The Stoddard Education and Visitors Center


Library . Twigs Café . The Shop At Tower Hill
The Great Hall . Theatre . Milton Gallery
Garden Tours: Sundays & Holiday Mondays, 2pm

The Stoddard Education and Visitors Center is the main facility visitors use as an orientation point to the gardens and grounds at Tower Hill. The Center opened in 1994 and was named to honor the Stoddard Family of Worcester, MA who are notable philanthropists in the local cultural community.

Piano Sundays with Dennis Deyo at Twigs Café
Noon – 3PM, Schedule below


Twigs Café Holiday Brunches

Mother’s Day – Sunday, May 11
Reservations Required
Call 508-869-6111 ext 147
More info below
The Stoddard Education and Visitors Center Features
The Great Hall is used as a meeting/orientation point for visitors and also for special events held at Tower Hill. It features a large, brick fireplace, peaked ceiling, and oversized glass-paneled doors. The Hall commands a spectacular view of Mt. Wachusett, the highest point in Worcester County and the Wachusett Reservoir, the water supply for metropolitan Boston. The Hall, is also home to the collection of portraits depicting past presidents of the Society.
The Alice Milton Gallery functions as an effective space to display art for Tower Hill's Art in the Garden Series
featuring exhibitons of local artists work. It also houses plants and serves as a main pathway to other areas in the building.
Various sized classrooms, Classrooms A, B and C are used for educational programs, lectures and symposia, and the
Visitor Orientation Theater, accommodating up to 88 people, all designated as corporate rental space.
The Tower HIll Library houses one of the largest collections of horticulturally related books in New England. Members
of the Worcester County Horticultural Society have book borrowing privileges, and access to a wide variety of periodicals.
The Library has limited hours of operation. It is open, 10am - 4pm , Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
The Shop At Tower Hill is located in the south end of the Stoddard Education and Visitors Center
and carries an extensive selection of gardening, educational, ready-to-wear, novelty and gift items.
The Shop At Tower Hill is open during regular garden hours.
Twigs Café is open on Tuesdays thru Sundays and Holiday Mondays, from 11am to 3pm.
The cafe serves a delightful menu of light fare, with foods having a wide range of appeal. Twigs Café serves a fine selection of choice "Tower Hill Label" wines and domestic and imported beers! Dining at Twigs Café offers the visitor a marvelous opportunity to relax and enjoy the panoramic view of Mt. Wachusett and Wachusett Reservoir from the terrace seating area. In inclement weather, the cafe is literally moved indoors to the Great Hall where you can dine in front of a roaring fire.



Enjoy a Wonderful Lunch of
Delicious Light Fare at Twigs Café
Open 11am-3pm • Tuesday - Sunday & Holiday Mondays

Twigs Café Special Mother's Day Brunch
Sunday, May 11th
 • Featuring a Delicious Brunch prepared by Chef Cece Collier
• Adults $29.95, Youth 6-10 - $13.95, Children under 6 - $6.95
• Seatings at 11:30 am and 1:45 pm
• Reservations required, call 508-869-6111 ext 147
• Please note there will be no cafe service on these dates w/out reservations
• Admission to Tower Hill is FREE with Meal Reservations

Father’s Day – Sunday, June 15th
 • Featuring a special entrée to complement the regular menu
• Admission to Tower Hill is FREE for all Dads
• No reservations

Please join us at Twigs Café for renditions of pop standards, Broadway and classical piano, masterfully performed by Dennis Deyo, on the following Sundays, from noon to 3pm.

March 30 . April 20 . April 27 . May 4 . May 11 . June 15 . July 20
August 17 . September 14 . October 19 . November 16 . December 14


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