1886 HOUSE Bed and Breakfast of Chesterfield, Massachusetts

Explore the Pioneer Valley

The popular "Pioneer Valley" is located in beautiful Western Massachusetts. The Valley offers a unique mix of the arts, attractions, fine dining and historic landmarks. It is home to the Springfield Symphony Orchestra, the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, the newly opened Dr. Seuss National Memorial, William Cullen Bryant Homestead, Yankee Candle Co., Historic Deerfield...just to name a few. Here you will find places to hike, bike, go rafting, skiing, snowmobiling, golf, or poke around the local antiques shops. Below, we have mentioned just a small percentage of the things there are to do here in the Valley.		(photo of grounds at 1886 House) Enjoy!
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Chesterfield Area

Things to see and do	Location	Miles from 1886 House
Bisbee Family Maple Sugar	Chesterfield	2
Bisbee Mill Museum	Chesterfield	1
Chesterfield Antiques	Chesterfield	2
Chesterfield Gorge has hiking trails, fly fishing, cross country skiing and snowshoeing	Chesterfield	6
Chesterfield State Forest	Chesterfield	6
Edwards Memorial Museum	Chesterfield	3
Ireland Street Orchards	Chesterfield	5
Sevenars Concerts	Worthington	8
Tennis	Chesterfield	3

Festivals / Studios / Galleries / Pottery

Fairs / Parks /

Massachusetts Agricultural Fairs
Massachusetts Grange Fairs
Massachusetts Community Fairs
Old Deerfield Craft Fairs

Botanic Garden of Smith College,		Northampton
Botanic Plant House at Mt. Holyoke College		South Hadley
Look Memorial Park,		Northampton
Knightville Dam,		Huntington
D. A. R. State Forest		Route 112 Goshen
Massachusetts Audubon at Arcadia
Stanley Park of Westfield

Golf

Learning Institutions , Colleges and Universities

Places to Visit	Location	Miles from 1886 House
Learning Institutions
Academy at Swift River	Cummington	12
Clarke School for the Deaf	Northampton	14
Charlemont Academy	Charlemont	26
Deerfield Academy	Deerfield	24
Stoneleigh-Burnham School	Greenfield	27
Williston Northampton Academy	Easthampton	19
Colleges/University
Amherst	Amherst	22
Hampshire	Amherst	20
Mt. Holyoke	South Hadley	25
Smith	Northampton	14
University of Mass.	Amherst	23

Attractions

Things to see and do	Location	Miles from 1886 House
Bridge of Flowers	Shelburne Falls	26
Butterfly Garden	South Deerfield	19
Chester Hill Winery	Chester	15
Chester Rail Road Museum	Chester	15
Dr. Suess Memorial Museum	Springfield	28
Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art	Amherst	16
G.W.V. Smith Art Museum	Springfield	28
Hampshire College Art Gallery	Amherst	16
Historic Deerfield	Deerfield
Jacob's Pillow	Becket	29
Long Hollow Bison Farm	Hadley	17
Look Park	Northampton	11
Mead Art Museum	Amherst	18
Miniature Theatre of Chester	Chester	15
Mount Holyoke College Art Museum	South Hadley	17
Museum of Contemporary Art	North Adams	45
Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame	Springfield	28
National Yiddish Book Center	Amherst	16
Pratt Museum of Natural History	Amherst	16
Six Flags Amusement Park	Agawam	31
Smith College Museum of Art	Northampton	12
Springfield Armory	Springfield	28
Tanglewood	Lenox	42
University Gallery- U Mass	Amherst	18
VolleyBall Hall of Fame	Holyoke	19
Western Mass Family Golf	Hadley	17
Williamstown Theatre Festival	Williamstown	53
Yankee Candle Co.	South Deerfield	18
Zoar Outdoor White Water Rafting	Charelemont	27

Skiing

Biking

Things to see and do	Location	Miles from 1886 House
Norwottuck Rail Trail	Northampton	16
Various local roads and Routes	local	local

Hiking

Shopping

Pick you own Berries/Apples

Things to see and do	Location	Miles from 1886 House
Berkshire Berries	Becket	29
Blazin Berries (organic blueberries)	Worthington	8
Blue Haven Berry Farm (blueberries)	Middlefield	21
CumWorth Farm ( Raspberries/ Blueberries)	Cummington	12
Ireland Street Orchards (Apples)	Chesterfield	5
Nourse Farm (Strawberries)	Whately	16
Running Fox Farm (organic blueberries)	Worthington	16
Spruce Hill (blueberries)	Worthington	8
Warne Strawberries	Sunderland	21

Historic Attractions

Places to Visit	Location	Miles from 1886 House
Arrowhead/ Herman Melville	Pittsfield	32
Dickinson Homestead	Amherst	16
Historic Deerfield	Deerfield	23
Old Sturbridge Village	Sturbridge	57
William Cullen Bryant Homestead	Cummington	12

Antiques

Music and Performing Arts

UMASS Fine Arts Center	Amherst
Mullins Center,	Amherst
The miniature Theatre of Chester	Chester
Academy of Music	Northampton
Berkshire Theatre
Shakespeare & Co.,
Boston Symphony Orchestra	Lenox
Jacobs Pillow	Becket