Westport (Massachusetts)

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. == Get in == Logan International Airport (BOS IATA) 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. == Get around == == See == Westport Rivers Vineyard & Winery, 417 Hixbridge Road, ☏ +1 508 636-3423. Daily 11AM-5PM, tours Sa Su 1PM and 3PM. $7 wine tasting w/ etched glass. 1 Handy House (Cadman-White-Handy House), 202 Hix Bridge Rd, ☏ +1 508-636-6011. Saturdays 10AM-4PM - July 7 thru end of Oct. Free. (updated Feb 2019) == Do == 1 Horseneck Beach State Reservation, 5 John Reed Rd, ☏ +1 508-636-8816, horseneck.beach@state.ma.us. Sunrise-sunset. Route 88 to John Reed Road. Over 600 acres of barrier beach and salt marsh, this 2-mi-long (3.2 km) beach is often breezy with surf. It is an excellent place for walks and birding. Views of the Elizabeth Islands. Parking fee charged Memorial Day weekend - Oct 31: $20/day, MA residents $13. Osprey Sea Kayak Adventures, 489 Old County Road, ☏ +1 508 636-0300. Instructions, rentals, nature tours, adventure trips. == Buy == Gray's Grist Mill, 638 Adamsville Road (Near the RI border), ☏ +1 508 636-6075. Tu-Su noon-4PM. Still grinding corn. == Eat == The Back Eddy, 1 Bridge Road, ☏ +1 508 636-6500. Handy Hill Creamery, 55 Hix Bridge Road (at Rt. 88), ☏ +1 508 636-8888. Summer only. Ice cream, clam cakes, etc. The Bayside Restaurant, 1253 Horseneck Road, ☏ +1 508 636-5882. Daily in summer, M-F 11AM-9PM, Sa Su 8AM-9PM. Dine inside or out. American. Ten Cousins Brick Oven, 977 Main Road, ☏ +1 774 264-9700. M-W 3-9PM. Large variety of pizzas and many different appetizers. A casual restaurant. Wood's Farm, 17 Adamsville Road, ☏ +1 508 636-2139. Daily 1-9PM. Ice cream only. Pet and feed goats. == Drink == Buzzards Bay Brewing, 98 Horseneck Rd, ☏ +1 508-636-2288. Thursday-Saturday 11AM-5PM. Tours on Sa, Su. Tastings and slaes of their award winning lagers and ales. == Sleep == Best Western Dartmouth Inn, 737 State Road (exit 11 from I-195), ☏ +1 508-717-0424. Check-in: 4PM, check-out: 11AM. $99 - 149. Harbor Inn, 23 Acoaxet Rd, ☏ +1 508 636-5915. Ten rooms, seasonal. Beach. Hampton Inn, 53 Old Bedford Rd, ☏ +1 508 675-8500. Paquachuck Inn, 2056 Main Rd, ☏ +1 508 636-4398. == Go next == Little Compton is the bordering Rhode Island town