Canterbury Shaker Village
Closed for the winter season; guided tours run from May to November. The grounds and trails stay open daily.
National Historic Landmark of 25 original Shaker buildings with guided tours that include a laundry building, mill pond and Shaker inventions; tours run May to November, trails open year-round.
Ways to visit
Guided tours with daily admission Seasonal
Closed for the winter season as of the last check; no 2027 opening date is posted.
- What you see
- Inside tour, Groundsshakers.org, 2026-11-06
- How
- Scheduled tour · up to 25 peopleshakers.org, 2026-11-06
- When
- Tours start between 10:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. (for example Shaker Stories at 10:30, 12:00, 1:30 and 3:00; Laundry Building at 12:30 and 2:00). The days of the week are not stated, and the schedule is subject to change. Shaker Stories tours take about 60 minutes.Season: (Tours are offered several times a day from May to November.)shakers.org, 2026-11-06 · shakers.org, 2026-11-06
- Booking
- Not stated · online or by phoneTickets are sold online. Private tours need 5 to 7 days' notice by phone or email. Tours are limited to 25 people.Book ↗shakers.org, 2026-11-06
- Cost
- PaidAdult: $25 · Veterans and active duty: $22.50 · Student: $22.50Members and under-18s are free, except for school tours. Group tours are $20 each with a minimum of 12 guests; school tours $12 per student; private tours $50 per person by appointment.shakers.org, 2026-11-06
- Requirements
- Photography: Yes. Personal photography without flash is allowed; no tripods inside historic buildings and no drones without approval.
Grounds and nature trails (self-guided) Open
- What you see
- Groundsshakers.org, 2026-11-06
- How
- Walk in · about 30 minutesshakers.org, 2026-11-06
- When
- MonTueWedThuFriSatSunEvery day of the year from dawn to dusk. The best marked trail, around Turning Mill Pond, takes about 30 minutes.shakers.org, 2026-11-06
- Booking
- Not required · same day possibleMaps are at the kiosk by the parking area.shakers.org, 2026-11-06
- Cost
- FreeFree to visit.shakers.org, 2026-11-06
- Requirements
- None stated.
About
Canterbury Shaker Village is a museum on the site of a Shaker community in central New Hampshire. Guided tours, included in admission, go through the Shakers' workshops, laundry, school house and dwellings, and an "Innovations and Inventions" tour covers their labor-saving inventions. About 700 acres of grounds and trails, including a loop around Turning Mill Pond with a historic pump house, are free every day from dawn to dusk. The Village is closed for the winter, and tours run from May to November.
Run by: Canterbury Shaker Village.
Getting there
Canterbury, NH
Off Route 106 north of Concord: from Route 106 turn onto Shaker Road and go 2.7 miles to the Village. Free parking is just north of the Village entrance.
The pin marks the site itself, not necessarily the entrance (43.35890, -71.49000). Show on our map · Google Maps · Apple Maps
Visitor services: 603-783-9511 x 210 · info@shakers.org
Last checked 2026-11-06. Sources are listed below.
Sources
- shakers.org/visit/admission/ · official page · read 2026-11-06For: name; phone and email; Guided tours with daily admission: what you see; Guided tours with daily admission: days and hours; Guided tours with daily admission: booking; Guided tours with daily admission: cost
- wikidata.org/wiki/Special:EntityData/Q5033… · Wikidata · read 2026-11-06For: location
- shakers.org/visit/ · official page · read 2026-11-06For: Guided tours with daily admission: open or closed; Guided tours with daily admission: kind of visit; Guided tours with daily admission: requirements; Grounds and nature trails (self-guided): open or closed; Grounds and nature trails (self-guided): what you see; Grounds and nature trails (self-guided): kind of visit; Grounds and nature trails (self-guided): days and hours; Grounds and nature trails (self-guided): booking; Grounds and nature trails (self-guided): cost; Grounds and nature trails (self-guided): requirements
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