-775-7111 Rutland Regional Medical Ctr, 160 Allen St, Rutland