Guidebook for Kent
Food Scene
Great, innovative, fresh local food, interesting wine and beer list and craft cocktails that are always a very nice surprise
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Kingsley Tavern
14 N Main StGreat, innovative, fresh local food, interesting wine and beer list and craft cocktails that are always a very nice surprise
Communal tables, good sandwiches, gourmet take-out, killer good crabcake and egg breakfast sandwiches and good coffee, muffins, cookies
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J.P. Gifford Market & Catering Company
12 N Main StCommunal tables, good sandwiches, gourmet take-out, killer good crabcake and egg breakfast sandwiches and good coffee, muffins, cookies
Regular sit-down breakfast and lunch fare, but go for the Mexican specials. Tuesday nights during the summer the owners open for Mexican Night and cook specialties from their home country; reservations needed, it's popular with locals, and fun to sit outside and watch the world go by.
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The Villager
28 N Main StRegular sit-down breakfast and lunch fare, but go for the Mexican specials. Tuesday nights during the summer the owners open for Mexican Night and cook specialties from their home country; reservations needed, it's popular with locals, and fun to sit outside and watch the world go by.
Marble Valley Farm
170 Kent RdOrganic farm with self-serve farm stand
Drinks & Nightlife
Restaurant and bar, often with great live music on Friday nights
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Fife 'n Drum Restaurant & Inn
53 N Main StRestaurant and bar, often with great live music on Friday nights
Sightseeing
Bull's Bridge, right down the street from me, and the covered bridge in West Cornwall are the only two remaining colonial-era covered bridges still in operation in CT (restored of course); picturesque as all getout and nice walks.
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Bulls Covered Bridge
248 Bulls Bridge RdBull's Bridge, right down the street from me, and the covered bridge in West Cornwall are the only two remaining colonial-era covered bridges still in operation in CT (restored of course); picturesque as all getout and nice walks.
Essentials
Davis IGA
27 Kent Green BlvdSuper selection, they take pride in educating employees. Wine tastings all weekend and lots of reasonably priced good wines.
Kent Wine & Spirit
5 N Main StSuper selection, they take pride in educating employees. Wine tastings all weekend and lots of reasonably priced good wines.
Shopping
Independent bookstore staffed by serious readers who post reviews of favorite books. Interesting gifts, stationery and childrens section
House of Books
10 N Main StIndependent bookstore staffed by serious readers who post reviews of favorite books. Interesting gifts, stationery and childrens section
Foreign Cargo & Gallery Upstrs
17 N Main StInteresting jewelry and gifts from around the world, artsy clothes
Curated handcrafts - especially ceramics and glass, artistic clothing, cool toys and games for kids
Heron American Craft Gallery
16 N Main StCurated handcrafts - especially ceramics and glass, artistic clothing, cool toys and games for kids
Entertainment & Activities
Outdoor book sale weekends from May-October; big childrens room, lots of scheduled talks and activities
Kent Memorial Library
32 N Main StOutdoor book sale weekends from May-October; big childrens room, lots of scheduled talks and activities
Parks & Nature
Easy part of the trail is along River Road, St. John's Ledges more challenging
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Appalachian Trail Begin
Appalachian National Scenic TrailEasy part of the trail is along River Road, St. John's Ledges more challenging
The Kent Land Trust has preserved and maintains quite a few great hikes in Kent and the Kent Conservation Commission has published a whole book, Kent Hikes, with maps of these and other open space. I have a copy of the book for guests to use and maps are available online.
Kent Land Trust Inc
170 Kent RdThe Kent Land Trust has preserved and maintains quite a few great hikes in Kent and the Kent Conservation Commission has published a whole book, Kent Hikes, with maps of these and other open space. I have a copy of the book for guests to use and maps are available online.
There is a Kent Trail Guide book in the guest room, but trail maps can also be downloaded; here's a link
https://www.townofkentct.org/conservation-commission/pages/trail-maps
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Pond Mountain Natural Area
120 Fuller Mountain RdThere is a Kent Trail Guide book in the guest room, but trail maps can also be downloaded; here's a link
https://www.townofkentct.org/conservation-commission/pages/trail-maps