About Colby Hill Inn
Colby Hill Inn is a 14-room country inn on a six-acre property in Henniker whose history goes back to 1797. A dairy barn from the 1840s still stands and now serves as the inn's event hall. The grounds are a working small farm as much as a garden: perennial beds, a gazebo, a rose arbor, a stone sculpture garden, meadows running down to a creek, organic vegetable gardens, and a small herd of French Alpine goats, chickens and turkeys, plus a barn cat.
The inn's restaurant, the Grazing Room, seats 56 for dinner and is one of three restaurants in New Hampshire certified at the gold level for farm-to-table sourcing. There is also a wine lounge built around an original fireplace. Breakfast is included in room rates and is also served to the public, and the outdoor pool is open from late May through October 10.
Seasonal events fill the calendar: the inn lists a Thanksgiving prix-fixe dinner, Christmas Cheer lunches on December weekends, holiday afternoon teas, a New Year's Day farmhouse brunch in 2027 and spring wine dinners. It also plans weddings, private dinners, showers and meetings for groups of up to 120.
Lavender Fields at Pumpkin Blossom Farm in Warner is about 20 minutes north, so a summer stay here lets you pick lavender in the afternoon and be back in Henniker for dinner.
What to do
- Stay in one of 14 guest rooms, with breakfast included
- Have dinner at the Grazing Room, a gold-certified farm-to-table restaurant
- Meet the French Alpine goats and walk the gardens and creekside meadows
- Swim in the outdoor pool, late May through October 10
- Book a seasonal event such as the Thanksgiving dinner or a December holiday tea
- Host a wedding or party for up to 120 guests in the 1840s barn
Season, hours and prices
- Season
- Inn open year-round; outdoor pool late May through October 10
- Hours
- Check-in from 3 pm (front desk staffed from 3 pm); arrivals after 10 pm must call ahead
- Admission
- Holiday events 2026: Christmas Cheer Lunch $45 per person; It's Almost Christmas tea and luncheon (Dec 13, 2026) $65 per person
Good to know
- Reservations
- Required
- Payment
- Discover, Mastercard, Visa, Diners, American Express and cash
Tips for your visit
- A deposit of one night (or half the total for stays over two nights) is due at booking; cancellations within 7 days forfeit it
- You can move a reservation to another date within 6 months without penalty
- Rates are for two guests; each extra guest is $50 per night
- Book Grazing Room dinners and holiday events ahead
Pair it with a lavender farm
Lavender Fields at Pumpkin Blossom Farm · about 20 minutes away
Pumpkin Blossom Farm's lavender fields in Warner are about 20 minutes north of Henniker, close enough for an afternoon visit before dinner at the inn.
Getting there
Questions
Is breakfast included at Colby Hill Inn?
Yes. Rates include breakfast, and breakfast is also open to the public.
When is the pool open?
From late May through October 10.
Can non-guests eat at the Grazing Room?
Yes. The Grazing Room is a public restaurant; reserve ahead.
How many rooms does the inn have?
Fourteen guest rooms.
🗺️ Part of the guide Things to Do Near the Lavender Farms of Warner & the Mount Kearsarge Region, New Hampshire
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