Guidebook for Peterborough
Arts & Culture
Beautiful art and crafts made by local artisans
8 locals recommend
New Hampshire Institute of Art - Sharon Arts Center Campus Gallery
30 Grove StBeautiful art and crafts made by local artisans
World Culture Center - Beautiful artifacts to see, artisanal gifts and plenty of musical instruments from around the world, many of which you can try.
25 locals recommend
Mariposa Museum & World Culture Center
26 Main StWorld Culture Center - Beautiful artifacts to see, artisanal gifts and plenty of musical instruments from around the world, many of which you can try.
Entertainment & Activities
Peterborough Community Theatre
6 School StLovely little theater with top rate movies.
Food Scene
Fresh oysters served on the half shell, great food with Asian inspired influence. Best in town!
31 locals recommend
Pearl Restaurant & Oyster Bar
1 Jaffrey RdFresh oysters served on the half shell, great food with Asian inspired influence. Best in town!
Espresso, wine cellar, ales, gelato, and a lovely lunch. Great salads! Centrally located downtown.
16 locals recommend
Twelve Pine
11 School StEspresso, wine cellar, ales, gelato, and a lovely lunch. Great salads! Centrally located downtown.
Kogetsu boiler house
50 Jaffrey RdGood sushi and beautiful view of Noone Falls.
Nice little french bistro. You can take out, or eat in. Only a couple of tables though. Not budget friendly but delicious.
7 locals recommend
C'est la Vie,
10 School StNice little french bistro. You can take out, or eat in. Only a couple of tables though. Not budget friendly but delicious.
Yummy bagels and spreads! Great place for breakfast with egg on a bagel and pastries.
15 locals recommend
Bagel Mill
145 Grove St. ExtYummy bagels and spreads! Great place for breakfast with egg on a bagel and pastries.
Delicious handmade chocolate and hot chocolate drinks. Chocolate is produced right here in Peterborough.
7 locals recommend
Vicuña Chocolate Factory & Café
15 Main StDelicious handmade chocolate and hot chocolate drinks. Chocolate is produced right here in Peterborough.
We love Harlow's because it's visually appealing, funky, fresh, and so so fun. The food is really good, whether you order basic pub style meals or go for their more upscale daily specials. The prices are fair, and they often have live music. Go early! This place fills up!
55 locals recommend
Harlow's Pub & Restaurant
3 School StWe love Harlow's because it's visually appealing, funky, fresh, and so so fun. The food is really good, whether you order basic pub style meals or go for their more upscale daily specials. The prices are fair, and they often have live music. Go early! This place fills up!
Shopping
Toadstool Bookshops
12 Depot StBeautiful bookstore with restaurant.
Riverside Park and shopping with antique stores, art galleries, and other fun and funky shops.
14 locals recommend
Depot Square
20 Depot StRiverside Park and shopping with antique stores, art galleries, and other fun and funky shops.
Organic foods, bulk foods, kitchen essentials. Many gluten free items and produce.
12 locals recommend
Maggie's Market Place
14 Main StOrganic foods, bulk foods, kitchen essentials. Many gluten free items and produce.
Lovely antique store, many chosen finds. Glassware, dinnerware, baskets, candles, french soaps, and linens, much more.
11 locals recommend
Bowerbird & Friends
16 Depot StLovely antique store, many chosen finds. Glassware, dinnerware, baskets, candles, french soaps, and linens, much more.
Peterboro Basket Company
130 Grove StBeautiful baskets made right here in Peterborough.
Parks & Nature
Lovely park for picnics or playing catch, next to the river and adjacent to our property.
6 locals recommend
Putnam Park
Grove StreetLovely park for picnics or playing catch, next to the river and adjacent to our property.
Nice hike, not too strenuous and at the top there's an observation tower and on a clear day, you can see the Boston skyline.
25 locals recommend
Miller State Park
13 Miller Park RdNice hike, not too strenuous and at the top there's an observation tower and on a clear day, you can see the Boston skyline.
Easily hikable. Not a great view at the top but if our girl scouts can do it, so can you.
North Pack Monadnock Mountain
Easily hikable. Not a great view at the top but if our girl scouts can do it, so can you.
Easy-ish hike with cairn rock chairs at the top made by those who have come before you.
9 locals recommend
Temple Mountain
Easy-ish hike with cairn rock chairs at the top made by those who have come before you.
Fantastic hiking year round, if you're an adventurer and can hike in any weather. Best time to hike: Spring through Fall although it can be crowded. This is one of the top two most hiked mountains in the world! You can do it! Many trails lead to the top, so you can decide if you want to go straight up or take a longer more meandering path. Either way, the view at the stop is stunning. Don't forget your 10 hiking essentials.
138 locals recommend
Mount Monadnock
Fantastic hiking year round, if you're an adventurer and can hike in any weather. Best time to hike: Spring through Fall although it can be crowded. This is one of the top two most hiked mountains in the world! You can do it! Many trails lead to the top, so you can decide if you want to go straight up or take a longer more meandering path. Either way, the view at the stop is stunning. Don't forget your 10 hiking essentials.
Essentials
Small town grocery store, with a great meat department. Small, but mighty!
14 locals recommend
Roy's Market
20 Main StSmall town grocery store, with a great meat department. Small, but mighty!