Lodging at the Historic Eastfield Village

Reservations & Rooms

Please reserve a room by emailing eastfieldvillage@gmail.com. This way a room can be reserved for you in advance to ensure there is enough space. Rooms are given to on a first- come, first-serve basis.

  • The Briggs Tavern has three private rooms on the first floor. On the second floor, there are two large sleeping chambers, with three beds in each room.

  • There are also numerous beds upstairs in the Yellow Tavern.

  • Generally, all the rooms are available on a first-come/first-served basis, but, occasionally, a room will be reserved for an instructor or someone with special needs.

  • The beds are all rope-strung, many with 19th c. type mattresses and bedding. For your comfort, we recommend you bring a complete set of your own bedding, including some kind of mattress cover.

Accommodations & Amenities

Please be aware of the limited amenities at Historic Eastfield Village. You will be working (and sleeping) in 18th & 19th century buildings, which feature almost no modern updates. While this is certainly one of the charms of the “Eastfield experience,” workshop guests should be aware that this is very much like camping, only indoors. There is no climate control or indoor plumbing, and very minimal electricity, and there will be dust and the occasional spider. Please be prepared for these authentically “primitive” living arrangements.

Overnight guests may choose to arrive at Eastfield Village the day or evening before your workshop begins. PLEASE let us know in advance when you are likely to arrive so someone can be there to greet you.

What to Bring

  • A TEN 10-inch-long WHITE candles (This is the only fee for overnight stays)

  • Your own bedding, including pillows, sheets, blankets, etc.

  • A towel

  • A flashlight as no flames (candles, lanterns, etc.) are permitted outside of the gathering rooms in the taverns.

  • Insect repellent

Please review as well our common sense rules below.

The William Briggs Tavern

The Yellow Tavern

Common Sense Rules

for Easfield Village

IF YOU ARE VISITING EASTFIELD FOR THE DAY OR ARE STAYING IN ONE OF THE BUILDINGS OVERNIGHT AS OUR GUEST, THESE ARE A FEW SIMPLE RULES THAT YOU SHOULD FOLLOW:

  1. If you are staying overnight the only payment is that you are to bring 10, ten inch long WHITE CANDLES.

  2. CANDLES are not to be burned down any lower than 1 inch from the candle stick socket.

  3. DO NOT place burning candles in cupboards or unstable places; always be aware of what is above or near them.

  4. All candle butts are to be removed from the candlestick before placing a new one. Do not place a new candle on top of a butt. NEVER leave a building unattended with a candle left burning in it. NEVER take a candle or flame of any type out of the common areas in the taverns. Use your FLASHLIGHT.

  5. SMOKING: There is no smoking in any of Historic Eastfield buildings. If you smoke outdoors, do so behind the Briggs Tavern. Cigarette butts are to be disposed of properly in the designated disposal container in the designated smoking area.

  6. RECYCLABLES are to be cleaned & placed in the proper container in the back of the Briggs Tavern.

  7. RETURNABLES with a deposit should be taken back or placed RINSED in the proper container in the back of the Briggs Tavern.

  8. PAPER-Most paper items can be burned in the fireplace if the fireplace is used. DO NOT BURN PLASTIC, CELLOPHANE or STYROFOAM - it is garbage and should be placed in the proper container in the back of the Briggs Tavern.

  9. FOOD SCRAPS may be disposed of over the stone wall or in the woods behind the tavern, (at a distance from the back door). The Critters will clean it up.

  10. OUTHOUSES or THE NECESSARIES - There are three working historic WOOD OUT HOUSES and they may be used by all (knock first if door is shut. GENTLEMEN, if you only have to STAND go out behind or find the perfect TREE in the forest. Please be kind to those who have to sit. There are often one or two PORT-A-JOHNS on the property and they may be used by all.

  11. Some buildings are OFF LIMITS (especially the Squire’s House, Pottery shop, Doctors office and Woodshop) If a building is locked, it's for a reason, PLEASE ask.

  12. Wherever you have used a space - whether sitting, sleeping, working, etc. - please try to leave that space cleaner &better than when you found it.

Of course, all of the items in the above numbers 6-7-8-9, may be taken home with you as a help to Historic Eastfield.