Billings Farm & Museum

"Great place to learn some of Vermont history. The farm itself is huge, plenty of place to take a stroll. You can find horses, sheep, and cows wandering around the fields. If you are lucky, you can catch farmers milking the cows and exlaning the whole butter making process. The stuff is very friendly and knowledgeable. They are eager to answer any questions you may have."

"Fun afternoon spent at Billings in Woodstock. Loved the self guided nature of this attraction. Visited the animals, the Managers House, and had some wonderful ice cream. Museum was very informative and set up nicely."

"A full day for us and our 3 yr old grandson! We enjoyed the animals and the dairy farm exhibits. The grounds are stunning! We brought a picnic lunch to enjoy at one of the many available tables and had a treat from the scoop shop for dessert! Top it off with a trip to the very comprehensive gift shop and there you have it— a perfect day!"

"Absolutely worth the visit. If you appreciate history and animals you have to check it out. For those that whined about there not being enough animals, this is not a petting zoo. It is a working farm, each animal has a purpose. You can get up close to the cows when they bring them in from pasture to milk them. Also, to the person whining about sunflowers being rotten... this is nature... you must live in a box. Not every flower will be perfect, especially at the end of the season. Regardless, the property is still beautiful and well maintained. It is certainly worth the walk across the street as well."

"This farm is always a lot of fun to come to, I've been here twice. There's a lot to do here -- you can easily spend several hours. The highlight for me is always the animals, the museum, and the historical farm manager's house. For the time period they were living in, and even now, the house is incredibly luxurious. They had hot and cold running water and a flushing toilet. No farm manager in VT has that at the time, and these amenities were mostly for the ultra rich, like the Newport Mansions. The animals are all incredibly well taken care of and always look healthy. They're also absolutely beautiful. I am particularly fond of the draft horses and the Jersey cows. They're not from New Jersey, but rather the Isle of Jersey. Their milk is very rich in milk fat and is excellent for creating butter. If you're able to go for their butter churning demonstration, do go! You get to try some of the butter and the buttermilk (if you so choose) at the end. Both products were delicious. In the museum there is a rotating exhibit. Once it was quilts, currently (September 2023) it is female farmers in Vermont. The photos are taken by a gay Puerto Rican, which I thought was a nice extra dose of representation. In the non-rotational area, you get to walk through farming history and how it developed for everything from planting corn to cutting ice. There's also a cute little scavenger hunt for stuffed cows hidden in the exhibits and a short movie on how ice was cut in Maine in the 1940s. Near the entrance there is also a film but I haven't seen that yet. Lastly, they have a food truck and an ice cream stand near the renovated ice house. I highly recommend checking out this farm!"