Gambier

Tiny Gambier is a college town centered around Kenyon College. Kenyon dominates the village, with a student body of 1,600 in a town of fewer than 2,500.

The easiest way into Gambier is by car. Kenyon College also maintains a list of transport options for the benefit of its students.

By bus

• Knox Area Transit

  phone: +1 740 392-7433
  address: 25 Columbus Road, Mt. Vernon
  Door-to-door service in and out of Knox County (call for rates), as well as $1 shuttles between Gambier and Mount Vernon (hourly M-F 8AM-10PM, Sa 2PM-10PM), with transfers available to local shuttles within Mount Vernon.

• GoBusRegular service to Columbus, Mount Vernon, Wooster and other locations.

Walk. The gravel path running through the village, known as Middle Path, is an important landmark.

• Kenyon CollegeA small liberal arts college founded in 1824, the main attraction in Gambier.

• Kenyon Athletic Center

• Kenyon College Bookstore

  address: 106 Gaskin Ave

• Friday Cafe

  phone: +1 740-427-2702
  address: 201 W Brooklyn St
  Vegetarian cafe.

• Gambier Deli

  phone: +1 740-427-4324
  address: 110 Gaskin Ave

• The Kenyon Inn & Restaurant

  phone: +1 740-427-2202
  address: 100 W Wiggin St

• The Village Inn

  phone: +1 740-427-2112
  address: 102 Gaskin Ave

• Wiggin Street Coffee

  address: 101 Wiggin St

• The Village Inn

  phone: +1 740-427-2112
  address: 102 Gaskin Ave

Kenyon maintains a list of accommodations in Gambier and nearby areas.

• Kenyon Inn

  phone: +1 740 427-2202
  address: 100 W. Wiggin Street

• Gambier Branch Library

  address: 115 Meadow Ln
  Computers available for public use.

Media

• The Kenyon Review

• The Kenyon Observer

• Kenyon Collegian

• WKCO

• Mount Vernon – county seat of Knox County