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Restaurants in Lyme

Beyond art created with clay and wood, paint and pigments, the culinary arts are alive and well in Lyme!  Give one of these spots a try for lunch or dinner:

• Stella's Italian Kitchen & Cafe
• The Latham Tavern at the Dowd's Inn
• Arianna's at the Lyme Inn 

Lyme Activities

Some great hikes: 

• up Pinnacle Hill (parking and trailhead is thanks to Upper Valley Land Trust, Highbridge Rd., Lyme, NH)
• along the Appalachian Trail up Lambert Ridge and on up to the Smarts Mountain summit 
• up and over Lyme Hill (parking is also thanks to Upper Valley Land Trust, along Rte 10 approx 1 mile south of the town)
• along Grant Brook down to the River Rd. (park at the school)
• out around one of Lyme's remote ponds (Pout Pond, Trout Pond, Reservoir Pond, or Mud Turtle Pond)
• the Lyme Historian's museum (Lyme Historians), across the street from the Lyme Congregational Church  

Also of interest:  

• Lyme's Horsesheds and Congregational Church, all the way at the other end of the Common
• Tensen Farms farmstand. Open all day every day, offering Lyme grown meats and beef, vegetables, canned specialties, Lyme-produced Berway Farm milk 
• The Dartmouth Skiway, a five minute drive from the gallery up through Lyme Center and past its historic Academy Building

Lodging in Lyme

If you decide you want to visit for a weekend, or even longer, consider a stay right here in town at:  

• Dowd's Inn 
• The Lyme Inn 
• Breakfast on the Connecticut, north of town on the River Road
• Loch Lyme Lodge, 1 mile north of town on the shore of Post Pond