Recommended Places to Visit: Lancaster

Recreation

Golf
Lancaster Golf Center
438 Old Union Turnpike

Beaches
Spectacle Pond
End of Fire Road 4

Water Bodies

Bartlett Pond
Main Street near North Main Street

White Pond
230 White Pond Road

Fort Pond
20 Old Lunenberg Road


Festivals
Bolton Fair
318 7 Bridge Road

Cruise Night
1543 Lunenburg Road


Hiking
Recommended:
Dexter Drumlin
~198 George Hill Road

Pellechia Conservation Area
Lunenberg Road, 42.481937, -71.684089

Tried:
Thayer Memorial Forest
299 Bull Hill Road

Turner Pond Conservation Area
131 Kevala Road

Parker Family Woods
Goss Lane

Cook Conservation Area
Lunenburg Road

Architecture

Monuments

Town Common
Thayer Memorial Drive


Places of Worship

First Church of Christ Parish
725 Main Street

Immaculate Conception Church
809 Main Street

Evangelical Congregational Church
793 Main Street

Village Church of Seventh Day Adventists
75 Sawyer Street

Southern New England Conference of Seventh Day Adventists
34 Sawyer Street

College Church of Seventh Day Adventists at Atlantic Union College
337 Main Street

Town Facilities
Thayer Memorial Library
717 Main Street

Fire Station 2
283 South Main Street

Schools
Dr. Franklin Perkins School
971 Main Street

Atlantic Union College
338 Main Street

South Lancaster Academy
198 George Hill Road

Mary Rowlandson Elementary School
103 Hollywood Drive

Restaurants

Highly Recommended:

Breakfast
Michael's Bridge Diner

56 Main Street
Recommended Dishes:
Little Bear's Monte Cristo

Sandee's
162 Main Street

Recommended Dishes:
Boston Benedict

Tried:
Dessert

Kimball Farms (chain)
1543 Lunenburg Road

Lancaster Golf Center
438 Old Union Turnpike
Recommended Dishes:
Frappe

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.

February 28th 2019: Breakfast at Sandee's, Lancaster

Today, I decided to grab breakfast from Sandee's, a nice looking diner in Lancaster.

I got the Boston Benedict (Croissant filled with scrambled eggs, corned beef hash and hollandaise sauce),

Pretty delicious stuff and filling. Not sure which of the two diners here I prefer, both are pretty good.

February 13th 2019: Brunch at Michael's Bridge Diner, Lancaster

Today, I decided to go check out Michael's Bridge Diner in Lancaster for brunch. Expecting this place to be a typical small town place, I was surprised by the size of it, and the stuffed animals all over the place.

The menu looked very interesting as well, of which I got the Little Bear's Monte Cristo (Sliced ham, turkey and Swiss cheese on Texas toast dipped in egg batter, grilled and topped with confectioner's sugar).

Pretty good, especially with maple syrup. Not a bad place to come back to, actually.

February 28th 2018: Getting Lost in the Thayer Memorial Forest, Lancaster

Today, while heading back to work, I passed through Clinton,

Congregation Shaarei Zedeck

then Lancaster,

College Church of Seventh Day Adventists at Atlantic Union College

where I tried to explore the Thayer Memorial Forest. The paths I took are shown below in pink.

I first tried to enter the area from the area of the old Covenant of the Cenacle

but was immediately told that I was trespassing, and advised to head to the Bull Hill Road entrance on the left, but the area was so overlogged that I decided not to enter by that way as well. Instead, I decided to try to enter from the Old County Road side, but found an entrance on the junction of Highfield Drive and Highland Road, and somehow found my way to the water body here. Nothing much to look at though.

On the way back, I got lost again, exiting the area on the right side of Bull Hill Road instead, and decided to walk all the way back to my car along the road.

Not coming back to this mess of an area for sure.

November 15th 2017: Back to New Hampshire

I started my day off today back in the town of Lancaster,

Village Church of Seventh Day Adventists

Southern New England Conference of Seventh-day Adventists

for a hike at the Parker Family Woods. The path I took here to get to the water body is shown below in black.

The water body was nothing to look at though.

The Cook Conservation Area was next, where the path I took is shown below in black.

Nice walk by the Nashua River,

with okay views by the powerlines,

though nothing special.

From here, I passed through Shirley

Trinity Chapel Episcopal Church

on the way to Groton,

Boutwell Early Childhood Center

American Legion Post #55

where I went on a hike at the Bertozzi Wildlife Management Area. The path I took here from 731 Townsend Road is shown below in pink.

Nice views of the Squannacook River,

and the swimming hole in this area.

Next, I headed into the town of Pepperell for several hikes there, with my first one at Mount Lebanon, where the path I took from 63 Mt Lebanon Street is shown below in pink.

The water body here was nothing to look at though.

My next hike in town was at the northern end of the Walent Property, where the path I took to get a beautiful view of the Nashua River is shown below in pink.

The views here follow.

My final hike in town was at the Gulf Brook Conservation Area, where the path I took on the Jeff Smith Trail to get to the water body here is shown below in pink.

Unfortunately, there was nothing to see here.

From here, I headed into the town of Brookline NH

Brookline Chapel

to explore the Hobart Fessenden Forest, where the many paths I took to visit several sites within the area are shown below in pink.

First I checked out the Cider Mill Pond area,

hiking to get to Pout Pond,

both of which weren't anything special.

Next, I went in search of the Stone House, which apparently can be accessed from 17 Old Milford Road, but it is actually private property. Thankfully, the owner was nice enough to let me pass through, even lending me an orange outfit to avoid hunters in the area. Taking the path behind his house, I pushed ahead, not knowing what to find as the path became more and more overgrown. Thankfully, I saw the stone formations in front of me, so I bushwhacked my way up to them, finally spotting the supposed house itself, which has inscriptions in the rock from visitors old and new, which really wasn't that impressive after all.

Making my way back from there wasn't much easier, but somehow I made my way back. Finally, I went to Pope Road to find Corey's Hill, which had no views to be had from the top.

With that, I headed into the town of Hollis NH,

Monument Square,
Broad Street and Monument Square

Town Hall, 7 Monument Square

Hollis Social Library

The Congregational Church of Hollis

Rocky Pond

Worcesters Millpond,
Roxky Pond Road, 42.753315, -71.624285

for my final hike of the day in the Merganser Pond area of Beaver Brook. where the path I took along the Old City Trail from Rocky Pond Road is shown below in black.

There was a nice waterfall at the beginning,

but nothing much else along the way.

Apparently there was an overlook of Merganser Pond I missed out on which was on the Hatfield Trail, so I guess I will have to come back here for that.

I also went to visit the Hollis Historical Society, which happened to be open today.

With that, I called it a day for sightseeing, heading back to Massachusetts to the town of Marlborough to get some Brazilian food from Labaredas Brazilian BBQ.

The buffet style food itself was alright, though it had been left out the whole day. Nothing special though.