Every Wednesday this summer, the New London town green is host to a “Market on the Green“.   When you visit you will often find a band playing outdoors in the evening at one of the many nearby town gazebos.

A visit to The Fells is on most guests lists of things to do while in the area.  From June 23rd – October 11th an art exhibit during main house hours, “Art at The Fells:  Celebrating New Hampshire Family Farms”

The last weekend in both July & August still has a good choice of rooms.  If you are planning a vacation to New Hampshire, book your reservations soon. 

Shop more than 200 individual craft booths featuring jewelry, wood accessories, decorative glass, pottery, fiber arts, metalwork, furniture, prints, and more.

The week of the fair is always one of the busiest of the year.  There is still some availability August 8-11 and August 14&15.  Make your plans soon.  Check Availability

Our prix-fixe dinner is served Wednesday-Sunday each week.

At The Inn at Pleasant Lake, we cater to all ages.  Many of our guests are couples, families and zoomers (travelling baby boomers).  The inn is a superb spot for an intimate wedding and a great spot for families and groups to gather together or business colleagues to meet.

In the summer, we have beach towels and chairs ready for you to borrow for a day at the beach (just in front of the inn) and we keep a couple of baskets of sand toys for the children to enjoy.  We have one rowboat, two canoes and one double kayak for your enjoyment on the lake as well.  Of course, swimming in our beautiful, clean and clear Pleasant Lake is a great way to cool off on a hot summer day.

One thing that sets The Inn at Pleasant Lake apart is our fine dining restaurant managed by owner and Executive Chef, Brian MacKenzie.  The prix-fixe dinners are often the sole reason that some guests come to stay.  

If you are seeking a lake vacation at a country inn, reserve a stay at the Inn at Pleasant Lake for a memorable experience.

My Dad! Mowing the Inn lawn 5-20-2010

As I look out at the glistening lake I am reminded how truly fortunate I am to live in one of the most beautiful spots in our great country.  Just up in town, main street is getting a fresh coat of black top, NESE’s Othello opens tonight at Colby Sawyer, and children all over town are dreaming of their summer vacations (a mere month away).   Memorial Day weekend signals the kickoff of the summer travel season.  The inn is a great place to step back and forget the deadlines and pressures of everyday life. 

I’ve just posted a  Dine & Stay Getaway for Sunday of Memorial Day.   It’s hard to believe the end of May is almost here.  If you get the chance you may want to take part in this special.

Our new website went live a couple of weeks ago and we hope you are enjoying it.  We will be posting new pictures of all the rooms that were updated in the next few weeks. 

If you frequent facebook or twitter you can find us there as well.

Enjoy the day! 

Fondly, Linda

1.800.626.4907

May 1, 2010, New London becomes Olde London to kick off Shakespeare month
11:45 AM – May Day Celebration Parade
Events on the Green after the parade:
Crowning of the May Queen, Maypole Dance, Morris Dancers, Bagpipers,
Childrens Games, Creating May Baskets, Coloring Contest.May 1, 2010, 15th Annual Chocolatefest
12PM-3PM, judging at 2:30PM
Colby Sawyer College, Wheeler Hall, Ware Campus Center, $10 per person, under 5 are free
Attendees sample chocolates and vote on their favorite.
603.526.6575 for more information

May 2, 2010, Kearsarge Chorale Concert, 4PM
First Baptist Church, free

May 9, 2010, Mother’s Day Dine & Stay Packages
Treat Mom to a night away and a delicous meal & save!   lunch menu, dinner menu

May 21, 2010, Opening Night, Othello
Performed by the Northeast Shakespeare Ensemble
Colby Sawyer College, Sawyer Center Theater
Runs through May 30th, 2010

Overnight with Dinner for Two
Includes Saturday May 8th Overnight Stay (double occupancy)
Breakfast and Afternoon Tea
and Prix-Fixe Dinner for Two (Saturday May 8th)
$300.00 (Jr. Suite) or $250.00 (Standard Room)
*Not including tax, gratuity or beverages

Call us if you would like to further customize one of these packages.
1.800.626.4907

Sunday, May 9, 2010
$55 per person, not including tax, gratuity or beverages
6:15 pm (reception), 7:00 pm (chef presentation & seating)

Soup
Essence of Asparagus
with Chive Oil and a Poppyseed Fleuron

Salad
Mix of Baby Greens
with a Lemon Caper Dressing
Toasted Almonds and Shaved Smoked Gouda

Entremezzo
Pineapple Sorbet

Choice of Entrée
Grilled Filet Mignon
served with a Smoked Tomato Demi Glace,
Basil Coulis and Crispy Leeks
~or~
Seared Sea Scallops
served with a Sesame Ginger Vinaigrette
and Asian Shiitakes

Dessert
Crème Brûlée with a Toasted Almond Butter Cookie

Video exerpt of a Past Presentation:

Third Eye Show #51. Psychic Mediums Joanne Gerber and Rita Berkowitz.
NEW SHOW EACH MONTH! Today’s Third Eye Show was taped at the beautiful and historic Inn at Pleasant Lake in New London, New Hampshire, where psychic medium Joanne Gerber and spirit artist Rita Berkowitz gave demonstrations of their unique ability to connect people here in 3D with their loved ones on the Higher Side. Spend a moving and inspirational hour with our special guests on today’s Third Eye Show.

More details to come for this event.  Very similar structure to the last two years.  You may book your room anytime & hold spots for the events.  We will have more info on the specifics of the events very soon.

Lori has been working for us in housekeeping for many, many years and aside from being “type A” and loving everything in its place she has been a professional painter and worked in the floral industry.  This is Lori’s favorite time of year when the paint samples come out and we begin to assess “where to begin”.  We always start with one project but invariably this sets off an avalanche of other projects that we would love to tackle.  Usually then, Brian comes in and reminds us of reality.

Currently we are working simultaneously on updates to five rooms.  It all began when Brian and I were innocently walking through a furniture store and found a beautiful king sized headboard at an attractive price.   Years ago we were so pleased with ourselves for removing all the full sized beds and replacing with queens.  Could we fit a king into the mix giving us two in the inn???  We decided to go for it and we ordered a mattress and all the necessary linen to have another king bed at the inn.  That excellent price on the headboard was a distant memory.  A few weeks later before the delivery I had a dream, more like a nightmare….uh oh, how will it get up to the third floor.  We’ll, I have such great respect for furniture delivery men and though we had to break out the saw and make a little edit here and there, the bed is safe and sound in Room 9, on the third floor.  This larger bed has pushed out the side tables, but we have a plan for our carpenter (Ray…..I need you now ) to come in and make recessed shelves in the walls to each side of the bed.  Remember when I said avalanche…..I’m sure you have this occur in your own decorating at home.  One innocent change and ‘poof’ the pressure is on to make it all look cohesive again.  This one headboard has precipitated the ’need’ for new sconces, painting and a shuffle of other furniture in the room.  The ’shuffling’ is where Chef MacKenzie comes in to play.  Besides having the ability to cook a five course dinner for a hundred people at one time, he can move stuff really well.      We still have some tweaking to do to Room 9, but it is on its way to being ready for summer.  In the meantime we are moving around our inn making various changes.  We’ll keep you updated, but here is our punch list:

Room 1:  new sleighbed, new wallpaper, newly painted walls, ceiling and bathroom.
Room 4:  new sofabed, new sitting room wall color, new curtains, new carpeting
Room 5:  new curtains, new bedroom wall color, new chair
Room 9:  see above
Room 10:  new trim paint
Room 12:  new tile in bath, new bath fixures, conversion of closet (drawers?, spot for small tv?, mini fridge?  this is a work in progress)
Office: new desk, new granite counter at guest check-in area
Entryway:  Replace metal door and sidelights, new outdoor sconces, new door hardware
Barn:  Don’t even get me started!!!  Uggh. 
Inn exterior:  Paint, shutter upgrade.
Website:  Accolade & Review Page, Re-work of home page.

We hope you get the opportunity to visit us!  We shut rooms here and there to accommodate the progress, but remain open overall.  Much of this work goes on behind closed doors.

Our winter rates (*two night min.) through mid-April and summer weekends are booking up.  Plan your trip soon.  We’d love to see you. 

Linda, Brian and all our amazing, smiley staff