Wareham (Massachusetts)

Wareham Town Hall

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

By plane

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

Wareham is easily accessible by Interstate 195 from the west, Interstate 495 from the north and Route 25 from Cape Cod.

Get around

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

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

• 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

• China Chef, 1 Depot Street, ☏ +1 508 295-1888. 
• Woh Lun Restaurant, 172 Main St., ☏ +1 508 295-3122. 

Drink

• Shenanigans Bar & Grill, 2691 Cranberry Hwy, ☏ +1 508 295-6666. Popular bar with food and libations. 

Sleep

Motels

• 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

• Mulberry Bed & Breakfast, 257 High Street, ☏ +1 508 295-0684. 3 rooms with 2 shared baths. $60-90 in season. 

Campground

• Maple Park Family Campground, 290 Glen Charlie Road, ☏ +1 508 295-4945, [email protected]. 400 sites, 2 ponds, store, rentals. 

Go next

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