The Area

Willow Vale House is on the outskirts of Pine Plains, NY, a quaint town in the Hudson Valley where Dutchess and Columbia Counties meet. The house is a short 5 minutes away from several town amenities including a grocery store, a bank, post office, and the historic Stissing House restaurant. Pine Plains is also home to Stissing lake beach, just a short 15 minutes from the house by bicycle and 5 minutes by car.

The Hudson Valley is also home to an endless list of incredible small towns in every direction, each with great restaurants, boutiques, antique shops, farm stores and markets, and so much more. The drive from NYC can be as short as one hour and forty-five minutes, but typically it’s just over two hours.

The Metro-North and Amtrak trains also run between Grand Central and Poughkeepsie or Wassaic, NY, where you can take a car service or rent a vehicle.

 
 

Nearby Towns

Millerton - 15 minute drive East (directions) - On the NY and CT border. You’ll find antique shops, a few restaurants, a diner, movie theater, and Irving Farms cafe. There is also a CVS here.

Millbrook - 25 minute drive South (directions) - A picturesque main street lined with antique shops, restaurants, and boutiques.

Amenia - 22 minute drive South East (directions) - Here you’ll find a drive in theater, restaurants, shops, and other amenities.

Rhinebeck - 23 minute drive West (directions) - Lots to see in this pretty little town including several great restaurants, cafes, and shops. There is also a CVS here.

Germantown - 30 minute drive North West (directions) - Home to Gaskins restaurant Otto’s Market and a few other shops to visit.

Hudson - 32 minute drive North West (directions) - Like a quant shopping district in Brooklyn, it’s best to plan a day trip as there’s a lot to see here - many furniture shops, antique stores, and a growing list of amazing restaurants and cafes.

Kingston - 36 minute drive West (directions) - Be sure to visit the Rondout where you’ll find Kingston Wine Co, Brunette, and Clove & Creek, among a few other shops and restaurants.

 

 

Amenities In Pine Plains:

  • Post office
  • Bank
  • Laundromat
  • Gas Station
  • Laundry Mat
  • Stissing Lake
  • EV Charging Station - behind the Bank of Millbrook
 

 

Nearby Restaurants:

Stissing House Pine Plains 4 min
Irving Farm Cafe Millerton 14 min
Oakhurst Diner Millerton 14 min
Mercato Redhook 22 min
Troutbeck Amenia 22 min
Canoe Hill Millbrook 25 min
Barbaro Millbrook 25 min
Market St Rhinebeck 28 min
The Amsterdam Rhinebeck 28 min
Martindale Chief Diner Craryville 28 min
The Corner at Hotel Tivoli Tivoli 29 min
Gaskins Germantown 34 min
Tavern at Rivertown Lodge Hudson 33 min
Food Studio Hudson 34 min
Lil' Debs Oasis Hudson 34 min
Fish & Game Hudson 36 min
Backbar Hudson 36 min
Swoon Hudson 36 min
Moto Coffee Hudson 36 min
Wm Farmer & Sons Hudson 38 min
Bartlett House Ghent 40 min
Brunette Kingston 41 min
Kingsley Kingston 42 min
Wilde Beest Kingston 43 min
Butterfield at Hasbrouk House Stone Ridge 51 min
 

 

Farm Stores, Markets, and Shops:

Peck’s Grocery Store Pine Plains 4 min
Chaseholm Farm Store Pine Plains 5 min
Harney & Sons Tea Millerton 12 min
Big Rock Community Market Stanfordville 13 min
McEnroe Organic Farm Millerton 15 min
Sunflower Natural Foods Rhinebeck 28 min
Bread Alone Rhinebeck 27 min
Otto’s Market Germantown 32 min
Olde Hudson Hudson 36 min
Talbott & Arding Hudson 37 min
 

 

Wine Stores, Breweries, Wineries, and Distilleries:

Pine Plains Wine & Spirits Pine Plains 5 min
Dutch’s Spirits Pine Plains 7 min
Hillrock Estate Distillery Pine Plains 8 min
Millbrook Vineyards & Winery Millbrook 19 min
Copake Wine Works Copake 20 min
Sloop Brewing Co. Elizaville 22 min
Ten Mile Distillery Wassaic 28 min
Suarez Family Brewery Hudson 25 min
Hudson Wine Merchants Hudson 37 min
Kingston Wine Co. Kingston 40 min
Westwind Orchard Cider Accord 60 min
 

 

Shops & Boutiques:

Hammertown Barn Pine Plains 3 min
Gallery and Goods Pine Plains 4 min
Hawkins Hudson 33 min
Clove and Creek Kingston 40 min
 

 

Nearby Entertainment & Attractions:

Mashomack Preserve Club Pine Plains 4 min
Ancram Opera House Ancram 12 min
Taconic State Park-Rudd Pond Millerton 16 min
Four Brothers Drive-in Amenia 20 min
Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome Rhinebeck 24 min
Orvis Sandanona Shooting Millbrook 26 min
Lime Rock Park Lakeville, CT 26 min
Dutchess County Fairgrounds Rhinebeck 28 min
Catamount Ski Area Hillsdale 30 min
James Baird State Park Pleasant Valley 31 min
Bard College Annandale-On-Hudson 32 min
Vassar College Poughkeepsie 39 min
Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt Hyde Park 40 min
Vanderbilt Mansion Hyde Park 40 min
Eleanor Roosevelt Center at Val-Kill Hyde Park 40 min
Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center Poughkeepsie 41 min
Van Wyck Homestead Museum Fishkill 48 min
Dia:Beacon Beacon 55 min
Tanglewood Lenox, MA 57 min
Windham Mountain Windham 65 min
Storm King Art Center New Windsor 70 min
Hunter Mountain Hunter 70 min