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\ ] Brook FARM ¯ INN¯ A LENOX, BED & BREAKFAST

Your Vacation Guide to The , Massachusetts The Berkshires of entice visitors from around the world with an astonishing variety of attractions, eclectic dining, and breathtaking scenery of mountains and forests dotted with rivers and lakes. Guests can spend their days enjoying the area’s many art museums and historic homes; hiking, doing yoga, skiing, or biking; dining in restau- rants described by The Times as the “epicenter of great food”; or enjoying music, dance, film, and live theater by renowned arts organiza- tions like the Symphony Orchestra, Jacob’s Pillow, Shakespeare & Co., and the Berkshire International Film Festival. Situated in the heart of Lenox, Massachusetts, Brook Farm Inn is an 1882 Victorian home and an ideal Berkshires getaway. With 15 lovely rooms, manicured gardens, and a heated pool, the inn offers up-to-date comforts and the elegance of the past in a quiet and convenient location. Each morning, guests can enjoy reading the New York Times or the Boston Globe in the library and a delicious breakfast made with locally sourced ingredients, then take a short walk to the galleries and shops in the center of Lenox. Within a few minutes’ drive, you will reach the renowned Tan- glewood Music Center, the world-famous Kripalu Yoga Center, or one of the area’s many museums. Or, spend some time in our library where you’ll find approximately 150 anthologies and 300+ books of poetry (as well as a good selection of vacation reading!). No matter where the day takes you, your trip to the Berkshires will leave you refreshed and enriched.

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Hiking & Biking...... 3 Skiing & Winter Sports...... 3 Golf...... 4 Annual Events...... 4 Entertainment...... 5 Restaurants...... 6 Wineries, Breweries & Distilleries...... 6 Lenox Shopping...... 7 Spas...... 7 Hiking & Biking Brook Farm Inn has an ideal location for outdoor or State Parks all year-round. A wide range of trails recreation and activities in the Berkshires. Spend an invite you to explore! We guarantee you’ll find some- afternoon hiking at one of the area’s many preserves thing fun to do during any time of year.

Ashuwillticook Rail Trail Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary Monument Mountain Bartholomew’s Cobble Becket Land Trust

For more information on area hiking trails, please visit BerkshireHiking.com.

Skiing & Winter Sports

Berkshire East: 42 ski trails for winter; for summer, Butternut Ski Area: 22 trails, 8 km cross-country ski whitewater rafting, an aerial adventure park, bike course, skiing, snowboarding & school, 3 miles east trails, and extensive canopy zip lines of Great Barrington.

Bousquet Ski Basin: Often overlooked, but a small Catamount Ski Area: 28 trails, with a separate park and comfortable spot. for snowboarding.

3 Golf

Wahconah Country Club Northeast Golf Performance Taconic Golf Club Downswing’s Indoor Golf Center Skyline Country Club Donnybrook Country Club Pontoosuc Lake Country Club Berkshire Hills Country Club

Annual Events

FEBRUARY AUGUST There’s always a lot to do Bay State Winter Games Berkshire Crafts Fair in the Berkshires. Special MARCH SEPTEMBER events are layered on theater seasons, concert Berkshire Festival of Women Writers Josh Billings Triathalon schedules and dance per- MAY SEPTEMBER formances. Area residents know how to have fun and MASS Gathering: Music + Marathon Apple Squeeze you’re invited to join in! JUNE OCTOBER Berkshire International Film Festival Berkshire Botanical Garden Harvest Festival

JULY NOV–DEC Berkshires Arts Festival Festival of Trees

4 Your comfortable room is within minutes of a rich variety of art museums and several historic house Entertainment museums with gardens. They showcase the area’s history of literature, Gilded Age wealth, and vibrant culture. You’ll get to know the region’s sophisticated art scene and stunning natural beauty when you spend a day (or several) experiencing these renowned and well-loved sites:

Arrowhead: Home of Herman Melville Berkshire Artisans Berkshire Botanical Garden

Whether you’re looking to enjoy a play or production at a theatre, laugh at a comedy show, or listen to live Berkshire Scenic Railway Museum music at a concert, there are so many opportunities for entertainment in the Berkshires. Feel free to visit Bidwell House Museum any of these local hotspots for a romantic evening on Chesterwood: Summer home the town or a fun-filled night out with friends and of Daniel Chester French family. Crane Museum of Papermaking Barrington Stage Company Frelinghuysen Morris Home & Studio Berkshire Theatre Group Housatonic Paper Trail Jacob’s Pillow Dance Mass MoCA Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center Mission House Shakespeare & Company National Shrine of the Divine Mercy Music Center Naumkeag Museum The Mount: ’s Home & Gardens Steepletop: Home & Gardens of Edna St. Vincent Millay Ventfort Hall Mansion & Gilded Age Museum W.E.B. Du Bois National Historic Site Museum of Art PHOTO BY: DAVID DASHIELL DAVID BY: PHOTO

5 Restaurants We recommend these restaurants as favorites. Whether you’re in the mood for hearty comfort food and a cold beer or a delicious gourmet meal and a glass of wine, you’ll find all kinds of restaurants, win- eries, and breweries in the Berkshires to satisfy any culinary craving.

Allium Alta Restaurant & Wine Bar Wineries, Betty’s Pizza Bistro Zinc Breweries & Chez Nous Distilleries Chocolate Springs Café Church Street Café Firefly New American Bistro Nudel Prairie Whale Spoon Table Six Wheatleigh

Barrington Brewery & Restaurant Big Elm Brewing Berkshire Mountain Distillers Chatham Brewing Furnace Brook Winery Glass Bottom Brewery Les Trois Emme Winery

6 Arcadian Shop B. Mango & Bird Berkshire Classic Design Menagerie Lenox Shopping Evviva Mackimmie Co. Brook Farm Inn is .4 miles from Lenox’s village center where guests can wander through the charm- Purple Plume ing downtown for the perfect outfit, gift, or souvenir Retro Pop Shop from one of its specialty shops. Nearby, there are numerous other small towns filled with dozens of SHOOZ independent boutiques and shops, galleries, antique Twigs stores, consignment shops, chocolate, and gourmet food for the perfect day of retail therapy. Willowbrook

Spas

Guests can experience total relaxation with a variety of in-house massages by appointment. The Berk- shires is a center for spas and wellness with day passes or individual appointments for more extensive treatments.

Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health Canyon Ranch Cranwell Resort

7 The Berkshires, Where Life is Calling!

There is a lot of living to do in the Berkshires! With picturesque scenery, rich history, and undeniable charm, it’s the perfect getaway from the hustle and bustle of daily life—a peaceful oasis amid an abun- dance of exciting activities to enjoy. We’ll see you in the Berkshires!