Built in 1890 and fully renovated in 2022, The Victorian is an inviting, spacious, elegant, character-filled backdrop for your family reunion, long weekend with friends, holiday party, or other special occasion. It is located steps from the downtown Village of Kent, Connecticut and its wonderful restaurants, shopping and galleries. Rooms can be booked individually, or you can rent the entire house, which has been specifically designed for entertaining.
The Kent Collection
81 North Main Street
Kent, CT
860-592-0042
Inn Keeper is Keli Benitez [email protected] or [email protected]
@kentcollection.ct
Shannon Strong runs this center, offering personal training, massage therapy, nutritional guidance, and much more.
Shannon Strong
64 Maple St.
860-248-0165
Tim Good, the owner of the gallery, represents a number of talented artists such as Tina Close, Denny Good, Yuka Imata, Leah McCloskey, Ed Muszala, Erin Nazzaro, Eleanor Rahim, Dorrie Rifkin, Katie Ré Scheidt, Peter Seltzer, and Martha Wakeman. The gallery space is in a charming 1850’s post and beam building.
The Good Gallery
23 S Main St.
860-927-5065
Take a break while shopping in Kent and grab a seat on the cozy, window-box-lined front porch. Southwestern American and South Asian offerings dot the menu, with a Saigon sandwich (think Bahn Mi) of pork belly, grilled shrimp, or tofu, and a Southwest Salad with grilled shrimp and fried tortilla strips. Even the Roasted Beet Salad with oranges and citrus vinaigrette takes a Latino turn with toasted pepitas.
Friendly owner Anna Gowan and Chef Charles Dietrich, use locally sourced meat and vegetables to keep it simple with great ingredients, and the menu tells you exactly where, say, that burger comes from (Hurlburt Farms). Closed Mondays.
Kingsley Tavern
14 N Main St.
860-592-0261
The Kent Farmers’ Market is open every Saturday from 9am – noon, between May 8 – October 10.
Kent Farmers Market
9 South Main St. (Route 7)
860-592-0061
Nadal Rink is an ice skating rink in Kent where guests can come out and practice their skills on the ice, hone their hockey techniques, and have fun.
Kent School
Macedonia Rd.
The Kent Iron Furnace, located on the grounds of the Sloane-Stanley Museum, began production of pig iron in 1826 and continued for almost 70 years. The remains of the granite blast furnace with its Gothic arches can be seen just below the museum. A diorama explaining the local iron industry is in the museum lobby.
Kent Iron Furnace
31 Kent Cornwall Rd.
860-233-5421
Eric Sloane (1905-1985) was a prolific artist, author and illustrator of over 30 books, and an avid collector of Americana. His extensive collection of hand tools is displayed in a building gifted to the State in 1969 by Stanley Works, the Connecticut-based tool manufacturing company, to mark their 125th anniversary. The collection tells a fascinating story about bygone times and the great American heritage of craftsmanship.
Eric Sloane Museum
31 Kent Cornwall Rd.
860-927-3849
Bulls Bridge is one of the few functional covered bridges remaining in Connecticut. Built in 1842, the bridge was one of the few ways to cross the Housatonic River from New York State, and was intended to bring more traffic into the area. In addition to the scenic wooden bridge, the area features waterfalls, rapids, overviews, a small gorge, and hiking trails which link up to the nearby Appalachian Trail.
About 3 miles SW of Kent on Bull’s Bridge Rd.
203-788-7665
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