If you want to step into a storybook, there’s no better place to go in Vermont than the Governors Mansion in Hyde Park. It’s like being in another time and this Victorian Bed and Breakfast has a whimsical tea room in VT that is the real deal when you want a dose of literature, an overnight getaway, or simply a fantastic cup of tea.

High tea at the Governors Mansion is served on Thursdays and Sundays from 3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Other days and times are possible with prior arrangement and you can reach them here.

The Governors Mansion, located at 100 Main Street in Hyde Park, was originally built in 1893 for Vermont Governor Carroll S. Page and his family.
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It was built as a copy of copy of a 1759 Georgian house in Cambridge, Massachusetts known as the Longfellow House.
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This the original Longfellow National Historic Site. It was George Washington's headquarters for 10 months in the Revolutionary War, as well as poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's house for nearly fifty years.
This is where you want to go for a proper cup of tea this side of the Atlantic!
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This may technically be a New England tea room, but the traditional English afternoon tea with freshly brewed loose leaf tea and selection of tea sandwiches and sweets will delight everyone.
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From the moment you walk in the doors, it's like taking a step into the past.
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With cozy nooks and common areas, high tea has never been so enchanting!
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Reading nooks with views? You bet!
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The Governors House furthers the storybook setting with the occasional Jane Austin weekends.
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While dressing the part is not required, you'll love it even more if you do!
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Overnight guests here claim to have the best sleep of their lives in the comfortable rooms.
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Why not get carried away at the Governors House in Hyde Park?
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It's truly an experience of a lifetime!
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