Great Barrington

Welcome to Great Barrington

Drive Times from Major Cities

• From Albany, NY: 1 hour
  
  
• From New York, NY: About 3 hours
  
  
• From Boston, MA: About 2.5 hours
  
  
• From Pittsfield, MA: About 40 minutes
  
  
• From Springfield, MA: About 1 hour

Community Resources and Amenities

• Powered by volunteers and a volunteer board of directors, this organization works to preserve open space in Great Barrington for recreational, scenic, ecological, and agricutural uses.
  
  
• Their efforts helped create the Housatonic River Walk, Lake Mansfield Recreation Area, Pfeiffer Arboretum at Long Pond, and the GB Trails & Greenways.

• Great Barrington belongs to BerkShares, a local currency system for the Berkshire region.
  
  
• Dozens of Great Barrington businesses accept BerkShares. They can be obtained at participating bank branches at an exchange rate of 95 cents to 1 BerkShare.
  
  
• The program is designed to strenghten the local economy and support locally owned businesses.

• Great Barrington is the largest town in the Berkshire Hills Regional School District, which also includes Stockbridge and West Stockbridge.
  
  
• All three schools in the district are located in Great Barrington.
  
  
• The district consists of Muddy Brook Regional Elementary School, Monument Valley Regional Middle School, and Monument Mountain Regional High School. The high school has earned a Silver award from U.S. News and World Report's Best High Schools.

Health Care Resources

• Located in Great Barrington, Fairview Hospital is part of Berkshire Health Systems. Fairview is a primary acute care hospital with a full roster of medical services, general surgery, and orthopedic and maternity care.
  
  
• Berkshire Health Systems is headquartered in nearby Pittsfield and serves as the region's leading provider of comprehensive health care services.

Recreation and Culture

• This professional theatre company located in nearby Pittsfield has gained national recognition for its award-winning plays and musicals. Its world premieres include The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, which moved to Broadway where it won two Tony awards.

• Housed in a restored French Renaissance Revival vaudeville and movie palace, the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center provides a regional venue for live cultural events.
  
  
• The Mahaiwe presents year-round music, dance, theatre, opera, film, and educational and family programs for Berkshire communities and area visitors.

• Based in Great Barrington, the BIFF is a world-class film festival showcasing independent feature, documentary, short, and family films.
  
  
• Past festivals have honored Academy Award-winning director Martin Scorsese and screened such acclaimed films as "Three Identical Strangers."

Great Barrington residents enjoy abundant green spaces like Pfeiffer Arboretum at Long Pond (left) and Barrington Stage Company (right). Photo of the cast of Ragtime is by Daniel Rader.