At Watson Homestead Conference and Retreat Center, our work and joy is to feed your body and spirit, to house you in gracious hospitality and offer you activities and facilities to refresh and challenge you.
Watson Homestead offers avariety of lodging options. From hotel-style rooms to cabins, retreat centers, and a retreat house. We have several meeting rooms of varying sizes that are available for use by our guests, a Chapel, and dining room with a panoramic view ofour property.
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Brief Description of Facilities / what Watson Homestead can offer your group:
The Main Lodge:contains the dining room with seating for over 300.Full Catering Kitchen (catering by CorningCatering, Inc.), Jeannette Kittredge Watson Chapel, (seats 200 people with an overflow area for an additional 50.Organ, public address system, grand piano)meeting rooms (one with kitchenette).Overnight hotel and dorm style rooms (3 wheelchair-accessible rooms) .
Hillside Retreat House:has 8 bedrooms anda bright and comfortable meeting room and fully-equipped kitchen if personal meal preparation is preferred. The Retreat Centers:Three buildings, each with a central meeting room and fireplace, and 8 bedrooms.Each retreat center can accommodate 32 people in dorm style bedrooms. The Cabins:Eachof the 4 buildings accommodate 20 persons in bunk and single beds, has a central meeting room with refrigerator.A large meeting/recreation hall with fireplace, piano and refrigerator, is also available.
Enjoy our recreational facilities: The Swimming Pool:The heated swimming pool with locker rooms, restrooms and showers. The Pavilion:A large picnic pavilion provides tables and benches for those wishing to enjoy a picnic.Grills are situated on one end. Outdoor Recreational Facilities:Take a hike or a walk to a waterfall, enjoy a friendly game with our selection of sports equipment, or even a round of miniature golf.Hayrides, group picnics, ice cream making,or tour of theRed School House all can be arranged. The Edsall Climbing Tower:A 36 foot, three sided climbing and rappelling tower is available for individual challenges and team building activities.Watson staff can help develop a climbing experience or program to fit your needs.Time on the tower must be assisted by qualified staff and scheduled in advance. The Labyrinth:The seven-circuit pattern is near the climbing tower.Walking the labyrinth is a moving meditation engaging body, mind and spirit.In addition, we have many athletic fields and some sports equipment available for guests use.Please contact us to make your group stay as productive and fun as possible.
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