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Ponderings at White Pond

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· Concord Ma, Middlesex, Massachusetts

1 acre hosted by Claudine K.

1 lodging site

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Enjoy the comforts of home—including flush toilets, showers, and a kitchen.

Once written about by Henry David Thoreau in Walden. He called it one of the "emerald eyes of the world" . A magical place yet so close to Boston. Learn more about this land: This winter we are offering up our cottage with an additional winterized tent for studio or additional guests. You need to walk about 100 yards down a gravel path to get to our secluded home. It is heated with two pellet stoves. One in the bedroom wing, the other in the livingroom/kitchen. Skating, ice fishing, and crosscountry skiing right outside your door when the weather is right. Peace and calm when the weather is harsh. The house is fully stocked with cooking. linens, and a bathroom. During the summer, glamping in our greenhouse-tent for peace and tranquility. It is under a canopy of trees with a cool pond breeze prevailing. The bed and linens are first rate for a very comfortable stay. There are shelves, potable water and a desk within. It is heated in the cool temps and fan cooled in the warmer days. There is a canoe and paddleboard available to borrow. The main house is attached by decks, the bathroom is shared with the main house and there is a kitchen for you to use. The 40 acre pond is 65 feet deep. It is a kettle pond which is spring fed with no river inlets to pollute it. Access is a little tricky with 100 yard hike from the parking area down a steep slope. The pond is stocked with bass and trout for great fishing. The birds are amazing. Henry David Thoreau wrote about White Pond in his book, Walden as the "emerald eyes of the world." This is a place that magic happens.Please note: There are two sites. One is mostly for winter which is the cottage. The second summertime offering is a tent/cabin with outdoor heated shower, private compost toilet, and outdoor kitchen. You need to walk about 100 yards down a gravel path to get to these sites. During the summer, glamping is offered in our greenhouse-tent for peace and tranquility. It is under a canopy of trees with a cool pond breeze prevailing. The bed and linens are first rate for a very comfortable stay. There are shelves, potable water and a desk within. It is heated in the cool temps and fan cooled in the warmer days. There are docks from which to jump into the pond, a canoe, and a paddleboard available to borrow. The 40 acre pond is 65 feet deep. It is a kettle pond which is spring fed with no river inlets to pollute it. Access is a little tricky with 100 yard hike from the parking area down a steep slope. The pond is stocked with bass and trout for fishing. The swimming is fantastic. And there are plenty of trails to walk/run or ride a bike nearby. Henry David Thoreau wrote about White Pond in his book, Walden as the "emerald eyes of the world." This is a place that magic happens.

Activities

Biking

Boating

Fishing

Hiking

Natural features

Forest

Lake

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37 ratings · 27 reviews

Kady D.recommends

October 2, 2024

Site 1 Glamper

Perfect Reset

This place is pure magic and has a lot of love put into it. The owners of the property are extremely gracious and welcoming. We couldn't have asked for a better place to reset and find some peace. It's a rare find and I felt very lucky that they opened their space up to outsiders. The cabin is charming and has thoughtful lighting throughout. It has electricity and is stocked with what you need for coffee, tea and cooking on a small grill or wood stove. They also provided plates and silverware, fresh towels, blankets, toilet paper and paper towels. Theres an area for dish washing next to the main house. We packed everything in and did not need all of what we brought by any stretch. If you need other items theres a town and stores along the way within a 5-15 minute drive from the property. The outdoor shower works great and keeps the water hot for a full shower length. You are RIGHT on the water, and it's the cleanest pond I've ever seen so make sure to respect the area. There's beautiful hiking right across the way. We had planned to only be on the property in the morning and evenings but you really can't beat staying on the water all day. The hill leading down to the cabin is slightly steep but not bad at all. It's very well marked and maintained. They provided us a wagon to help carry down what we packed in. They have a fridge they allowed access to in the base of the main house, and provided a cooler on the porch of the cabin we were in.

Garrett C.recommends

September 5, 2024

Site 1 Glamper

Awesome 4 day stay over Labor Day. Beautiful pristine water and a cozy cabin surrounded by green. We loved getting out onto the trails and using the floating dock to fish off. Can’t wait to comeback.

Avalena L.recommends

August 3, 2024

Site 1 Glamper

Wonderful white pond weekend

We went to Claudine’s place for a girls weekend. The pond was stunning. We had the best time taking the dock out into the middle of the water and jumping off. It was very peaceful and relaxing. Would highly recommend, and we will absolutely be back. Bring bug spray.

Rita H.

July 14, 2024

Site 1 Glamper

Hosts were nice and kind. Tent/cabin was cozy, pond is beautiful. For the price and to be considered “glamping”there should be a little more effort, place has a lot of potential and a little more tidying to outside would make a huge difference. Fire ants in the plants. Grills and fire place were dirty and used from past renters. (Not propane, coals that were supplied didn’t work.) Bought our own. Call me biased but preferred it to be more private. This is my opinion only, you very much share the communal space with owners. Freezer does not work. Toilet compostable which means you need to change toilet bag after every use is not what I was expecting. Again not a horrible time but unfortunately we will not be returning under these circumstances unfortunately.

Kylie E.recommends

July 12, 2024

Site 1 Glamper

Great escape for artists!

Beautiful, comfy, close to a farm that had all the food one could want (prepared and the best blueberries we’ve had in ages) Thank you Claudine for opening this magical place to us!

Ed S.recommends

July 11, 2024

Site 1 Glamper

We loved staying on Claudine’s cabin, it was very nice, quiet and we enjoyed refreshing ourselves in the cool and very clean waters of the lake.

Location

Concord Ma, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United StatesTraditional, ancestral territory of Nipmuc, Massa-adchu-es-et (Massachusett), Pawtucket, and Agawam First Nations according to To respect the Host's privacy, the precise address of this land will be provided after booking