Weekend Itinerary – 2 Day Family Get-A-Way

Day 1

Santa’s Village, Jefferson – Enjoy the gorgeous drive through the White Mountains up to Santa’s Village in Jefferson NH where Christmas comes. Santa’s helpers have decorated this popular amusement park with thousands of lights and prepared some special treats. Most of their themed rides are open, catch a show at the Polar Theatre, feed the reindeer before their long trip and visit with Santa himself! www.santasvillage.com

Option 1: Evening at the Holiday Magic Light Park, Campton - The White Mountain Holiday Magic Light Park in Campton turns winter’s darkest days into a lighted winter wonderland. Drive through a mile of animated light displays, followed by a stroll through even more. Come inside for some hot cocoa, warm gingerbread, free crafts for the kids and a visit with Santa or snuggle outside by the bonfire before choosing the perfect Christmas tree. www.holidaymagiclightpark.com.

Option 2: Attend a Regional Event – On both the Yuletide at the Lakes & Holiday Magic websites, you will find an extensive event calendar filled with lots to do. Browse through and have a great day or night out! www.YuletideAtTheLakes.org / www.HolidayMagicNH.com

Accommodation Options:

Whether your perfect getaway is lakeside, mountaintop or both, let us assist you in selecting the perfect setting to relax and round out your day’s activities. On our websites you’ll find links to some wonderful accommodation choices including:Steele Hill Resorts, Sanbornton

Cottage Place on Squam – Relax lakeside with their year-round cottages & suites and six-bedroom lodge. They feature a 150 foot beach perfect to launch your expedition onto beautiful Squam Lake on ski’s or snowmobile, www.cottageplaceonsquam.com. 

Gunstock Inn and Fitness Center - Five minutes from Gunstock Mountain Ski Resort is the Gunstock Inn and Fitness Center. Their 25 quaintly decorated, well equipped rooms have great mountain and lake views as well as access to their 75-foot indoor heated swimming pool, workout room, saunas and quiet nooks of their lobby, www.gunstockinn.com.

Inns and Spa at Mill Falls, Meredith - On the shores of Lake Winnipesaukee, the Inns & Spa at Mill Falls cradle the Meredith Bay with their four spacious designer decorated country inns, 2 indoor swimming pools, unique marketplace with 15 shops, 5 distinctive restaurants and full-service spa. Many of their guestrooms offer lake view balconies and fireplaces and in the winter months, weather permitting, snuggle up Saturday nights for a horse and wagon ride with an old fashion marshmallow toasting campfire and ice skating on their rinks, www.millfalls.com.

Inn at Danbury, Danbury - Minutes from Ragged Mountain find the Inn at Danbury and Alphorn Bistro with a true European flare. The Alphorn Bistro serves award-winning German Cuisine as well as traditional New England Comfort food, all made from scratch daily and served in a fun and authentic Country German atmosphere. Guests at the 1870 Inn also have easy access to outdoor recreational activities, www.innatdanbury.com.

Steele Hill Resorts, Sanbornton – Steele Hill is an all-season resort set in the heart of New Hampshire's Lakes and Mountains Regions, Steele Hill Resorts offers mountaintop lodging and dining on 500 acres of beautiful forests and meadows with breathtaking views. If that wasn’t enough guests of the resort can do some serious playing in their indoor pool, whirlpools, saunas, racquetball court, health club, ice skating rink, sledding hill, trail systems and more. The resort also has direct access to the NH statewide snowmobile trail network, www.steelehillresorts.com.

DAY 2 – Holiday Magic / Yuletide Tour

Hobo Railroad Santa Train - The Hobo Railroad in Lincoln operates the Ho-Ho-Hobo Santa Express during daylight hours on selected winter days. Take a Santa Train with Mr. Santa Claus himself for an hour and 20 minute ride along the Pemigewassett River from Lincoln to Woodstock in their heated comfortable rail cars, www.santatrains.com.

It’s a lot of fun to shop the Lakes Region’s historic, quaint villages. As you make your way around our crown-jewel, Lake Winnipesaukee, through Meredith, Wolfeboro, Center Harbor, Laconia… don’t miss these wonderful shops.

Annalee Outlet Store, Meredith - The whimsical world-famous Annalee dolls are highly collectible and their headquarters are right here in the Lakes Region of New Hampshire in Meredith, minutes from Lake Winnipesaukee and Meredith Village. Shop the Annalee Outlet for great tax-free holiday savings! Choose from a large selection of gifts at 40% off, select items at 50% and 70% off. www.annaleeoutlet.com.

Hampshire Pewter, Wolfeboro – On the shores of Lake Winnipesaukee, Wolfeboro is known as being the oldest resort town in America and is steeped in pride and is home to Hampshire Pewter. Hampshire Pewter practices the colonial pewterer’s craft in a modern environment. Each year Hampshire Pewter ornaments are proudly displayed on the New Hampshire tree as part of the National Pageant of Peace and in the Whitehouse visitor center in Washington DC, www.hampshirepewter.com.

Yuletide Weekend Itinerary – 2 Day Adventure Get-A-Way

Day 1

We who live here in the Lakes & Mountains regions love to have fun and we invite our guests to experience what it is about these regions that we find so inspirational.

Alpine Adventures Outdoor Recreation, Lincoln - At Alpine Adventures Outdoor Recreation in Lincoln they will take you to Barron Mountain to tour the forest canopy on their zip lines and rope bridges or safari off-road for an extreme trip in their 6-wheel Pinzgauers, Swiss army transport vehicles. Alpine Adventures will also take you on an exhilarating tour of Franconia Notch State Park and the White Mountain National Forest by snowmobile. www.alpinezipline.com

Option 1: Evening at the Holiday Magic Light Park, Campton - The White Mountain Holiday Magic Light Park in Campton turns winter’s darkest days into a lighted winter wonderland. Drive through a mile of animated light displays, followed by a stroll through even more. Come inside for some hot cocoa, warm gingerbread, free crafts for the kids and a visit with Santa or snuggle outside by the bonfire before choosing the perfect Christmas tree. www.holidaymagiclightpark.com.

Option 2: Attend a Regional Event – On both the Yuletide at the Lakes & Holiday Magic websites, you will find an extensive event calendar filled with lots to do. Browse through and have a great day or night out! www.YuletideAtTheLakes.org / www.HolidayMagicNH.com

Accommodation Options:

Whether your perfect getaway is lakeside, mountaintop or both, let us assist you in selecting the perfect setting to relax and round out your day’s activities. On our websites you’ll find links to some wonderful accommodation choices including:

Cottage Place on Squam – Relax lakeside with their year-round cottages & suites and six-bedroom lodge. They feature a 150 foot beach perfect to launch your expedition onto beautiful Squam Lake on ski’s or snowmobile, www.cottageplaceonsquam.com. 

Gunstock Inn and Fitness Center - Five minutes from Gunstock Mountain Ski Resort is the Gunstock Inn and Fitness Center. Their 25 quaintly decorated, well equipped rooms have great mountain and lake views as well as access to their 75-foot indoor heated swimming pool, workout room, saunas and quiet nooks of their lobby, www.gunstockinn.com.

Inns and Spa at Mill Falls, Meredith - On the shores of Lake Winnipesaukee, the Inns & Spa at Mill Falls cradle the Meredith Bay with their four spacious designer decorated country inns, 2 indoor swimming pools, unique marketplace with 15 shops, 5 distinctive restaurants and full-service spa. Many of their guestrooms offer lake view balconies and fireplaces and in the winter months, weather permitting, snuggle up Saturday nights for a horse and wagon ride with an old fashion marshmallow toasting campfire and ice skating on their rinks, www.millfalls.com.

Inn at Danbury, Danbury - Minutes from Ragged Mountain find the Inn at Danbury and Alphorn Bistro with a true European flare. The Alphorn Bistro serves award-winning German Cuisine as well as traditional New England Comfort food, all made from scratch daily and served in a fun and authentic Country German atmosphere. Guests at the 1870 Inn also have easy access to outdoor recreational activities, www.innatdanbury.com.

Steele Hill Resorts, Sanbornton – Steele Hill is an all-season resort set in the heart of New Hampshire's Lakes and Mountains Regions, Steele Hill Resorts offers mountaintop lodging and dining on 500 acres of beautiful forests and meadows with breathtaking views. If that wasn’t enough guests of the resort can do some serious playing in their indoor pool, whirlpools, saunas, racquetball court, health club, ice skating rink, sledding hill, trail systems and more. The resort also has direct access to the NH statewide snowmobile trail network, www.steelehillresorts.com.

DAY 2 – Holiday Magic / Yuletide Tour

Option 1: Outdoor ESCAPES New Hampshire - Outdoor ESCAPES New Hampshire is based in the Lakes Region but travels the state providing professional guide and educational services from custom day trips to multi-day expeditions. Discover the wild you and hike, bike, canoe, kayak, snowshoe, XC ski and more with the comfort of having your own personal guide, www.outdoorescapesnewhampshire.com.

Option 2: Gunstock Mountain Resort - The most spectacular view of Lake Winnipesaukee is just one of the many reasons why skiers and riders make their way to Gunstock Mountain Resort. As the closest major ski area to Boston, they provide an ideal atmosphere; close to everything in the Lakes Region, yet away from the crowds. Jump on the Panorama High Speed Quad, the third longest lift in New Hampshire, and let it take you over a mile and 1400 vertical feet in just 6 minutes. Take a run on one of 51 trails on 220 acres, rip it up or get some air in one of two Terrain Parks, go tubing on the longest tube park in NH, strap on the kick skis or skate on 50 kilometers of groomed cross country ski trails, then take a summit hike on a pair of snowshoes, and end the day relaxing by the fire, www.gunstock.com.