BOSTON MAGAZINE -- To snowshoe or to cross-country ski? That’s the most stressful decision you’ll have to make during a winter adventure up north this month. The Pickering House Inn, a newly opened boutique hotel near Lake Winnipesaukee, is offering an equal parts invigorating and relaxing special for the cold-weather enthusiasts among us. Book the inn’s “Winter Adventure Package,” and receive two vouchers for cross country ski or snowshoe rentals, plus a day pass to the Sewall Woods, a well-groomed set of trails within walking distance from the Pickering House Inn.
SMARTERTRAVEL.COM (CAROLINE MORSE TEEL)-- Built in the 1800s as a home for a wealthy businessman, the Pickering House was transformed in 2018 into a luxury boutique hotel. The painstaking efforts that went into the landmark’s renovation are evident as soon as you pull up to the hotel. I visited the Pickering House Inn in January for a cozy winter getaway, and to experience one of the inn’s demonstration dinners.
WE3TRAVEL.COM -- Are you planning a couple’s getaway this year? Perhaps to a cozy mountain inn with a wood burning fireplace in your room? Or a seaside resort offering stunning views and sumptuous seafood? If you are thinking of New England romantic getaways, here are 25 inns, cabins, resorts, and hotels that offer something for every personality and dream escape. Hopefully some of these are places you have never even heard of before! Start planning soon. Valentine’s Day is around the corner and even moms and dads deserve a romantic escape. Actually, they probably need one even more to keep those fires burning. (Link goes right to the write-up about Pickering House Inn)
IMPROPER BOSTONIAN -- Fired Up! Get Stoked About These Cozy New England Getaways: New Hampshire’s Pickering House Inn, steps away from downtown Wolfeboro and Lake Winnipesaukee, combines historic charm with modern luxury. Since opening in July, the luxury inn beckons with 10 airy guest rooms in the 1813 homestead and its mid-1800s addition. Five of the rooms boast a gas fireplace or gas stove, with additional fireplaces in the common library and living room for warming chats with other guests.
BOSTON GLOBE - "HERE, THERE, AND EVERYWHERE" TRAVEL COLUMN: Stay in style at Pickering House, a former historic homestead nestled on the shores of Lake Winnipesaukee. Opened since July, this boutique luxury property in Wolfeboro is offering a series of winter activities — onsite and off — designed to lure guests on the two-hour journey north of Boston. Stay in one of the 10 guest rooms and suites, some adorned with gas fireplaces and stoves, and partake of activities that include cross-country skiing on groomed trails, ice skating (indoors and out), winter hiking, and downhill skiing.
The Barn at Pickering House and Pickering House Inn were honored to be selected as a featured event venue on the Peppers Artful Events website. In a January 2019 blog post, the Peppers team shared our story and photos.
Pickering House Inn was delighted to be featured in a press release and blog post published by Carlisle Wide Plank Flooring -- the source of many of our floors. The post tells the story of how Peter and Patty Cooke gave the historic Pickering House a new life and features photos of the inn after its two-year renovation.
FORBES.COM -- If it hadn't been for Wolfeboro, N.H., residents Peter and Patty Cooke, a historical old building in town, built in 1813, might have just been turned into a lackluster store. Or torn down. But today, the Pickering House Inn -- the building that they bought and completely redesigned-- is a winter wonderland (and also a terrific summer resort on the lake) where you can soak up the snow in style...
Featured on WMUR NH Chronicle on November 22, 2018 -- New life for the historic landmark, The Pickering House. The Inn and Barn is located at the edge of Wolfeboro's downtown in the heart of America's oldest summer resort. View the video at the link below!