'''Westport''' is a town in the SouthCoast region of Massachusetts along the border with Rhode Island. Largely a residential and farming community, Horseneck Beach and Westport River provide beauty and recreation. Westport includes the village of North Westport.
Get in
'''Logan International Airport (BOS)''' in Boston and '''T.F. Green Airport''' in Warwick (Rhode Island) are the major airports.
Westport is reached via '''Interstate 195 to Route 88''' at Exit 10. Routes 6 and 177 also serve the town.
'''Harbormaster''', VHF Channel 16.
Get around
See
'''Westport Rivers Vineyard & Winery''', 417 Hixbridge Road, Phone: ''+1'' 508-636-3423, [http://www.westportrivers.com]. Daily 11AM-5PM, tours Sa,Su 1PM,3PM. Free wine tasting.
Do
'''Horseneck Beach State Reservation''', Route 88 to John Reed Road, Phone: ''+1'' 508-636-8816, [http://www.mass.gov/dcr/parks/southeast/hbch.htm]. Over 600 acres of barrier beach and salt marsh, this 2 mi. (3.2 km) long beach is often breezy with surf. It is an excellent place for walks and birding. Views of the Elizabeth Islands.
'''Osprey Sea Kayak Adventures''', 489 Old County Road, Phone: ''+1'' 508-636-0300, [http://www.ospreyseakayak.com]. Instructions, rentals, nature tours, adventure trips.
Buy
'''Gray's Grist Mill''', 638 Adamsville Road (''Near the RI border''), Phone: ''+1'' 508-636-6075. Tu-Su 12PM-4PM. Still grinding corn.
Eat
'''The Back Eddy''', 1 Bridge Road, Phone: ''+1'' 508-636-6500, [http://www.thebackeddy.com].
'''Handy Hill Creamery''', 55 Hix Bridge Road at Rt. 88, Phone: ''+1'' 508-636-8888. Summer only. Ice cream/clam cakes, etc.
'''The Bayside Restaurant''', 1253 Horseneck Road, Phone: ''+1'' 508-636-5882, [http://www.thebaysiderestaurant.com]. Daily in summer, M-F 11AM-9PM, Sa,Su 8AM-9PM. Dine inside or out. American.
Drink
'''Buzzards Bay Brewing''', 98 Horseneck Rd, Phone:508-636-2288, [http://www.buzzardsbrew.com]. Daily 11AM-5PM. Tours on Sa, Su. Tastings and slaes of their award winning lagers and ales.
Sleep
Best Western Dartmouth Inn. 37 State Road. xit 11 from I-195. 08-717-0424. ttp://www.bwdartmouth.com. PM. 1 AM. 99 - $149.
'''Harbor Inn''', 23 Acoaxet Rd., Phone: ''+1'' 508-636-5915, [http://www.harborinnwestport.com. Ten rooms, seasonal. Beach.
'''Country View Motel''', 1344 Main Rd., Phone: ''+1'' 508-636-2281.
'''Hampton Inn''', 53 Old Bedford Rd., Phone: ''+1'' 508-675-8500.
'''Paquachuck Inn''', 2056 Main Rd., Phone: ''+1'' 508-636-4398.
Camping
'''Westport Camping Grounds''', 346 Old County Road, Phone: ''+1'' 508-636-2555. 25 sites.
Get out
Little Compton is the bordering Rhode Island town