Specials and Romantic Getaways in New Hampshire

Barnstormers Theatre Getaway
July - August

Just three miles from Riverbend Inn is one of America's great theatrical resources, the Barnstormers Theatre. The oldest professional summer theatre in the country, the acclaimed Barnstormers has been delighting audiences for more than 75 years. Come experience this rare treasure just around the corner! One night packages for two, which include lodging, breakfasts and two theatre tickets from just $150 and two nights from just $250.

July 7 - 11: Brigadoon, a musical by Lerner and Loewe
July 14 - 18: Dinner with Friends, by Donald Margulies
July 21 - 25: Private Lives, by Noel Coward
July 28 - August 1: The Weir, by Conor McPherson
August 4 - 8: Harvey, by Mary Chase
August 10 - 15: Deathtrap, by Ira Levin
August 18 - 22: I Love You Because, a musical by Ryan Cunningham and Joshua Salzman
August 25 - 29: On Golden Pond, by Ernest Thompson

Get Ready for the Holidays: A Celebration of Food and Wine
November 20-22, 2009

Our seventh annual weekend of fun is sure to get you ready for the holidays! Arrive Friday night for drinks around the fire. On Saturday morning after a leisurely breakfast, join chef/innkeepers from local inns who present cooking demonstrations at Riverbend Inn. The afternoon is free to nap, hike or shop local outlets. Then Saturday night is our fabulous wine dinner where we pour and you taste a different wine with each course. For your optimum enjoyment, our package includes shuttle service to and from the wine dinner. When you depart on Sunday, we’ll send you home with a live wreath to make sure you’re ready for the holidays. Packages for two $360 - $560, depending on room.

Inn-to-Inn Christmas Cookie Tour
December 12-13, 2009

Experience this popular White Mountains tradition! Premier inns and B&Bs up and down the Mt. Washington Valley open their doors for two days each year for a chance to see holiday decorations and taste Christmas cookies. Tourgoers will be treated to a display of handmade gingerbread sculptures and recipe collections from each inn. Everyone who visits all 15 inns will receive a brass keepsake ornament and have a chance to win a $250 gift certificate for a getaway at the inn of their choice. Proceeds from the event benefit area nonprofit associations.
Packages for two $250 - $450 (depending on room), include two nights lodging, breakfasts, two Tour tickets, recipes and all the cookies you can eat.

Inn-to-Inn Spring Herb Tour

Join us for the annual Inn to Inn Spring Herb Tour and learn all about the culinary uses of fresh herbs from innkeepers who use them daily. Each of the thirteen inns on the tour will feature a different herb and offer delicious samples of a recipe using the herb (from tomato basil soup to chive biscuits, tarragon chicken salad to chocolate rosemary cookies). You’ll take home lots of herbal lore, new recipes and plants (or seeds) to start or expand your own herb garden. Half of the inns will be open for the self-driving tour from 11am to 4pm on Saturday and the other half open 11-4 on Sunday. B&B packages for two, from $225 to $499 (depending on room selection) include two nights lodging, full breakfasts featuring fresh herbs, and two-day Spring Herb Tour.

Civil Union package
Our special package for civil unions includes a ceremony performed by a Justice of the Peace on our grounds or inside the inn, French champagne, fresh flowers and chocolate-dipped strawberries in your room plus two nights in a deluxe king room (with private bath), our award-winning breakfast each morning plus dinner one night in one of our favorite nearby restaurants. $600

Honeymoon package
Celebrate and unwind with your love at New Hampshire’s “Best Romantic B&B” (New Hampshire magazine). Enjoy our 15 private acres along the river or just luxuriate in bed all day. You’ll be pampered in a deluxe room with king bed and private bath, plus you’ll each enjoy an hour massage with our acclaimed massage therapist. And choose either a bottle of iced French champagne in your room or fresh flowers and cookies. Two nights in slow season from $450, high season from $550.

Romance Package:
Make your getaway extra special and romantic. Our Romance Package includes an iced bottle of French champagne, a flower arrangement with hand-written note, and a plate of homemade cookies or chocolate covered strawberries. $75

Massage:
Relax and rejuvenate with a therapeutic massage. Our massage therapist uses a combination of Swedish, Shiatsu, deep tissue, myofascial release, acupressure and hot stones to rid you of stress. Slip on your comfy terrycloth robe and saunter down to our Tranquility Basement for a restorative massage. One hour $75; 90 minutes $110. Please book in advance.

Chocorua by Canoe
Less than a mile from Riverbend Inn is one of New England's most picturesque sites, Lake Chocorua. No motorized boats are allowed on the lake or its adjoining cousin, Little Lake, so a kayak or canoe is the perfect way to experience the sounds and rhythms of nature. Picnic and swim at sandy beaches, explore flora and fauna (listen for the loons), or dangle your feet in the water and read a book in the sun. Another great option is to paddle down the Bearcamp River to Lake Ossipee. A four-hour journey takes you nearly eight miles along a very scenic waterway. Sit back, enjoy the peace and quiet and let the current carry you. Choose either option and treat yourself to a very special day! Our package includes canoe or kayak rental plus pickup and delivery, from $35. May to October.