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Westport (Massachusetts)
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SouthCoast : Westport
Westport is a town in the SouthCoast region of Massachusetts along the border with Rhode Island. Largely a residential and farming community, Horseneck Beach and Westport River provide beauty and recreation. Westport includes the village of North Westport.
[edit] Get in
- Logan International Airport (BOS) in Boston and T.F. Green Airport in Warwick (Rhode Island) are the major airports.
- Westport is reached via Interstate 195 to Route 88 at Exit 10. Routes 6 and 177 also serve the town.
- Harbormaster, VHF Channel 16.
[edit] Get around
[edit][add listing] See
- Westport Rivers Vineyard & Winery, 417 Hixbridge Road, Phone: +1 508-636-3423, [1]. Daily 11AM-5PM, tours Sa,Su 1PM,3PM. $7 wine tasting w/ etched glass.
[edit][add listing] Do
- Horseneck Beach State Reservation, Route 88 to John Reed Road, Phone: +1 508-636-8816, [2]. Over 600 acres of barrier beach and salt marsh, this 2 mi. (3.2 km) long beach is often breezy with surf. It is an excellent place for walks and birding. Views of the Elizabeth Islands.
- Osprey Sea Kayak Adventures, 489 Old County Road, Phone: +1 508-636-0300, [3]. Instructions, rentals, nature tours, adventure trips.
[edit][add listing] Buy
- Gray's Grist Mill, 638 Adamsville Road (Near the RI border), Phone: +1 508-636-6075. Tu-Su 12PM-4PM. Still grinding corn.
[edit][add listing] Eat
- The Back Eddy, 1 Bridge Road, Phone: +1 508-636-6500, [4].
- Handy Hill Creamery, 55 Hix Bridge Road at Rt. 88, Phone: +1 508-636-8888. Summer only. Ice cream/clam cakes, etc.
- The Bayside Restaurant, 1253 Horseneck Road, Phone: +1 508-636-5882, [5]. Daily in summer, M-F 11AM-9PM, Sa,Su 8AM-9PM. Dine inside or out. American.
[edit][add listing] Drink
- Buzzards Bay Brewing, 98 Horseneck Rd, Phone:508-636-2288, [6]. Thursday-Saturday 11AM-5PM. Tours on Sa, Su. Tastings and slaes of their award winning lagers and ales.
- Bud's by the Beach, 9 Bridge Rd, ☎ 5086365333, [7]. 11AM-7PM. Fresh local seafood fish and chip restaurant. Sells everything from lobster rolls, clam rolls, clam cakes, and own fish tacos. $3-13. edit
[edit][add listing] Sleep
- Best Western Dartmouth Inn, 737 State Road (exit 11 from I-195), ☎ 508-717-0424, [8]. checkin: 4 PM; checkout: 11 AM. $99 - $149. edit
- Harbor Inn, 23 Acoaxet Rd., Phone: +1 508-636-5915, [9]]. Ten rooms, seasonal. Beach.
- Country View Motel, 1344 Main Rd., Phone: +1 508-636-2281.
- Hampton Inn, 53 Old Bedford Rd., Phone: +1 508-675-8500.
- Paquachuck Inn, 2056 Main Rd., Phone: +1 508-636-4398.
[edit] Camping
- Westport Camping Grounds, 346 Old County Road, Phone: +1 508-636-2555. 25 sites.
[edit] Get out
- Little Compton is the bordering Rhode Island town
| Routes through Westport |
| Providence ← Fall River ← | W | → New Bedford → Provincetown |
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