Getting Here
Important (please read): GPS incorrectly locates many southern Vermont addresses. Using our address in your GPS can take you about 4 miles off course. Instead, please type our business name – Willow Vermont Retreat – into your GPS search bar. That will get you to us without fail.
Alternatively, click on the button above and print the page or follow the written directions below:
By car: Willow is located in the small village of South Newfane VT about 20 minutes northwest of Brattleboro VT and 25 minutes northeast of Wilmington VT.
From Brattleboro, take Route 30 north about 9 miles. Go left on Depot Road where the West River and Rock River meet; travel 2 miles on Depot Road until you cross a small bridge over the Rock River; go left on Dover Road through the village of Williamsville; after passing through Williamsville you will cross a covered bridge. Willow is exactly 1.2 miles on your left. If you come to a stop sign you have gone 300 feet past our driveway.
From Wilmington, take Route 100 north toward West Dover about 3.5 miles. A half mile past the River Valley Market, take a right on East Dover Road; travel 1 mile. Take a right on Dover Hill Road; travel 8 miles on Dover Hill Road and E Dover Road (they are continuous) until you reach a 3-way stop in the village of South Newfane. Willow is 300 feet past the stop sign on your right.
By train: there are daily Amtrak trains from Washington DC, New York and Springfield MA. Taxis are available in Brattleboro. We can arrange to pick you up and drop you off in Brattleboro for a one way fee of $25.
By plane: Travelers may find Hartford (BDL—64.4 miles, 90 minutes) and Boston (BOS—85.7 miles, 2 hours 20 minutes) to be most convenient. Other nearby airports to check are Rutland VT (RUT, 55 miles, 1 hour 20 minutes), Manchester NH (MHT—85 miles, 2 hours), Albany NY (ALB—73 miles, 1 hour 40 minutes), and Worcester MA (ORH, 81 miles, 1 hour 50 minutes).
Please bear in mind that your GPS may get rural directions wrong