Hill Brook/Getting Here
Two hours from Manhattan.
Hill Brook is in Bantam, a hamlet of Litchfield, Connecticut. The exact address and directions to the drive are shared with confirmed inquiries.
From New York
About two hours by car. Take the Saw Mill River Parkway to I-684 north, I-84 east to exit 7 at Danbury, then US-7 north and US-202 east through New Milford into Bantam.
An alternative for the east side of the city: I-95 or the Merritt to Route 8 north at Bridgeport, then Route 118 west from Harwinton into Litchfield.
From Boston
About two and a half hours. The Mass Pike to I-84 west toward Hartford, Route 8 north at Waterbury, then Route 118 west into Litchfield and down the hill to Bantam.
From Hartford
About fifty minutes by way of Route 4 through Harwinton or US-202 through Torrington.
By train
Metro-North's Harlem Line runs from Grand Central to Wassaic, about a forty-minute drive from the house. The Waterbury Branch from Grand Central via Bridgeport ends about twenty-five minutes away. A car is needed at either end; rentals and local drivers serve both stations.
By air
Bradley International outside Hartford and Westchester County Airport are each about an hour by car; Tweed New Haven is similar. For private aviation, Waterbury-Oxford Airport is roughly thirty minutes from the door.
A note on the roads
The last miles are country roads. They are plowed and sanded in winter and beautiful in every season; allow a few extra minutes after dark or snow.