Woodstock & Quechee Village

Introducing Woodstock & Quechee Village

Chartered in 1761, Woodstock has been the highly dignified seat of scenic Windsor County since 1766. It prospered in this role. The townspeople built many grand houses surrounding the oval village green, and four of Woodstock’s churches can claim bells cast by Paul Revere. Senator Jacob Collamer, a friend of Abraham Lincoln’s, once observed, ‘The good people of Woodstock have less incentive than others to yearn for heaven.’

Today Woodstock is still very beautiful and very wealthy. Spend some time walking around the green, surrounded by Federal and Greek Revival homes and public buildings, or along the Ottauquechee River, spanned by three covered bridges. The Rockefellers and the Rothschilds own estates in the surrounding countryside, and the well-to-do come to stay at the grand Woodstock Inn & Resort. Despite its high-tone reputation, the town also offers some reasonably priced lodgings and meal possibilities.

About five minutes east of Woodstock, small, twee Quechee Village is home to Quechee Gorge, Vermont’s answer to the Grand Canyon, as well as several outstanding restaurants and working farms.

Many nearby state parks offer hiking trails and lakes good for swimming, boating and canoeing.

Last updated: Mar 2, 2009