Jana’s Guidebook

Jana
Jana’s Guidebook

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Sandwich is a historic town on Cape Cod Bay. The downtown is small and friendly, full of shops and restaurants, all unique. Every step is a photograph, from the pond, the antique houses, the 1834 Town Hall, and the outside of the shops. All are a very short walk from our house. A twenty minute walk brings you to the beginning of the boardwalk across the marsh to the beach. Or walk twenty minutes to the marina, which is surrounded by lively restaurants and opens into the Cape Cod Canal.
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Sandwich
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Sandwich is a historic town on Cape Cod Bay. The downtown is small and friendly, full of shops and restaurants, all unique. Every step is a photograph, from the pond, the antique houses, the 1834 Town Hall, and the outside of the shops. All are a very short walk from our house. A twenty minute walk brings you to the beginning of the boardwalk across the marsh to the beach. Or walk twenty minutes to the marina, which is surrounded by lively restaurants and opens into the Cape Cod Canal.

Food scene

This beautiful restaurant is in a converted Catholic church, and the food is delicious. Short walk from our house, maybe five minutes.
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Belfry Bistro
6 Jarves St
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This beautiful restaurant is in a converted Catholic church, and the food is delicious. Short walk from our house, maybe five minutes.
This is a Norman Rockwell restaurant frequented by townies and summer visitors. Inexpensive, good food. Short walk from house, maybe six minutes.
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Marshland Restaurant & Bakery
109 MA-6A
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This is a Norman Rockwell restaurant frequented by townies and summer visitors. Inexpensive, good food. Short walk from house, maybe six minutes.
I haven't been yet, but the owner is an experienced restaurant owner who also owns the Belfry nearby. His wife runs the gallery on the walls. Five minute walk.
The Seal
2 Jarves Street
I haven't been yet, but the owner is an experienced restaurant owner who also owns the Belfry nearby. His wife runs the gallery on the walls. Five minute walk.
Unique. Outdoor and indoor restaurant, pizza oven, and specialty foods to buy. Great food in an antique building.
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The Brown Jug
155 Main St
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Unique. Outdoor and indoor restaurant, pizza oven, and specialty foods to buy. Great food in an antique building.
This is also owned by the owner of the Belfry and the Seal. Indoor or outdoor seating. I haven't been, but people recommend it. It's in a painted lady Victorian.
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Next Door Burger Bar
8 Jarves St
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This is also owned by the owner of the Belfry and the Seal. Indoor or outdoor seating. I haven't been, but people recommend it. It's in a painted lady Victorian.
This is part of a small chain of inns and restaurants. Request the glass dining room or wood-paneled room. Also a wood-paneled bar with fireplace. Good food. Early bird menu. Three-minute walk from house.
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The Dan'l Webster Inn & Spa
149 Main St
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This is part of a small chain of inns and restaurants. Request the glass dining room or wood-paneled room. Also a wood-paneled bar with fireplace. Good food. Early bird menu. Three-minute walk from house.
Outdoor and indoor seating, live music, outdoor fires, overlooking marina and Cape Cod Canal. Fun. Twenty-minute walk from house, but no street lights, so you will probably want to drive.
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Pilot House Restaurant and Lounge
14 Gallo Rd
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Outdoor and indoor seating, live music, outdoor fires, overlooking marina and Cape Cod Canal. Fun. Twenty-minute walk from house, but no street lights, so you will probably want to drive.
Outdoor dining or indoor dining. Wonderful views of canal and marina and passing ships. Retired fishermen brothers own it. Great food and experience. Maybe 25- or 30-minute walk from house, but no street lights for return walk, so you would probably want to drive.
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Fishermen's View Seafood Market & Restaurant
20 Freezer Rd
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Outdoor dining or indoor dining. Wonderful views of canal and marina and passing ships. Retired fishermen brothers own it. Great food and experience. Maybe 25- or 30-minute walk from house, but no street lights for return walk, so you would probably want to drive.
Excellent high tea, views of Shawme Pond, historic building, outdoor or indoor dining. Short walk, maybe four or five minutes from house. The yellow house and the tearoom were on the cover of Elvis Presley's album of church songs.
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Dunbar House Restaurant & Tea Room
1 Water St
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Excellent high tea, views of Shawme Pond, historic building, outdoor or indoor dining. Short walk, maybe four or five minutes from house. The yellow house and the tearoom were on the cover of Elvis Presley's album of church songs.
I haven't been yet, but it is a juice and tea bar, and healthy food place.
Lifetime Nutrition
132 Massachusetts 6A
I haven't been yet, but it is a juice and tea bar, and healthy food place.
This is a casual seafood spot that is very popular. Inside or outside dining. You order at the counter, and when your toy lobster buzzes, you pick up your order at the counter. Twenty-minute walk, but there are no streetlights for walking home, so you might want to drive.
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Seafood Sam's
6 Coast Guard Rd
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This is a casual seafood spot that is very popular. Inside or outside dining. You order at the counter, and when your toy lobster buzzes, you pick up your order at the counter. Twenty-minute walk, but there are no streetlights for walking home, so you might want to drive.
This is a lovely little restaurant, very pretty, on Jarves Street. Breakfast and lunch. Delicious. Maybe an eight-minute walk.
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Beth's Bakery & Cafe
16 Jarves St
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This is a lovely little restaurant, very pretty, on Jarves Street. Breakfast and lunch. Delicious. Maybe an eight-minute walk.

Sightseeing

Fascinating 1675 house of the Reverend John Smith with daily very interesting tours. Immensely photographable. Panoramic view of Shawme Pond. Ten-minute walk from house.
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Hoxie House
18 Water St
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Fascinating 1675 house of the Reverend John Smith with daily very interesting tours. Immensely photographable. Panoramic view of Shawme Pond. Ten-minute walk from house.
This house was built around 1640 and much archeological study has been done on the site by the knowledgeable docent who is a structural archeologist.
Wing Fort House
63 Spring Hill Rd
This house was built around 1640 and much archeological study has been done on the site by the knowledgeable docent who is a structural archeologist.
It is free to visit the upstairs meeting room, which has been restored with original stenciling and colors. Very interesting. Just walk in and walk upstairs.
Town Hall
It is free to visit the upstairs meeting room, which has been restored with original stenciling and colors. Very interesting. Just walk in and walk upstairs.
This is a beautiful, transcendent walk across the broad marsh and waterways. Seabirds, great blue herons, the ospreys in their nest, and people having fun. Brings you to the beach and the view from Plymouth to Barnstable. It's a twenty-minute walk from our house to the start of the boardwalk. At high tide you can dive from the bridge.
Boardwalk Road
Boardwalk Road
This is a beautiful, transcendent walk across the broad marsh and waterways. Seabirds, great blue herons, the ospreys in their nest, and people having fun. Brings you to the beach and the view from Plymouth to Barnstable. It's a twenty-minute walk from our house to the start of the boardwalk. At high tide you can dive from the bridge.
Great views, great walks, fun restaurants, Canal visitor center. Twenty-minute walk from house.
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Sandwich Marina Park
76 Freezer Rd
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Great views, great walks, fun restaurants, Canal visitor center. Twenty-minute walk from house.
Fascinating store, jam-packed full of different antiques. Like walking in a museum.
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Sandwich Antiques Center
131 MA-6A
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Fascinating store, jam-packed full of different antiques. Like walking in a museum.
This tiny visitor center is very interesting. It's right on the canal, so you can walk to the beach on one end or right down the canal and under the Sagamore Bridge. Twenty minutes from our house by foot.
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Cape Cod Canal Visitors Center
60 Ed Moffitt Dr
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This tiny visitor center is very interesting. It's right on the canal, so you can walk to the beach on one end or right down the canal and under the Sagamore Bridge. Twenty minutes from our house by foot.
This 1680 house was built by the original Nye in the USA. Extremely interesting. Mill and grange nearby, grounds, walk into marsh. Great road.
Nye Family of America Homestead
85 Old County Rd
This 1680 house was built by the original Nye in the USA. Extremely interesting. Mill and grange nearby, grounds, walk into marsh. Great road.