If you like ice skating, you should go to the Mullins Center now!…read more One reason I like the Mullins Center is because you get to ice skate a lot. If you are invited to a birthday you get a party room, and you skate more. Another reason is when you have friends to ice skate with you, they might teach you how to spin. If you really want to spin you can ask your friends. It's next to the University of Amherst college. I don't know when to go but check online. You can rent ice skates if you don't have ice skates.

First let me say that this is based solely on Hockey Games. And with that being said, every…read moreexperience has been a good one. They do a great job coordinating the music, the jumbo-tron and all of the theatrics. It's more entertaining than the game we just watched UMASS play at the mass mutual center! I love that they have the actual marching band playing and that they involve children in a lot of the entertainment between periods. Thanks for the great experience UMASS!!

My 16 year old son and I came on a hot day in August 2022 for the 10:00am information session and…read more11:15am campus tour. This is a top-notch small liberal arts college (about 1,800 students come from 49 states and other countries) with a gorgeous campus. The hilltop view of the Connecticut River in the distance is worth the visit! The campus has a nice mix of architectural styles with a world-class natural history museum. Afterwards, getting lunch in the town of Amherst was convenient - the proximity of restaurants in town within walking distance is a plus for Amherst students. Amherst still requires KN95 mask wearing for indoor building access and requires you to show your COVID-19 vaccination card. If you don't like this policy, that may be a sign that Amherst College is not for you. In any case, it's well worth a stop here if you're looking at small liberal arts colleges. One star is removed for not having a short restroom break during the tour. Also, the information session auditorium was difficult to find and about a 10 minute walk from the admissions office.

What a beautiful campus!!! This is rated among the top three liberal arts college on the national…read morelevel! This College was a lot better than I expected.I went to an information session and campus tour to learn about the college for my daughter. What I learned was that they have an open curriculum and they focus on undergraduate studies and accept a student body of 1800. Their financial aid is based not on a merit system it's based on finances. The campus has newly built science center and they have the most incredible Beniski Natural Sciencecience museum!!! I didn't have a chance to go ahead and look throughout the entire museum but this is definitely on my list to come backbut they had a huge skeleton of a mammoth and that already made me fall in love with this museum. They had a great student center which house a lot of movie nights and other cool things on campus. There ihave one dedicated food Hall of the Valentine because the person who cooks there is named Valentine... I think. And they have an amazing athletic center which a humongous track and field which is the state of the yard. They have new dorms for upperclassmen and the underclassmen resides in the center square.I definitely think it's worth visiting they also have arts museum to which I didn't have a chance to look at but again I'm on my list to visit. Also this is a very inclusive College.

We always love supporting the local independent cinema. Clean, great selection of films, nice…read morestaff.

This movie theatre is one of the best places on the planet. They show niche movies, they show…read morecurrent movies, and their cult classic nights always ensure a full house. I know they partner with Amherst College's film club as well. They host special screenings with talks beforehand. The theaters range from small to super small and intimate, offering a unique viewing experience that no other place in the area can provide. This cinema is ensuring the film doesn't die and that no one is left behind. They were particularly influential in my film journey because of all the international films that they show. I've seen Norwegian, Brazilian, French, and Japanese movies to name a few. Thank you for such a great experience and I hope to return sometime soon. Please visit and become a member if you can!

Polite staff. Falsely advertised showtimes. A movie "starts…read moreat 6:50" but doesn't actually START until 7:20. 30 min of advertisements and previews is untenable. And deafeningly loud. I wore earplugs and it was still so loud I continually winced. Why do people stop going to theaters when the screen provides such a great visual experience? Well, you trap me there for 3 hrs with a lie and then damage my hearing, not a huge mystery

Every thing. Always a great place to see movies. Staff is great and pleasant…read more Popcorn and treats are great also!!

We were here for my friend's wedding. The venue is absolutely gorgeous. It's a bohemian dream…read more The day before, we were able to pick wildflowers in the fields which were then used for table centerpieces. I discovered I do not have an eye for flower arrangement. Thankfully there were more creative women in our group and they were able to provide some assistance in making my flower arrangements more aesthetically pleasing. A fun experience nonetheless!

Came here for a wedding on a Friday night in June, gorgeous venue. Great food and even better…read moredrinks! Bartenders were very nice and attentive and went out their way to make special drink requests for the guests. Drinks were very different and cool not just your regular wedding venue drinks, they made specialty ones. All the employees were very kind and on top of it.

The university urgently needs to improve its nighttime security. Right now, coverage is extremely…read morelimited, and during certain hours there is no security presence at all. This creates an unsafe environment for students, especially those who have late classes, work evening shifts, or live on campus. A major university should prioritize student safety, and consistent, visible security at night is a basic expectation. Strengthening security staffing and patrols after dark would make a meaningful difference.

It's an university campus. Parking fee was reasonable , 1 hr was $1.50. I paid at the machine in…read morethe parking structure by the food court. Food court is sponsor by Marriot culinary program so the food looks good. Lots of the lines had 30 or more people waiting so didn't have time. School clothing store had affordable sweaters, about $36 for a UMass Champion brand hooded sweater. Nice campus.

My alma mater is one of the other 4 colleges in the area but I did take a class her as part of the…read more5 college consortium. My oldest followed 2 generations and went to that school as well but my middle son marches to the beat of a different drum. So I was not too surprised when he applied to Hampshire College. My son was very carrot and stick orientated so very focused on grades and he was accepted to 9 of the 10 schools he applied for ... RPI being one of his top two choices with Hampshire being the other. I was intrigued how he would deal with a evaluation based classes. He has adjusted pretty well. So far I am thrilled with his experience and he seems to be fitting right in.

I attended Hampshire from Fall 94-98. Bridging the years where Hampshire went from the grads who…read moretook 10 years to get a diploma (LOTS of "student sabbaticals" which weren't allowed after some school changes) and the "new kids" who fell under stricter guidelines. Pre-2000, a lot of Hampshire students were left with a "sink or swim" style of education. The faculty were amazing (Marion was excellent with Tai Chi and other classes and the outdoor programs were excellent, David Kerr and others were supportive and definitely helped me stay on track. Being one of a small number of financial aid students, the feeling at the beginning of each year was incredibly stressful (if you couldn't prove you had the funds, sometimes making the difference up in cash before matriculation, you couldn't start the school year). Financial stresses aside, it was one of the best times of my life. Hampshire College gave me insights into the way I work and strengthened my belief in self worth and my ability to achieve whatever I set myself up to do. Hampshire is a direct reason why I was able to take more risks after college, pay off a tremendous amount of debt in just a few years (yeah business consulting!) and achieve a lot of the successes I have now. I learned the undergrad education wasn't so much about what I studied, but how I set goals, researched, learned, and achieved whatever I set out to do. Those lessons have given me more than any piece of lambskin was worth. Yes - there were Hipsters at Hamp before Hipsters were a "thing" and there will continue to be the trust-fund babies who opt to float through four years of f-ing around and not really doing anything but spend money and get high. There are more, way more, motivated students who are pushing themselves to be more than what most colleges and universities expect. I'd argue there are more alumni from Hampshire (graduates or drop outs) who've succeeded because they were real examples of what a Hampshire student is - motivated, dedicated, self-assertive, risk-taking, and willing to fail several times to achieve success at whatever they're doing than there are from other more "normal" schools. I loved Hampshire and while it still definitely needs to improve its alumni relations, it's a constant work in progress and it's great to see awesome kids coming and going from there still...

Amazing place. This year has been the best for PYO strawberries. Low key place. Call ahead as they…read morechange fields annually. Never had a negative interaction with folks there, and would take negative reviews with a dash of salt.

Loved this place! Brought my kid who loves strawberries and they were so pleased with the amount of…read morestrawberries available. Of you aren't from the area, the address is 319 river drive - not whatever you see on Google or yelp - I drove around for a while looking for the place!

Stopped by the farm today and Ed had everything set up for you to find the perfect pumpkin!read more

Best place to get a gorgeous pumpkin and see a trebuchet in action…read more Last I was here, they didn't have "pick your own," but they have an outstanding supply of pumpkins in every shape, size and variety. The pumpkins are typically set out on long, handmade, weathered tables and there are hundreds to choose from. Every year, the proprietor creates a new display involving people with pumpkin heads and the outhouse display is great. This is a fantastic spot to bring your children and feel like they're had a quintessential New England experience, especially since the farm is set with a backdrop of two beautiful tobacco barns, old school tractors and a turn of the century farmhouse. Oh, and that trebuchet? It's another creation of the proprietor's. It's typically set in the field across the street from the farm and is used to periodically lob rotten pumpkins to the great beyond.