Maplecroft is currently under renovation. Pictures will be available upon completion.

Conveniently located in Central Vermont, Maplecroft Bed & Breakfast allows you to literally experience Vermont from its heart. Maplecroft is a grand 1887 Victorian home built by Scottish immigrant George Mackie, and features a circular tower, carved wood trim, high ceilings and antique furnishings. Lovingly renovated, George Mackie's "Scottish castle" is the perfect place from which to enjoy the Barre-Montpelier area and Central Vermont with all its beauty and history.

Maplecroft Bed & Breakfast offers three well-appointed guestrooms and two comfortable suites with TV's, one with a full kitchen. Each guestroom and suite has either a king or queen bed and a private bath, and both suites have an additional queen-size sleeper sofa. Common areas include a period parlor, dining room and music room with a well-tuned grand piano, as well as a comfortable den with a TV and a wraparound porch. The entire inn is WiFi accessible.

From Maplecroft's wraparound front porch it's just a short walk to Main Street Barre's shops and restaurants, the Vermont History Center, the historic Barre Opera House, the Aldrich Public Library and the Old Socialist Labor Hall, and the Local Agricultural Cooperative Exchange (LACE) and Studio Place Arts Gallery and art school. Barre is also home to the Rock of Ages Granite Quarry and Visitor's Center, the Vermont Granite Museum and Stone Arts School, and the Hope Cemetery walking tour of granite memorials. The Millstone Hill Touring Center with 70 miles of trails is just a short drive away. Both Norwich University and Goddard College are nearby. Skiers and snowboarders find that Maplecroft offers a quiet alternative to Stowe and the Mad River Valley ski areas as well as a convenient stopping place on the way to Montreal. Montpelier, the Vermont state capital, is home to the beautiful Vermont State Capital building, the Vermont Historical Society Museum and numerous fine shops and restaurants. It is also home to the New England Culinary Institute and its fine student-staffed restaurants. The Barre-Montpelier area also offers limitless opportunities to enjoy hiking, walking, mountain and road biking, cross-country skiing and snowshoeing.

Within an hours drive from Barre-Montpelier you can enjoy such well known sites as Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream Factory, the Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Visitor Center & Café, Shelburne Farms and the Shelburne Museum, the King Arthur Flour Baker's Store and Baking Education Center, the Vermont Teddy Bear Factory, numerous maple sugarhouses and wineries, Burlington and Lake Champlain, and Vermont's Northeast Kingdom.

Visit us at Maplecroft Bed & Breakfast and experience Vermont from its heart.