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Around the Town - Activities
Below is a quick listing of
things to do around Gloucester (including local super markets and
trains). Please note that both
Rockport and Essex also have lots
of restaurants, shops and activities (not posted below). A
listing of Gloucester
Restaurants
is posted at the end of this page.
| Museums and Historical Associations Annisquam Art Gallery and Exchange - 32 Leonard Street - (978) 281-0358 Annisquam Historical Society - 10 Walnut Street - (978) 281-0358 Beauport Sleeper McCann House - 75
Eastern Point Boulevard (978) 283-0800 Theater Gloucester StageCompany - 267 East Main Street - (978) 281-4099 (Please check the calendar for show dates and times.) West End Theater - 2 Main Street upstairs at the Blackburn Tavern - (978) 281-0680 (Please check the calendar for show dates and times.) North Shore Music Theater - Beverly Massachusetts (about 10 miles up Route 128) - (978) 232-7200 - Note that this is a much larger theater then the local community theaters shown above Music Gentile Bandstand Concerts at Stage Fort Park - Hough Avenue (Please check the Calendar of Events for concert dates and times) Concerts at Harbor Loop - Off of Rogers Street (Please check the Calendar of Events for concert dates and times Other Points of Interest and Fun Things to Do Cape Ann Lanes 53 Gloucester Avenue - (978) 9753 Gloucester Cinema, 74 Essex Avenue - (978)-283-9188 Gloucester Lyceum & Sawyer Free Library - 3 Dale Avenue - (978)281-9763 Lucky 7 Arcade 2 Rogers Street - (978) (978) 281-5100 Whale Center of New England - 24 Harbor Loop - (978) 281-6351 Little Art Cinema - 19 School Street, Rockport - 978-546-2548 - no web page - very small but charming Cinema - see description Cape Ann Brewery Tours - Narrated Coastal Visits - Bus tours of the Cape Ann Area - (978) 768-7199 Gloucester Guided Tours Group Walking tours/Step on Bus Guide - (978) 546-9192 Cape Pond Ice Guided Tours of Historic Ice House 104 Commercial St. - (978) 283-0180 Ryan and Wood Distillery Tour Blackburn Industrial Park - (978) 281-2282 Parks - Woods for Walking Ravenswood Park - 10 miles of trails and former carriage roads. Moderate hiking. Carriage roads are covered with dense crushed stone and are generally wheel-chair accessible - see map Dogtown - 3,600 acres of reclaimed quarries - do not go without a map which are usually at the beginning of the trails - check local book stores for more detailed maps - some maps can be downloaded from the link Supermarkets Shaws at Railroad Crossing - Liquor Stores Too - This is the closest supermarket to the house (about 7 minutes away) Shaws & Stop and Shop - a nicer Shaws and a Stop and shop are shown as A & D on this google map. |
Whale Watching Atlantic Yankee Fleet - (978) 283-0313 or (800) WHALING Cape Ann Whale Watch -Rose's Wharf, 415 Main St. - (978) 283-5110 /(800) 877-5110 Capt. Bill's Whale Watch - 24 Harbor Loop - (978) 283-6995 / (800) 33-WHALE Seven Seas Whale Watch - Rogers St., Seven Seas Wharf - (978) 283-1776 or (888) 283-1776 Deep Sea Fishing & Fishing Charters Many charters can be for full day or half day. Contact them directly for information and pricing. Amandamarie Fishing Charters - 3-5 Parker Street - (978) 283-5203 Anne Rowe Charters - Seven Seas Wharf - (978) 283-2046 or (978) 808-4247 Atlantic Yankee Fleet - 75 Essex Ave. - (978) 283-0313 or (800) WHALING Black Pearl Charters - Parker Street - (978) 546-6043 Cape Ann Fishing Charters - Cape Ann Marina, 75 Essex Ave. (978) 283-8697 Charlie's Charters - Rose's Wharf, 415 Main St. - (978) 281-8992 Coastal Fishing Adventures - Rose's Wharf, 415 Main St. - (978) 283-5110 or (508) 335-3929 Connemara Bay Charters - Town Landing/St. Peter's Park - (978) 283-0197 Gloucester Fleet - 75 Essex Ave. - (978) 559-1978 Karenlynn Charters - 75 Essex Ave. - (508) 212-3364 Kayman Charters - Cape Ann Marina, 75 Essex Ave. - (888) 752-9626 Producer Fishing Charters - Dun Fudgin Boat Ramp (Gloucester High School) (978) 281-4315 or (978) 836-8016 Sandy B Fishing Charters - Town Landing/St. Peter's Park - (978) 744-9411 Weekdays and (781) 990-3206 Weekends Sweet Dream III Sportfishing - Cape Ann Marina, 75 Essex Ave. - (617) 803-1197 Tashtego Charters - Rocky Neck - 1-800-500-TUNA Tuna Hunter Charters - Cape Ann Marina, 75 Essex Ave.- (978) 546-7992 Ocean Tours Cape Ann Harbor Tours Harbor Loop - (978) 283-1979 Cape Ann Marina's Annisquam River Cruise 75 Essex Avenue - (978) 283-2116 Charlie's Charters - Rose's Wharf, 415 Main St. - (978) 281-8992 Cloud Nine Charters - (978) 283-7088 Defiance Sail Charters Beacon Marine, 211 East Main Street - (978) 948-5434 Discovery Adventures Sea Kayaking - (978) 283-3320 / (978) 866-KAYAKER Salty Dog Sea Tours - (978) 281-4673 / (978) 479-0855 Schooner Thomas E. Lannon Rogers Street/Seven Seas Wharf - (978) 281-6634 Seven Seas Harbor Cruises Rogers Street/Seven Seas Wharf - (978) 283-1776 Train Service to Boston MBTA - Schedule - Directions to West Gloucester Station and Directions to Gloucester Station Brewery & Pub Cape Ann Brewing Company - one of my favorite sites! - 978-281-4782 |
Gloucester
is filled with lots of quality restaurants, from elegant
Dinning, to local bakeries and coffee shops to Fast Food and even
Homemade chocolates. Scroll down for a
listing of restaurants as of
Can’t find anything? Then check out the surrounding towns of Rockport and Essex.
EAT IN/TAKE OUT Chili Choice 20 Maplewood Ave. - (978) 281-2008 (Take out only.) Last Stop Variety 273 E. Main Street - (978) 281-2616 (Take out - eat in.) Scroo Cooking 185 Washington St. - (978) 281-8668 (Take out only.) Smokin' Jim's 121 East Main St. - (978) 283-1055 (Take out - eat in.)
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