Below are shopping resources in Bretton Woods and neighboring towns. A few "closest":

• Closest convenience store: Irving gas station within walking distance from your condo. You'll be amazed at how much stuff they have.
• Closest liquor store: in Whitefield on Route 3, past the center of town (state liquor store).
• Closest grocery store: Mac's Market in Whitefield, near the center of town.
• Closest shopping mall: Littleton (Meadow Rd.) has Shaw's, Home Depot, Wal-Mart, Staples, etc.

BRETTON WOODS

• Irving gas station (open 6 am-9 pm every day except 8 pm Sunday, phone 846-5055) has an ATM, newspapers, a wide assortment of necessities, souvenirs, ice cream, and breakfast and lunch items. They also sell propane; bring your empty tank and leave with a full one.
• Drummond's Ski Shop (phone 278-7547, across from Irving) has a wide selection and gives 10% discount to Bretton Woods homeowners.
• The AMC Highland Center (4 miles going East on route 302 in Crawford Notch) sells outdoor gear, maps and guidebooks of the area, etc.
• Lady Slippers – the new floral shop inside the hotel (across from post office). Their prices are good, their flower arrangements are wonderful – they last a very long time, - and they deliver to the townhomes!

• Sweet Shoppe (inside hotel) across from post office is now making “made to order cakes” – rolls, baked goods, etc.  They have a wonderful selection of deserts – by the slice or whole.  Cakes are excellent.

• The Twin Mountain Trading Post (SE corner)
• The Twin Mountain General Store (NE corner) has basic staples and lunch items.
• Foster’s Crossroads (SW corner) has food staples, an excellent stock of hardware items and outdoors gear, and an ATM.

• Garnet Hill factory store for linens
• The Sugar Hill Sampler for New England gift and home items.
• Make sure to go during the Lupine Festival (early-mid June) for a visual treat.

• Chutters “World’s largest candy counter”.
• Stop at Embroidery by Everything Personal to order that special item with the Mt Washington Place logo embroidered. They are located in the Thayer Hotel. Also see their flyer on our web site.
• Meadow Road (Exit 43 on I-93) has Wal-Mart, Shaw’s, Home Depot, Lowe’s, Staples, a NH Liquor store, major auto dealerships for multi brand sales and service, etc.
• For basic auto service a recommendation is Arrow Auto on Rte 116 (Union St.).

• Simon the Tanners offers North Country clothing at its best (closed Saturdays). They have a great Labor Day weekend tent sale.
• North Country Ford dealership.

• Wal-Mart (The best view from the parking lot of any box store we have been to, with views to the south of the Presidential Range).
• Major auto dealers for sales and service.
• A variety of specialty shops, drug store, Sears, hardware store.

• A favorite for personal service is Rodgers Ski & Sport.
• There is a small mall, The Village Shops, which has a variety of specialty shops. Several times during the summer they host arts and crafts fairs.

• On the way to Conway in Intervale is Ragged Mountain Sports for outdoor gear. They have a great Memorial Day weekend tent sale.

• Inside the Resort: There is fine dining at the Mt. Washington Hotel and and casual dining at Fabyan's (phone 278-2222) and at the Bretton Woods ski lodge (seasonal). 
• Outside the Resort: The AMC Highland Center (4 miles East on Rte. 302) is great for cafeteria style breakfast and lunch and family style dinner. The Notchland Inn (12 miles East on Rte. 302) offers multi-course fine dining at a leisurely pace. Great for a special occasion.

• Great pizza and sandwiches at the Twin Mountain Trading Post
• Monroe’s for breakfast and lunch.
• Shakespeare's Table, located at Shakespeare's Inn, 675 Route 3, a mile south
  of the Route 302 Junction.
  Breakfast:  Daily, 7:00 - 11:00 AM.  Dinner, Daily, 5:00 - 9:00 PM.  Good
  food at affordable prices, offering Steak, Seafood, Pasta and Caribbean
  dishes.  Bretton Woods Condo members, 10% off dining.  Twin Mountain
  residents, 15% off dining.  Seniors, 10% off dining.  Phone:  603-846-5562;
  Toll free, 888-846-5562.  web: WWW.THESHAKESPEARESINN.COM
• Watch for the Twin Fire Station pancake breakfast every major holiday in the summer. The blueberry pancakes with real maple syrup are the best and very reasonably priced. Proceeeds support local organizations. Check the Twin Mountain chamber of commerce web site for dates. 

• The Wayside Inn (Swiss entrees) on this side of Bethlehem.
• Rosa Flamingo (Italian and pizza)
• Cold Mountain Café 
• Maia Papaya (Rte 302, downtown, on right), named “best coffee bar in the mountains" by the New York Times, also has a vegetarian soup/sandwich menu.

• In the summer is Jack's at the intersection of Rtes 3 and 116.
• Going north on Rte 3 is Grandma’s for a great breakfast and a Thursday night all you can eat fish fry. A place frequented by locals.
• The Grand View Hotel offer casual and formal dining.

FRANCONIA 
14 miles.

• Casual family dining at Dutch Treat.
• The Franconia Inn for dinner.

SUGAR HILL
14 miles, located on Rte 117, Polly’s Pancakes for breakfast and lunch with a wide selection of pancakes and side dishes. Closed during the winter.

LITTLETON
21 miles, West on Rte 302 and North on I-93 Exits 41 & 42.

• Mr. Lee’s (good for authentic Chinese take-out).
• On Main Street: Tim-Bur Alley, Topic of the Town, and Italian Oasis.
• For breakfast the Littleton Diner and the Coffee Pot are favorites.
• Meadow Street: Asian Garden for eat-in and take-out (many of the items are deep fried), variety of fast food, Applebee’s, The 99.
• West of Littleton off Rte 302 in Lisbon is the Ammonoosuc Inn for fine dining and also a pub menu.

GORHAM
24 miles, Rte 302 West to Rte 3 North to Rte 115 East - great views of the Great North Woods - to Rte 2 East.

• On Rte 2 in Randolph is the Water Wheel for breakfast, lunch, and gift house. Take home some of their homemade fudge.
• In Gorham itself there is Libby’s Bistro and a few fast food places.

• The Common Man (try the corn chowder sprinkled with Lobster).
• Also a variety of restaurants and fast-food places.

• Before Attitash ski area in the summer is Trails End Ice Cream Shoppe.
• In Glen the Red Parker Pub for meat lovers and a good assortment of draft beers.
• Also in Glen is a Mexican restaurant (was Margarita Ville then Grill… name may have changed again but it is good food) with authentic dishes.
• Favorites in North Conway are Flatbread Company (pizza) in the Eastern Sloops Inn, Horsefeathers for lunch and dinner and Peaches for breakfast and Lunch. The Muddy Moose in Conway has hardy meals and great burgers.
• On Rte. 16 in Conway is Banners for breakfast and lunch.

TWIN MOUNTAIN
5 miles West on Rte. 302. Summer evening concerts at the bandstand (SW corner of intersection of Rtes 3 and 302). Check the local papers for schedule of activities.

BETHLEHEM
12 miles West on Rte. 302.

• The Colonial Movie Theater shows an eclectic variety of art films. There are occasional live performances listed in the local papers.
• Summer weekend evening concerts at the bandstand - check the Chamber of Commerce for schedule.

• The Weathervane Theatre opens its 44th summer season in 2009. It is open from July to Labor Day with a different play or musical each day on a weekly performance cycle.

• The North Country Chamber Music Players perform in Sugar Hill each summer and have been highly recommended. The musicians are principal players with some of the world’s finest ensembles and appear regularly in New York’s Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center and other renowned concert halls across the globe. For information call 603/444-0309.

• Jax’s movie theater showing current movies in 2 theaters in downtown Littleton.

LINCOLN
25 miles, Exit 32 off I-93.

• Papermill Playhouse for professional summer musical theater entertainment.
• Lincoln Cinemas IV is a four-plex movie theater.

• North Conway Movie House
• Live summer theater at The Eastern Slope Theater.

• Twin Mountain (5 miles)
• Bethlehem (12 miles)
• Whitefield (14 miles)
• Franconia (14 miles)
• Sugar Hill (16 miles)
• Littleton (24 miles)
• Lancaster (24 miles)
• Gorham (24 miles)
• North Conway (28 miles)
• Conway (32 miles)