Christmas movies have become a beloved holiday mainstay, not only for their happy endings but also for their charming, small town backdrops. In Connecticut, a newly-launched Christmas Movie Trail is showcasing the state’s quaint towns, bustling cities, and festive settings that have served as locations in this popular film genre. It is said to be the first trail of its kind in the United States.
Download a PDF of this map here . This self-guided trail maps out 22 locations used in filming holiday movies released by Netflix, Hallmark, BET, Universal Studios, and Lifetime. Its route spreads across most of Connecticut’s counties.
Stops encompass cozy inns, intimate cafes, charming shops and beloved attractions in Connecticut that all helped to bring these cinematic holiday stories to life. This Christmas Movie Trail Promotes Connecticut In mid-November, a press conference and unveiling of the Connecticut Christmas Movie Trail happened at the Silas W. Robbins House in Wethersfield.
This Second Empire style home turned bed and breakfast was used as a setting in Hallmark’s Christmas on Honeysuckle Lane , starring actors Wes Brown, Erin Cahill, and Michael Rady, and produced by Andrew Gernhard. The historic house is also included as a stop on the Christmas Movie Trail, as much of its interior is featured. Held on the home’s front porch, State Brand Director Ellen Woolf Rubrich emceed the ceremony.
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