Marlborough Travel Guide

Tourist Guide

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Enjoy beautiful vistas of Mount Monadnock, learn about New Hampshire’s once-booming granite industry and tour remarkably preserved historic buildings in this residential community.

Discover a rich history fuelled by granite alongside stunning New England scenery in Marlborough. Find the town in the southwest corner of New Hampshire. Experience centuries of history and four seasons of natural beauty in Marlborough.

Explore the Maynard-Gates House. Built in 1767, this cheerful red farmhouse is the oldest timber-framed structure in Marlborough. Its construction marked a transition from the log cabins that pioneers originally built when they settled the town.

Visit the Meeting House and Town Pound. Stone foundations are all that remain of both structures, but informative signs placed by the Marlborough Heritage Commission reveal interesting facts about the sites.

Learn about Marlborough’s industrial past at the Bell Tower. Inside the gazebo, check out the historic Monadnock Blanket Mill Bell, which rang to signal the mill’s working hours from 1869 to about 1950. Over the 19th and 20th centuries, Marlborough had many textile mills along the Minnewawa River.

Although you can easily see it from town, Mount Monadnock is about a 20-minute drive outside Marlborough. It’s easy to understand why authors such as Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau found its green slopes in summer or white slopes in winter inspiring. Hike Mount Monadnock and enjoy panoramic vistas from its summit.

Enjoy the beauty of rural New Hampshire in the Kensan Devan Meetinghouse Pond Wildlife Sanctuary. Located about 4 miles (6 kilometres) from Mount Monadnock, the sprawling sanctuary features a large pond, lush forests, pristine wetlands and sections of rock wall, a reminder of the area’s past as farmland. Hike along the sanctuary’s network of trails and watch and listen for birds and other wildlife.

Marlborough is sometimes confused with its much larger sister town of the same name, which lies about 60 miles (100 kilometres) southeast in Massachusetts. This is no coincidence many of its early settlers hailed from Marlborough, Massachusetts. When they resettled to New Hampshire and incorporated the town in 1776, they gave it the same name. Visit both towns on your New England trip.

Keene Elm City Hotel, an Ascend Collection Hotel

Keene Elm City Hotel, an Ascend Collection Hotel

2.5 out of 5
175 Key Rd, Keene, NH
Fully refundableReserve now, pay when you stay
The price is AU$209 per night from 29 Oct to 30 Oct
AU$209
29 Oct - 30 Oct
includes taxes & fees
Book a stay at this business-friendly hotel in Keene. Enjoy free breakfast, free WiFi, and free parking. Our guests praise the breakfast and the helpful staff ...
8.4/10 Very Good! (931 reviews)
Very nice & quiet. Close to downtown. Didn’t eat breakfast.

Reviewed on 18 Oct 2025

Keene Elm City Hotel, an Ascend Collection Hotel
Days Inn by Wyndham Keene NH

Days Inn by Wyndham Keene NH

2 out of 5
3 Ash Brook Road, Keene, NH
The price is AU$169 per night from 26 Oct to 27 Oct
AU$169
26 Oct - 27 Oct
includes taxes & fees
Book a stay at this business-friendly hotel in Keene. Enjoy free breakfast, free WiFi, and free parking. Our guests praise the helpful staff in our reviews. ...
7/10 Good! (1,010 reviews)
We were lucky to find a room available anywhere in the area. Staff was pleasant. No tea/hot water available at breakfast. Did not notice that there was no elevator on the website, my fault for not reading better.

Reviewed on 12 Oct 2025

Days Inn by Wyndham Keene NH
Best Western Plus Keene Hotel

Best Western Plus Keene Hotel

3 out of 5
401 Winchester St, Keene, NH
The price is AU$249 per night from 2 Nov to 3 Nov
AU$249
2 Nov - 3 Nov
includes taxes & fees
Stay at this 3-star business-friendly hotel in Keene. Enjoy free breakfast, free WiFi, and free parking. Our guests praise the breakfast and the helpful staff ...
8.2/10 Very Good! (1,023 reviews)
The on-site restaurant named Tempestas was excellent and a huge plus for our 3-night stay. We ate there every night and were pleased with the food, service, atmosphere and the prices were reasonable. On a broader note, the hotel was nice, staff very helpful and I should mention that the breakfast ...

Reviewed on 18 Oct 2025

Best Western Plus Keene Hotel
Lowest nightly price found within the past 24 hours based on a 1 night stay for 2 adults. Prices and availability subject to change. Additional terms may apply.
Owl's Nest Treehouse

Owl's Nest Treehouse

Alstead
Stay at this cabin in Alstead. Enjoy patios, cable/satellite TV service, and an in-room coffeemaker. Popular attractions Shedd-Porter Memorial Library and Alstead ...
10/10 Exceptional! (11 reviews)
We absolutely love this little treehouse. It was very well kept tidy and clean, treehouse, and the hot tub. We highly recommend to everyone!! You definitely have to check out the little farm stand!! Definitely a five out of five stars.

Reviewed on 13 Oct 2025

Owl's Nest Treehouse
Secluded waterfront 2-bedroom / 2 bath on private 152 acre Sportsman's Pond.

Secluded waterfront 2-bedroom / 2 bath on private 152 acre Sportsman's Pond.

Fitzwilliam
Enjoy free WiFi, a garden, and laundry facilities. Popular attractions Sportsman Pond and Laurel Lake are located nearby.
10/10 Exceptional! (10 reviews)
It was a lovely stay! Lake is beautiful and the house is cozy.

Reviewed on 16 Oct 2025

Secluded waterfront 2-bedroom / 2 bath on private 152 acre Sportsman's Pond.
Private Beach And  Mountain Lake Home

Private Beach And Mountain Lake Home

Washington
Book a stay at this beach vacation home in Washington. Enjoy free WiFi, a beach locale, and a garden. Popular attractions Washington Common and Washington Museum ...
9.6/10 Exceptional! (121 reviews)
Everything was super clean, well stocked. Beautiful house and rooms. Housekeeper is across the street for anything you might need. Alan is a wonderful host. Everyone had a great time, we will definitely be back.

Reviewed on 29 Sept 2025

Private Beach And Mountain Lake Home
Lowest nightly price found within the past 24 hours based on a 1 night stay for 2 adults. Prices and availability subject to change. Additional terms may apply.

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