Stoddard Education and Visitors Center & TWIGS Cafe at Tower Hill Botanic Garden

	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 venue 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, notable philanthropists in the local cultural community. Read a dazzling review of Twigs Café by Worcester T&G

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. Read a dazzling review of Twigs Café by Worcester Telegram restaurant critic, Bill Cory. Twigs Café is temporarily located on the lower level of the Education center during construction.

Twigs Café is open during the construction project
with a smaller, temporary change of venue on the lower level
of the Stoddard Eduation and Visitors Center

Enjoy a Wonderful Lunch of
Delicious Light Fare at Twigs Café
Open 11am-3pm • Tuesday - Sunday & Holiday Mondays
Open to members and with regular garden admission.

Menu includes Tower Hill's own Chef Cee Cee Collier's soups, interesting assortment of sandwiches and wraps, healthy salads, daily quiche specials, luscious desserts, and a childrens' menu.

Piano Sundays at Twigs Café

Please join us at Twigs Café for renditions of pop standards, Broadway and classical piano, masterfully performed by either Dennis Deyo or talented pianist Joe Blanchard on most Sundays, from noon to 3pm.

Read a dazzling review of Twigs Café by
Worcester Telegram restaurant critic, Bill Cory.