Madame Sherri House — Attraction in Chesterfield

I was reminded of the Percy Bysshe Sherry, Shelly!, oh, just a small glass 🍷, poem "Ozymandias". I was listening to the poem being recited by Terry Gilliam of Monty Python in my head 🗣️ and trying to picture the house 🏠 still standing and people of the time walking through it. All that you can make out are a set of stars and what remains of a fireplace. You can look underneath the building and walk a small part of it. I read about this place in the online magazine "Only In New Hampshire". A family or tour group from Japan 🗾 were visiting. Most of the license 🍽️ plates in the parking 🅿️ lot were out of state. The house/castle 🏰 is about 200 ft. from the parking 🅿️ lot. Overflow parking 🅿️ is available on Egypt Rd that is across the street. There is a trail next to the house 🏠, but, I don't know where it leads. Information ℹ️ about the house 🏘️/castle 🏰 and Madame Sherri, just a small glass 🍷 please, is posted at the entrance. I would combine a visit with a walk in the forest. Google Maps took me a short distance past the entrance/parking 🅿️ lot so...

A unique part of New Hampshire history found at these remote and isolated ruins. Madame Sherri was truly an eccentric individual when she built “The Castle” in this remote forest area. There is a car park close by and the walk is relatively short, and it is easy to reach the ruins. Best to examine the information board near the parking lot first so when you do get to the ruins you will be better able to understand and envision what “The Castle” looked like back in 1931. This is important when viewing the spiral staircase. You can easily explore the ruins, except do not climb the spiral staircase. Not only would it be dangerous but would destroy a historic site. Be careful when exploring underneath the ruins, since there is a real danger the upper concrete floor could collapse, and I am sure it will one day since there has been no attempt to protect or...

I've wanted to come to Madame Sherri's to see the castle remains and read that there's also several trails around. One was the loop and reviews, stating it was "kid friendly." It was NOT kid friendly. My 6 year old was the only one who could handle it and barely. It was steep at parts and hard to navigate due to some parts being overgrown as well as flooding. Thank goodness I forced them to wear their winter boots so that they could stay dry while wading through water.

Overall, it wasn't HORRIBLE, I think the fact that it was rainy/foggy didn't help anyone's...