Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm

Newbury, Massachusetts

1690

A National Historic Landmark

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The Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm is a family-friendly site with activities for visitors of all ages. The 230-acre site includes a late seventeenth-century manor house that served as the country seat of wealthy Newburyport merchants. The site also fosters farm animals in partnership with the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Friendly sheep, goats, chickens, and a horse may be visited year-round.

Learn about life on a farm over the centuries through hands-on activities. Pump water from the well outside the kitchen or sit in a horsehair-covered rocking chair and look through a stereo-viewer in the nineteenth-century parlor. Become an archaeologist as you piece “artifacts” together. Explore nature trails, and enjoy a picnic under ancient maple trees. The farm is open on a drop-in basis.

Nature walks, family events, and lectures are held at the farm year-round. The Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm visitor center houses a museum gift shop offering books, gifts and local products.

Visit Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm

Open
Thursday – Sunday, June 1 to October 15
11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Grounds open sunrise to sunset, year round.
Closed most major holidays.

Admission
$5 adults
$4 seniors
$4 students
Free for Historic New England members. Become a member.

Location and directions
Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm
5 Little’s Lane
Newbury, Mass. 01951

Map and directions

Directions detail: Take I-95 to Route 113, Newburyport. Route 113 turns into Route 1A (High Road). Follow Route 1A for 3.7 miles. Turn left onto Little's Lane.