Sandwich, New Hampshire
Chicks Corner is a lovely, historic, 200+ year-old farmhouse nestled in the heart of the New Hampshire Lakes Region. Take a temporary escape from hectic daily life and boat or fish on nearby Squam Lake while enjoying the unspoiled pristine scenery and fall foliage. Hike, golf, dine or shop in the nearby quaint New England style shops of the Lakes Region.
The property features a breezeway, newly refurbished barn and a historic one-room schoolhouse which can be found in various publications including A Simpler Way of Life: Old Farmhouses of New York & New England.
Chicks Corner overflows with genuine New England charm. The property features hand-hewn beams and has been standing for over two centuries.
Enjoy boating and swimming on Squam Lake in the summer, watching the leaves change in the fall, and skiing in nearby Conway during the winter. Best of all, and enjoy the quiet tranquility of the New Hampshire lakes region.
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Amazing location just down the road from Squam Lake.
A beautiful, historic home. A very unique place to stay!
This spacious farmhouse is a trip back in time. It is filled with lovely antiques, braided rugs and folk art paintings, yet has comfortable beds and a fully equipped kitchen. The large bedrooms easily accommodate the king-size beds, and the living room has lots of room for the entire family. We enjoyed sitting in the screened-in breezeway during a rainstorm. The property has been in the current owner's family since 1947, and you can easily imagine the kids running through the house and yard. The wide-plank floors are a little uneven, but I'm sure you would be as well after 200 years. We also had a very brief encounter with a small, four-legged local, which the host warned us about beforehand, and is not surprising in a farmhouse. Swimming is only a 5 minute drive to Squam Lake. You can also take a 10 minute drive to the Beede Falls trailhead; they were running full after all the recent rains this year (wear your swimsuit for a cool swim!). We also enjoyed our visit to Castle in the Clouds (good hiking there as well). The local restaurants were never very crowded, and offered great food and friendly service. Overall, we enjoyed this house very much, and were fortunate to have had the opportunity to stay in such a classic property.
Great place to stay enjoyed our time at the farm house
Wonderful old house and plenty of room for lots of people. Don't follow GPS directions though it sends you to the wrong end of road.
Great place to stay for our bike trip. Close to all the best roads in the white mountains, close to Laconia for bike week. Lots of room, very enjoyable spot.
Definitely an old farmhouse but has all accommodations needed for a family stay. Beautiful area. Host veey responsive and helpful. Overall, a great stay.
The charm and history of the place really set it apart from other places I've stayed
We stayed at Chick's Corner for almost a week living the way we would have wanted if it were the last five days we had on earth. From access to trails, mountain biking, the delightful Sandwich Notch Road and all the fire trails with their logging roads emerging from it this area is absolutely spectacular in fall. The nature is gorgeous and there is lots of it with plenty of hills, mountains and ponds to treasure if your skills, interest and fitness allow. Wildlife is plentiful, we saw all kinds of tracks around and encountered a pair of moose, mother with her calf at the nearby intersection on Smith road. The waterfall, the hills, the cellar holes invite you into a beautiful story and would encourage anyone to pick up the book Road Through Sandwich Notch written by Elizabeth Yates whose efforts helped save the area and turn it into National Forest. There are also other trailheads not far with access to the White Mountains' Sandwich Range in Ferncroft, one of our favorite haunts this time of year. The property itself is well kept, clean, with everything in good working order. The house has enormous character with the owner telling us it belonged to his grandfather. It's full of very particular antiques and makes you feel like you are living in a dream.... *THE* dream given its location. The beds were extremely comfortable too. Many rentals seem to be the dumping ground of the worst beds imaginable which otherwise would have found their way outside your curb on trash day but not here. What a nice feeling to be able to crash in the comfortable acoutrements after these challenging days. This would be an ideal location for a large family or several families/sets of friends to come with intent on hiking, mountain biking or kayaking this splendid area. Which is what we did!!!!!!! =) I am glad we came across this property in such a unique location and will be planning another adventure in the spring to bike the Kancamagus highway one day with road bikes and the trails with our mountain bikes the other. I feel blessed to have experienced a place like this. I will leave you with the comment another fellow rider advised us on the trails. He had moved from Portland and spent time across the United States even in the beautiful Southwest and Colorado through his life. He told us was that only Western North Carolina on the Tennessee border offered such access to top notch nature and cycling like Sandwich NH. I highly recommend this property!
My extended family and I thoroughly enjoyed our stay at Chicks Corner. Spacious bedrooms, comfortable beds, and lots of history in a great location. Perfect for the right crew ready to enjoy the quirks of an old house.
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