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  • Restaurant hours - Champney's at the Deerfield Inn

    • Breakfast: 7:30-10am
    • Sunday brunch: 11:00am-2:00pm
    • Tavern lunch: 12-2:30pm, Monday-Saturday
    • Dinner: 5-9pm

    Reservations

Carriage Ride & Dinner Package!

JB and his fringed surrey await

JB and his fringed surrey await

Every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, from the end of April through mid-October, JB, a magnificent white percheron from Sand Hill Ranch, will trot off with a twitch of the reins down the loveliest street in New England. Seated in an elegant fringed surrey, you and your dinner companion can cozy up as you clop past Deerfield’s old houses and through the meadows, before you return to the welcoming lights of the Inn for a leisurely fine dining experience by golden candlelight in Champney’s Restaurant.

Enjoy a dinner for two

Enjoy a dinner for two

Chef team Kim and Tim Steffens market-driven menus rely on fresh area produce, and Sue’s desserts are melt-in-your-mouth delicious.

The price for the half hour carriage ride is $45, and all reservations need to be confirmed with a $75 deposit, thirty of which will go towards dinner.

Have a drink at the bar!

Have a drink at the bar!

Carriage rides start on the half hour from

Leave room for dessert

Leave room for dessert

5:00-8:00 pm, Friday to Sunday, and this makes a beautiful and beguiling night out!

The Small Print

  • Rides will begin on April 23rd and we will give rides on Friday, Saturday & Sunday evenings until October 24th – if the season lasts that long
  • Rides cost $45 and are being offered in conjunction with dinner in Champney’s Restaurant
  • We collect $75 as a deposit – $30 goes as a credit to dinner
  • In the event of cancellations the inn retains $5 of the deposit to cover credit card fees
  • Rides cancelled due to weather or cancelled by the inn for other reasons will be refunded 100%
  • Last minute cancellations by the guest within 24 hours of the scheduled ride will have the option to transfer the amount to a different date or will forfeit $45 of the deposit
  • If the guest cancels due to weather, but we are still conducting the ride, the guest will have the option to transfer the deposit to a different date or will forfeit the $45 deposit
  • If the carriage ride is to be cancelled due to weather, we will let guests know by 4:30pm

Welcome to Champney’s

For our 125th anniversary at the Deerfield Inn, we gave our restaurant and tavern the name of Champney's.  James Wells Champney, engraver, photographer, and painter, lived on Deerfield's Main Street while teaching at Smith College, and has been called "the father of American Impressionism".  Our relaxed fine dining restaurant and comfortable tavern are open seven nights with a market-driven menu using fresh area produce.  We offer a great list of 101 martinis, a wide selection of imported & domestic bottled and draft beers, and an extensive wine list with more than 20 wines by the glass.  In fine weather you can eat out on the intimate porch, or on weekends take a horse-drawn carriage ride before returning for dinner.