Activities and Packages

Spring Specials

Centennial House B&B and Conference Center in Northfield, Mass., invites you to come and celebrate the Irish in all of us all through March!

Start with a country setting, add a cozy fire placed queen or king room with private bath, a roaring fire in the Great Hearth downstairs and traditional Irish breakfast, and you'll think you're in the Emerald Isle all through the month of March. We'll have live Celtic music in the Great Room on Saturday evening, March 29, when the group 'Trina Cheile' (pronounced "Threene Kayla") plays traditional Scottish and Irish songs, and music from "Wilde Irish Women" and "Women in Arms" written by the band's founder, Rosemary Caine. Get ready for a foot stompin' good time from 7 to 9 p.m.

Girlfriends Getaway Weekends, Spring 2008

Centennial House Bed and Breakfast & Conference Center is proud to team up with Chandler's Restaurant, voted best Western Massachusetts restaurant by the Valley Advocate and located at Yankee Candle Village store in South Deerfield, to create a memorable weekend for your group. Stay at the spacious inn for two consecutive nights and select from one of Chandler's exciting events. We make the arrangements for you at Chandlers and provide you with a 20% dinner discount coupon for each participant (some events priced separately).

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Classes and Workshops

Special 2, 3 or 5 day intensive classes on a variety of arts and recreation topics available for your group, club or business in conjunction with your visit. Call 413-498-5921 to discuss your interests.

Outdoor Activities

Northfield, with its panoramic views and Connecticut River access, offers all sorts of outdoor activities year-round. These include but are not limited to:

Hiking Biking Rock climbing Kayaking Canoeing Motor boating Jet skiing White water rafting Fly Fishing

Northfield Mountain recreation area, with its miles of marked hiking trails, waterside picnic area and scenic boat rides on the Connecticut, is close by. Ask about our Historic River 'Cruise and Stay' Package featuring free boat passes with two night stay for new guests in season. Based on availability.

Golf

There are two golf courses near the inn, including the famous Crumpin Fox.

Winter

Winter sports include:

• Cross-country skiing
• Snow shoeing
• Sledding

We are accessible to downhill ski areas in Vermont, New Hampshire and the Berkshires.

We can arrange horseback riding with advance notice.

Dining

We have negotiated discounts and other courtesies for our guests with fine restaurants in Amherst, Northampton, Greenfield, Brattleboro, Keene, Shelburne Falls and other places on the Mohawk Trail.

Arts and Entertainment

Culture, history and the arts abound in the Pioneer Valley! Just some of the things to see and do here include:

• Historic Deerfield
• Eric Carle Museum
• Emily Dickinson Homestead
• Magic Wings Butterfly Conservatory and Gardens
• The Bridge of Flowers in Shelburne Falls

There are eleven museums (many of them free) comprising The Museums of the Five College Area, plus farmers markets, galleries, antique shops, concerts and plays by highly accomplished amateur groups and world-class performers at the UMass Fine Arts Center and the UMass Mullins Center in Amherst and the Calvin Theater in Northampton.

MASS MoCA and the Clark Museum are just an hour away, and the Norman Rockwell Museum, Tanglewood and great restaurants, outlets and antique shops in the Berkshires make a great day trip.

Shopping

Yankee Candle, Shelburne Falls and the other towns along the Mohawk, Brattleboro VT and Keene NH and the outlets of Manchester, VT offer fantastic shopping.

School and College Activities

Centennial House is convenient to many of the independent schools, colleges and university in the area (in order of proximity), providing accommodations for open houses, school visits, graduations and parent-student weekends together:

K-12:

• Northfield Mount Hermon School
• Linden Hill School
• Stoneleigh-Burnham School
• Hallmark Institute of Photography
• Deerfield Academy
• Bement School (elementary)
• Eagle Brook School (middle school)

Colleges:

• Greenfield Community College, Greenfield, Mass.
• School for International Training (graduate), Brattleboro, Vermont
• Keene State College, Keene, New Hampshire
• University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Mass.
• Smith College, Northampton, Mass.
• Hampshire College, Amherst, Mass.