Magic View Getaway

This delightful home sits on over 11 private acres of meadow and woods! View of Magic Mountain from the home! You cannot see another house in any direction from late spring until late fall. You can definitely enjoy Vermont at your own pace here!

Our home is available for the winter season from November 15, 2013, to April 15, 2014, for $8,000 plus utilities, plowing, refundable security deposit, and cleaning.

Enjoy all Stratton has to offer from this southern Vermont vacation home rental, located in South Londonderry, just about a 10 minute drive away. Four newly refurbished bedrooms offer comfortable sleeping arrangements for up to 8 people. The bedrooms consist of a king, queen, and two twin rooms. Also newly updated is one of the baths, all ceramic tile, with a new shower with room for two and two shower heads. The kitchen is well appointed and has everything you need to cook and serve your family in a spacious layout, including a peninsula that seats four. The dining area easily seats 8. The living room is furnished with leather seating and has a tv with satellite and Hearthstone stove to keep you cozy on chilly evenings.

The home is equipped year-round with DSL wireless internet access.

The home was recently updated with all new energy efficient windows and a weather shield and new cedar siding.

The basement has a pool table, ping pong, toys and games, arcade style basketball game, and also has a stove to keep you cozy downstairs.

We have an extensive library of American Girl stories for your child's reading enjoyment! We have many early readers and children's chapter books as well as adult reading.

Well behaved, housebroken dogs are welcome with proof of vaccinations. We also will give your dog a special welcome to Vermont treat!

Effective in 2008, all Vermont rental properties were required to be inspected and certified by the State of Vermont Division of Fire and Public Safety. Our home has been inspected and is in full compliance with state regulations. A certificate is posted in our home.

South Londonderry is a tiny village that is typical of Vermont and the lovely Green Mountains. Our home is within walking distance of the library and post office. In winter, you can also cross-country ski or snow shoe from the door along the lovely West River Trail. Now open under new ownership is The Pantry, a lovely old store with sandwiches, salads, and more, and is walkable from our home!

In summer, you can hike or bike the lovely West River Trail, which is accessed from our road and follows the West River through the peaceful Vermont woods. Just hop on your bike from our door and leave the car behind.

Don't miss the Strolling of the Heifers held in June, 2014,, down Main Street in Brattleboro. This parade features up to 100 heifer calves, bedecked in flowers and led by future farmers, followed by cows, bulls, horses, goats, poultry, floats, tractors, bands, clowns, and much, much more!

From Memorial Day through Columbus Day, stroll through the Farmer's Market on Saturdays in Londonderry showcasing the fresh vegetables and foods grown and made in Vermont. Enjoy the many 4th of July parades, nearby fishing, canoeing and kayaking lakes, old swimming holes (just ask us!), flea market in Newfane on Sundays, Townshend Auction for unique finds and entertaining auctioneer, and many church suppers and delicious restaurants. For golfers, spend the day at numerous golf courses just a short drive from our home.

If you are a fisherman or woman, just ask us where the special places are where you can catch 16-22" trout, which is what we caught in 2012. The Orvis School of Flyfishing is in Manchester as is their flagship store. The Battenkill River is famous for fishing and is also great for canoeing with access points just south of Manchester.

If you love tubing and floating in its special swimming holes, there are entry points all along the West River from Jamaica to Newfane and beyond. We can direct you to those places.

If you're fond of horseback riding, a great stable is only 10 minutes from our home.

How about something unique? The Land Rover Driving School is located at the Equinox Hotel in Manchester. With an instructor at your side, take control of the wheel in challenging off-road situations.

July 2 through August 11, 2014, is the Vermont Summer Festival Horse show to be held at the Harold Beebe Farm in East Dorset. If you are a participant or spectator, we welcome you to stay in our home in 2014.

If you're lucky enough to be in Vermont in late July or mid-August, you're in for a treat! The Perseid Meteor Shower is always spectacular on a clear night, where you'll see at least one meteor a minute in a dazzling display right from a chair or blanket in the meadow or our brand new deck!

Here is a better description of the three amazing meteor showers that can be viewed from our meadow, which surrounds our home: July 28-29 The Delta Aquarids - predawn, about 20 bright-yellow meteors occur per hour. Look for meteors to fan out east, north and west. July 29-30 The Capricornids - known for producing brilliant fireballs. It's best to observe right after sunset. If you can see the Milky Way, you'll probably be able to see this shower. August 12-13 The Perseids - look toward the constellation Perseus (about halfway above the horizon in the northeast quadrant of the sky) in the late evening. Recline with your feet facing south and look straight up. The Perseids should appear over your left shoulder...you could see 60 meteors in an hour.

Local events coming up this summer as well as the picturesque fall foliage season:

The Bondville Fair, in late August, features agricultural displays and contests, quilt show and contest, crafts, rides and games, music, bingo, truck, ox and horse pulling, antique tractors, clog and line dancing.

The 30th Annual Peru Fair, held in late September, is rated by the state's Chamber of Commerce as among Vermont's Top 10 events. The homespun Peru Fair steps off with a 9:45 a.m. parade, followed by a pig roast, live music, dancing, hay rides and other entertainment. Dozens of local artisans and food vendors. Parking available at nearly Bromley Mountain, with shuttle buses provided to and from the village.

Columbus Day Weekend - The village of Newfane hosts its annual Heritage Festival on the common, a two-day craft show with great food served by the local church. If you like apple pie, this is the place to buy a yummy one, have some homemade soup and apple cobbler a la mode. The festival features something for everyone. Eighty juried crafters share the picturesque common with a farmer's market, inside and outside food booths, flea and book table, super raffle, children's corner, and musical entertainment. It's usually a beautiful fall foliage weekend!

Weston is just a short drive with it's Vermont Country Store (now open 7 days) and charming shops. Manchester, a shopper's paradise, is only 20 minutes away. The village of Ludlow and Okemo Mountain are 30 minutes away. Both Bromley and Magic are within a 15 minute drive. In summer, Bromley is buzzing with activity with its alpine slide and many other activities and entertainment for families with children. New at Bromley is the addition of the Sun Mountain Flyer, one of only ten in the world, boasting four separate 1/2 mile zip lines!

Our home is located on a quiet country road off Route 100, which "has been called the most scenic in New England" by Yankee magazine writer Michael Blanding. "In some circles, it's known as the 'Skier's Highway,' since it connects Vermont's giants - Mount Snow, Killington, Sugarbush, and Stowe - like knots on a whip." Let's not forget Stratton, which is only 15 minutes from our door!

"But this road really comes into its own in autumn, hitting the peak of fall foliage not once but many times as it traces and up and down course along the unspoiled edge of Green Mountain State Forest."

For snowmobile enthusiasts, we're not far from VAST trails in Bondville, off Kendall Farm Road, or in Londonderry off Route 11. Visit the Vermont Vast site for more info and to purchase trail maps.

Restaurants to be found nearby are The Mill, Johnny Seesaw's, Swiss Inn, American Grill, SoLo, and Jake's.