Harwich (Massachusetts)

• Freedom Cruise Line, Inc., 702 Main St., Harwich Port, +1 508-432-8999. Ferry service to Nantucket.
• Bike the Cape Cod Rail Trail. This 22 mile bike trail follows an old railroad bed through several towns. Check their website or call them to check for closures.

Beaches

• Bank Street Beach

  address: Bank St
  This beach is typically busy in the summer season, and with its warmer waters is a great location for swimming, lounging, and for the kids to chase and catch hermit crabs.

• Pleasant Bay BeachCalm water beach with sandbars. Popular with clammers. Open to non-residents.

Galleries

• Bradford Trust Fine Arts

  phone: +1 508 430-1482
  address: 66 Miles Rd

Museums

• Brooks Academy Museum

  phone: +1 508 432-8089
  address: 80 Parallel St
  Seasonal.

Parks

• Bell's Neck Conservation Area

  address: Bell's Neck Road
  Almost 250 acres of conservation land, featuring a herring run.

• Bud's Go-Karts

  phone: +1 508 432-4964
  address: 9 Sisson Rd
  Kids can ride Go-Karts and hit the ball in the batting cages for about $6 a person. To ride your own Go-Kart you need to be at least 8 years of age and to ride with someone you need to be at least 16 years of age. Adults can ride with children that are younger than 8 for the same price of $6.

Theatre

• Harwich Junior Theater

  phone: +1 508-432-2002
  address: 105 Division Street

• Harwich Antique Center

  phone: +1 508-432-4220
  address: 10 Route 28 (Main Street)
  Harwich Antique Center is a large group shop featuring antique, primitive and vintage furniture, jewelry, coins, paper items, books, military, trains, art glass, fine china, advertising, musical items and memorabilia, nautical, etc. From $1 to high end items. There are weekly free events on everything from furniture restoration workshops to free appraisals to animal rescue benefit days.

Budget

• Lighthouse Cafe

  phone: +1 508 432-5399
  address: 216 Main St
  Breakfast, cash only

• Sundae School Ice Cream

  phone: +1 508 430-2444
  address: 606 Route 28
  Home made small batch premium quality ice cream. Serves sundaes, ice cream cones, frappes, and giant banana splits. Very customer friendly and many flavor options to pick from.

• Georges Pizza House

  phone: +1 508 432-3144
  address: 564 Massachusetts 28
  Offers a huge selection of grinders and pizzas, calzones, and salads.

Mid-range

• Four Hundred Club

  phone: +1 508 430-0404
  address: 429 Main St

• Mooncussers Tavern

  phone: +1 508 430-1230
  address: 86 Sisson Rd
  Mainly focused on the food, but also has 5 rooms to let.

• Jake Rooney's

  phone: +1 508 430-1100
  address: 119 Brooks Rd
  Tavern with great food.

• L'Alouette

  phone: +1 508 430-0405
  address: 787 Main St
  French.

Splurge

• Brax Landing Restaurant

  phone: +1 508 432-5515
  address: 705 Route 28
  Seafood with harbor views

• Buca's Tuscan Roadhouse

  phone: +1 508 432-6900
  address: 4 Depot Rd
  Italian cuisine, Chianti.

• Cape Sea Grille

  phone: +1 508 432-4745
  address: 31 Sea St
  One of the more innovative choices.

• The Port

  phone: +1 508 430-5410
  address: 541 Main St
  Make your reservation now.

• Cape Cod Claddagh

  phone: +1 508 430-2440
  address: 77 Main St
  Irish pub

• Cape Cod’s Irish Pub.

  phone: +1 508 432-8808
  address: 126 Main St
  Live music Fri and Sat nights (in season), including karaoke. Check their website for the entertainment schedule. Great atmosphere and normally frequented by younger adults (college age and above). Good place to meet people.

Budget

• A Beach Breeze Inn

  phone: +1 508 432-2101
  address: 169 Route 28

• Alyce's Dunscroft By The Sea

  phone: +1 508 432-0810
  address: 24 Pilgrim Rd
  Bed and breakfast inn with private two mile beach.

• Barnaby Inn

  phone: +1 508 432-6789
  address: 36 Route 28
  Rooms and cottage. Breakfast delivered to your room.

• Tern Inn and Cottages

  phone: +1 508 432-3714
  address: 91 Chase St. West

Mid-range

• Commodore Inn by the Sea

  phone: +1 508 432-1180
  address: 30 Earle Rd
  27 rooms.

• Handkerchief Shoals Inn

  phone: +1 508-432-2200
  address: 888 Route 28, South Harwich
  This unpretentious roadside hotel is 6 miles from the 19th-century Chatham Light lighthouse and 9 miles from biking and hiking at Nickerson State Park. The conservatively decorated rooms come with free Wi-Fi, flat-screen TVs and coffeemakers, as well as microwaves and minifridges. Kids age 12 and under stay at no charge. Complimentary amenities include parking and breakfast (seasonal). There's also an outdoor pool.

• Harbor Breeze Inn

  phone: +1 508 432-0337
  address: 326 Lower County Rd
  Bed & Breakfast. Rooms and suites. Nice gardens, walk to beach.

• Inn on the Beach

  phone: +1 508 432-2900
  address: 16 Bank St
  Beachfront on Bank Street Beach.

• Seadar Inn By The Sea

  phone: +1 508 432-0264
  address: 1 Braddock Ln
  Rooms and suites. Early American motif. Oceanfront.

Splurge

• The Platinum Pebble Boutique Inn

  phone: +1 508 432-7766
  address: 186 Belmont Rd
  Bed and Breakfast with eight rooms and a large swimming pool. This historic inn is a renovated sea captain's home, a short stroll from the beach.

• Winstead Inn & Beach Resort

  phone: +1 508 432-4444
  address: 116 Parallel Street
  Nice location on the beach and near village. Concierge.