The water is clear and warm. Onset provides as much gingerbread as Oak Bluffs. And the prices are lower. Check out the mid-Victorian spires at the Onset Bay Guest House. Enjoy cottage rentals with their front porches and rocking chairs.
Bayside parking is nearly non-existent in the summer at high noon and high tide.
Hot dogs and taffy are sold on the town pier. The village is a short drive from the Cape, New Bedford's downtown historic district and Fall River's Battleship Cove. Onset's seaside is a place to beachcomb and explore. To enjoy sunsets, band concerts and pizza. To catch excursions into Buzzards Bay.