Taftsville Country Store -- Vermont Alliance of Independent Country Stores

Products:

Baked Goods
Books
Cheese
Children's Toys
Clothing
Coffee
Dairy Products
Frozen Dairy Products
Maps
Newspapers
Phone Cards
Postcards
Postage Stamps
Private Label Goods
Souvenirs
Vermont Products
Washer Fluid
Wine

Services:

Bulletin Board
Bus Stop
Charge/Debit Card Use
Letter Drop
Post Office
Public Phone
UPS Pickup
Web Sales

Of Interest in the Area:

Taftsville is an Historic District listed on the National Register of Historic Places
The store is listed on the National Register
The Taftsville Covered Bridge (1836) is the oldest covered bridge in Windsor County, the third oldest in the state, and the second longest in the state
Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Park is 3 miles away in Woodstock
Billings Farm & Museum is 3 miles away in Woodstock
Vermont Raptor Center (VINS) is 3 miles away in Quechee
Lots of country road hikes and biking in the vicinity (parking at the store or the Mennonite Church)
Downhill skiing at Suicide Six in Woodstock is 6 miles away
Cross-country skiing at Woodstock and Quechee are both 3-4 miles away
Great foliage, of course!
Trout fishing in the Ottauquechee River across from the store (the Proprietor knows the best spots!)
Turkey and deer hunting seasonally
Quechee Balloon Festival -- June
Scottish Festival (Quechee) -- August
Apple & Crafts Fair (Woodstock) -- October
Great Chili Cookoff (Woodstock) -- October
Wassail Weekend (Woodstock) -- December
The store is best for great shopping. Woodstock would be a close second.
Simon Pearce glass blowing is in Quechee, 3 miles away.
Ask the Proprietor for recommendations for staying at one of the B&B's in the hamlet
We specialize in Vermont cheeses, and carry a wide selection of farm cheeses from around the state
We have a mail order catalog and ship worldwide
We have the finest selection of cigars in the area, and a discriminating inventory of fine wines, including exceptional values

Taftsville Country Store
Charles Wilson
PO Box 2
Taftsville VT 05073-0002
802-457-1135
Store Home Page: http://www.taftsville.com/

How to Get There

From I-89 North or South, take exit 1.
Take Route 4 West (towards Quechee/Woodstock).
The store is 6 1/2 miles from the exit, on the left side of the road midway between Quechee and Woodstock.

Vermont Magazine Profiles Taftsville: Taftsville Store was profiled in Vermont Magazine's March/April 2010 issue. Here is the article. (PDF).

In Vermont, you'll find the Taftsville Country Store nestled in the scenic Ottauquechee River Valley, on Route 4 midway between Woodstock and Quechee. This gem of a store is the centerpiece of the Taftsville Historic District, which includes one of Vermont's oldest and longest covered bridges, a turn of the century brick powerhouse, the stately Taft homes, and a quiet residential hamlet of less than one hundred people. Our store has one of the finest assortmanets of cheese, gourmet foods, maple syrup, wine, gift baskets, and maple cured hams you can find in Vermont.

Daniel Taft & Sons built the red brick store in 1840 to serve the local community and the many thriving enterprises that had appeared in and around Taftsville. One hundred and sixty years later, the store still serves as the village hub, as locals meet each morning to collect their mail at the Post Office, located in the back of the store, and grab a newspaper. A lot of things haven't changed much at all in a century and a half. Some things have.

See Taftsville's Charlie Wilson on the VAICS video!

Local folks pitching in (with store owner Charlie Wilson in the background) to plant perrenials on the new Taftsville Green located between Route 4 and the store. It was completed in June 2005. The project was initiated 8 years earlier and spearheaded by the store's owners.

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