Walpole NH
Walpole is a classic New England village, located on the Connecticut River in Cheshire County. We are proud of our agricultural heritage which includes the oldest operating family dairy farm in America, Great Brook Farm. We are also home to nationally recognized Burdick Chocolate, as well as filmmaker Ken Burns' Florentine Films. And those are just a few of our very justified claims to fame!
Galloway Real Estate serves not only Walpole, but also Alstead, Langdon, Acworth and Charlestown - the communities that make up the Fall Mountain Regional School District.
Schools: Walpole's K-8 students go to the local primary, elementary and middle school programs, and go to Fall Mountain Regional High School for grades 9-12. Acworth, Alstead, and Langdon k-8 students go to local primary and elementary schools, and all attend Vilas Middle School. Charlestown k-8 students attend local primary, elementary and middle schools. Our high school students are competitive in soccer, football, volleyball, cross country, basketball, cross country skiing, softball, baseball, and track. Fall Mountain Regional High School students also enjoy an exceptional theater and music program. Click here to learn more about the Fall Mountain schools.
The Walpole library is an architectural gem, nestled on Main Street. The stone pillared front porch is a favorite spot for kids to wait for their ride home – and inside is a modern library, with all the services you would expect in a much bigger town!
Alstead's 1910 Shedd-Porter Library is another local treasure, and was named in December 2010 to the National Register of Historic Places.
There are also organic pastured hens, eggs, pork and more at Walpole Valley Farms. Apples, peaches, plums and more are available at Alyson’s Orchard. Homestead Farm offers vegetables, berries and Christmas Trees. Pete’s Stand and Breshear's Farm Stand in Alstead offer local produce all season long.
Maple syrup production is an annual event in our communities. In Walpole, Dave and Andy Westover continue the tradition at the Great Brook Farm Sugar House, one of seven in Walpole alone. The Putnam family operation is in Charlestown. In Acworth, the Bascom family www.bascommaple.com has been producing maple products for generations. The Clark family has been doing the same in Langdon, where they also produce buffalo for the local market.
Abenaki Springs organic farm offers vegetables, Brookfield Farm provides grass-fed beef and lamb, and Fanny Mason produces fine cheeses and maple syrup. The list of local food producers goes on and on!
Pinnacle View Farm Equipment is a Walpole business that provides farm, industrial, and outdoor equipment — serving the region for 80 years!
Visit the Great River Food Co-op to learn about the exciting effort to create a new local food cooperative in Walpole.
Outdoor recreation is one of the great advantages of country living. Walpole is home to Hooper Golf Course at the top of Prospect Hill, ranked #13 in Golf Magazine’s top 50 nine-hole golf courses in the world! After a day of golfing, hiking, or skiing, stop by Watkins Tavern for great food and drinks.
The area offers miles of snowmobile trails that stretch to Canada, nearly 30 parcels of protected conservation land, and scenic routes that are part of the Rails to Trails network.