Tamworth: Theater, Markets, and Nature

Tamworth, New Hampshire, offers a range of ways to plan your stay around different interests: culture, agricultural products, and time outdoors showcase different sides of the town. The Barnstormers Theatre and the Remick Country Doctor Museum & Farm offer specific cultural experiences, while the Tamworth Farmers’ Market focuses on food and agricultural products. Forests, trails, and Chocorua Lake add outdoor activities to the mix. You can shape your plans around whether you want to prioritize theater, a museum, a market, or walking trails and spending time by the water.

Theater and Museum

The Barnstormers Theatre is in Tamworth, New Hampshire, and is one of the country’s longest-running professional summer theaters. If you’d like to include theater in your stay, check the schedule in advance.

At the Remick Country Doctor Museum & Farm, you can explore indoor and outdoor exhibits, watch cows and goats grazing, and walk along an interpretive trail. The museum also offers tours, classes, programs, workshops, and special events. Its programming may change seasonally; check in advance which offerings coincide with your visit.

Market and Local Products

The Tamworth Farmers’ Market is a year-round direct market for food and agricultural products. As a year-round offering, it differs in timing from the museum, whose programming may vary by season. The market’s operating schedule may also change; check it before your visit if you plan to make the market a fixed part of your itinerary.

Forest, Trails, and Lake

Hemenway State Forest is in the northern and central parts of Tamworth and covers 1,998 acres. Its many trails provide access for hikers and snowmobilers. Unlike a single nature walk or a trail around a pond, this is a forest area with many trail options.

The Earle Remick Nature Trail offers a short, guided nature walk off Route 113 between Tamworth Village and Brett School. Check local trail conditions before your visit. The Jackman Pond Trail loops around Jackman Pond in South Tamworth. The two trails differ in format: a short, guided nature walk or a loop around a pond.

You can reach the view from the fire tower on Great Hill either by taking a short hike from the Four Corners parking area on Great Hill Road or by following the Spur Trail from the Big Pines Natural Area. The options differ in their starting points and routes. Check local trail conditions and access in advance.

Chocorua Lake is open to the public. Popular recreational activities there include picnicking, swimming, canoeing, kayaking, and fishing. The lake offers a different focus than the hiking trails: you can spend time by the water, choose one of the water sports, or plan a picnic.

Explore more destinations: Ossipee, Tuftonboro, Hart's Location, Jackson, Moultonboro, North Conway, Bartlett, Wakefield.

For the main travel overview: Carroll.