Peru, Maine
The Farm at Worthley Pond is an ideal location for family vacations, family reunions and weddings. The Farm at Worthley Pond is a remodeled 1850 farm, located on 5 acres, nestled in a beautiful mountain valley surrounded by rolling hills. The jewel of the location is Worthley Pond. This sparking clear small lake is perfect for all water recreation. Approximately 5 miles in circumference, Worthley Pond is perfect for sailing, water skiing, fishing and canoeing. Fishing on the Pond is very good with many trout and bass taken annually. The Farm At Worthley Pond has a private sand & grass beach access to Worthley Pond with approximately 150 feet of frontage. Only 40 miles from the Appalachian Trail and the large peaks of the White Mountains, these foot hills offer both beauty and day hiking.
It is perfect for vacations, wedding receptions and family reunions. It is also an ideal setting for small group meetings such as staff retreats, faculty curriculum planning and sales group planning. Located just three hours north of Boston's Logan Airport near Bethel, Maine, the year-round facility offers a secluded mountain setting. The Farm can accommodate wedding parties as large as 160 in-doors and 500 out-doors.
Winter offers bountiful recreational opportunities for guests staying at The Farm at Worthley Pond. Three world class ski areas are within 1.5 hour drive, including Sunday River in Bethel, Maine only 45 minutes away. Smaller ski areas of Black Mountain and Mt. Abram are less than 30 minutes away. Cross country ski and snowmobile enthusiasts can enjoy the many trails, which honeycomb the foothills, outside the Farm's front door. A special treat for cross country skiers is Black Mountain, located just 20 minutes away, where the U.S. Cross Country Ski Team trains.
The Farm has fourteen-rooms. The rental includes a football field-size lawn, deck, living room glass doors open to view of lakefront and mountains. Great room with fireplace. All areas are remodeled and include carpeted living facility. Modern bedding including kings and queens. Amenities include a hot tub, four boats provided, bicycles, sauna, billiard game room, many, many more. Sleeps up to 25. The Farm has one large kitchen, complete cooking resources and place settings to accommodate 25 guests
The Farm at Worthley Pond is an ideal location for outdoor Weddings. Since 2004 The Farm at Worthley Pond has hosted on average 4-6 weddings per year. We have recently added a Wedding Barn that can accommodate up to160 seated banquet guests.The sizes of the wedding gatherings have been as small as 50 and as large as 300 guests. Fees listed on this site are non-wedding fees and do not include the Wedding Barn. As owners of the Farm at Worthley Pond, we will offer our wedding planning experience and links to local vendors. The ideal seasons for Maine outdoor weddings and Barn Weddings are late spring and early fall. However, we welcome summer weddings in July and August. The Farm grounds and barn offers plenty of space for banquets, dance floors, serving tents, picnic tables, and recreation. The farm house also offers facilities for housing the wedding party, food preparation and rehearsal dinner. The farm offers banquet tables and chairs for 200 guests.
We welcome Wedding groups to visit the Farm and Wedding Barn before confirming a reservation. To visit the Farm we will confirm a 1-day special event reservation. To make a 1-day reservation, enter a regular multi-day reservation but in the comment section state that you are seeking a 1-day special event visit. We will then decline your multi-day request and offer a 1-day visit for a minimal fee. You would pay the fee through this VRBO site.
Keywords: House 4-night minimum (occasionally we accept exceptions)
Our rates are $1500/night for non-weddings with a minimum of 4 nights, for non-summer. However a 7-night rental is $5500 which is $700 per night. Summer rentals require 7-night rental. Ask about special school, church, college and nonprofit rates for Winter Ski season @ $875/night with a minimum of 2 nights.
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Spent a week here for a family vacation that included 8 adults, 5 children & 3 dogs. The house was large enough to accommodate everyone- very comfortably . Pool table & hot tub were a huge hit with the adults. Massive backyard that was perfect for soccer, 3 legged race & wheelbarrow race. Best part was the beach area- private beach, nice dock & float. Grandkids had a wonderful time swimming & jumping off the dock & float. Rented kayaks , which allowed us to access the beautiful pond. Paul was very receptive to questions, which was a bonus, My grandson had such a great time that he wants to come back next year !
The farmhouse was big enough for 8 adults and 6 children. The beach area and shallow water was great for the smaller Grandkids. The stove was a little tough to get use to. Only one burner at a time got hot enough. But we all managed. The spaces to sleep were big enough so each family had their own space.
This home had plenty of sleeping space for our large, multi-generational family. We are all cooks, so the up-graded and well-stocked kitchen was a delight.
Great getaway spot for a quick vacation weekend near a lake. The house is comfy, a bit small in the bedrooms, but otherwise nice. Some things are modern in the house, while other things are a bit out of date. For instance, the wifi couldn't handle us streaming the bruins game. Not an issue, but just an inconvenience. There are also a ton of spiders around. A few of us got a bit of bites. Something to look out for.
We stayed at the Farm at Worthley Pond over New Years. 4 families, 7 kids. We had a wonderful time. Looking at the stars at night from the hot tub, ice fishing, and a wonderful find, Black Mountain Ski Resort (non profit, no lines, nice people, BAR...) where all our kids learned to ski. The house is older, but very cozy. everyone slept very well. The owner Paul was very quick to answer questions and the manager Tim was there right away to plow. I am hoping to go back over the summer or maybe next year winter. K
Our large family just spend a WONDERFUL long weekend at the farm. How exciting it was to hold the key and open the door to our adventure! Each of us was first impressed with the kitchen. It was clean and welcoming. We enjoyed that there were places to eat as either small or large groups. The set up flowed well, and we found everything we needed. The tour of the house led to lots of fun places! The living room was large enough for everyone to gather in- we held our family's bi-annual Christmas auction there. The bedrooms were large and well set up for growing families. They were clean, pleasant and private. We rented the extra bedroom, which opened up the third bathroom. We found that three bathrooms were plenty for our group. The social area was an added bonus- a pool table, lots of room for the children to play on the floor, separated just enough so noise did not interfere with the house... The barn has such potential for parties- is is beautiful, spacious and well lit. The deck is HUGE and was host to a night of star gazing and hot chocolate. The grassy expanse in the back provide LOTS of room for games, sunning, exploring and more. The pond is a perfect distance from the house- far enough so little children don't go there without being watched, close enough to go there multiple times in a day. The beach is large enough for everyone, the sand clean, the water fresh and clear with a gradual incline. The farm has become our family's new favorite vacation spot!
My family has been renting here for 7 years and it is the highlight of our summer. Plenty of room for the kids to spread out, well stocked and the lake is perfect! The owner, Paul, is responsive and his support staff in Maine are wonderful, we had a small issue with the hot tub this year and the maintenance men worked hard to get it fixed so we could enjoy it during our stay. The remodeled kitchen work was needed and it is truly remarkable the difference it makes in the home, open, clean and so easy to enjoy meals with a large group. We can not wait to come back next summer, thanks so much Paul for sharing your wonderful home!
Our huge family vacationed back at The Farm this year after first renting last August. The moment I stepped into the front door I said, We're home! How great it felt! The bedrooms were very comfortable! We could hear the loons during the night! The pond was gorgeous and quiet...every day we would sit out on the beach and just relax by the water! Of course we made good use of the boats and raft on the property. Our host was extremely responsive to our needs. We called him for a firewood delivery and it was delivered the same day! Our family is looking forward to our third year next August!
We booked the farmhouse for a large family get together. The house and grounds greatly exceeded our expectations. The pictures provided do not do justice for what the house has to offer. The house is huge and offers plenty of space for everybody to be togehter, or room to go away for a few moments of peace and quiet. The yard is awesome and the pond is so big and clean. We were able to swim, kayak (we brought our own) canoe, paddle boat, play volleyball, horshoes, bocce and other lawn games while still others enjoyed the hot tub. The deck has been expanding and offers a great relaxing atmosphere. The entire area was very quiet with little to no traffic and the pond was not overly crowded with boats. All that we needed beyond food and clothing was provided by Paul. We are definitely planning on going again real soon.
We booked The Farm for the week of the Fourth of July to have our daughter's wedding and it was absolutely the BEST experience! The accomodations are terrific. The contract is very clear what is expected of us. Everything that we needed was very handy - everything is labeled and instructions are all included with everything. We arrived on Saturday night, had the wedding on Friday and left the following Saturday morning. The wedding party all stayed there along with immediate family. It was a wedding week. I highly recommend staying here and plan on coming back if we plan a family reunion.
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