Harwich (Massachusetts)
Harwich is a town of about 13,000 people (2020) in Massachusetts on Cape Cod. It includes the villages of Harwichport, South Harwich, and West Harwich.
Get in
Route 6 to Exit 82 (old Exit 10), right on Route 124.
Get around
- 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.
See
Beaches
- Bank Street Beach, Bank St (on Nantucket Sound near Harwichport center; at the end of Bank Street). 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 Beach (Off Route 28). Calm water beach with sandbars. Popular with clammers. Open to non-residents.
Galleries
- Bradford Trust Fine Arts, 66 Miles Rd, ☏ +1 508-430-1482.
Museums
- Brooks Academy Museum, 80 Parallel St, ☏ +1 508-432-8089. Seasonal.
Parks
- Bell's Neck Conservation Area, Bell's Neck Road (off Depot Road). Almost 250 acres of conservation land, featuring a herring run.
Do
- Bud's Go-Karts, 9 Sisson Rd, ☏ +1 508-432-4964. 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 (Cape Cod Theatre Company), 105 Division Street, ☏ +1 508-432-2002.
Buy
Main Street (Route 28), Harwich Port has a string of interesting shops.
- Harwich Antique Center, 10 Route 28 (Main Street) (just over the Harwich/Dennis line), ☏ +1 508-432-4220, harwichantiquecenter@comcast.net. M-Sa 10AM-5PM, Su 11AM-5PM. 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 and nautical items and memorabilia. 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.
Eat
Budget
- Lighthouse Cafe, 216 Main St, ☏ +1 508-432-5399. Breakfast, cash only
- Sundae School Ice Cream, 606 Route 28, ☏ +1 508-430-2444. 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, 564 Massachusetts 28, ☏ +1 508-432-3144. Offers a huge selection of grinders and pizzas, calzones, and salads.
Mid-range
- Mooncussers Tavern, 86 Sisson Rd, ☏ +1 508-430-1230. Mainly focused on the food, but also has 5 rooms to let.
- Jake Rooney's, 119 Brooks Rd, ☏ +1 508-430-1100. Tavern with great food.
Splurge
- Brax Landing Restaurant, 705 Route 28, ☏ +1 508-432-5515. Seafood with harbor views
- Buca's Tuscan Roadhouse, 4 Depot Rd, ☏ +1 508-432-6900. Italian cuisine, Chianti.
- Cape Sea Grille, 31 Sea St (Harwich Port), ☏ +1 508-432-4745. One of the more innovative choices.
- The Port, 541 Main St, ☏ +1 508-430-5410. Make your reservation now.
Drink
Sleep
Budget
- A Beach Breeze Inn, 169 Route 28, ☏ +1 508-432-2101. $119-139 in season.
- Barnaby Inn, 36 Route 28, ☏ +1 508-432-6789. Rooms and cottage. Breakfast delivered to your room.
- Tern Inn and Cottages, 91 Chase St. West (Harwich), ☏ +1 508-432-3714.
Mid-range
- Pelham on Earle, 30 Earle Rd, ☏ +1 508-398-6076.
- Handkerchief Shoals Inn, 888 Route 28, South Harwich, ☏ +1 508-432-2200, contact@shoalscapecodinn.com. 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.
- Allen Harbor Rentals, 326 Lower County Rd, ☏ +1 508-432-0337. Vacation home rental.
- Inn on the Beach, 16 Bank St (Harwich Port), ☏ +1 508-432-2900, innkeeper@innonthebeachcapecod.com. Every room at Inn on the Beach is just steps from the pristine waters of Nantucket Sound.
- Kingfisher Harwich Port, 1 Braddock Ln, ☏ +1 508-432-0264, info@kingfisherharwichport.com. Rooms and suites. Clean, updated and contemporary rooms. Oceanfront.
Splurge
- The Platinum Pebble Boutique Inn, 186 Belmont Rd (take route 6 to exit 78A), ☏ +1 508-432-7766. 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, 116 Parallel Street (Harwich Port), ☏ +1 508-432-4444. Nice location on the beach and near village. Concierge. $265-445 in season.
Go next
Explore other Cape Cod towns.
| Routes through Harwich |
| New Bedford ← Dennis ← | W  E |
→ Orleans → Provincetown |
| Wareham ← Dennis ← | W  E |
→ Chatham → Eastham |