Watertown/Litchfield County Guidebook
Neighborhoods
Watertown’s strength comes from its plentiful open space, culminating in high rocky ledges that give you the kind of views that belong in 19th-century landscape paintings.
In the two state forests within Watertown’s boundaries there are Blue-Blazed walking trails, ponds, public swimming areas, caves and waterfalls.
Watertown
Watertown’s strength comes from its plentiful open space, culminating in high rocky ledges that give you the kind of views that belong in 19th-century landscape paintings.
In the two state forests within Watertown’s boundaries there are Blue-Blazed walking trails, ponds, public swimming areas, caves and waterfalls.
A picturesque, New England setting with historic homes beautifully decorated for all season lining Main Street. Its parks and land preserves afford all outdoor activities, with "Healthy Woodbury" program which focuses on health for all. Whether it be strolling down the "tree lined" Main Street, browsing in the antique shops or boutiques, fine dining at the many restaurants, picking pumpkins, riding on the Bike Trail, or reading on one of the many park benches, your visit should be a memorable one. https://www.ctvisit.com/listings/town-woodbury
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Woodbury
A picturesque, New England setting with historic homes beautifully decorated for all season lining Main Street. Its parks and land preserves afford all outdoor activities, with "Healthy Woodbury" program which focuses on health for all. Whether it be strolling down the "tree lined" Main Street, browsing in the antique shops or boutiques, fine dining at the many restaurants, picking pumpkins, riding on the Bike Trail, or reading on one of the many park benches, your visit should be a memorable one. https://www.ctvisit.com/listings/town-woodbury
Litchfield is nationally famous as one of the most beautiful residential communities in America and is considered to be New England’s finest surviving example of a typical late 18th century New England town.
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Litchfield
Litchfield is nationally famous as one of the most beautiful residential communities in America and is considered to be New England’s finest surviving example of a typical late 18th century New England town.
Food scene
The vines for this winery were only planted in 2014, but the eight varietals are already yielding grapes for several acclaimed wines.
Hawk Ridge is on high ground blessed with romantic panoramas of the Litchfield Hills, and its name comes from the hawks that soar overhead.
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Hawk Ridge Winery
28 Plungis RdThe vines for this winery were only planted in 2014, but the eight varietals are already yielding grapes for several acclaimed wines.
Hawk Ridge is on high ground blessed with romantic panoramas of the Litchfield Hills, and its name comes from the hawks that soar overhead.
Great place to shop local for groceries. Quite Close!
The Watertown Meat Center is located in the heart of Watertown, CT right across from the Watertown Library. It has been a staple in this town for over 33 years, always known for bringing its customers the best quality meats, deli, seafood & produce, all at the best prices around. The current owners, Jessica and Carmine DiSapio Jr, took ownership on April 16, 2016 from Christy and John Buso who built an amazing store that our customers have come to know and love!
Watertown Meat Center
485 Main StGreat place to shop local for groceries. Quite Close!
The Watertown Meat Center is located in the heart of Watertown, CT right across from the Watertown Library. It has been a staple in this town for over 33 years, always known for bringing its customers the best quality meats, deli, seafood & produce, all at the best prices around. The current owners, Jessica and Carmine DiSapio Jr, took ownership on April 16, 2016 from Christy and John Buso who built an amazing store that our customers have come to know and love!
Amazing local food market!
To actively encourage the sustainable and humane production of local foods by seeking out local producers that meet our standards to bring their products to our customers for the purpose of establishing a market for those products.
Our vision is to become a leader who continually creates an environment that fosters meaningful exchanges of knowledge, services and products to sustain a healthy learning and growing community.
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New Morning Market
129 Main St NAmazing local food market!
To actively encourage the sustainable and humane production of local foods by seeking out local producers that meet our standards to bring their products to our customers for the purpose of establishing a market for those products.
Our vision is to become a leader who continually creates an environment that fosters meaningful exchanges of knowledge, services and products to sustain a healthy learning and growing community.
In 1964 John & Helen Fascia began making candy in their Waterbury, CT home to supplement John’s livelihood as a toolmaker.
With their three young daughters helping out, Fascia’s Chocolates became the family’s full time passion and the business had to move out of the house. Through each of the Waterbury locations, Fascia’s has continued to be a destination and tradition for our loyal customers.
Fascia’s Chocolates continues to be family owned and operated by the originating members and continuing generation of the Fascia Family. We still make all products in-house and in small batches to ensure the highest quality and freshness possible.
https://fasciaschocolates.com/
Fascia's Chocolates
44 Chase River RdIn 1964 John & Helen Fascia began making candy in their Waterbury, CT home to supplement John’s livelihood as a toolmaker.
With their three young daughters helping out, Fascia’s Chocolates became the family’s full time passion and the business had to move out of the house. Through each of the Waterbury locations, Fascia’s has continued to be a destination and tradition for our loyal customers.
Fascia’s Chocolates continues to be family owned and operated by the originating members and continuing generation of the Fascia Family. We still make all products in-house and in small batches to ensure the highest quality and freshness possible.
https://fasciaschocolates.com/
Vyne Restaurant & Bar
1365 Whittemore RdMiddlebury CT
https://www.vynerestaurant.com
691 Oxford Rd
Rich Farm Ice Cream
https://richfarmicecream.com
The Itty-Bitty Cookie Company
651 Main StreetWonderful and Delicious Delights!
ight on the opposite bank of the Naugatuck River from Watertown, Brass Works Brewing Company is a craft brewery drawing on more than 30 years of experience.
Brothers Michael and David Ieronimo started in their mom’s kitchen as teenagers in the late-80s and finally transferred their garage-based hobby to a fully-fledged brewery in 2015. When we compiled this list in summer 2019 there were 16 draught beers at the taproom, including four IPAs, as well as a three saisons, two stouts, three porters, an English mild ale, a blonde ale and a German-style Märzenbier.
The taproom is open Thursday through Sunday, and the outdoor terrace is visited by all kinds of food trucks serving burgers, pasta, grinders (subs) and sushi.
Brass Works Brewing Company
2066 Thomaston Aveight on the opposite bank of the Naugatuck River from Watertown, Brass Works Brewing Company is a craft brewery drawing on more than 30 years of experience.
Brothers Michael and David Ieronimo started in their mom’s kitchen as teenagers in the late-80s and finally transferred their garage-based hobby to a fully-fledged brewery in 2015. When we compiled this list in summer 2019 there were 16 draught beers at the taproom, including four IPAs, as well as a three saisons, two stouts, three porters, an English mild ale, a blonde ale and a German-style Märzenbier.
The taproom is open Thursday through Sunday, and the outdoor terrace is visited by all kinds of food trucks serving burgers, pasta, grinders (subs) and sushi.
Fino Wood Fired Pizza & Bar
663 Main StGreat Pizza and Outdoor seating!
http://www.finopizzabar.com/
Arethusa Farm Dairy
822 Bantam Rd
Clock Town Brewing Company
135 South Main Street
Cara~Bean
49 Deforest StreetSightseeing
There’s unfettered natural beauty in the north of Watertown at this 444-acre park on the site of a graphite mine first worked in the middle of the 17th century.
At the heart of the park is Black Rock Pond, a place for swimming and fishing in summer, walled by high rocky ledges growing hemlock pine and oak.
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Black Rock State Park
151-599 Bidwell Hill RdThere’s unfettered natural beauty in the north of Watertown at this 444-acre park on the site of a graphite mine first worked in the middle of the 17th century.
At the heart of the park is Black Rock Pond, a place for swimming and fishing in summer, walled by high rocky ledges growing hemlock pine and oak.
Kent Falls, located in the northeastern section of the town of Kent, is a series of waterfalls on a mountain stream known as Falls Brook. The stream begins in the town of Warren, draining an area of six or seven square miles. It then flows west to the big fall where it plunges approximately 70 feet in a dramatic cascade. From here the stream descends in a series of lesser falls and cascades to the valley, where it enters the Housatonic River some 200 feet below the brink of the big fall only a quarter mile away. Much of the limestone over which the brook flows has been carved into interesting shapes including numerous potholes of all sizes.
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Park Stanowy Kent Falls
462 Kent Cornwall RdKent Falls, located in the northeastern section of the town of Kent, is a series of waterfalls on a mountain stream known as Falls Brook. The stream begins in the town of Warren, draining an area of six or seven square miles. It then flows west to the big fall where it plunges approximately 70 feet in a dramatic cascade. From here the stream descends in a series of lesser falls and cascades to the valley, where it enters the Housatonic River some 200 feet below the brink of the big fall only a quarter mile away. Much of the limestone over which the brook flows has been carved into interesting shapes including numerous potholes of all sizes.
At the turn of the century, this was the site of the Diamond Match Company. Scenic waterfalls are at the northwest end of the Park on the Eight Mile River. The Larkin Bridle Trail is nearby. Southford Falls was established as a state park in 1932 and has 169 acres. https://portal.ct.gov/DEEP/State-Parks/Parks/Southford-Falls-State-Park#map
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Park stanowy Southford Falls
175 Quaker Farms RoadAt the turn of the century, this was the site of the Diamond Match Company. Scenic waterfalls are at the northwest end of the Park on the Eight Mile River. The Larkin Bridle Trail is nearby. Southford Falls was established as a state park in 1932 and has 169 acres. https://portal.ct.gov/DEEP/State-Parks/Parks/Southford-Falls-State-Park#map
Dating from 1760, this delightful property in neighbouring Bethlehem tells the story of two interesting historical figures.
One was the Congregationalist minister Joseph Bellamy (1719-1790), who was central to the First Great Awakening, a series of revivals in Britain and its colonies in the mid-18th century.
Much later, the house was the residence for Carolyn Ferriday (1902-1990), an actor and philanthropist who helped bring Nazi experimentation on Polish women at the Ravensbrück concentration camp to light.
Her family purchased the property in 1912 and redesigned the exterior, planting a formal parterre, while Ferriday was responsible for the glorious rose and lilac collections.
Carolyn bequeathed the entirety of the property including its furnishings to Connecticut Landmarks.
The house and garden are open for 90-minute tours May through October, Thursday to Sunday (weekends only in October).
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The Bellamy-Ferriday House & Garden
9 Main St NDating from 1760, this delightful property in neighbouring Bethlehem tells the story of two interesting historical figures.
One was the Congregationalist minister Joseph Bellamy (1719-1790), who was central to the First Great Awakening, a series of revivals in Britain and its colonies in the mid-18th century.
Much later, the house was the residence for Carolyn Ferriday (1902-1990), an actor and philanthropist who helped bring Nazi experimentation on Polish women at the Ravensbrück concentration camp to light.
Her family purchased the property in 1912 and redesigned the exterior, planting a formal parterre, while Ferriday was responsible for the glorious rose and lilac collections.
Carolyn bequeathed the entirety of the property including its furnishings to Connecticut Landmarks.
The house and garden are open for 90-minute tours May through October, Thursday to Sunday (weekends only in October).
The Flanders Land Trust looks after more than 2,100 acres of open space across seven preserves in Woodbury, Bethel, Southbury and Middlebury.
The headquarters are a little way west in Bethlehem at the Van Fleck Farm & Nature Sanctuary, which puts on exhibitions, a wealth of educational programs and workshops for adults and children.
There you’ll encounter a beautiful set of buildings scattered over a large area at the junction of Church Hill Road and Flanders Road.
At the 19th-century North Barn there are all kinds of farm animals, as well as exhibits on rural traditions in New England.
The Buz Russell Museum of Antique Tools and Farm Life has a fantastic collection of farming implements and toys collected by one Bethlehem resident, while the Studio, dating to 1928, stages lectures, meetings, art classes and nature programs.
The Sugar House, on a track off Church Hill Road, is the site of Flanders’ annual maple sugaring program and has exhibitions about the habitats and wildlife in Flanders nature preserves.
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Flanders Nature Center
5 Flanders RdThe Flanders Land Trust looks after more than 2,100 acres of open space across seven preserves in Woodbury, Bethel, Southbury and Middlebury.
The headquarters are a little way west in Bethlehem at the Van Fleck Farm & Nature Sanctuary, which puts on exhibitions, a wealth of educational programs and workshops for adults and children.
There you’ll encounter a beautiful set of buildings scattered over a large area at the junction of Church Hill Road and Flanders Road.
At the 19th-century North Barn there are all kinds of farm animals, as well as exhibits on rural traditions in New England.
The Buz Russell Museum of Antique Tools and Farm Life has a fantastic collection of farming implements and toys collected by one Bethlehem resident, while the Studio, dating to 1928, stages lectures, meetings, art classes and nature programs.
The Sugar House, on a track off Church Hill Road, is the site of Flanders’ annual maple sugaring program and has exhibitions about the habitats and wildlife in Flanders nature preserves.
City/town information
Fine example of a late 18th century New England town with attractive shops and restaurants along the historic Green.
https://www.ctvisit.com/listings/town-litchfield
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Litchfield
Fine example of a late 18th century New England town with attractive shops and restaurants along the historic Green.
https://www.ctvisit.com/listings/town-litchfield
Antiques
Between any Wednesday and Sunday, spend a couple of relaxing days in the quaint hamlet of Woodbury and browse a local antique trail that features more than two dozen shops. Begin with breakfast in one of the cozy diners, and then head for any one of the dozens of professional dealers along this charming Antiques Trail. Take time out for lunch at a local restaurant and then visit the historic Glebe House Museum and Gertrude Jeckyll Garden. Rejoin the Trail for more antique browsing before checking in the 1754 House Inn, Restaruant & Tavern, Connecticut's oldest inn, Evergreen B&B located in the historic district of Southbury. Prepare for a fine dining experience at any of the local restaurants recognized for their excellence. Next morning after breakfast move on through the northern end of the Antiques Trail. If it is summer or fall, enjoy an afternoon walk in either of the two Flanders Nature preserved, and on Saturdays visit the Antiques Flea Market where the Trail intersects with Rte. 64. Don't leave town before you visit the Woodbury Pewter to shop and watch pieces being made by local craftsmen.
Mill House Antiques
1068 Main St NParks with playgrounds
Veteran's Memorial Park
Veteran's Memorial ParkLocated in Watertown CT
Hollow Park
Hollow RoadLocated in Woodbury CT
March Farms
160 Munger LnLocated in Bethlehem CT
Golfing
Crestbrook Golf Course
834 Northfield Rd