Your Day Visit

Your visit begins and ends here. Check in for directions, a visitor guide & trail map, or to ask any questions. Grab a snack for a walk and/or enjoy products straight from our farm and other local farms: cheddar, maple syrup, produce, and more. 

• Summer Hours: 9:30am-5:30pm (April 1-October 31)
• Winter Hours: 10:00am-5:30pm (November 1-March 31)

Our walking trails are the primary way to enjoy our extensive campus. From the Welcome Center, more than 10 miles of trails meander through fields and forests, with quiet spaces and amazing views. 

We offer multiple tours throughout the season. Check our online calendar for pricing and registration.

• Shelburne Farms Tour, daily, 11am-12:30pm
• Sun to Cheese Tour, daily, 2-4pm
• House & Garden Tour at the Shelburne Farms Inn, Sunday, Tuesday, Wed., Thursday, 1:30-3pm

Meet all the animals at the Farm Barn.  Learn about the roles these animals play on a working farm. Activities scheduled throughout the day thru Oct. 19. Accessible via the Farm Barn Trail or a seasonal tractor shuttle from the Welcome Center.

Accessible via our ¾-mile Farm Barn Trail or by a seasonal tractor shuttle that runs every half hour from the Farm Store. 

As part of your visit to the Farm Barn, watch our cheesemakers craft the milk of our Brown Swiss cows into cheddar, then enjoy a sample!  Schedule may vary. Meet a cheesemaker, daily at 11AM, or check out a Sun to Cheese Tour, at 2PM.

Come face to face with a live owl or hawk and learn the mysteries of birds of prey with Outreach for Earth Stewardship. 1:00 pm. Located near Children's Farmyard: just in the woods at start of the StoryWalk trail. Free. No registration.

2025 schedule:

• Sundays, May 10 - June 15
• Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, June 18 - August 31
• Sundays, September 7 - October 19

Follow an entertaining children’s storybook as it’s displayed page by page along the trail behind the Children’s Farmyard. Your family can read as you walk, letting the story unfold with every step. StoryWalk® was created by Anne Ferguson and developed in collaboration with the Kellogg-Hubbard Library. The storybook changes seasonally!

Pick up something delicious at...

• Farm Store & Welcome Center
• Farm Cart: farm-fresh lunch and snack options at the Farm Barn. Check back for the 2025 schedule.
• O Bread Bakery, an independent production bakery at the Farm Barn. It often has bread loaves, cookies, or pastries for sale. (Not a sit-down bakery.)