6 Bedrooms,
4 Bathrooms,
Sleeps 18
Estate
(5500 sq. ft.)
in Southbridge, MA
11 miles from Webster Lake
This 6 bedrooms 4 baths PRIVATE COUNTRY ESTATE for 2-20 guests near NYC and Boston is nestled on 11 beautiful acres with a pond, forests, cliffs, and 1800 stone walls. Take a break from the hustle and bustle of everyday city life. Reserve your GETAWAY and stay here your very own RESORT !!
Swim in the HEATED saltwater pool, row the boat on the POND, gather at the 4 FIRE PITS patios (Yoga, Chess, Theater, Pow wow), and grill your food on our 2 propane GRILLS! Play on the football-size lawn with the numerous sports equipment.
Come for the beautiful fall foliage. Stroll along the well-designed spectacular landscaped grounds with the sounds of the chirping BIRDS and you will discover the natural beauty that will delight any outdoor enthusiast.
Enjoy the peace and tranquility of the estate's POND as you sit and read a book on the bench and observe the many FROGS, turtles, and fish that are in the pond or go for a ROWBOAT ride or float in a TUBE. Jog your daily 3 miles.
Relax and enjoy the fenced in-ground SWIMMING POOL( we have life jackets and pool toys for you ) or gather with your friends by the outdoor FIRE PITS and have a barbecue using our 2 large, propane GRILLS.
There is something for everyone here! Outdoor activities for adults and children include VOLLEYBALL badminton, croquet, soccer, football, horseshoe rings, HIKING and JOGGING around the pond, horse paddocks, wooded trails.
Bring your BIKES to ride along charming country roads just out the driveway. We also have an assortment of TOYS (puzzles, card games, monopoly, building blocks, hula hoops) for adults and children to enjoy.
Enjoy quiet dinners in the dining room with seating for eight or outside for sitting for 20 plus, warm yourself or tell stories by the cozy stone WOOD and GAS fireplaces in the PUB room.
Enjoy all the comforts of home with modern amenities that include DVD, movie streaming, Wi-Fi, FANS.
There is an old-fashioned pub living room, 2 family rooms, garden room, study area and library computer room for your use. You can have gatherings on the stone patios that surround the house.
On the property, there are 5 brick or stone dust PATIOS that are on the four corners of the property to have group activities including firepits. By the house is a fire pit for all to enjoy after dinner.
Great COOKING facility with 2 outdoor propane grills, 3 induction cooktops, 4 gas burners, and two convection ovens.
Instructions.
Sorry, NO pets in the house or garage as we have family who have allergies.
No SMOKING allowed in the house, garage, pool house, any buildings, and within 150 feet of any structure.
Check-in time is 330 pm and check-out time is 1030 am.
There is a guest fee for over 10 people.
For 7 days and longer. there is wood, electricity, propane. oil heat bill at the end of the stay.
Guest interaction
There will be caretakers who will be on the grounds. They will be watering the outside gardens, removing the trash, and cleaning the pool. Please take care of this home as it is precious to us.
Guest access
Guests can enjoy or play anywhere on the property and use the pool and pond. Please SHOWER and USE the TOILET prior to swimming in the pond or pool.
In the garage, we have put the sports equipment, toys, some rain boots, and ponchos for you to use.
Please kindly put them back in their containers in a CLEAN condition after use.
Guests can use the rowing boat in the pond ( depth of 9 feet). Please use LIFE JACKETS (4 for adults and 3 for kids).
There is NO lifeguard. Swim at your own risk. Please watch your kids and be present with them.
What to bring?
Bring your BEACH and BATH towels, sunscreen, hat, sunglasses, INSECT spray, inside the house SLIPPERS, flip flops, SWIMSUIT, goggles, and cap for the pool, sandals.
Also bring RAIN GEAR and rain boots, light HIKING shoes with long pants, TOYS, games, outdoor sports equipment, BIKES, and puzzles.
Bring PAPER GOODS ( large trash bags, paper towels, saran wrap, baggies quart and gallons, aluminum foil, napkins, paper plates and cups, plastic utensils). We have teabags, salt, pepper, various spices, ketchup, and mustard for your use.
There are excellent grocery stores 10 minutes from the home to buy fresh ground COFFEE, bags of ICE, milk, orange juice, fruits, salads, nuts, seeds, and other goods.
LOCATION?
Located in Sturbridge MA, Brimfield MA, Woodstock CT between Boston (1 hour) and NYC (2.5 hours).
10 minutes to Mass Pike route 90 and interstate 84. The estate is 45 minutes from Hartford CT, 1.1 hours from Providence RI, 30 minutes from Worcester Ma, and 1.5 hours from the Berkshires.
TO SEE IN AREA?
1. Numerous major tourist attractions and activities are within 15 minutes drive such as ANTIQUE and country stores galore on route 20 ( Sturbridge)
2. restaurants( fine dining, seafood, country, sushi, Thai, Pan Asian, Bar/Grill, Panera, Cracker Barrel, Wendy's, Coffee House, Pizza) on routes 131 and 20.
3. Brimfield Flea Market ( largest in the USA on TV) 4 times a year.
4. Sturbridge Village outdoor life 1700 reenactment in period costumes on 300 acres.
5. FISHING in Bigelow State Park( Union CT), Chamberlain Lake Campground( can rent fishing poles, canoes), Roseland Park both in Woodstock CT.
6. GOLF at the public 18 holes Heritage Country Club ( championship since 1963) in Charlton MA
7. artisan BEER at the Treehouse Microbrewery in Charlton MA
8. play MINIATURE GOLF at Putters on 360 Worcester Rd in Charlton MA(10 AM-10 PM)
9. PICK your FRUITS at Charlton Orchard Farm on 44 Worcester Rd in Charlton (9 AM- 5 PM)
10. Buy direct from the FARM, Fay Mountain Farm, 12 Cemetery Rd in Charlton
11. Go BOWLING, BILLIARDS at Bogey Lanes on 99 Brookfield Rd.
12. Go ROLLER SKATING, Bumper GoKarts at Tri-State amusement on 35 Chase ave in Dudley Ma.
This area offers much activity and major attractions such as OLD STURBRIDGE VILLAGE ( 200 ACRES largest outdoor living museum in New England), where you can see 1700 life, and the famous BRIMFIELD ANTIQUE SHOW of hundreds of acres of antiques from dealers nationwide (in May, July, Sept).
Also the ever-popular Treehouse MICROBREWERY 15 minutes away. Other nearby activities include horseback riding, ANTIQUE Stores, museums, shopping, biking, hiking, FARMS, FRUIT ORCHARD PICKING, boating, fishing, PUBLIC GOLF, snowshoeing, and skiing, perfect for visiting any time of the year.
FALL foliage is spectacular! The many attractions close by are Amherst MA ( town of 5 colleges Smith, Williams college with well known top liberal arts Amherst college ), Providence RI( Capitol of RI and home of Brown University and prestigious Rhode Island School of Design), Hartford CT ( Capital of CT and home of Mark Twain and Katherine Hepburn).
Others are Mystic Ct (the quaint old port town on Atlantic with a wonderful aquarium ), and New Haven Ct ( home of Yale University).
The Berkshires in MA offers (summer musical/dance playground for NYC / Boston wealthy patrons in towns of Stockbridge (Norman Rockwell Museum), Lenox with Tanglewood music hall, Jacob's Pillow dance center and Edith Wharton's home, Great Barrington for its charming quaint town, North Adams for the famous MOCA largest modern art old factory buildings, Berkshires mountains for hiking).
The estate is 1.5 hour from Newport RI (mansions and chateaus of the gilded age of Carnegie and Vanderbilt as well as sailing competitions), Watch Hill RI (a most elegant town on the Atlantic ocean), and 2 hours to Cape Cod (national seashore with bike trails, pristine beaches in quaint towns of Falmouth, Hyannis, Nantucket, Martha's Vineyard and Provincetown).
The often visited Wachusett Mountain Ski area with Mount Monadnock and Quabbin Reservoir (where you can experience an abundance of outdoor activities) is also 1 hour away.
TRANSPORTATION?
Only 10 minutes from Interstates 84 and 90. There are 4 major airports all within a 1 to 1.2-hour drive ( Logan in Boston, Hartford Ct ( 45 minutes ), Providence RI, Manchester NH. Westchester county airport and all the NYC airports are within a 2.5-hour drive.
The nearest train is Amtrak ( going into Boston) in Worcester Ma 30 minutes away.
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