Contact Information

Business Office/General Information: 802-362-2336 (8am - 9pm Eastern Time)
Toll Free Reservation Line: 888-339-2336 (8am - 9pm Eastern Time)
To reach a registered guest, call the business office during regular hours (8am-9pm), and the innkeepers will be happy to transfer your call to a guest room.
Address: Historic Route 7A, P.O. Box 413, Manchester, Vermont 05254
For GPS directions, use 97 Main Street. Mapquest does not recognize our address.
Email: stay@northshiremotel.com

Driving Directions

We are located on Historic Route 7A South in Manchester, Vermont. We are approximately 20 minutes north of Bennington, Vermont and 5 minutes from the center of Arlington, Vermont. Before you travel, please print out these handy driving directions. See you soon!

If you are traveling north on Vermont Route 7 from the Bennington area, use Arlington/Sunderland exit 3, turn left off the exit and follow the road until it ends at Route 7A. Turn right and head north on 7A for 6 miles. We will be on your left sitting up on the hill, just a half mile past Basketville and Equinox Mountain Skyline Drive.

If you are traveling south on Vermont Route 7 from towns north of Manchester, use Manchester exit 4, turning right off of the exit on to Routes 11 & 30. Follow to the flashing red light, turn left and head south on Route 7A. Go 4 1/2 miles (you will pass a dairy farm), and we will be on the right side of 7A.

If you are traveling on Routes 30 or 11 from points east of Manchester, follow Route 30/11 to the flashing red light in Manchester, turn left and head south on Route 7A. Go 4 1/2 miles (you will pass a dairy farm), and we will be on the right side of 7A.

For driving directions from various cities, please see below:

From Albany, New York: take NY 7 East toward Troy, NY. Follow NY7 to Hoosick, NY where NY 7 curves left into VT 279. Follow VT 279 East to VT 7 North (bypasses downtown Bennington). Follow VT 7 to Exit 3 Arlington/Sunderland. Turn left off the exit and go to the stop sign (about a mile) which is the intersection of Routes 313 and 7A. Turn right on to 7A and travel for 6 miles. The motel will be on the left side of 7A, up on the hill.
From Bennington, Vermont (downtown area): From Bennington take Route 7 to Exit 3 Arlington-Sunderland. Turn left off the exit and go to the stop sign (about a mile), which is the intersection of Routes 313 and 7A. Turn right on to 7A and travel north for 5.9 miles. The motel will be on the left side of 7A, up on the hill. For a more scenic route from Bennington, take 7A North instead of 7. This is Historic Route 7A and takes you through Bennington, and the historic districts of Shaftsbury and Arlington, before arriving in Manchester. Driving time is about the same.
From Burlington, Vermont: From Burlington, follow Route 7 South to Manchester Exit 4. Turn right off of the exit on to Route 11/30. Follow Route 11/30 through the Manchester Center business district until you come to a flashing red light at the intersection of Route 11/30 and 7A. Turn left (South) on 7A and continue for 4 1/2 miles. We will be on the right side of 7A just as you round a curve 1 mile south of the Equinox Nursery which is on your left.
From Boston, Massachusetts: From Boston, take Highway 2 West to I-91 at Greenfield, Mass. Go North on I-91 to Brattleboro, Vermont. Take Brattleboro Exit 2 and follow the signs to Route 30 Manchester. Continue on Route 30 and turn left when it becomes Route 11/30 near Bromley. Follow Route 11/30 through the Manchester Center business district until you come to a flashing red light at the intersection of Route 11/30 and 7A. Turn left (South) on 7A and continue for 4 1/2 miles. We will be on the right side of 7A just as you round a curve 1 mile south of the Equinox Nursery which is on your left. Another option depending on where in the Boston area you are coming from, is to take the Mass. Turnpike (I-90) from Boston, and follow it West to I-91 at Springfield. Then follow I-91 to Brattleboro Exit 2 and follow directions to Manchester above.
From Hartford, Connecticut: Follow I-91 North to Brattleboro, Vermont. Take Brattleboro Exit 2 follow the signs to Route 30 Manchester. Continue on Route 30 and turn left when it becomes Route 11/30 near Bromley. Follow Route 11/30 through the Manchester Center business district until you come to a flashing red light at the intersection of Route 11/30 and 7A. Turn left (South) on 7A and continue for 4 1/2 miles. We will be on the right side of 7A just as you round a curve 1 mile south of the Equinox Nursery which is on your left.
From New York City (via 87 Thruway): Follow thruway North to Albany. Take Exit 23 to 787 North. Take Troy/Bennington Exit on to NY7. Follow NY7 to Hoosick, NY where NY 7 curves left into VT 279. Follow VT 279 East to VT 7 North (bypasses downtown Bennington). Follow VT 7 to Exit 3 Arlington/Sunderland. Turn left off the exit and go to the stop sign (about a mile) which is the intersection of Routes 313 and 7A. Turn right on to 7A and travel for 6 miles. The motel will be on the left side of 7A, up on the hill.
From Long Island/New York City (via Taconic Parkway): Follow Taconic Parkway north until it ends at I-90. Take I-90 East, then exit at the last exit in New York State and follow signs to Route 22 North. Go north on Route 22 until you get to New York Route 7. Turn right and follow NY7 through Hoosick, New York. NY7 will curve left into Vermont Route 279. Follow VT 279 East to VT 7 North toward Manchester (don't exit at Bennington - this route bypasses downtown Bennington). Follow VT 7 to Exit 3 Arlington/Sunderland. Turn left off the exit and go to the stop sign (about a mile) which is the intersection of Routes 313 and 7A. Turn right on to 7A and travel for 6 miles. The motel will be on the left side of 7A, up on the hill.