Canterbury Shaker Village offers visitors a variety of entertaining, educational and engaging experiences in one of the most picturesque settings in northern New England. Guided and self-guided tours, accessible historic buildings, family activities, exhibits, educational programs, special events, unique shopping, the museum cafe and picturesque grounds offer you more than you can do in a day.
Canterbury Shaker Village was established in 1792 when followers of founder Mother Ann Lee formed their seventh community in Canterbury, which remained prominent for 200 years. The village has operated exclusively as a museum since 1992 when the last Shaker sister in residence, Ethel Hudson, died. The few remaining Shakers live at the Shaker Village in Sabbathday Lake, Maine. At its height in the 1850s, 300 people lived and worked in over 100 buildings on 3,000 acres at Canterbury Shaker Village.
The museum grounds are open in the winter for snowshoeing, cross-country skiing and sledding.
The museum will be open May 9 to Sept. 4 on Tuesdays through Sundays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Sept. 5 to Oct. 25 daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Oct. 31 to Nov. 22 on weekends from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Admission from May through Oct. 31 is $19 adults, $9 ages 6 to 17, free for children 5 and younger and $45 for a family. After Oct. 31, admission is $15 adults and $7.50 for children.
Visit shakers.org or call 783-9511.
