Things to do in Kent, CT
Seasonal:
- Kent Barns Special Events
- Every second Saturday, May-October
(This is in addition to normal business hours.)
- Kent Memorial Library Book Sale
- Every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, 10am – 5pm
Memorial Day to mid-October
Weather permitting
Distance is listed from the Firefly Inn and The Victorian (distances will be 0.5 shorter or longer from The Garden Cottages):
Art
Gallery
- Morrison Gallery – 0.1 mi
- Kenise Barns Fine Art- 0.4 mi
- Carol Corey Fine Art
– 0.4 mi
- Kent Barns Shops and Galleries
– 0.4 mi
- The Good Gallery - 0.5 mi
Museums
- Connecticut Antique Machinery Association / Museum of Mining and Mineral Science
– 0.8 mi
- Eric Sloane Museum & Kent Iron Furnace
– 0.8 mi
- Institute for American Indian Studies Museum and Research Center – 22.1 mi
- Kent Historical Society and Seven Hearths Historic Home – 1.5 mi
Wine & Breweries
- Hopkins Vineyard – 12.6 mi
- Litchfield Distillery - 26 mi
- Kent Falls Brewing Company – 8.3 mi
House & Gardens
- Bellamy-Ferriday House and Garden – 25.1 mi
- Glebe House Museum and The Gertrude Jekyll Garden – 27.4 mi
Local Shopping
- RT Facts Design and Antiques – 0.5 mi
- George Champion Modern Shop – 28 mi
- 109 Cheese Market – 0.5 mi
- The Village Farm – 6.8 mi
- House of Books – 0.2 mi
- Foreign Cargo – 0.3 mi
- Pergola Home and Garden – 11.6 mi
- Heron Shop - 0.2 mi
- Terston - 0.2 mi
Adventure
State Parks
- Macedonia Brook State Park – 4.1 mi
- Mount Bushnell State Park
– 10 mi
- Kent Falls State Park – 4.7 mi
- Mohawk Mountain State Park – 16.2 mi
Preserves
- East Kent Hamlet Nature Preserve – 6.3 mi
- Steep Rock Preserve – 19.6 mi
- Dover Stone Church Preserve - 19 mi
Lakes
- Lake Waramaug – 8.3 mi
- Bantam Lake – 22 mi
Biking
- For LOCAL use our Firefly Inn has 4 bikes and helmets at no charge – 0.0 mi
- Bicycle Tour Company (locations vary)
- Western New England Greenway bike routes (locations vary)
- East Coast Greenway bike routes (locations vary)
- Covered Bridge Electric Bike Rentals
– 0.3 mi
Ski Area
- Mohawk Mountain Ski Area – 13 mi
- Butternut Ski Area - 33 mi
Trails
- Appalachian Trail – 1.3 mi
- Bull’s Bridge – 4.3 mi