Guidebook for Rockport
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Pebble Beach
Penzance Road15 minute walk, parking available
Three miles from cottage, $25 to park car.
Has bathrooms, showers, snack bar.
Voted best beach on North shore
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Good Harbor Beach
Three miles from cottage, $25 to park car.
Has bathrooms, showers, snack bar.
Voted best beach on North shore
From the deck you can see Pony Beach- a small beach to swim and suntan on. Not more than a 5 minute walk from the cottage. At dead low tide you can pick your own mussels and cook them on the patio!
Loblolly Cove
From the deck you can see Pony Beach- a small beach to swim and suntan on. Not more than a 5 minute walk from the cottage. At dead low tide you can pick your own mussels and cook them on the patio!
Sightseeing
2 miles from cottage. Plenty of boutiques and restaurants, galleries, boating, etc
Bearskin Neck is an internationally known art colony. This stretch of land is full of rustic little shops full of one of a kind items from local artists. Paintings, fine art, photography, jewelry and everything in between can be found on this picturesque stretch of land.
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Bearskin Neck
Bearskin Neck2 miles from cottage. Plenty of boutiques and restaurants, galleries, boating, etc
Bearskin Neck is an internationally known art colony. This stretch of land is full of rustic little shops full of one of a kind items from local artists. Paintings, fine art, photography, jewelry and everything in between can be found on this picturesque stretch of land.
Food Scene
Ken and Karen will steam and crack your lobster order (including drawn butter). Pick up times are 4, 5, 6 pm.
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Roy Moore Lobster Co
39 Bearskin NeckKen and Karen will steam and crack your lobster order (including drawn butter). Pick up times are 4, 5, 6 pm.
Take a break from your front row ocean view on the deck and try their Sisters Haddock-The" peoples favorite" local fillet w/ hazelnut crust pan roasted w/ lemon wine butter..
No view of ocean but excellent seafood for a reasonable price! They also serve brunch on Sundays!
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Passports
110 Main StTake a break from your front row ocean view on the deck and try their Sisters Haddock-The" peoples favorite" local fillet w/ hazelnut crust pan roasted w/ lemon wine butter..
No view of ocean but excellent seafood for a reasonable price! They also serve brunch on Sundays!
Serves double size portions. Great to share. Reasonably priced.
Try their-Drunken” Mussels – Sautéed in white wine, garlic, red onion, and diced tomato. Seaport’s Specialty. Drink the mussel juice and feel the magic. Suggested wine is Zonin Pinot Grigio
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Seaport Grill
6 Rowe SquareServes double size portions. Great to share. Reasonably priced.
Try their-Drunken” Mussels – Sautéed in white wine, garlic, red onion, and diced tomato. Seaport’s Specialty. Drink the mussel juice and feel the magic. Suggested wine is Zonin Pinot Grigio
Fine dining. Has a sushi bar and cocktail lounge.
Attached is a tavern with less expensive seafood.
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Minglewood Harborside
25 Rogers StFine dining. Has a sushi bar and cocktail lounge.
Attached is a tavern with less expensive seafood.
Located on the oldest art colony in America- Rocky Neck. Newly renovated delicious seafood. Sit out on their ocean view deck.
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The Studio
51 Rocky Neck AveLocated on the oldest art colony in America- Rocky Neck. Newly renovated delicious seafood. Sit out on their ocean view deck.
Limited high end daily changing menu.
They also serve an excellent brunch not quite as pricey.
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The Market Restaurant
Limited high end daily changing menu.
They also serve an excellent brunch not quite as pricey.
Located at the end of Bearskin Neck, Rockport. Pricey creative menu. Spectacular views. Best time to go is when the weather is perfect and sit outside.
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My Place by the Sea
68 Bearskin NeckLocated at the end of Bearskin Neck, Rockport. Pricey creative menu. Spectacular views. Best time to go is when the weather is perfect and sit outside.
Inexpensive fresh seafood with stunning views at the beginning of Bearskin Neck. Kid's menu. Great for families.
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Roy Moore's Fish Shack Restaurant
21 Dock SquareInexpensive fresh seafood with stunning views at the beginning of Bearskin Neck. Kid's menu. Great for families.
Right on Front beach right near Bearskin Neck. Breakfast and lunch every day.
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Nate's at Front Beach
18 Beach StRight on Front beach right near Bearskin Neck. Breakfast and lunch every day.
Large dining room in an old victorian once mansion now hotel.
Relax in their air-conditioned, waterfront dining room at one of Gloucester’s best breakfast restaurants over looking Bass Rocks ocean. Closes at 11 am. Service can be slow.
Atlantis Oceanfront Inn Hotel In Gloucester, MA
125 Atlantic RdLarge dining room in an old victorian once mansion now hotel.
Relax in their air-conditioned, waterfront dining room at one of Gloucester’s best breakfast restaurants over looking Bass Rocks ocean. Closes at 11 am. Service can be slow.
1606 Restaurant & Bar
55 Commercial StGreat outside dining on deck
Feather & Wedge
5 Main StExcellent new Restaurant with bar as of 2017
Yella on the Water
25 Western AveDrinks & Nightlife
Family-owned brewery/eatery offers craft ales & pub fare plus tours, concerts & a waterfront deck.
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Cape Ann Brewing Company & Brewpub
11 Rogers StFamily-owned brewery/eatery offers craft ales & pub fare plus tours, concerts & a waterfront deck.
Mellow brick-lined haunt pairs American standards with nightly live music, plus outdoor seating.
Dog Bar
20 Rogers StMellow brick-lined haunt pairs American standards with nightly live music, plus outdoor seating.
Ful lunch and dinner menu and you will find nightly entertainment throughout the season, spotlighting incredible local vocal and instrumental talent.
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Captain Carlo's
27 Harbor LoopFul lunch and dinner menu and you will find nightly entertainment throughout the season, spotlighting incredible local vocal and instrumental talent.
Minglewood Tavern
25 Rogers StArts & Culture
Motif No.1 – Perhaps the symbol of Rockport to many, the red fish shack that was dubbed Motif #1 by an art instructor from Paris, Lester Hornby, years ago. This building is the most depicted building in the world.
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Motif #1
Bradley WharfMotif No.1 – Perhaps the symbol of Rockport to many, the red fish shack that was dubbed Motif #1 by an art instructor from Paris, Lester Hornby, years ago. This building is the most depicted building in the world.
Rockport Art Association & Museum
12 Main StLive concerts, etc. 2 miles from cottages.
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Rockport Music-Shalin Liu Performance Center
37 Main StLive concerts, etc. 2 miles from cottages.
Parks & Nature
Halibut Point is Iand protected area on the border of Rockport and Gloucester (Gloss-ter) with an old granite quarry, some trails through the woods, and a beautiful craggy shore line (no beach, just rocks and cliffs--and no swimming). It's breath-taking and reminds you how much fun it is to hike around outside and enjoy the beauty surrounding us. On a clear day you can see Crane Beach in Ipswich, Mount Agamenticus in Maine and the Isles of Shoals off the coast of New Hampshire.
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Halibut Point State Park
Gott AvenueHalibut Point is Iand protected area on the border of Rockport and Gloucester (Gloss-ter) with an old granite quarry, some trails through the woods, and a beautiful craggy shore line (no beach, just rocks and cliffs--and no swimming). It's breath-taking and reminds you how much fun it is to hike around outside and enjoy the beauty surrounding us. On a clear day you can see Crane Beach in Ipswich, Mount Agamenticus in Maine and the Isles of Shoals off the coast of New Hampshire.
Shopping
Essex
Famous for Antique Shopping and Fried Clams!