Milford is a town in the Souhegan Valley area of Hillsborough County in southern New Hampshire, USA. Formerly home to several granite quarries (which led to its nickname of "The Granite Town") and textile mills in the 19th century, the town is now the commercial and retail center for surrounding towns.
Get in
By air
- Manchester - Boston Regional Airport (IATA: MHT), Brown Av. Route 101 exit 2, Phone: +1 603 624-6556. A convenient way to get to Milford and much of southern New Hampshire. Sometimes used as a low-cost, low hassle alternative to Logan International Airport in Boston. Airlines serving Manchester include Air Canada, American, Delta, Southwest, and United. Southwest is the primary passenger air carrier for the airport, and now accounts for more than half of the airport's annual passenger traffic.
By bus
- Vermont Transit, 119 Canal St. Service from Montréal, Vermont, Maine and New Hampshire.
- Concord Trailways, 119 Canal St. Service from Boston.
By car
Milford is located at the intersections of Route 101 and Route 101A (they converge on the east and west edges of the town), and is also easily reached from Exit 8 of Route 3 (the Everett Turnpike).
Get around
See
- Union Square (The Milford Oval), Union Square, 42.835552°, -71.649714°. Union Square or The Oval, as locals refer to it , is the heart of the Town of Milford with shops, restaurants , and the bell made my Paul Revere that still rings the hour at Town Hall on The Oval. Free
Do
- Milford Drive-In, 531 Elm St, 42.845096°, -71.696075°, +1 603-673-4090. Drive in Theater with 2 screens $32 per car
- Milford Pumpkin Festival, Union Square. every October. Festival that takes over downtown Milford with vendors, food, drink, music, and various fall- and Halloween-themed activities.
Buy
- Serendipity on the Oval, 227 Union Sq, 42.834891°, -71.649859°, +1 603 554 1878, serendipityontheoval@gmail.com. M, W-F 09:00-16:30, Sa 09:00-18:00, Su 09:00-16:00. Consignment store with incredible variety. Usually well-stocked with records, baseball cards, games and decor. Books dated in the 1800's have been found here. 2022-11-10
- Vynterest Antiques and Flips, LLC, 479 Elm St, 42.840869°, -71.689156°, +1 978 226 1319. M, W-Sa 10:00-17:00, Su 11:00-16:00. Consignment store with a (non-exclusive) focus on decor and craftsmanship. Promotional products from the history of major U.S. companies can be found here. 2022-11-10
- Unitary, 99 Union Square, #1, 42.836253°, -71.649648°, +1 603 213 5298, unitedstatesunitary@gmail.com. T-Sa 11:00-20:00. Not consignment per se, but most goods sold here are reused. Specializes in vintage clothes and also has records. 2022-11-10