Wareham is a town in Massachusetts at the head of Buzzards Bay. Wareham calls itself "The Gateway to Cape Cod" and is sometimes included as a Cape Cod town. It includes the villages of Onset, East Wareham and West Wareham.
Get in
[edit]By plane
[edit]Logan International Airport in Boston and T.F. Green Airport in Warwick, RI are about the same distance away. Boston has more flights, but also more traffic congestion.
By car
[edit]Wareham is easily accessible by Interstate 195 from the west, Interstate 495 from the north and Route 25 from Cape Cod.
Get around
[edit]- Driving a car is the best way to get around here.
- Greater Attleboro Taunton Regional Transit Authority (GATRA)'s Onset-Wareham Link(OWL), +1-800-433-5995. Provides bus service M-F 7:55AM to 6:30PM, and Sa 8:50AM to 5:30PM.
See
[edit]- Wareham Gatemen, 54 Marion Road (Clem Spillane Field) (off Rt 6 at Viking Drive). Early Jun-mid Aug. Cape Cod Baseball League -- a 100 year old summer league that feeds many players to the major leagues.
- Hy-Line Cruises Cape Cod Canal Cruises, Onset Bay Town Pier, ☏ +1 508 295-3383. Seasonal. Sightseeing, family, sunset cocktail, and Dixieland cruises. 2-3 hours. $5-17.
Do
[edit]- Water Wizz of Cape Cod, 3031 Cranberry Highway, ☏ +1 508 295-3255. Mid June-Labor day 10AM-6PM. Water park. $30; over 65 years or under 48 in (1,200 mm) tall $15.
Golf
[edit]- Little Harbor Country Club, ☏ +1 508 295-2617. Little Harbor Rd. Public, 18 hole, 3038 yards, Par 56, Rating 54.4, Slope 79.
- Bay Pointe Country Club, 19 Bay Pointe Dr, ☏ +1 508 759-8802. Onset.
- Golf Shots Range & Learning Center, 123 Sandwich Road, ☏ +1 508 295-8773.
Buy
[edit]The "strip" along Cranberry Highway (Route 6) in East Wareham is the main commercial area. It was the former main route to Cape Cod before Route 25 was built from I-495 to the Bourne Bridge. Wal-Mart and many of the usual chain eateries are found along here.
- Wareham Crossing, 2421 Cranberry Hwy (Rt 28) (Exit 21 I-195, then west), ☏ +1 617-232-8900. A "shopping village" with big box stores and smaller ones as well.
- Willows Cranberries, 2667 Cranberry Hwy, ☏ +1 508 295-9990, fax: +1 508-295-7059, [email protected]. Fresh cranberries, carefully harvested from family-owned bogs. The cranberry chutney features fresh whole berries and pure maple syrup.
Eat
[edit]- Bailey's Surf & Turf, 3056 Cranberry Hwy, ☏ +1 508 295-1700. Opens 11:30AM. Lunch served until 6PM. Dinner $10-20.
- Cranberry Cottage, 246 Marion Rd, ☏ +1 508 291-1515.
- The Gateway Tavern, 371 Marion Rd (Rt 6), ☏ +1 508 291-6040. Su noon-9PM, M-Th 11:30AM-9PM, F Sa 11:30AM-10PM. Family-friendly value type place.
- Lobster Pot, 3155 Cranberry Hwy, ☏ +1 508 759-3876.
- Narrows Crossing, 1 Narrows Road, ☏ +1 508 295-9345.
Chinese
[edit]- China Chef, 1 Depot Street, ☏ +1 508 295-1888.
- Woh Lun Restaurant, 172 Main St., ☏ +1 508 295-3122.
Drink
[edit]- Shenanigans Bar & Grill, 2691 Cranberry Hwy, ☏ +1 508 295-6666. Popular bar with food and libations.
Sleep
[edit]Motels
[edit]- Briarwood Beach Motel, Rt. 6, ☏ +1 508 295-2766.
- Rosewood Motel, 3115 Cranberry Hwy, ☏ +1 508 291-0442.
- Silver Lake Motel, 3026 Cranberry Hwy, ☏ +1 508 295-1266.
Bed and Breakfast
[edit]- Mulberry Bed & Breakfast, 257 High Street, ☏ +1 508 295-0684. 3 rooms with 2 shared baths. $60-90 in season.
Campground
[edit]- Maple Park Family Campground, 290 Glen Charlie Road, ☏ +1 508 295-4945, [email protected]. 400 sites, 2 ponds, store, rentals.
Go next
[edit]Nearby Cape Cod has much to offer. There is also a lot to see and do in the nearby cities of Boston, and Providence, each about one hour away. A day trip to New Bedford or Newport could be worthwhile.
Routes through Wareham |
New Bedford ← Marion ← | W E | → END |
Taunton ← Middleborough ← | N S | → Bourne → END |
New Bedford ← Marion ← | W E | → Bourne → Provincetown |
Boston ← Rochester ← | N E | → Bourne → Eastham |
Weymouth ← Carver ← | N S | → END |
Boston ← Brockton ← | N S | → Bourne → Hyannis |