Travel to Barnstable Village
Village in Massachusetts, United States of America
Barnstable village is a village in Barnstable on Cape Cod in Massachusetts. Barnstable village is the most historical of the seven Barnstable villages with an old-time feel due to the many old residences and municipal buildings in the village. Several of Plymouth's surviving Pilgrim families moved here to settle. The village's sheltered harbor made it a natural place for commerce.
Get in
Barnstable village lies on Route 6a along the north shore of Cape Cod on Cape Cod Bay. Access Route 6a from exit 6 (Route 132) and go north, at Route 6a turn right (eastbound).
Get around
See
- (Trayser Museum), 3352 Main Street, ☏ +1 508 362-8521.
- 1 , 3090 Main Street, ☏ +1 508 362-6636. M W 10AM–6PM, Tu 1–8PM, Th F 10AM–5PM, Sa 10AM–4PM. Oldest library in the country (1644). Genealogical and maritime history collections, charts and maps. Free.
- 2 , 2469 Meetinghouse Way (West Barnstable), ☏ +1 508 362-9287. May-Oct Sa 10AM-3PM. Railroad museum for Cape Cod railroad history, scenic train ride tickets on sale up until train departure at 11:55AM.
Do
- (Village Hall), 3171 Main Street, ☏ +1 508 362-6333. The oldest and longest running Community Theater in Massachusetts.
Buy
Eat
- , 3176 Main St, ☏ +1 508 362-2355. Su-Th 11:30AM-9PM, F Sa 11:30AM-9:30PM. Lunch and Dinner year round. Beyond the ordinary at decent prices. Italian a specialty.
- , 271 Millway, ☏ +1 508 632-4511. 11:30AM-9PM daily. Lunch and dinner May through October. Nice Harbor setting (eat on the deck!) and great seafood. $15-$30 at dinner.
- , 275 Millway, ☏ +1 508 362-2295. M-Th Sa 10AM-8PM, F 10AM-9PM, Su 10AM-7PM. Fish market with a walk-up window located on an inlet in the sleepy northern section of Barnstable. While fresh seafood is never truly cheap on the Cape, this is one of the more affordable spots. The menu is simple and the food is well executed. It's hard to beat eating fresh fish & chips on a sunny day in sight of where the fishing boats come in.
Drink
Sleep
- , 3660 Olde King’s Highway, Barnstable, ☏ +1 508-362-8044, [email protected].
- , 2504 Main St, ☏ +1 508 362-6823. Top shelf B&B.
- , 591 Old King's Highway, West Barnstable, ☏ +1 508 362-8418, fax: +1 508 362-8386, [email protected].
- [dead link] , 70 High Street, West Barnstable, ☏ +1 508 362-4441, toll-free: +1-888-362-4441, fax: +1 508-362-4401. $125-$195.
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Go next
| Routes through Barnstable Village |
| Bourne ← West Barnstable ← | W  E | → Yarmouth → Eastham |