'''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