Amenities and Activities
Facilities
The activity buildings, the four pools, the courts and fields, the library, and the gardens.
Activity Buildings
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Activities Building
The Village's largest building: Sarah Cooke Hall, the Fitness Center, the meeting rooms, and the Heritage Gallery.
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Fireside
A converted barn with a lounge around the fire, card rooms, and a full kitchen for small gatherings.
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Heritage Village Center
The main office of the Master Association and the Foundation, at 465 Heritage Road.
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Heritage Village Library
A resident-run library of over 5,000 books, puzzles, and DVDs, on the pond by the Meeting House.
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Meeting House
A 1740 house on the State Register of Historic Places, with meeting rooms, a kitchen, and a porch over the pond.
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Stable Studios
The Village's art studios, in a converted stable: painting, drawing, sculpture, and ceramics.
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The Lodge
Cards, billiards, a big screen, and a patio by the pond, with bocce and shuffleboard outside.
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Winship Barn
The woodworking and metalworking shop, with machines and materials for nearly any project.
Pools
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Pool 1
The large heated pool at the Activities Building, with cabanas; adults only.
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Pool 2
The Victor Borge pool, near the Meeting House and not heated; the one pool open to children four and older.
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Pool 3
The heated Shady Glen pool; adults only, 10 am to 6 pm.
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Pool 4
The heated Hilltop pool, beside the pickleball courts and the covered pavilion; adults only.
Sports
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Fitness Center
The Village's gym, at the end of the Activities Building beside Pool 1: exercise equipment, free weights, an indoor walking track, and locker rooms.
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Pickleball Courts
Four courts at Hilltop beside Pool 4, with round robin every morning in season.
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Tennis Courts
Two courts at the Activities Building, April to November; round robin play three afternoons a week.
Other Places
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Pool 4 Pavilion
A covered picnic pavilion beside Pool 4 at Hilltop, reserved for parties and outdoor music.
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River Gardens
Garden plots beside the Pomperaug River for residents' to grow flowers, herbs, and vegetables.