Guidebook for Andover
Arts & Culture
We're only 15 minutes from UConn, the top-ranked public university in New England, and a nice destination for museums, arts events, nearby dining, and more.
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University of Connecticut
We're only 15 minutes from UConn, the top-ranked public university in New England, and a nice destination for museums, arts events, nearby dining, and more.
A vibrant, open-and-affirming congregation of the United Church of Christ, immediately adjacent to UConn (pastored by one of your hosts!)
Storrs Congregational Church UCC
2 N Eagleville RdA vibrant, open-and-affirming congregation of the United Church of Christ, immediately adjacent to UConn (pastored by one of your hosts!)
Top-rated, innovative theatre productions right in the heart of Hartford, next to a fantastic lineup of restaurants sure to make for a great evening!
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Hartford Stage
50 Church StTop-rated, innovative theatre productions right in the heart of Hartford, next to a fantastic lineup of restaurants sure to make for a great evening!
Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts
2132 Hillside RdUConn's major performing arts center
St. Stephen's Church
31 Main StA vibrant congregation of the Episcopal Church (pastored by one of your hosts!)
Food Scene
A fantastic gastro-pub style restaurant and craft brewery. Excellent food, and consistently one of Yankee Magazine's top-rated breweries in New England.
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Willimantic Brewing Company
967 Main StA fantastic gastro-pub style restaurant and craft brewery. Excellent food, and consistently one of Yankee Magazine's top-rated breweries in New England.
A wonderful cafe, coffee-shop, and restaurant, lovely for lunch, dinner, or in-between.
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Cafemantic
948 Main StA wonderful cafe, coffee-shop, and restaurant, lovely for lunch, dinner, or in-between.
Great food in a lovely contemporary surrounding at the brand new Storrs Center district near UConn
Geno's Grille
9 Dog LnGreat food in a lovely contemporary surrounding at the brand new Storrs Center district near UConn
A cute cafe and ice cream counter, featuring dairy products from right here in eastern Connecticut.
Farmer's Cow Calfe & Creamery
86 Storrs RdA cute cafe and ice cream counter, featuring dairy products from right here in eastern Connecticut.
A great cafe, coffee shop, and restaurant with a college-town vibe, featuring quality local food
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Dog Lane Café
1 Dog LnA great cafe, coffee shop, and restaurant with a college-town vibe, featuring quality local food
Reasonably good pan-Asian cuisine... Chinese, Japanese, and some Thai items, along with sushi
Oriental Cafe Willimantic
1257 Main StReasonably good pan-Asian cuisine... Chinese, Japanese, and some Thai items, along with sushi
Really outstanding pizza! Best pizza in this region of Connecticut, in our opinion... wood-fired oven, thin-crust, gourmet style. And try the arugula salad! Restaurant has a nice vibe, too...
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Camille's Wood Fired Pizza
23 Fieldstone CmnsReally outstanding pizza! Best pizza in this region of Connecticut, in our opinion... wood-fired oven, thin-crust, gourmet style. And try the arugula salad! Restaurant has a nice vibe, too...
Actually "Tacos la Rosa"... great place for authentic-style Mexican tacos and other eats.
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Tacos La Rosa
255 Main StActually "Tacos la Rosa"... great place for authentic-style Mexican tacos and other eats.
Starbucks
1244 Storrs RdIf you need a Starbucks fix and are headed toward Storrs...
Maggie McFly's® Manchester
194 Buckland Hills DrGreat restaurant... local operation with a few locations in Connecticut
Firebox Restaurant
539 Broad StOne of our favorite higher-end dining options in Hartford
Dunkin'
221 Willimantic RdNew England is Dunkin' Donuts land... here's the closest one headed east.
Great restaurant right in downtown Hartford! Very close to the Hartford Stage, among other attractions...
DISH Bar & Grill
Great restaurant right in downtown Hartford! Very close to the Hartford Stage, among other attractions...
Woodbridge Pizza Co.
489 Middle Turnpike EAnother very good pizza option in the area
Asian Bistro
95 Storrs RdA nice Asian and Hibachi restaurant
Great Indian food... a little different flavor palate than your run-of-the-mill Indian place.
Indigo Indian Bistro
232 Spencer StGreat Indian food... a little different flavor palate than your run-of-the-mill Indian place.
Something Simple Cafe LLC
12 Main StCute little sandwich shop / cafe / coffee place...
Gansett Wraps
12 Royce CirWonderful Mediterranean/Lebanese-based casual cuisine! Pizza available, too!
Wonderful place for breakfast (especially, although they do lunch, too!
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TOAST, Four Corners
625 Middle TurnpikeWonderful place for breakfast (especially, although they do lunch, too!
Cosmic Omelet
485 Hartford RdGreat breakfast place on the way toward Hartford, just off I-384 at exit 2
Parks & Nature
A 30 mile rails-to-trails, great for walking or biking, and accessible directly from our property.
Hop River State Park Trail
A 30 mile rails-to-trails, great for walking or biking, and accessible directly from our property.
Mount Nebo Park
Nearest dog park to our house is here...
South Windsor Bark Park
Great dog park
Glastonbury Dog Park
Another good dog park
Mansfield Hollow State Park is a great place to go hiking... very beautiful! Total hike if you go all the way around the Mansfield Hollow Lake is over 5 miles.
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Mansfield Hollow State Park
151 Bassetts Bridge RdMansfield Hollow State Park is a great place to go hiking... very beautiful! Total hike if you go all the way around the Mansfield Hollow Lake is over 5 miles.
Essentials
Windham Hospital
112 Mansfield AveHope you don't have to go... but this is the place for medical emergencies.
Hope you don't have to go... but this is the other place for medical emergencies.
Manchester Memorial Hospital
71 Haynes StHope you don't have to go... but this is the other place for medical emergencies.
Stop & Shop
1391 Main StClosest major grocery store
Local Food Co-op... great for local produce, certain basics, organics and other non-conventional items, and so on.
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Willimantic Food Co-op
91 Valley StLocal Food Co-op... great for local produce, certain basics, organics and other non-conventional items, and so on.
Great locally-owned, high-service-level grocery store! Convenient off I-384, too.
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Highland Park Market
1320 Manchester RdGreat locally-owned, high-service-level grocery store! Convenient off I-384, too.
Everything Else
Gay City State Park
435 North StreetLovely state park for hiking...
Shopping
Wonderful shop for all sorts of gift items and other miscellania... worth a stop!
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The Hoot
86 Storrs RdWonderful shop for all sorts of gift items and other miscellania... worth a stop!
Looking for a traditional shopping mall? Here's the closest major one...
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The Shoppes at Buckland Hills
194 Buckland Hills DrLooking for a traditional shopping mall? Here's the closest major one...
Getting Around
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
1040 Main StNearby car rental option
Union Station
1 Union PlaceAmtrak station and bus depot