Visiting Hancock Shaker Village from Boston

Is it possible to visit the Hancock Shaker Village from Boston by train on a day trip? I%26#39;ve been told you can get a taxi from the station to the village itself. How far is it and roughly how much might it cost? Thanks.

Visiting Hancock Shaker Village from Boston

The train from Boston to Pittsfield (which I believe is the closest station) takes almost 4 hours. Doesn%26#39;t sound like a very pleasant day trip to me.

Visiting Hancock Shaker Village from Boston

Possible- yes

Fun- Not IMHO

Mapquest says it is about 5 miles from the Amtrak station to the Village so the taxi should not cost very much. Just seems like a very long day and you will be missing so much of the Berkshires without a car. I would suggest renting a car for a couple of days so you can visit Lenox, Williamstown or any of the other great towns in Western Ma.

Thanks for the advice. If we were to spend a night in the Berkshires, where would you suggest we stay (town, and possible guest houses that are good for families)?

Check out this recent thread for a discussion of towns in the Berkshires:

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Lenox is quite close to Hancock Shaker Village and might make a good spot (although if I had to chose I%26#39;d go with Great Barrington as it offers more to see/do).

Lenox is right in the middle and there are so many places to stay in Lenox. I stay in a timeshare so I don%26#39;t know much about an individual B%26amp;B%26#39;s. There is alot on info on the forums or by a basic search. GB was suggested for a place to stay as well, which is a really neat town. If you like art, one gallery called the Vault is quite interesting, unique and relatively affordable

http://www.vaultgallery.net/

The Holston Gallery has a large selection of Chihuly glass if you know what that is. Almost like a museum, because it is not affordable (to me). I always have a hard time telling people where to stay since so little is known about what you like and people are staying in all the towns and enjoying themselves.

BTW, I don%26#39;t know if you said when you will be there but one of the great treats is to visit Tanglewood when you may be able to sit and have a picnic lunch while listening to the Symphony practice for that evenings performance--- FOR FREE

Thanks for all the suggestions, which have now given us several options to look into.

Coincidentally, I just visited HSV last weekend with the family - my photos are now on TA if you%26#39;re interested:

www.tripadvisor.com/members-photos/RamblinDan

Thanks, Dan. That looks great. Are the trees already that colour in the spring??

Actually only the first 10 photos on that page are of Hancock Shaker Village this past weekend. I think the tree shots you are referring to are of Becket, Massachusetts from October :-). The trees around here are just now coming back to life from the winter and are generally green or flowering.