Guidebook for Peterborough

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Guidebook for Peterborough

Food Scene

Delicious crepes and other desserts.
7 locals recommend
C'est la Vie,
10 School St
7 locals recommend
Delicious crepes and other desserts.
Bean-to-bar chocolate. A must!
7 locals recommend
Vicuña Chocolate Factory & Café
15 Main St
7 locals recommend
Bean-to-bar chocolate. A must!
Great pizza, friendly service. Ask for the 7-minute fries.
7 locals recommend
Peterborough Pizza Barn
71 Jaffrey Rd
7 locals recommend
Great pizza, friendly service. Ask for the 7-minute fries.
Tasty food, local charm, warm service.
17 locals recommend
Peterborough Diner
10 Depot St
17 locals recommend
Tasty food, local charm, warm service.
Attached the bookstore, their food is creative and tasty, and their coffee is great.
17 locals recommend
Aesop's Tables & Events
12 Depot St
17 locals recommend
Attached the bookstore, their food is creative and tasty, and their coffee is great.
A fun local restaurant and bakery with a sweet view of downtown.
13 locals recommend
Nonie's Restaurant & Bakery
28 Grove St
13 locals recommend
A fun local restaurant and bakery with a sweet view of downtown.
The best ice cream in town! They also sell handmade chocolates and desserts. Definitely worth a visit.
14 locals recommend
Ava Marie Handmade Chocolate
17 Grove St
14 locals recommend
The best ice cream in town! They also sell handmade chocolates and desserts. Definitely worth a visit.
Delicious food and a beautiful waterfall view. Excellent ambiance.
34 locals recommend
Waterhouse Restaurant
18 Depot St
34 locals recommend
Delicious food and a beautiful waterfall view. Excellent ambiance.
Delicious food and desserts, with a sweet little market in it, selling artisinal goods. Right in the heart of downtown and next to a park.
16 locals recommend
Twelve Pine
11 School St
16 locals recommend
Delicious food and desserts, with a sweet little market in it, selling artisinal goods. Right in the heart of downtown and next to a park.
Great pizza, fun place to hang out.
La Mia Casa Pizzeria
1 Jaffrey Road
Great pizza, fun place to hang out.
Good food, and a view overlooking the waterfall.
15 locals recommend
Kogetsu boiler house
50 Jaffrey Rd
15 locals recommend
Good food, and a view overlooking the waterfall.
This has the best coffee in town. With an outdoor patio overlooking a waterfall in the warm months and a cozy wood stove in the cold months, you can enjoy the atmosphere year round. They also have free wi-fi so it's an excellent place to take your laptop to work.
11 locals recommend
Parker And Sons Coffee Roasting
166 Hancock Rd
11 locals recommend
This has the best coffee in town. With an outdoor patio overlooking a waterfall in the warm months and a cozy wood stove in the cold months, you can enjoy the atmosphere year round. They also have free wi-fi so it's an excellent place to take your laptop to work.
31 locals recommend
Pearl Restaurant & Oyster Bar
1 Jaffrey Rd
31 locals recommend
Tasty food, great atmosphere.
20 locals recommend
Bantam Grill
1 Jaffrey Rd
20 locals recommend
Tasty food, great atmosphere.

Drinks & Nightlife

Good food, cozy atmosphere, and regular live music performances.
55 locals recommend
Harlow's Pub & Restaurant
3 School St
55 locals recommend
Good food, cozy atmosphere, and regular live music performances.

Sightseeing

A beautiful stone church, which is a perfect replica of one in England. Worth stopping by to see.
All Saints Episcopal Church
51 Concord St
A beautiful stone church, which is a perfect replica of one in England. Worth stopping by to see.

Parks & Nature

A pretty little reservoir with hiking trails and a swimming spot. A great place for barbecues and to bring the kids.
6 locals recommend
MacDowell Reservoir
6 locals recommend
A pretty little reservoir with hiking trails and a swimming spot. A great place for barbecues and to bring the kids.
Some gorgeous hiking trails, and a road where one can drive straight to the top. On a clear day, one can see Boston from the summit.
24 locals recommend
Pack Monadnock Mountain
24 locals recommend
Some gorgeous hiking trails, and a road where one can drive straight to the top. On a clear day, one can see Boston from the summit.
A small mountain with a easy hike. Go a little further and find some meditation chairs! Admission is free.
9 locals recommend
Temple Mountain
9 locals recommend
A small mountain with a easy hike. Go a little further and find some meditation chairs! Admission is free.
North Pack Monadnock Mountain
A beautiful forest with wonderful hiking trails
Shieling State Forest
A beautiful forest with wonderful hiking trails
Depot Square has a beautiful little park in the center of it where the Contoocook and Nubanusit rivers converge. Perfect for playing, relaxing, or bringing food.
14 locals recommend
Depot Square
20 Depot St
14 locals recommend
Depot Square has a beautiful little park in the center of it where the Contoocook and Nubanusit rivers converge. Perfect for playing, relaxing, or bringing food.
A small but beautiful park in the heart of downtown Peterborough, right next to the Contoocook River.
6 locals recommend
Putnam Park
Grove Street
6 locals recommend
A small but beautiful park in the heart of downtown Peterborough, right next to the Contoocook River.
You can find Teixeira Park in West Peterborough. It is next to the Nubanusit River, and has a small stone structure that is both beautiful to look at and fun to play on.
West Peterborough
You can find Teixeira Park in West Peterborough. It is next to the Nubanusit River, and has a small stone structure that is both beautiful to look at and fun to play on.

Arts & Culture

A professional, high-quality theater that has seen some great names such as James Whitmore. They only run during the summer months.
41 locals recommend
Peterborough Players
55 Hadley Rd
41 locals recommend
A professional, high-quality theater that has seen some great names such as James Whitmore. They only run during the summer months.
The first tax-supported public library in the US! Definitely worth a visit.
9 locals recommend
Peterborough Town Library
2 Concord St
9 locals recommend
The first tax-supported public library in the US! Definitely worth a visit.
Local art and culture, many interesting exhibitions
25 locals recommend
Mariposa Museum & World Culture Center
26 Main St
25 locals recommend
Local art and culture, many interesting exhibitions
13 locals recommend
The MacDowell Colony
100 High St
13 locals recommend
Quality art from local artists.
8 locals recommend
New Hampshire Institute of Art - Sharon Arts Center Campus
457 NH-123
8 locals recommend
Quality art from local artists.
Learn the history of the town in the heart of downtown Peterborough.
14 locals recommend
The Monadnock Center for History & Culture
19 Grove St
14 locals recommend
Learn the history of the town in the heart of downtown Peterborough.

Shopping

Handmade crafts, local culture
8 locals recommend
Joseph's Coat
32 Grove St
8 locals recommend
Handmade crafts, local culture
Sarah's Hat Boxes
141 Forest Rd
Includes a cafe, new and used sections, and a music store in the back.
22 locals recommend
Toadstool Bookshops
12 Depot St
22 locals recommend
Includes a cafe, new and used sections, and a music store in the back.
Hubert's of Peterborough
19 Wilton Rd
Great shoes, great service, great prices.
Peterborough Shoe Store
28 Grove Street
Great shoes, great service, great prices.
Health food and kitchen ware.
12 locals recommend
Maggie's Market Place
14 Main St
12 locals recommend
Health food and kitchen ware.
They sell all sorts of flavors of oil and vinegar, as well as other kitchen treats.
9 locals recommend
Monadnock Oil & Vinegar Company
43 Grove St
9 locals recommend
They sell all sorts of flavors of oil and vinegar, as well as other kitchen treats.
High end clothing in a sweet location
7 locals recommend
Alice Blue
10 School St
7 locals recommend
High end clothing in a sweet location
Fresh and local produce and goods located on a beautiful farm.
8 locals recommend
Rosaly's Farmstand
63 NH-123
8 locals recommend
Fresh and local produce and goods located on a beautiful farm.
A health food store with a cafe, and a patio overlooking the river.
27 locals recommend
Nature's Green Grocer
374 Union St
27 locals recommend
A health food store with a cafe, and a patio overlooking the river.
Find the sports and outdoor equipment you need for your vacation here.
7 locals recommend
Eastern Mountain Sports
1 Vose Farm Rd
7 locals recommend
Find the sports and outdoor equipment you need for your vacation here.

Essentials

Excellent service, good prices.
Manhattan East Hair Design Studio
69 Jaffrey Rd
Excellent service, good prices.
Beautiful location, excellent service, includes a tea room.
10 locals recommend
European Esthetics
36 Grove St
10 locals recommend
Beautiful location, excellent service, includes a tea room.
Ocean State Job Lot
19 Wilton Rd
Rite Aid
19 Wilton Rd
11 locals recommend
CVS
125 Dublin Rd
11 locals recommend
Monadnock Community Hospital
452 Old Street Rd