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. . . .