There is so much to see and do in Bethel and the surrounding area, it is hard to know where to begin –and where to stop! On this page, we’ve compiled a list of links to some of our favorite places, businesses and activities.

• Sunday River X-C Center offers miles of nicely groomed X-C trails and snowshoe trails. On the access road to Sunday River, just a few minutes by car from Bethel Village.
• White Mountain National Forest is a year-round outdoor playground where you can snowshoe, hike and enjoy nature to your heart’s content. We share our maps and favorite places.
• Gould Academy offers stellar educational opportunities to its students in grades 9-12. Rivendell House is right next door to the academy and so convenient for visiting parents.
• National Training Laboratories runs its summer program in Bethel. Our NTL guests get special rates, early breakfasts to meet ther schedule, and the peace and quiet that they need to get the most from their intense experience.
• Bethel Camp for the Arts, based on the Gould Academy campus, provides a non-competitive, caring environment in which children can explore and enjoy a balance of fine and performing arts, enrichment activities and individual/lifetime sports as part of a small, inclusive community.
• SpiritWings, right on Main St and an easy walk from Rivendell House, offers healing services such as massage and Reiki. Jackie can attest to Vickie’s magic fingers!
• Bethel Bodywork is another massage therapy service in the Bethel area that Jackie recommends highly from personal experience.
• Sun Valley Sports is a registered Orvis dealer and has for sale and rental a great supply of all the gear you need to be out on the Bethel area’s ponds and rivers. Rocky, the owner, offers a discount on rentals to Rivendell House guests.
• Mornington Crescent Sled Dogs  is a small kennel providing dogsledding experiences for the public. Rated highly by our guests!