Visit to Brandon, VT

We took a few days to go to Brandon, Vermont to visit friends. We stayed at the Lilac Inn right downtown. A beautiful Inn. We explored around town with lots of shops and art galleries, and ate at the Café Provence, a French restaurant, for dinner with really good food.

The Beautiful Lilac B&B

< B&B side door > Living Room

< Entrance to Dining Room > Dining Room

< Breakfast bar > Bar

Stairs to second floor

< Front Porch > Back sitting area

< Gardens > Gazebo

< Garden side gate > small cottage in back

Brandon, Vermont is a small historic town on the National Register. Among the big, beautiful homes on Park Street is where we found the Lilac B&B. Brandon is a key gateway to the Moosalamoo National Recreation Area and is so vibrant in the arts, that Brandon has become known as the “art and soul of Vermont.” A favorite spot for artists is found in Kennedy Park overlooking the upper falls of the Neshobe River.

Brandon Inn

The Brandon Inn has a rich history dating back to the late XVIII century and has served as a gathering place for travelers, locals, and notable figures ever since. The current Hotel was built in the 1890s, after a fire destroyed most of downtown Brandon, with extensive renovations done over the years.

Brandon Inn

< Methodist church > Folk Art Gallery

Kennedy Park

Kennedy Park falls

Park Street developed largely as a residential street showing the finest examples of the Greek Revival, Italianate, Gothic Revival, and Second Empire styles fashionable from 1830 to 1870s.

Free concert at Brandon Inn back yard

We visited our friends while there. They live on 40-acres and have changed from city folk to country folk. What a beautiful place and wonderful home they created. I envy them.

Their country home

They have a beautiful perennial garden in front, an orchard of apple, pear and peach trees; a blueberry patch, and vegetable gardens. A beautiful place for a beautiful couple.

We really enjoyed our visit and wish them years of happiness there.