The Quality Inn & Wayfarer Convention Center, nestled in Bedford, NH is located on the site of the historical John Goffe's Mill. "Hunter John" was granted the land as a bonus for his services to the colony in the wars against the French and the Indians. In 1744, he built the original water powered saw and gristmill with his son, Colonel John Goffe and grandson, Major John Goffe. The mill was owned and operated for more than two centuries by his descendants.

In 1845, when John Goffe's great-grandson, Theodore "Ode" Goffe, was the proprietor, the mill burned. He rebuilt it the following year with new and improved mechanical devices, including an iron turbine in place of the wooden wheel.

Time, and an unusually heavy flood in the spring of 1909, caused the mill to collapse. It was abandoned and the buildings on the land were leased for farming.

Twenty years later, Dr George Woodbury, an eighth generation descendent of John Goffe, returned to his ancestral home in Bedford, NH. The site was composed of a wood lot, a vacant house and the crumbling ruins of the old mill. Dr. Woodbury restored the mill and operated it through the 1940's and 1950's.

In 1962, the Dunfey brothers opened up the Wayfarer Motor Inn. The mill was incorporated into the gift shop and the buildings were set at different levels to honor the contour of the land.

Due to the Dunfey family's political prominence in the community, the hotel became a center for political and social gatherings. The Wayfarer Inn has been a large part of the New Hampshire “First in the Nation” Presidential Primaries ever since the hotel opened.

In 1986, the Flatley Corporation purchased the hotel and changed the name to the Tara Wayfarer Inn. This ownership lasted until 1997, when Flatley sold their 16 hotels to Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide.

In September 2003, Jiten Hotel Management, Inc., purchased The Wayfarer Inn. Based in Brockton, MA, Jiten owns and operates over a dozen properties in New Hampshire and Massachusetts.

With a strong commitment to the New Hampshire hospitality community and seeing the potential of the Quality Inn & Wayfarer Convention Center, Jiten embarked on an ambitious restoration of the hotel. Phase one of the restoration included the convention center facilities, guessrooms and exterior siding along with landscaping. Phase two, restoration to the public areas was completed in 2005.

In 2007 the Quality Inn & Wayfarer Convention Center partnered with Celebrations Distincitive Catering, Inc. Celebrations now manages the Wayfarer Convention Center and all food and beverage at the hotel, enhancing the quality and service that we both provide to our guests.