Streeter Mountain Farm

Hiking is an excellent way to explore the spectacular landscape of the region. Head to the Rattlesnake Mountain Trailhead (10 minutes’ drive) for a four-kilometre track with scenic valley and stream views; or have a go at the nine-kilometre Three Ponds Trail (25 minutes), which winds past a lake and waterfalls. If you want to spend hot summer days in the water, head to Lake Tarleton State Park (25 minutes), a popular spot for canoeing, fishing or just swimming. There are hiking trails in the surrounding forested hills, and you might also want to keep an eye out for wildlife such as moose and ospreys. Hanover (45 minutes) is known for Dartmouth College, an Ivy League institution. The university campus includes a pleasant green and the Hood Museum of Art, with a sizeable collection of indigenous Australian works. Across the Connecticut River, in neighbouring Vermont, the Montshire Museum of Science has child-friendly hands-on displays.