Located in Windsor County, Vermont, the pretty village of Weston is nestled in a valley enclosed by the Green Mountains, just below the spring of the West River. This place is virtually untouched by time due to the determination of its forefathers to protect and preserve this special spot. Weston is renowned for its brilliant summer theater as well as the Vermont Country Store, and is listed as a whole on the National Register of Historic Places.
The village has a few attractions to offer its visitors, above all the Museums of Weston in the Millyard, which comprise the 18th century Farrar-Mansur House, the Crafts Building and the Old Mill. There are also two wonderful churches, the Old Parish Church and the Church on the Hill. The Weston Playhouse Theater Company is the oldest professional theater company in Vermont and features Broadway’s favorite plays and musicals during the summer.
Shopping is a step backwards in time here as you will find Vermont’s most popular country store in Weston as well as shops presenting Christmas collectibles, home furnishings and pastries and pies. Weston and its surrounding countryside provide outdoor enthusiasts with miles of scenic back roads, swimming and fishing in the West River, and a number of excellent golf courses.
Highlights
The Museums of Weston: visitors will obtain a captivating impression of village life in the beginning of the 19th century through authentic local heirlooms and antique tools and machinery.
Weston Playhouse Theater Company: since its inception in 1937, the state’s oldest professional theater company shows a summer season of Broadway’s popular musicals and plays.
Weston Village Store: established in 1891, Vermont’s most famous country store features nostalgic gifts, wooden bowls, local pottery, weathervanes and more.
Weston Craft Show: each fall, 50 of Vermont’s finest artisans offer exceptional arts and crafts displayed in a distinctive setting.
Weston Priory: this renowned Benedictine monastery lies only three miles north of Weston and welcomes the public to beautiful music and daily prayers.