Exploring Old Wethersfield
If you’re headed to the Connecticut Deparment of Motor Vehicles in Wethersfield, you’ll most likely find yourself driving through a picturesque part of town known as historic Old Wethersfield.
Dating back to pre-Revolutionary War times, this historic district has architectural examples from the past three centuries. There are a few museums to tour including the Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum and the Wethersfield Museum, run by the Wethersfield Historical Society. You can also enjoy browsing in small shops and grabbing a bite to eat at the various cafes on Main Street.
Here’s an additional list of things you might take-in while in the area.
As the attractions are a little spread out, biking would be an ideal way to get around.
This picture is of the Silas W. Robbins House, which is a truly special bed and breakfast located on Broad Street. It went through extensive historical restoration during the early 2000’s to recover from a 1996 fire. This Second Empire home is quite an architectural gem.
Finally, don’t miss a walk around the Wethersfield Cove area, pictured below.
Hi Amy, I really wish I had come across your blog before we relocated. We are enjoying Wethersfield and its very convenient location to Newington, W. Hartford, downtown Hartford, Rocky Hill, 91 North/South, 84 East/West. I’ve been learning my way around and Wethersfield truly is a convenient location to live and my understanding is that the schools rank pretty well. We haven’t experienced the school system yet, but we will in 2 years.
My one beef about Wethersfield are the pools. There is one indoor pool only open during the school year (and if you don’t use the schools yet you don’t know when they open and close…you can get the information, but most publications assume you know it) and one outdoor pool (a great pool) is only open in the summer at very strict hours. I came from a town in Seattle where our pool was open at 5:30AM and closed at 10PM (most days) every day of the year. If you have the capital, use it! My other beef is that babies can’t start swimming lessons until they are 18 months. Again, where I moved from we had our son in swimming lessons at 6 months!
Overall, loving the area, just some minor gripes. Oh, one other…the sidewalks never seem to get finished, end at odd junctions or there are none where they could be utilized. And we wonder why gas prices are high and obesity is on the rise…