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Old Tavern at Grafton, Vermont |
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| Prime among Grafton places to stay is The Old Tavern at Grafton, right in the center of Grafton VT 05146. | ||
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The center of Grafton's social life since it was built in 1801 as a way station on the stagecoach road, the Old Tavern is also a town landmark. In its long history as a place to stay the night, the Old Tavern has played host to General Grant, Woodrow Wilson, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Theodore Roosevelt, and even woodsman-philosopher Henry David Thoreau. Poet Rudyard Kipling came to the Old Tavern for his honeymoon in 1892. With its annexes, the inn can lodge about 100 people. Its rooms have private baths and modern conveniences, but the ambience is still old New England. The Old Tavern is not what one would call "quaint," but it is an authentic landmark, charming, hospitable, and comfortable, owned and operated by The Windham Foundation that has so successfully restored and preserved the center of the village. Facilities include a pond for swimming, two tennis courts, and a game room. You have a choice of dining rooms and the wear-a-jacket rule is in force each evening. For a drink before dinner, make your way to the Barn, with its own separate bar, several fireplaces, and a TV room. Lunch is served at the Old Tavern from noon to 2 pm, and dinner from 6:30 to 9 pm, by reservation. The Old Tavern at Grafton |
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