Attractions

Advice To The Players

 Advice To The Players is a unique company of theater professionals, enthusiastic community members and energetic teens that has been performing Shakespeare and offering workshops in New Hampshire's Lakes and Mountains region since 1999.

Our award-winning productions bring William Shakespeare’s richly passionate plays to life and introduce new generations to live theater and to Shakespeare's brilliantly rendered portraits of humanity. Whether at our outdoor summer performances, in a merry autumn comedy at the fair, at a raucous on-our-feet reading at a local pub, a daytime matinee for enthralled students, or a deep-winter evening of theater in the heart of our northern towns, we promise an unforgettable experience with some of the greatest stories in the English language.
Advice To The Players
Arts Center at 12 Main Street
 603 284-7115, contact@advicetotheplayers.org 
advicetotheplayers.org

Chapman Sanctuary and Visny Woods

Chapman Sanctuary and Visny Woods in Sandwich, NH is 160 acres of woodlands and meadow open to the public for recreational use. It abuts the White Mountain National  Forest. The land is home to a wide variety of birds and other wildlife. A program of habitat development will attract large animals such as deer, moose, and bear, and smaller mammals like fox, fishers, mink and hare.  

There are 10 miles of trails, including a self-guided nature trail developed in conjunction with the UNH extension service. The sanctuary is open to the public year round for hiking, bird watching, cross-country skiing, and snowshoeing. There is no admission fee. Groups are welcome with advance notice. No alcohol please. No public facilities. Open dawn till dusk.
Chapman Sanctuary and Visny Woods
740 Mt. Israel Rd • PO Box 96
    Center Sandwich, NH 03227
603-284-6428
chapmansanctuaryvisnywoods.com

Christmas in the Village

First full weekend in December. More than 40 artisans, farmers, craftsmen, businesses, and organizations come together for festive fun. Locally made gifts, live entertainment, music, theater, food and more. Find us on Facebook. sandwichnews@hotmail.com, 284-7168

Mead Base Conservation Center

​Located at the end of a dirt road, Mead Base Conservation Center is the southernmost entry to the White Mountain National Forest. The Base includes an old farmhouse, several outbuildings and cabins and three campsites on 11 acres. Friends of Mead, through a lease from the US Forest Service, preserves and maintains the property for the public’s use.

Mead Base, with year-round parking, serves as a launch pad for several trailheads including the Wentworth Trail up Mt. Israel, the Bear Camp River Trail, and the hike to Cow Cave and Beede Falls. Many birding, tracking, nature and historic walks begin at Mead.
Mead Base Conservation Center
517 Diamond Ledge Road
284-6919,  www.meadbase.org
Throughout the summer trail crews, Audubon interns, and artists make Mead their base. There are several campsites, and groups can rent the main room and kitchen by the day for special gatherings and events up to 50 people.

Great hiking, birding and camping. Whether you’re looking for a day trip or a camping experience, come visit Mead Base Conservation Center and enjoy the spectacular scenery and the many adventures that abound! Part of the National Forest.

The Sandwich Fair

 An exciting old time agricultural country fair held over three days on Columbus Day Weekend in October. Fun and entertainment for all ages and families. Games, rides, shows, a parade, all kinds of food, lots of animals and agricultural products.

The fair started out as an agricultural event that local farmers hoped would turn into an annual market day where they could trade and sell their cattle. In 1886, area farmers exhibited 184 yoke of oxen at the fair. The first three-day Fair was held on October 8, 9, and 10 1988. Good weather held for all three days.
Office hours Tuesday & Thursday, 9 – 3.
The Sandwich Fair
7 Wentworth Hill Road - Rt. 109 North
Center Sandwich, New Hampshire
284-7062, office@thesandwichfair.com
thesandwichfair.com

Sandwich Historical Society

Founded in 1917, the Sandwich Historical Society has been located in the Elisha Marston House at 4 Maple Street since 1927.  From its humble beginnings exhibiting a collection of tools, herbs and weaving, the Society has grown to exhibit a wide range of local, historical tools, furnishings, art,  textiles and linens; an extensive library of genealogical archives and records, and an impressive list of historic buildings:  Elisha Marston House and Barn (w/Gift Shop), Lower Corner School House, Grange Hall, and the Quimby Barn Transportation Museum, which is home to a remarkable collection of horse-drawn conveyances as well as the Sandwich Concord Coach.
 
The Elisha Marston House Museum is open Wednesday through Saturday from 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM from Saturday, June 20, 2020 to September 26, 2020.  The research library and archives are available during the winter season for research (by appointment only).  The other historic buildings are open at various times through-out the summer/fall.  Please visit the website for more information on research fees and schedule.  We also have a wonderful gift shop that is open during the summer season at the Elisha Marston House as well as online throughout the year.  Not all of our items are on our online store; however, they are available for purchase by calling the Society.  We look forward to seeing you!
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Earliest photo of the Elisha Marston House, late 1800s.
Sandwich Hisytorical Society
The Elisha Marston House today
Sandwich Historical Society
P.O. Box 244 • 4 Maple Street 
 Center Sandwich, New Hampshire 03227 
 (603) 284-6269, sandwichhistory@gmail.com
sandwichhistorical.org