Northampton is a small, dynamic city nestled along the banks of the Connecticut River in the Pioneer Valley region of western Massachusetts. Recently voted "Best Small Arts Town in America," Northampton boasts a wonderfully diverse array of shops, galleries, museums, restaurants, theaters, live music and performance centers all within walking distance of each other.

A short drive from the lively downtown are quiet New England villages and farms, swimming holes, winding bike trails, streams for canoeing and thousands of acres of conservation land. For the intellectually inclined, Hampshire, Smith, Mount Holyoke and Amherst Colleges and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst are within a 10 mile radius of each other.



It's easy to get almost anywhere in the Valley either by car or using public transportation. Pioneer Valley Transit Auhority (PVTA) has buses running regularly between the colleges and most of the towns. There is a bus stop right in front of Thornes.

Located in the picturesque and historic region known as the Pioneer Valley, the "Five College Area" for which the bed and breakfast association is named has been dubbed "the other Massachusetts" by travel writers.

Find out more about the Pioneer Valley at www.valleyvisitor.com