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Woodstock, Vermont

WOODSTOCK WASSAIL WEEKEND 2003
WAFTS WHIFF OF MEDIEVAL WORLD DEC. 12-14 THROUGH VERMONT'S GREEN MOUNTAINS

'Wes hal,' which means be hale (hearty) once echoed in the timbers of English pubs. From December 12-14, 2003 it will reverberate in Vermont's Green Mountains as Woodstock Wassail Weekend 2003 upholds a traditional pre-solstice revelry with more than a whiff of an old-fashioned Christmas, a parade of Medieval-garbed equestrians, bonfire revelries, tree lighting and much more.

The Woodstock Chamber of Commerce (http://www.WoodstockVt.com) announces entertainment and accommodation packages available through select lodging establishments. Also, local Christmas tree growers open their gates for cut-your-own-trees (http://www.vtchristmastrees.org), offering prices substantially below those in urban areas.

Two-night lodging packages inclusive of breakfast start at $178.00. A Wassail activity package at $40.00 per adult and $34.00 per child (ages 12 and under) includes a tour of Woodstock's historic, seasonally garbed homes and a live holiday-themed theater performance.

Weekend activities, in addition to the Wassail activity package, include the annual Wassail Horse and Carriage Parade, programs at the 1890 Billings Farm & Museum, a tour of the Carriage Barn and interactive exhibits at the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historic Park, concerts and a community pancake breakfast.

Woodstock hosts welcoming weekend guests with two-night accommodation packages inclusive of breakfast (taxes and Wassail program extra) for up to two people starting at:

  • Applebutter Inn, www.applebutterinn.com -- $190.00
  • Ardmore Inn, www.ardmoreinn.com -- $220.00
  • Canterbury House Bed and Breakfast, www.thecanterburyhouse.com -- $240.00
  • Carriage House, www.carriagehousewoodstock.com -- $190.00
  • Charleston House, www.CharlestonHouse.com -- $230.00
  • Fan House, www.TheFanHouse.com -- $190.00
  • Greystone Bed and Breakfast.www.TheGreystone.com -- $200.00
  • Grist Mill House, www.GristMillHouse.com -- $170.00
  • Inn at Chelsea Farm, www.InnatChelseaFarm.com -- $190.00
  • The Quechee Inn at Marshland Farm, www.quecheeinn.com -- $220.00
  • The Village Inn of Woodstock, www.villageinnofwoodstock.com -- $210.00
  • The Woodbridge Inn of Woodstock, www.woodbridgeinnofwoodsock.com -- $178.00
  • Winslow House, www.TheWinslowHouseVT.com -- $180.00
  • 1830 Shire Town Inn, 1830@1830shiretowninn.com -- $230.00

Woodstock, an ideal hub for exploring wintry Vermont on skis, sleds and snowshoes, is 10 miles off of I89 on Vermont Rt. 4. Woodstock is designated one North America's prettiest towns thanks, in part, to an aesthetic sensibility that years ago sent power and telephone lines underground and to a civic pride that cherishes its historic buildings and nearly 250-year history.

For details on Woodstock's Wassail Weekend please contact the Chamber at office@woodstockvt.com.

GoBabies will be delighted by "A Child's Magical Wonderland," with Santa, a parade of riders, carriages and wagons, an exhibit of rare horses, caroling around the Yule log, and the lighting of the Memory Tree, reports GoBabies, Inc., www.GoBabies.com.

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