About

The Ivoryton Inn has been creating a home away from home for travelers (and stars!) since 1841. Located in the quaint village of Ivoryton in Essex, CT, the Inn is conveniently located near many of the top Connecticut destinations.

Great central location: NEAR EVERYTHING

The historic IVORYTON INN HAS a GREAT LOCATION:

2 miles from Connecticut RT 9 ( EXITS 3,4 & 5 )
5 miles from Interstate 95 ( EXIT 69 )
5 min. Old Saybrook ( NY- BOSTON trains stop in Old Saybrook).
Near Deep River 2 min; East Lyme, Lyme & Old Lyme- 5 min.
15 minutes – the Connecticut shoreline beaches shoreline beaches
2 miles from the HISTORIC Essex Steam Train & River Boat.
5 miles from OLD LYME and Florence Griswold Art Museum
25 min from the Mohegan Sun Casino.
35 min from the Foxwoods Casino
SHOPPING: 15 min.– two major Factory Premium Outlet DISCOUNT Centers: (Clinton Crossing & Westbrook Commons)
36 minutes Mystic Seaport and Aquarium
30 minutes the Nautilus Submarine Museum. Nautilus Submarine Museum
25 minutes from the US Coast Guard Academy.
30 minutes from New London Eugene O’Neil Theater, Ferry to Long Island.
15 minutes- Gillette Castle State Park Gillette Castle State Park
20 min Nathan Hale School House. Nathan Hale School House
20 min. — the historic Goodspeed Opera House ( Man of La Mancha started there Goodspeed Opera House
35 min. — Yale University, the Yale British Art Museum and New Haven Yale University
25 min. – Wesleyan University and Middletown CT. Wesleyan University
25 min. to CONNECTICUT COLLEGE
50 min.– the UNIVERSITY of HARTFORD UNIVERSITY of HARTFORD
35 min. to Quinebaug Valley Community College
45 min. Uconn Law School
60 min. –to UCONN main campus.
60 min.– to BASKETBALL HALL of FAME
45 min. — Hartford, Trinity College Trinity College
45 min. MARK TWAIN HOUSE.

45 min. to UCONN Men’s & Women’s Championship BASKETBALL and Division I-FOOTBALL
5 min.- a 18 hole public golf course
25-35 min. — four public championship golf courses
45 -50 min. — 2 Connecticut ski areas
Sailing, boating, kayaking, deep sea fishing, tennis 5 to 10 minutes.