Country View Cottage Guidebook
Food scene
Wonderful breads, pastries and deli supplies (and yes some gluten free treats and dog snacks are available!). Currently open Wed-Sun 8-2
14 locals raden deze aan
Pane d'Amore Artisan Bakery
4569 Lynwood Center Rd NEWonderful breads, pastries and deli supplies (and yes some gluten free treats and dog snacks are available!). Currently open Wed-Sun 8-2
Relaxed place for some wine and antipasti- try before or after The Lynwood Theatre!
12 locals raden deze aan
Earth & Vine Wine Bar
4620 Lynwood Center Rd NERelaxed place for some wine and antipasti- try before or after The Lynwood Theatre!
Cafe mostly known for Pizza and live music but also great to hang out and shoot pool- your on vacation! There are both adult and all age sections.
44 locals raden deze aan
Treehouse Cafe
4569 Lynwood Center Rd NECafe mostly known for Pizza and live music but also great to hang out and shoot pool- your on vacation! There are both adult and all age sections.
Very good Thai food served in a quiet, pleasant setting or great for takeout (10 minutes from the cottage in Lynwood). New owners March 2022 with extensive 4 page menu.
16 locals raden deze aan
Sawan Thai Kitchen
4765 Lynwood Center Rd NEVery good Thai food served in a quiet, pleasant setting or great for takeout (10 minutes from the cottage in Lynwood). New owners March 2022 with extensive 4 page menu.
Really good beers served here at the brewery and at their upscale location just off the ferry in Winslow. No food but great peanuts and you can bring food to either of their locations- sometimes there are food trucks...
20 locals raden deze aan
Bainbridge Island Brewing
9415 Coppertop Loop NEReally good beers served here at the brewery and at their upscale location just off the ferry in Winslow. No food but great peanuts and you can bring food to either of their locations- sometimes there are food trucks...
Food oriented wines served with full bistro menu- all weather outdoor seating. Grapes are from Eastern WA and Oregon but the wines are made just a 1/4 mile from the Cottage!
9 locals raden deze aan
Amelia Wynn Winery Bistro
390 Winslow Way EFood oriented wines served with full bistro menu- all weather outdoor seating. Grapes are from Eastern WA and Oregon but the wines are made just a 1/4 mile from the Cottage!
Convenient tasting room right in town for some really thoughtfully made wines. Or visit the winery in Day Road industrial park to see how it get's made!
19 locals raden deze aan
Eleven Winery
287 Winslow Way EConvenient tasting room right in town for some really thoughtfully made wines. Or visit the winery in Day Road industrial park to see how it get's made!
Remarkably authentic Italian deli, wine shop and cafe owned by Pino who hails from the Liguria region of Italy. Fresh pasta and wood fired pizza are specialities. Informal self service with both indoor and covered outdoor seating.
44 locals raden deze aan
Via Rosa 11 Italian Kitchen
10320 NE Valley RdRemarkably authentic Italian deli, wine shop and cafe owned by Pino who hails from the Liguria region of Italy. Fresh pasta and wood fired pizza are specialities. Informal self service with both indoor and covered outdoor seating.
Wonderful pub in a converted island homestead from 1800's. Fish forward menu, great drinks. Indoor and covered outdoor seating.
55 locals raden deze aan
Harbour Public House
231 Parfitt Way SWWonderful pub in a converted island homestead from 1800's. Fish forward menu, great drinks. Indoor and covered outdoor seating.
This restaurant opened just before the pandemic and has made it through with grit and determination. Food good enough to make the Seattle Eater 38! Indoor and covered outdoor seating. Try the tamarind cocktail (the mocktail is great too!)
19 locals raden deze aan
Ba Sa Restaurant
101 Winslow Way EThis restaurant opened just before the pandemic and has made it through with grit and determination. Food good enough to make the Seattle Eater 38! Indoor and covered outdoor seating. Try the tamarind cocktail (the mocktail is great too!)
This is a beautiful farm to table restaurant situated in a coverted farmhouse. Currently open Thursday and Friday- reservations recommended. Indoor community seating. In summer outdoor seating as well.
19 locals raden deze aan
Heyday Farm
4370 Old Mill Rd NEThis is a beautiful farm to table restaurant situated in a coverted farmhouse. Currently open Thursday and Friday- reservations recommended. Indoor community seating. In summer outdoor seating as well.
This the closest espresso to the cottage and has decent sandwiches, drinks, and beer on tap. It's right next to Earth & Vine and across from the Lynwood Theatre
21 locals raden deze aan
The Marketplace at Pleasant Beach
4738 Lynwood Center Rd NEThis the closest espresso to the cottage and has decent sandwiches, drinks, and beer on tap. It's right next to Earth & Vine and across from the Lynwood Theatre
Probably the best espresso on the island- it has been locally run including roasting the beans since before Starbucks was a glimmer in Howard Schulz eye! You can also visit the Roasterie/tasting room on the North end of the island- inquire at the coffee house.
30 locals raden deze aan
Pegasus Coffee House
131 Parfitt Way SWProbably the best espresso on the island- it has been locally run including roasting the beans since before Starbucks was a glimmer in Howard Schulz eye! You can also visit the Roasterie/tasting room on the North end of the island- inquire at the coffee house.
you can tour the distillery in the copper top complex. Bainbridge Brewing and Fletcher Bay winery tasting room are adjacent.
11 locals raden deze aan
Bainbridge Distillers
9727 Coppertop Loop NEyou can tour the distillery in the copper top complex. Bainbridge Brewing and Fletcher Bay winery tasting room are adjacent.
near BARN and L'Atelier TR, they specialize in Scottish malt whiskey, botanical gins and bitters.
Highside Distilling
8895 Three Tree Lane NEnear BARN and L'Atelier TR, they specialize in Scottish malt whiskey, botanical gins and bitters.
Pretty impressed with this Poke bowl pop up right by the ferry loading area which opened in March 2022. Run by very experienced Seattle restauranteur Makato Kimoto with BI partners. Worth a stop.
HI LIFE
220 Olympic Drive SoutheastPretty impressed with this Poke bowl pop up right by the ferry loading area which opened in March 2022. Run by very experienced Seattle restauranteur Makato Kimoto with BI partners. Worth a stop.
Belgian Chef Tamas Ronyai crafts authentic waffles and amazing chocolates at his "off the beaten track" funky workshop. An artisanal hidden gem of the island newly relocated onto Winslow way (but not sure the waffles made the move!)
L'Atelier TR
380 Three Tree Ln NEBelgian Chef Tamas Ronyai crafts authentic waffles and amazing chocolates at his "off the beaten track" funky workshop. An artisanal hidden gem of the island newly relocated onto Winslow way (but not sure the waffles made the move!)
French style bakery now with indoor and outdoor seating in the Winslow Green complex at the end of Winslow Way.
12 locals raden deze aan
Coquette Bake Shop
140 Winslow Way EFrench style bakery now with indoor and outdoor seating in the Winslow Green complex at the end of Winslow Way.
Sightseeing
A wonderful hidden treasure easily accessed on inspiring forest trails right from the cottage. (see map)
Nute's Pond Park
1601-2101 Toe Jam Hill Road NortheastA wonderful hidden treasure easily accessed on inspiring forest trails right from the cottage. (see map)
Charming Art Deco single screen theater dating from 1936- even more charming now with heat, comfy seats and modern projectors.
22 locals raden deze aan
Lynwood Theater
4569 Lynwood Center Rd NECharming Art Deco single screen theater dating from 1936- even more charming now with heat, comfy seats and modern projectors.
Beautiful site commemorating a painful chapter in our island and National history. The first spot from which US citizens of Japanese ancestry were rounded up and sent to desert interment camps. "Nidoto Nai Yoni"- Let It Not Happen Again.
31 locals raden deze aan
Bainbridge Island Japanese American Exclusion Memorial
4195 Eagle Harbor Dr NEBeautiful site commemorating a painful chapter in our island and National history. The first spot from which US citizens of Japanese ancestry were rounded up and sent to desert interment camps. "Nidoto Nai Yoni"- Let It Not Happen Again.
peaceful meditation park just a 5 minute drive from the cottage and worth a trip to clear your mind in any weather.
The Labyrinth Mosaic
Northeast Halls Hill Roadpeaceful meditation park just a 5 minute drive from the cottage and worth a trip to clear your mind in any weather.
This is a beautiful harbor, the site of a bustling small town in the early 1800's when Seattle was just a trading post! home of the largest shipbuilding works in the world at the time as well as a hotel, bowling alley and bordello (alas, all gone).
Blakely Harbor Park Trail
10230 Northeast Country Club RoadThis is a beautiful harbor, the site of a bustling small town in the early 1800's when Seattle was just a trading post! home of the largest shipbuilding works in the world at the time as well as a hotel, bowling alley and bordello (alas, all gone).
Informative and thoughtful museum about the first people of Bainbridge Island (located just off island by bridge)
20 locals raden deze aan
Suquamish Museum
6861 NE South StInformative and thoughtful museum about the first people of Bainbridge Island (located just off island by bridge)
Very thoughtfully curated museum of mostly local art.
115 locals raden deze aan
Bainbridge Island Museum of Art
550 Winslow Way EVery thoughtfully curated museum of mostly local art.
Just a 15-30 min walk from the cottage. Former property of the Fort used initially in the Spanish American war but most important in WWII as the Japanese code was broken in a building just below the cottage location. On clear days you will have amazing views to the Olympic Mountains and possibly Mount Ranier on your way to and from.
The fence you drive along to get to the cottage is the Eastern border of the fort. You are driving on the sentry's perimeter jeep track!
29 locals raden deze aan
Fort Ward Park
2241 Pleasant Beach Dr NEJust a 15-30 min walk from the cottage. Former property of the Fort used initially in the Spanish American war but most important in WWII as the Japanese code was broken in a building just below the cottage location. On clear days you will have amazing views to the Olympic Mountains and possibly Mount Ranier on your way to and from.
The fence you drive along to get to the cottage is the Eastern border of the fort. You are driving on the sentry's perimeter jeep track!
A botanical treasure paradoxically established by the heir to the Bloedel logging fortune responsible for cutting most of the old growth timber especially in British Columbia. Reservations recommended.
114 locals raden deze aan
The Bloedel Reserve
7571 NE Dolphin DrA botanical treasure paradoxically established by the heir to the Bloedel logging fortune responsible for cutting most of the old growth timber especially in British Columbia. Reservations recommended.
Kids Discovery Museum
301 Ravine Ln NEGreat rainy day option for kids under 10.
An amazing 250-acre campus on Bainbridge Island, WA welcomes more than 13,000 people every year for our School Overnight Program, graduate program, meetings and retreats, weddings, special occasions, summer camps, and public events for adults and families. Our campus features six different natural ecosystems, miles of trails, a garden classroom, and sustainably-built infrastructure that facilitates learning, discovery, and community building.
check schedule at islandwood.org
Islandwood
4450 Blakely Ave NEAn amazing 250-acre campus on Bainbridge Island, WA welcomes more than 13,000 people every year for our School Overnight Program, graduate program, meetings and retreats, weddings, special occasions, summer camps, and public events for adults and families. Our campus features six different natural ecosystems, miles of trails, a garden classroom, and sustainably-built infrastructure that facilitates learning, discovery, and community building.
check schedule at islandwood.org
Want to learn more about the islands strawberry farm history? The Japanese exclusion order? Blakely harbor shipbuilding? Croatian, Filipino and Japanese immigration? This is the place.
26 locals raden deze aan
Bainbridge Island Historical Museum
215 Ericksen Ave NEWant to learn more about the islands strawberry farm history? The Japanese exclusion order? Blakely harbor shipbuilding? Croatian, Filipino and Japanese immigration? This is the place.
Yoga Studio
Catch a class with Sue or the other talented teachers at her Yoga and Healing center in Winslow. Or unwind with a sauna, a message or an Ayurvedic treatment. See list in Cottage.
Dayaalu Center
159 Wyatt Way NECatch a class with Sue or the other talented teachers at her Yoga and Healing center in Winslow. Or unwind with a sauna, a message or an Ayurvedic treatment. See list in Cottage.
Market
Great little market for whatever you might have forgotten to bring or don't want to go all the way back to Winslow for...
15 locals raden deze aan
Walt's Lynwood Center Market
4759 Lynwood Center Rd NEGreat little market for whatever you might have forgotten to bring or don't want to go all the way back to Winslow for...
An island institution- offering family wage jobs with benefits and wonderfully curated food, wine, beer and spirits. Founded in 1957 by the Nakata and Loverich families who grew up together on Bainbridge Island.
68 locals raden deze aan
Town & Country Markets Inc
343 Winslow Way EAn island institution- offering family wage jobs with benefits and wonderfully curated food, wine, beer and spirits. Founded in 1957 by the Nakata and Loverich families who grew up together on Bainbridge Island.
Bainbridge Island raised eggs, beef, pork and poultry available everyday now through this sweet little self service shed on the farm. Make yourself a grass-fed Bainbridge Island Hamburger!
The photos above of our the former Lynwood location but the address on MacDonald is the correct one.
https://shop.heydayfarm.com
6 locals raden deze aan
Heyday Market
5145 Lynwood Center Rd NEBainbridge Island raised eggs, beef, pork and poultry available everyday now through this sweet little self service shed on the farm. Make yourself a grass-fed Bainbridge Island Hamburger!
The photos above of our the former Lynwood location but the address on MacDonald is the correct one.
https://shop.heydayfarm.com
Much more than a garden center! An island institution! More like an old time general store with a wonderful locally sourced grocery. Great clothes (including the definitive Bainbridge Island souvenir T-shirt. Very close to Via Rosa 11 and Rolling Bay Winery tasting room.
32 locals raden deze aan
Bay Hay and Feed
10355 NE Valley RdMuch more than a garden center! An island institution! More like an old time general store with a wonderful locally sourced grocery. Great clothes (including the definitive Bainbridge Island souvenir T-shirt. Very close to Via Rosa 11 and Rolling Bay Winery tasting room.
Farmer and Maker market with live music and lunch food located adjacent to City Hall in Winslow. Support your local farmer!
13 locals raden deze aan
Bainbridge Island Farmers’ Market
208 Madison Ave NFarmer and Maker market with live music and lunch food located adjacent to City Hall in Winslow. Support your local farmer!
recreation
Phenomenal water slide, hot tub, lap swim pool and zero depth entry pool with lazy river.
9 locals raden deze aan
Bainbridge Aquatics Center
8521 Madison Ave NPhenomenal water slide, hot tub, lap swim pool and zero depth entry pool with lazy river.
worth a trip to the North end. Check map in cottage or at BI park district website
Cross Island Trail
worth a trip to the North end. Check map in cottage or at BI park district website
Large kids playground, turf soccer fields, roller hockey rink, walking trails, tennis and PICKLEBALL courts.
40 locals raden deze aan
Battle Point Park
11299 Arrow Point Dr NELarge kids playground, turf soccer fields, roller hockey rink, walking trails, tennis and PICKLEBALL courts.
Bainbridge BARN
8890 Three Tree Lane NEAmazing Makerspace in Winslow. Check their website for drop-in options.
Entertainment
Rolling Bay Hall
10598 NE Valley RdGreat local nightclub featuring Jazz acts. Check weavepresents.org for schedule.
Stadsadvies
Vervoersmogelijkheden
Ferry has been historically reliable
The pandemic has strained the ferry staffing and they are less reliable than prepandemic. You can check the ferry website or download the handy "NW Ferry" app to get service updates, see the boats real time position and live shots of the ferry loading areas. Note that boats typically "overload" westbound on Friday afternoons and Eastbound on Sundays or holiday Mondays. The island can also be reached by "driving around" (about 2 hrs plus from Seattle depending on traffic) or by the Edmonds Kingston Ferry (or Ferries that land in Port Townsend or Port Angeles from Whidbey Is or Victoria BC)
Wat je mee moet nemen
Rain Gear
Always bring rain gear and shoes that can get muddy! Slippers or socks for the cottage are handy but the floors are heated in winter!
Wat je mee moet nemen
Mountain Bikes
There are networks of trails that are great for single track style mountain biking avoiding roads much of the time. Rental is available in Winslow (about 5 road miles from the cottage).
Cultuur en gebruiken
Road Courtesy
This is essential, especially on the single lane road to our home. Please drive slowly (15 MPH max) on our road and turn out/giveway if you are closest to a turnout. Watch out for walkers, bikers, pets, owls, deer and coyotes. Obeying the speed limit on the island is also a good idea as the police to car ratio may be higher than you are used to and they WILL ticket speeders.
Boek voordat je gaat
Snow Falling on Cedars
You might consider reading this historical novel, very closely based on Bainbridge Island's WWII era history and actual historical figures. There's a copy to read in the cottage! (take it with you if you like- just leave a donation for the Japanese American Exclusion Memorial)
Boek voordat je gaat
Book ahead
Important if you want to visit Bloedel reserve (https://bloedelreserve.org/visit/), Islandwood (https://islandwood.org/) or dinner at Heyday farmhouse, open Thursday and Friday only. (https://heydayfarm.com/dine/)
Vervoersmogelijkheden
Deer
Bainbridge Island has more deer than you might expect due to a lack of predators. This leads to many unfortunate meetings between vehicles and deer. Please watch out for them especially at dawn, dusk and at night when they are hard to see. Another reason to drive the speed limit!
Vervoersmogelijkheden
Bainbridge without a car
Occasionally guests ask if they can plan a visit without a vehicle. It has been done! But it requires some planning. There is a taxi and occasionally Uber to take you from town to us and then back (probably $40+ each way). You would want to shop at Town and Country first (walkable from the ferry). limited Local car rental is available at Modern Collision (weekday pickup/dropoff). Unfortunately we are not in the "home area" for the new BI Ride service.