Recommended Places to Visit: Bolton

Recreation

Wineries

Nashoba Valley Winery
100 Wattaquadock Hill Road
Recommended Dishes:

Bolton Orchards Sparkling Apple Cider

Shibby Italian Ciabatta

Turkey Club

Chicken Caesar Salad

Chocolate on Chocolate

Vanilla Bean

Museums
Bolton Historical Society
676 Main Street

Animal Adventures
336 Sugar Road

Water Bodies

West Pond
27 Long Hill Road

Parks
Town Common
717 Main Street

Golf
The International Golf Club and Resort
159 Ballville Road

Farms

Bolton Spring Farm

149 Main Street

Recommended Dishes:

Apple Cider Donut

Beaches

Little Pond
Hudson Road between Main Street and Mill Road


Hiking
Recommended:
Morse Sawmill Dam

159 Forbush Mill Road

Taggart Property

40 Forbush Mill Road

Bower Springs
Flanagan Road

Fyfeshire Conservation Area
499 Wattaquadock Hill Road

Bolton Flats
Main Street, 42.457524, -71.648896

Bolton Overlook
92 Wattaquadock Hill Road

Danforth Conservation Area
Danforth Lane

Rattlesnake Hill
Danforth Lane

Randall Vinger
441 Berlin Road

Tried:
Powder House
663 Main Street

Vaughn Hills
Green Road near Bare Hill Road

Welch Pond
376 Wattaquadock Hill Road

Wilder Pond
978 Main Street

Annie Moore
98 Annie Moore Road

Northwoods
6 Ledgewood Circle

Zink Trail
44 Corn Road

Gould White
End of Randall Road

Ballville Trails

53 Sawyer Road

Architecture

Places of Worship
Trinity Church
14 Wattaquadock Hill Road

First Parish of Bolton
673 Main Street

Schools

Florence Sawyer School
100 Mechanic Street

Nashoba Regional High School
12 Green Road

Emerson School
50 Mechanic Street

Town Facilities
Public Library
738 Main Street

Restaurants

Recommended:
Cafes
Bolton Bean
626 Main Street
Recommended Dishes:
Loaded Baked Potato Salad


Tried:
Italian
Fotini's
544 Wattaquadock Hill Road
Recommended Dishes:
Homemade Clam Chowder
Fresh Haddock
Butternut Squash Ravioli

Dessert
Colonial Candies
47 Sugar Road
Recommended Dishes:
Dark Raspberry Fudge Truffle
Caramel Pecan


Western

J's Restaurant
100 Wattaquadock Hill Road
Recommended Dishes:
Azule
Antique Orchard Apple Salad
Pork Belly
Sticky Toffee Pudding
House Smoked Statler Chicken Breast

Slater's
356 Main Street

Recommended Dishes:
Chicken Tikka Masala Pizza
Beef Brisket
Spicy Wings

The Fireplace Room
159 Ballville Road
Recommended Dishes:
Bucatini and Meatballs
Short Rib Benedict

June 4th 2026: Hiking in Bolton and Food in Berlin and West Boylston

 Today, I started out with a hike at the Ballville Trails in Bolton, where I path I took from ~53 Sawyer Road to find the pond here is shown below in pink.

Some open meadows here,

but the water body itself wasn't much to speak of.

From here, we headed to the Berlin side of the Highland Commons shopping area, first checking out the new Ramen Haven,

getting the Signature Tonkotsu Ramen (A rich tonkotsu broth with smooth, hearty flavor. Served with corn, black fungus, bamboo shoots, half soft-soiled egg, scallions, nori, chashu belly, and red chili strips)

which was not bad, especially the pork belly.

Next, we went to the Playa Bowls location here, this time getting the Purple Mermaid Smoothie (Playa Pitaya® Base, banana, pineapple, vanilla protein, blue spirulina, coconut milk & coco whip), although the only picture I was able to take of it was after it was almost finished.

The last place we went to today wase Froze Zone in West Boylston,

getting the Fruity Pebbles flavor.

Wish the little one hadn't chosen this weird flavor, with soggy cereal in it to boot.

June 18th 2025: Company Outing at Nashoba Valley Winery, Bolton

 Today, after passing through Stow,

Butternut Farm Golf Club

I had a company outing at Nashoba Valley Winery in Bolton.

I got the Bolton Orchards Sparkling Apple Cider,

the Shibby Italian Ciabatta

and Chocolate on Chocolate (rich, moist, all-natural dark chocolate cake, a bittersweet truffle center and delectable deep chocolate frosting are finished with a pure dark chocolate coin) and Vanilla Bean (moist, buttery vanilla cake filled with a Madagascar vanilla bean cream and finished with a buttery vanilla bean-flecked icing and a jaunty white chocolate coin) cupcakes.

There was way too much bread on the sandwich, although the drink and cupcakes were pretty good. Not too bad for a company outing.

July 4th 2024: Finding Things to Do on July 4th

 Today, we started out in Bolton,

West Pond, 27 Long Hill Road

then visited the Mary Rowlandson Elementary School in Lancaster for its playgrounds,

before checking out the Crumbl Cookies location in Hudson,

getting the Milk Chocolate Chip.

Not a bad end to a day where pretty much everything is closed.

December 26th 2023: Two Hikes in Bolton

 Today, we went for hikes at the Forbush Fields area in Bolton, where the path we took to check out the Morse Sawmill Dam and the Taggart Property is shown below in pink. 

From the first parking spot at 159 Forbush Mill Road, it was a short walk to the Forbush Mill Dam, the waterfall of which could already be seen from afar.

From here, we headed further down to 40 Forbush Mill Road for the longer part of the hike. We headed all the way to the dead end at the pond,

only then realizing we were on the wrong path, then backtracked to get to the other side of the pond, which was a little better in terms of views.

Overall, a pretty nice hike on a relatively warm winter day.
 

July 9th 2023: Bolton Spring Farm, Bolton

 Today, we passed through Berlin

Frank C. Marini II Community Center,
59 Brook Lane

and Hudson

Police Department

to get to Bolton Spring Farm,

getting an Apple Cider Donut.

Not too bad, will be back to pick apples someday I guess.

February 9th 2020: The Fireplace Room, Bolton

Today in Brockton,

Brockton Tabernacle Church

after checking out the small Westgate Mall in town,

we decided to head to The Fireplace Room in Bolton, an upscale restaurant located within The International Golf Club & Resort.

The restaurant itself is really nice, with its own real fireplace.

for food, we got the SHORT RIB BENEDICT (local vegetable hash, poached egg, short rib demi glaze)           

and the BUCATINI & MEATBALLS (bucatini pasta, meatballs, 6 hr red sauce, garlic crostini).

The short rib was not bad, having beef gravy instead of the usual hollandaise sauce, although the meat was tougher than I would have liked it. The pasta was just so-so, but both dishes were way too expensive to be worth coming back again. Nice ambiance though.

July 20th 2019: Animal Adventures, Bolton

After picking cherries and blueberries at Tougas Farm in Northborough today, we decided to try their Blueberry Cider Donut

and Blueberry Donut Sundae (blueberry donut topped with scoop of blueberry ice cream, topped with blueberries, lemon frosting and whipped cream).

While in town, we decided to get groceries from Davidian's Farm Market.

Our next destination was Animal Adventures, a small zoo in the town of Bolton, where we decided to get a dessert stop at Colonial Candies, a candy store in an old mansion.

We got the Caramel Pecan (buttery flavorred ice cream with pecans and caramel sauce) ice cream,

which was really sweet despite being sugar-free, and a box of Dark Raspberry Fudge Truffles.

The zoo itself was pretty small and disorganized, and although I know their good intentions, definitely no one of the better zoos in the state. Not coming back again.

For lunch, we decided to check out Smack Noodle, a new ramen place in the town of Maynard. We got the Smack Bun (chashu pork in a fluffy bun with okonomi sauce),

the Tom Yum Ramen (chashu pork, marinated egg, scallions, beansprout and corn)

and the Crazy Noodle (flat rice noodle with egg, carrot, broccoli, red pepper, and onion in a hot basil sauce).

The sauce for the bun was a tad salty, while there was too little tom yum flavor and too much corn influence in the ramen. The last dish was not bad, but Americanized for sure. Not one of the better ramen places, in my opinion.