Even though Hancock is a small quiet village - the surrounding area offers many fun things to do and see.including:
- Climb Mount Monadnock - the most climbed mountain in North America
- Hike the many trails in the area - including the Harris Center and Mount Skatutakee
- Gather wild blueberries on Pitcher Mountain (July)
- Visit the boyhood home of Samuel Wilson (1766 - 1854) who was known as Uncle Sam
- Visit Willa Cather and Amos Fortune's gravesites in Jaffrey
- Go shopping at:
- Eastern Mountain Sports (and maybe catch one of their famous clearance sales )
- Sharon Art Center - where crafts by local artists are showcased
- Peterborough Basket Company, famous for its Nantucket baskets
- Gibson Pewter - where you can see Jonathan Gibson produce world class pewterware
- Frye's Measure Mill - where history comes to life in the shaping of woodenware
solely by waterpower
- New Hampshire's Antique Co-op - noted for fine art and period antiques
- Experience an auction - at The Cobb's antique auction house
- Be part of "living history" at:
- The Shaker Village at Canterbury
- St Gaudens house and gardens
- Herbs and Plants
- Pickety Place (for lunch and gardens)
- The House by the Side of the Road (for plants)
- Davis Brook Daylily Farm
- Go downhill skiing at Crotchet Mountain Ski Area
- Go cross country skiing at Windblown
And the list goes on. . . .