Simsbury is made up of four hamlets that together form a community unlike any other in Connecticut. The focus is on a life well-lived. It’s about getting back to the land, and having a real relationship with nature. It’s about putting ‘neighbor’ back into neighborhoods by allowing the true meaning of community to flourish.
Simsbury isn’t traffic jams and treeless cul-de-sacs, it’s community gardens, cultural events, a farmer’s market hosted by a 4-star restaurant, a neighborhood bakery, music festivals and gathering by the river. Simsbury wasn’t developed, it was…and is…inspired.
Once you settle in Simsbury, you won’t want to leave. This is something that has been proven for centuries. Indeed, the town has thrived for over 370 years. One of Simsbury’s largest employers Ensign-Bickford settled in Simsbury 180 years ago and is still flourishing today. Ensign-Bickford, inventor of the safety fuse for the mining industry, was instrumental in bringing modern infrastructure to the center of town. The charming four-square homes on Hopmeadow and West Streets were all built as ‘workforce housing’ by Ensign-Bickford for their employees.
Always ahead of their time, Ensign-Bickford has led the way brightly for the dozens of national and international companies now call Simsbury home. This combination of classic New England community and thriving economic growth makes Simsbury a sought-after place to live, work, and play.
Today, the companies take an active role in all sorts of public/private partnerships that have helped the town thrive. This continuous presence and guiding influence has helped make it a vibrant New England town, embodying the Connecticut slogan, ‘Land of Steady Habits’.
Carson Way Homes
1 Carson Way Simsbury, CT 06070
(860) 716-7601
74 customizable homes in Simsbury’s Powder Forest neighborhood, offered from the low $400s. Choose a design ranging from 1,740 to 3,197 square feet for families of any age. Explore your perfect site, floor plan, and opportunities for up to three garages, Walk Out or English Basements that give flexible space for a variety of hobbies and uses. Many homes are also thoughtfully designed for first floor living.
Take in a concert at the Performing Arts Center at Simsbury Meadows, enjoy miles of Rails-to-Trails and the Farmington River, or experience an exhilarating balloon ride over the Farmington Valley, all without leaving town.
Thrive in Simsbury, build your perfect home at Carson Way.
Highcroft Townhomes in Simsbury
1100 Highcroft Place Simsbury, CT 06089
(860) 430-4021
48 Luxury townhomes with direct access garages, from $2995 per month.
Walkability and a low-density, elevated lifestyle are just a few of the advantages that Highcroft Townhomes offers those who move up to these well-appointed apartment residences.
Homes feature private entries, tastefully designed kitchens open to the living area for ease of entertaining, tons of windows for natural light; each with granite counters, abundant white cabinetry, under mount lighting, and stainless-steel appliances. Decks with gas grill hook-ups and bucolic nature views overlooking a nature preserve and access to all the Highcroft amenities like Highcroft Lodge, with pool, grills, fire pit, fitness & game gallery. Also, The Pavilion a covered fireside lounge, Community Gardens, as well as multiple dog parks and grilling areas.
Lawn care, leaf and snow removal are all included for carefree living in Simsbury.
Highcroft Apartment Homes
225 Powder Forest Dr Simsbury, CT 06089
(860) 281-2991
Introducing a new community of 224 luxury apartments, lofts, and 48 townhomes set on the ridge as you crest the hill of the Powder Forest neighborhood in Simsbury. Leasing of Phase 1 Highcroft Ridge has gone very well and we are almost full, so call today. We begin Leasing of Phase 2 Fall/Winter 2017.
Amenities
Enjoy amenities such as: Club Highcroft with comfortable lounge, well-equipped fitness center, cozy gathering spaces, and entertainment kitchen. On the Ridge Pool and nature patio boasts a large sunning space with grilling areas and outdoor fire pit for gathering. For outdoor enjoyment: walking trails, pet park, The Green for relaxation with your new friends and neighbors. Land here.
Millwright’s Restaurant & 1680 Tavern
77 West St, Simsbury, CT
(860) 651-5500
Tradition meets innovation at Millwright’s Restaurant and Tavern in Simsbury. James Beard Award winning Chef/Owner Tyler Anderson want guests to feel that the dining room is their home away from home, a gathering spot to enjoy inspired New England cuisine in a beautiful, historic setting. The from-scratch kitchen signals his culinary team’s commitment to sophisticated comfort food carefully crafted from locally-sourced ingredients.
The Mill at Hop Brook has been an integral part of Simsbury’s history since the 17th century. The unique structure has inspired not only Millwright’s New England cuisine but also the restaurant’s name.
Chef/owner Tyler Anderson feels a kinship with the millwrights, who built and maintained the mill’s machinery to refine lumber and process grains for the townspeople. Now, as the millwright of a renovated building and modern kitchen, Tyler and his staff provides sustenance and award-winning, farm-to-table dining experiences for locals and out-of-town guests at the mill-turned-restaurant.
To Chef Tyler Anderson, New England’s regional cooking always has an element of comfort – “hearty food for hardy people,” he says. Many factors combine to produce the food that Tyler calls “New England cuisine with a twist.”
As a classically trained chef, Tyler draws on a foundation of age-old French cooking techniques. That foundation supports culinary methods specific to historic New England, such as the practice of roasting vegetables in salt over a wood fire. Pickling, preserving and canning summer’s fresh bounty ensures locally-grown foods for winter’s use and again honors the region’s food practices.
Tyler, Chef de Cuisine Luke Venner and their culinary team also understand the impact of the highest-quality fresh ingredients in their cooking. Millwright’s kitchen uses local ingredients – grown, raised, produced, foraged and prepared – whenever possible. Tyler has made the commitment to buy 80 percent of the ingredients used in the kitchen from purveyors in New England and upstate New York. He also takes the farm-to-table concept one step further. Millwright’s has partnered with a farm that will grow most of its organic produce – and Tyler doesn’t mind getting his hands dirty when visiting the farm or tending to his own home garden.
Simsbury Culture Parks and Recreation
100 Old Farms Rd, West Simsbury, CT 06092
860-658-3836
For information on Fitness, Aquatics, Camps, Children’s Activities, Community Garden, Tennis, Trips, Youth Sports and more
check out the Simsbury Culture Parks and Recreation.
Website: Simsbury Culture Parks and Recreation
Office Location: 100 Old Farms Road, West Simsbury, CT 06070
Mail: PO Box 455, West Simsbury, CT 06070
Phone: 860-658-3836
Simsbury Farms Golf Course
Old Farms Road, Simsbury, CT 06092
860-658-6246
For information on rates, tee times, instruction, outings, leagues and clubs and for a calendar of events go to website.
Simsbury Farms Golf Course is located at the Simsbury Farms Recreation Complex on Old Farms Road in Simsbury CT
Dept of Continuing Education
155 Firetown Road, Simsbury, CT 06070
(860) 658-3870
Simsbury Department of Continuing Education offers to all ages the unique opportunity to fulfill, explore, revive or continue the development of personal interests. It is the goal of the DCE to assist individuals seeking to enrich their lives and expand their horizons.
Our philosophy is to provide a far-reaching Learning for Life program incorporating academic, vocational, career, travel, online and enrichment courses for all age levels.
DCE also offers preschool and our child care services program (SEED).
Web Site: Dept of Continuing Education On-Line Registration Available.
Department of Continuing Education
155 Firetown Road
Simsbury, CT 06070
860-658-3879
Fitzgerald’s Foods
710 Hopmeadow St, Simsbury, CT
(860) 658-2271
There is something good behind every good name. For today’s generation, Fitzgerald’s is the name of a local grocery store. But for older generations and generations past, the name holds years of memories and a rich history rooted in the Farmington Valley community. Now owned by the Devoe family, it is a shopping experience synonymous with gourmet, fresh, locally sourced produce, delivered with stellar service and a smile.
Flamig Farm
7 Shingle Mill Road, West Simsbury, CT 06092-2311
(860) 658-5070
Over the past 30 years, driven by Nevin Christensen’s eco-environmental vision, Flamig Farm has grown from a small egg, organic vegetable, and strawberry operation to a richly varied, education and entertainment, farm complex. A family owned and operated farm, with a true visionary leading the way of the future, which outlines a pathway toward becoming a center for demonstration and education in the context of vital human systems, particularly food, energy and health for the Farmington Valley and beyond.
Brookside Bagels
563 Hopmeadow St, Simsbury, CT 06070
(860) 651-1492
Bagels for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. When you have Brookside Bagels, Simsbury’s vote YES!
Tulmeadow Farm Store
255 Farms Village Road, Box 100, West Simsbury, CT 06092
(860) 658-1430
Voted year after year the Best Ice Cream by reader’s of Hartford Magazine, Tulmeadow is a locally thriving producer of ice cream in an idyllic country setting. Producers for over 50 different flavors of very rich 16% butterfat gourmet ice cream, their top selling flavor is Red Raspberry with Chocolate Chips.
A large quantity producer with small town charm, their ice cream in quarts and pints, which are sold in the Farm Store, while also supplied to local stores such as Fitzgerald’s Food with quarts of ice cream for retail sale. Additionally, we have developed a line of unique flavors that we sell at two Whole Foods Stores in Connecticut.
Simsbury Artists
The Simsbury Open Studio Artists
Founded in 2009
We are a group of artists – painters, potters, sculptures, lamp worker and jewelers – whose goals are to inspire, educate and expose the public to our various creative processes.
Our members promote the arts in the community in a variety of ways. We participate in programs at local schools and libraries, exhibit work in public spaces and volunteer in local events such at Artwalk, the Innovation Fair and Farmington River Watershed Association’s auction.
The Annual Open Studios Event is planned each May. Visit our website fore details.
Participating Artists in Past Years
Rita Bond
Kathy Dal Santo
Karyn de Punte’- Sweezy
Catherine M. Elliott
Vicente Garcia
Ruth Jacobson
Jacqueline (Jacie) Jakubowski
Deborah Leonard
Claudia Ludovici
Julia Parker Post
Lori Racicot-Burrous
The Studio – Bill Selig
Catherine M. Elliott
Catherine M Elliott 4 Brook Dr, Simsbury, CT 06070
(860) 651-8836
Catherine M. Elliott is a contemporary artist whose work is evocative of the American Impressionistic Style of painting. The wonder of these works are in its fresh liberation of color and light offering the viewer a sense of awe and peace. The paintings explore atmospheric conditions capturing a moment in time and place invoking the viewer to intimately see the sublime.
To see paintings in person, visitors are welcome at the gallery by appointment located in Simsbury Connecticut.
ORIGINAL OIL PAINTING
Washed in vivid color hues and patterns of light, the paintings of award-winning Connecticut artist Catherine M Elliott are works that speak of her many years of the practice of painting. Each piece is uniquely different capturing the scene that was in front of her. She paints in an impressionistic style giving life and breath to the completed painting. Having a long history of plein air painting she enjoys and is comfortable in a busy city setting as well as a peaceful pastoral location. The love of the natural world is quite evident in her interpretation And inspiration she sees. Her work graces books, magazine articles and prints. She also teaches painting workshops at her studio and in Ireland. Enjoy the images here on this website.
Deborah Leonard
Deborah’s love of nature, through observation and academic study has a strong influence on her painting. She finds enjoyment, interest, and beauty in her surroundings. In the more traditional pieces, atmospheric conditions and varied brush strokes are used to express the subject matter. She often prefers to emphasize the simple elegance of a single tree or a forgotten barn. Her work captures the light and mood of the soft meadows or misty ocean for a particular day, turning her canvas into a diary.
Using acrylics as her medium, she enjoys plein air painting as well as studio work. She is past president of Avon Arts Association and past vice president of the Connecticut Plein Air Painters Society. She is a founding member of Simsbury Open Studios. She was also co-founder of the Farmington Valley’s City and Country Canvases event. She has held leadership positions in many local art groups and has done much to promote the arts in her community and beyond. She teaches at the Farmington Valley Arts Center and she continues to teach art at the Simsbury community center as she has for sixteen years.
Her work has won awards and appeared in numerous juried shows. She is dedicated to preserving the Connecticut farmland and watershed areas that are the subjects of so many of her paintings. Working with various like minded groups, she donates her art work and service to protect and educate.
Call 860-651-6081 for appointments and commissions
Meadow Asian/Thai Cuisine and Sushi
532 Hopmeadow St, Simsbury, CT 06070
(860) 408- 9800
Exquisite Atmosphere | Delectable Fusion Cuisine | Savory Sushi Bar
Mon – Thurs 11:30am – 10:00pm
Fri – Sat 11:30am – 10:30pm
Sun 12:00pm – 10:00pm
Starbucks
Hopmeadow Rd Simsbury, CT 06070
(860) 651-7957
Mon-Fri 5:30am – 8:00pm
Sat-Sun 6:30am – 8:00pm
Warners Nursery
76 Riverside Road, Simsbury
(860) 651-0204
Warners Nursery is a full service garden center that carries a large selection of top quality Northeastern grown shrubs, trees, perennials, annuals, herbs, vines, roses and more.
Also available for your outdoor needs are: lawn seed and fertilizers, plant foods and pest controls, terra cotta and decorative pottery, bagged and bulk mulches and stone products, plus flowering plants & gifts for all seasons.
Our professional staff is available to help you plan and design your landscape projects, choose your materials and even assist you with the work.
Drake Hill Flower Bridge
Drake Hill Road, Simsbury, CT
(860) 658-3255
The Old Drake Hill Bridge was built in 1892, spanning 183 feet over the Farmington River. In 1992 it was replaced by a new two-lane bridge. In 1995 the Old Drake Hill Bridge became Simsbury’s “Flower Bridge” through the hard work of a coalition of community groups, town officials and local businesses. Modest gardens of annuals and perennials were planted at both entrances to the bridge, and wooden flower boxes, made by local high school students, were hung along the railings.
Heublein Tower
Talcott Mountain State Park, Route 185, Simsbury, CT
(860) 242-1158
The 165-foot-tall (50 m) Heublein Tower (pronounced HIGH-bline)[1] located in Talcott Mountain State Park in Connecticut (USA) provides panoramic views of the Hartford skyline and the Farmington River Valley that are particularly spectacular in the fall. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
Gilbert Heublein was a magnate in the area of food and beverage, most notably as manufacturer of A1 Steak Sauce and Smirnoff Vodka; he founded Heublein Inc. While hiking with his fiance Louise M. Gundlach on Talcott Mountain, he promised her that one day he would build her a castle there.
Visitors who brave the 110 steps to the observation room at the top of the tower are rewarded with an unparalleled view of the Farmington Valley, West Hartford and the Hartford skyline. The total hike is around 1.25 miles.
The one-plus mile walk to the tower is well worth the hike. The view from the top of the hill is great, but the 360 view from the tower is fabulous (on a clear day). Not to be done in high heels or with a baby stroller!
I’ve hiked here many times over 45 years and the hike gets more strenuous, but is worth it! If you plan to go prior to Memorial Day or after foliage season, bring your own water, because the fountain will be turned off.
Paine Boathouse
Off Drake Hill Road, Simsbury
(860) 658-7060
Paine Boathouse & Crew Dock
Longitude/Latitude: -72.796802 / 41.869611
Crew Team Information
Simsbury high school offers rowing during the fall and spring seasons. The school offers a competitive boys and girls team at the varsity, junior varsity, and novice levels. The racing portion of the season usually begins after about a month of practice for the varsity and jv. The novices will usually race after a month and a half or two months of practice. We have several athletes who only compete one season however, most compete in both seasons. The team practices at Paine Boathouse which is located off Drake Hill Road in Simsbury.
Read more about the team by visiting: www.SimsburyCrew.org
Simsbury Farms Golf Course
Journey of Yoga
730 Hopmeadow St, Simsbury, CT 06070
(860) 680-1482
Inspiring Health and Happiness in Simsbury. Our seasoned, caring instructors will help you feel comfortable no matter what your experience or fitness level. Our studio atmosphere is warm and inviting… a place where you will be valued as a unique individual. Deepen your own practice & enhance your health. Journey of Yoga offers classes throughout each day and unique Yoga Teacher training opportunities.
The Bicycle Cellar
532 Hopmeadow St, Simsbury, CT 06070
(860) 658-1311
The Bicycle Cellar is a unique facility for all bike lovers in the Valley. Ride in to get top-notch service, gear up from the store, rent some wheels, or stow your ride and get fresh for the workday. Learn more.
If you’re looking to learn more about membership at our facility to park your bike and use the showers, read up on the benefits, membership rates and get common questions answered in the FAQ section on our website.
If you want to know more about our bike shop and the product and services we offer, check out the bike shop, sales, service and rentals pages. If you’re an Adventure Cycling Association rider participating in a group or doing a solo ride, visit our website.
Landmark Partners
John.Stott@landmarkpartners.com
+1 (860) 408-4180
About Landmark Partners
SINCE 1989, LANDMARK HAS SPONSORED 29 PRIVATE EQUITY AND REAL ESTATE FUNDS WITH COMMITTED CAPITAL OF $15 BILLION. THESE FUNDS HAVE ACQUIRED INTERESTS ON A SECONDARY BASIS IN A WIDE VARIETY OF PARTNERSHIPS WORLDWIDE.
We have the people, the philosophy, the process, and the knowledge to successfully execute sophisticated investment strategies across a broad range of investment programs.
The Landmark team seeks to align itself with like-minded organizations to develop mutually beneficial partnerships. We welcome your inquiries and all communications are treated in confidence.
For more general inquiries please contact Landmark.
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John B. Stott, Senior Associate
Mr. Stott is a senior associate in Landmark’s private equity group. He is engaged in transaction origination, underwriting, and negotiation of private equity investments.
Mr. Stott originally joined Landmark in 2007 as a member of the Firm’s direct private equity investment team where he spent four years before leaving for graduate school. During business school, Mr. Stott completed an internship with Deutsche Bank in the Financial Sponsors Group. He returned to Landmark in 2013 where he focuses his time primarily on secondary investment opportunities.
Prior to joining Landmark, Mr. Stott served as an analyst in Investment Banking Group at Boenning & Scattergood.
Mr. Stott received an MBA from Johnson at Cornell University and a BS in Finance from Cabrini College.
Peter Dominic Salon and Spa
4 Wilcox St, Simsbury, CT 06070
(860) 658-1544
Today, we invite you to explore a new experience with peterdominic world champion salon and spa; which continues the tradition of cutting edge style, quality products and services with world champion expertise.
Here at peterdominic world champion salon and spa, we strive to provide the upmost customer satisfaction, the knowledge to provide the most up to date styles and products, and the care for every customer, genuinely and personally. With the growing support of customers like you.
While we remained a fast paced salon for over 40 years, peterdominic will be able to provide all it’s customers, new and veteran, with services ranging from head to toe. Some of the services include, but are not limited to, all hair services, full body waxing, organic facials, pedicures and manicures.
Peter and his talented staff, of Southington and Simsbury, would like to reassure you that you are an important asset to our corporation and we are dedicated to providing you with a new level of exceptional service. peterdominic would like to invite all loyal and future guests to experience our new state of the art facility.
The more services we offer, the better products we use…the better YOU will be. Please stop in and see what we’ve been working so hard on. We hope to see you there!
Bill Selig Jewelers
712 Hopmeadow St, Simsbury, CT 06070
(860) 651-0555
Mon – Wed 9:30am – 5:30pm
Thur 9:30am – 6:30pm
Fri 9:30am – 5:30pm
Sat 9:30 – 4:00
Sun Closed
Bill Selig Jewelers, conveniently located in the shops at Drake Hill at 712 Hopmeadow Street in Simsbury, has been a fine jewelry retailer for thirty five years.
For Bill what started as a childhood fascination with rocks and minerals developed into a lifetime passion and career in the fine jewelry business. Bill operates jewelry stores committed to excellence and outstanding customer service.
He sells a full range of diamond engagement rings and wedding bands, as well as gold, platinum, colored stone and silver jewelry. Selig Jewelers specialize in customer jewelry design, jewelry repair and jewelry restoration.
Welden Hardware
10 Station St, Simsbury, CT 06070
(860) 658-4078
Welden Hardware, started by Samuel T. Welden in 1889, was the town hardware store, greenhouse and post office. Over the years it has grown to be a full service hardware store for all your home & garden needs. From the typical nuts & bolts, to plumbing, paint and power tools. We have a full shop in our lower level where we work on all types of power equipment, do our screen & window repair and other labor. We do surprise many new customers on just how diverse our product selection has become. And if you can’t find the item here in our store, we will gladly special order it for you.
Owned and operated by John & Melissa Brett since 2004, they are long-time residents and committed to the quality of life and community that Simsbury has to offer. John has been with Welden Hardware since 1988 and Melissa is in charge of community outreach. Click HERE to meet the staff.
Performing Arts Center
22 Iron Horse Blvd, Simsbury, CT 06070
(860) 651-4052
The Simsbury Meadows Performing Arts Center is a state-of-the-art venue located in the heart of downtown Simsbury. Comfortably situated in the scenic Farmington Valley, mid-way between Hartford and Litchfield, Simsbury Meadows is the state’s second largest outdoor venue, with a capacity of 10,000. On the bike/walking trail it’s connected to everything and entertainment is picturesque and second to none. There are two concert series offered the Summer Concert Series and the Hartford Symphony’s Talcott Mountain Music Festival as well as special events like SeptemberFest and Spooktacaular in October.
In the heart of Farmington Valley: Hartford Symphony Orchestra’s annual Talcott Mountain Music Festival. Pack your picnic, attend with family and friends, relax under the stars, and enjoy the Hartford Symphony Orchestra under Music Director Carolyn Kuan and distinguished guest conductors.
East Coast Greenway Air Line Trail
The 198-mile Connecticut East Coast Greenway route shows off the diversity of Connecticut from coast to inland, city to country and continues into Massachusetts. The eastern part of the state, sometimes referred to as the “last green valley”, is the most rural area in the corridor between Boston and Washington, DC. A series of rail trails, including the Farmington Canal Greenway, Simsbury-Avon-Farmington-Southington-Cheshire-Hamden-New Haven; 31 miles of trails gives bikers, runners and fitness enthusiasts some of the most picturesque trails greenway trails in the state.
Rotary Park Playground
Paw Meadow Dog Park
Simsbury Meadows, 22 Iron Horse Blvd, Simsbury, CT
(860) 578-4PAW
Voted CTNow Best of Hartford 2015 Dog Park located off Iron Horse Blvd it’s a treat for all four legged friends and their owners.
The Town of Simsbury or the Paw Meadow Dog Park Committee is not responsible and shall have no liability for the acts or omissions of individuals or their animals that use the park. Owners are liable for any injury or damage caused by their dog(s). Owners and their canines enter at their own risk. Paw Meadow Dog Park is on property owned by the Town of Simsbury and managed by volunteers. Please be courteous, responsible and obey park rules at all times.
Charity Folk
charityforsimsbury@gmail.com
Marketing Consultant: Millwright’s Restaurant & 1680 Tavern | Past Director: Simsbury Chamber of Commerce | Contributor: LifeInSimsbury.com