A visit to Gillette Castle State Park in the middle of winter. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 67°F. Saturday, June 7th 2025 Daily e-Edition. Evening e-Edition. Home Page.

Local News Gillette Castle state park in Conn. open for holiday tours Gillette Castle in East Haddam, Conn., was designed and built by William Gillette in 1919.

To allow park officials and tour guides to practice their presentations as a “sneak peak,” members of the Friends of Gillette Castle State Park may tour the house from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, May ...

Gillette Castle State Park in East Haddam has reopened.. It was closed because of a power outage after a transformer on the main road was damaged during storms last night, according to the ...

Gillette Castle State Park / Contributed photo. EAST HADDAM — When the Chester-Hadlyme Ferry makes one of its inaugural round trips across the Connecticut River April 2 at 10:30 a.m., ...

Officials closed three state parks to new visitors Saturday after the parking lots at each facility reached capacity, ...

EAST HADDAM — Gillette Castle State Park has filled to parking capacity Sunday afternoon. The park is closed to new visitors as of 2 p.m., according to Connecticut State Parks’ Twitter. The ...

Gillette Castle State Park Supervisor, Philip Yuris, is the honored recipient of the 2017 International Museum Theater Alliance IMTY award. The award recognizes Leadership in Support of Museum ...

The former estate of actor William Gillette, known for his portrayal of Sherlock Holmes, is open for holiday tours. Gillette Castle will be open every Friday, from 4 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. and every ...

EAST HADDAM, Conn. (WTNH) — Gillette Castle State Park is opening up for holiday tours on Friday. Officials are kicking off the holiday season with a special opening from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The ...