We are very happy to be hosting the Falmouth Bed and Breakfast Association first annual job fair this coming Saturday, March 2nd from 1pm until 4pm.
Innkeepers representing 6 of our Inns will be on hand to meet and accept applications for a variety of positions. The Inns that are hiring are located in the Main Street area of town as well as on Grand Avenue and in Woods Hole.
Join us to learn about the Inn positions available at the various properties:
A new restaurant just down the street from The Captain’s Manor Inn in Falmouth Village has opened for lunch and breakfast service Wednesday through Monday. Kevin and I ventured down to take some pictures and try the food.
One word Delicious!
The menu has plenty of options including healthy options for those trying to behave. There are also fabulous baked goodies courtesy of one of the owners who also has her own baking company known locally as Butter Queen.
Kevin is a definite pickle fan so he could not resist taking home some homemade pickle goodies.
Two couples from East Falmouth have started this venture together and we wish them the very best.
Wishing you and yours a wonderful Valentine’s Day. Here in Cape Cod we just finished cleanup from Nemo and we had another 2-6 inches last night depending on where you were on the Cape. When is Spring arriving ???
We were very pleased to have the K.L. Bates room
Katherine Lee Bates Room
highlighted in an article
by Bed & Breakfast expert Marti Mayne.
Her article is titled “Best Inn Rooms for Romance on Valentine’s Day and Beyond.”
To read the article and see the various Inns cited please CLICK HERE.
It has been a very busy few days especially since we were supposed to be closed. We fortunately did not lose power so we opened up to provide rooms for a number of past guests, family, and local neighbors who lost power. In addition NSTAR had contacted us and we housed 5 NSTAR workers some of whom had traveled for days from Tennessee to help our neighbors in Massachusetts.
Yesterday we decided to go for a walkabout and take some pictures to share. My daughter Laura and my son’s dog Gus accompanied me on the walkabout. One great idea we had was to go for part of our walk on the Shining Sea Bikeway which as you will see in the pictures started out plowed but that ended and we got a good leg workout trudging through the snow and drifts
Wishing everyone restored power soon and back to the normalcy of winter in New England.
Katherine Lee Bates Childhood home
Main Street “sidewalk”
Peter Pan Bus was operating
Highfield Hall Grounds
HIghfield Hall
Highfield Hall Sunken Garden
Highfield Theater
Shining Sea Bikeway
Shining Sea BIkeway unplowed
Shining Sea Bikeway clear of snow
Old Flamouth Ice Skating rink coming down for ferry parking
Cinco de Mayo is synonymous with spring. Even if you can’t be in Falmouth for May 5, 2013 you can still celebrate Mexican culture and food during May with our Cinco de Mayo package. Along with your simply elegant guestroom and breakfast, your Cinco de Mayo package stay at the Captain’s Manor Inn includes a welcome gift basket with such items as salsa, chips, margarita glasses, margarita mix and tequila and a $50 gift certificate for lunch or dinner at Anejo restaurant.
This is a favorite restaurant of many of our guests. See reviews such as the one below at Tripadvisor:
“I had never had lobster enchiladas before, but these were delicious and so different! The food was great, service was responsive and the atmosphere lively! I would definitely recommend dining here.”
Check availability for your May getaway by clicking on this symbol :
After selecting your room you can add the
“Cinco de Mayo Package” to your guestroom at check out.
There’s something so appealing about visiting a lighthouse. It may be the magnificent scenery, or the history it represents, or simply the romance of the sea.
From the upper Cape just over the bridge, to the tip of the Cape in Provincetown there are countless lighthouses to be explored. Right in Falmouth, Cape Cod we have our very own Knobska’s lighthouse which is one of the most photographed lighthouses in New England. It has often been the site for a romantic proposal at sunset.
Scroll below the map and read about a suggested scenic lighthouse day trip.
A Day trip of lighthouse sightseeing could go like this:
After breakfast at the Captain’s Manor Inn drive down Mill Road to Surf Drive and take a right driving along the beautifully scenic Vineyard Sound until you reach Knobska Lighthouse. Feel free to park and explore. Free guided tours are available on certain dates during the year.
The Chatham Lighthouse at Sunset
After leaving Knobska Lighthouse we suggest you head down Rt 28 towards Chatham at the “elbow” of Cape Cod. Once in Chatham head down Main Street to the Lighthouse. This is an active lighthouse managed by the U.S. Coast Guard and was originally built in 1877.
Your next suggested lighthouse stop is in the town Eastham which is part of the National Seashore. Some fascinating history comes with Nauset Lighthouse. The lighthouse was originally built in 1887 and was in Chatham. It was moved from Chatham to Eastham in 1923 to replace what was known as the Three Sisters Lighthouses. Since that time the Three Sisters Lighthouses have been restored. A little trivia is that the Nauset lighthouse is the logo for the Cape Cod Chips company.
Race Point Lighthouse
After your visit to the Nauset seashore we suggest you head towards Provincetown at the tip of Cape Cod. There are three lighthouses in Provincetown. At this outermost tip you will find the Wood End and Longpoint Lighthouses which were built in 1872 and 1875 respectively. Race Point Lighthouse was the first lighthouse to be built at the end of the Cape in 1816. Of the three lighthouses only Race Point is opened to the public during the summer season.
Now it is time to head back to relax at the Inn and if you feel so inclined you may stop at one more lighthouse which is located in Truro. What makes this lighthouse really special is that it was the first lighthouse built in Cape Cod and it was ordered so by George Washington in 1797.
When you arrive back at The Captain’s Manor Inn it should be just in time to enjoy a glass of wine on the veranda before taking a stroll into Falmouth Village to enjoy dinner at one of our many wonderful restaurants.
Just a short 1/2 hour drive from The Captain’s Manor Inn, Sandwich was the first Cape town settled in 1637 and its name was based on a seaport in Kent, England. What was a small agrarian community changed dramatically when a Boston businessman Deming Jarvis established a glass factory in Sandwich. The Boston and Sandwich glass company grew to be one of the largest glass makers in the nation.
Heritage Gardens
Heritage Museum Antique Auto
A must see in Sandwich is the Heritage Museum and Gardens. This is the largest public garden in southern New England and it is located on 100 acres of magnificent grounds on the banks of Shawnee pond. This site is especially famous for their Dexter Rhododendrons as well as numerous daylilies, hostas and hydrangeas. In addition the gardens feature nationally recognized specialty gardens, water features and sculpture.
The heritage Museum hosts three gallery buildings with diverse exhibitions. Our particular favorite, housed in a reproduced Shaker Round Stone Barn, is an automobile gallery featuring more than 30 beautifully maintained antique American automobiles. Another fine collection is the American Art & Carousel Gallery which includes an extensive collection of folk art and a working vintage carousel from 1908.
Sandwich Glass Museum
Another site you should visit is the Sandwich Glass Museum. There are displays of more than 6000 different glass pieces created by different glass companies in Sandwich during the 19th and 20th centuries. A highlight of your visit will be the opportunity to view glassblowing demonstrations on site. The glassblowing demonstrations are held daily from 10 AM until 4 PM every hour on the hour.
Other interesting glass shops to visit in Sandwich are listed below:
• McDermott Glass Studio & Gallery (272 Cotuit Road, Sandwich, Ma 02563)
Closed Monday, Gallery Tue-Sun 10-5, Glassblowing Thu-Sat 10-5
• Glass Studio on Cape Cod (470 Route 6A, East Sandwich)
www.glassstudiooncapecod.com
• Pairpoint – Americas Oldest Glass Works (Route 6A Sagamore Ma)
www.pairpoint.com
If you have more time to spare in Sandwich perhaps you would enjoy the Heritage Trail:
Happy Holidays to all. Enjoy the beautiful Heritage Museums and Gardens in Sandwich, Cape Cod as they are all dressed up for the holidays. This reminds me the wonderful lighting displays of Forest Park in Springfield, Massachusetts. The spirit of the holidays is present both inside the museum and on the grounds.
We are so fortunate to call Falmouth, Cape Cod home. Together with our fellow innkeepers in the Falmouth Bed and Breakfast Association we recently took the opportunity to showcase Falmouth and some of our associations beautiful bed and breakfast rooms, breakfasts, views, and things to do in the Better Way to Stay campaign spearheaded by the Professional Association of Innkeepers International.
The video shoot took place this past spring and the final product has now been created and lives on YouTube! We hope you enjoy this 56 second video trip to Falmouth (of course the shooting took place over a very full day…the magic of editing).
We are so happy to share that the long awaited marvelous new french bakery opened on Main Street in Falmouth!! Phone number 774-255-1855.
Boris at work
Boris Villatte, the 33 year old co-owner of PB Boulangerie & Bistro in Wellfleet had been looking to expand and we are so very fortunate that he chose our beautiful Falmouth Village.
The bakery will feature the same breads, croissants, cakes and quiches that they are known for in Wellfleet. To read more check out the article in IO Cape Cod (The insider’s guide to going out in Cape Cod) by clicking here.
