Located on a beautiful bay of Lake Champlain, Shelburne Farms is a nonprofit environmental education center and National Historic Landmark. The estate offers a wide selection of educational programs for students of all ages, including education resources and materials, professional development for educators, field trips for K-8th grade students, internships, and apprenticeships. The house is operated as an inn and is open mid-May to mid-October.

Shelburne Farms offers the perfect way to spend a day in Vermont with your children. This is a great place for a picnic, a hike, a property tour, or just to run around with the animals in the farmyard. There’s a big play area and reading area as well. The barn is a great building to look at and picnic outside, and it serves as the activity centre for day camps.  The rest of the set-up there is petting area for kids.

The placement of the roads, buildings, and other places of interest emphasize the natural beauty embodied in the Lake Champlain.  Restored in 1987, the propriety continues the tradition of informal elegance enjoyed by visitors for more than a century.  The 1,400 acre landscape is an outstanding historic ornamental farm serving a mission of environmental sustainability and education.

Shelburne Farms also has turned into a popular place to hold weddings, with the beautiful landscape and buildings a great backdrop for the big day. Check out their wedding section for more information.

If you have the possibility to visit Shelburne Farms, make sure you won’t miss the bakery with its fresh croissants and cookies! Bring your kids with you and forget about your every day worries. The best is to spend a day or two so that you can truly enjoy this memorable experience.

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Shelburne Farms in Vermont