Welcome to Joel & Alison's Wonderful World o' Nuptials!

Thanks so much for stopping by our site. We are so looking forward to seeing everyone in Sandwich MA on April 25 – 27, 2003 and we are so touched that you’ll be joining us for our big day.

For those who can't join us, please know that you will be missed. We will be posting pictures and more information here in the coming weeks, so we hope you'll visit here again to take part in our "virtual" ceremony!

We wanted to provide you with some information on the area of the Upper Cape so you can plan your own activities if you are planning on getting there early / staying longer or if you have a few hours to kill.

First, here’s our travel schedule and cell phone numbers so you'll know when we’ll actually be around and how to contact us:

Depending on when you get to town, there will be plenty of time for you all to go exploring, so we hope this will give you some ideas!

Some of you have asked if we are registered anywhere... we did do a list on Amazon.com, but really, we just want you to bring yourselves!

Pros’t!

Joel & Alison

LODGING
OK – hopefully by now, we hope most of you have your lodgings arranged. If not, there are still a few rooms open at the Belfry, but here are some links above and beyond that too!

EATS
Plenty of places to eat in an around Sandwich (as you can imagine… haw haw…)
If you are staying at the Belfry, breakfast is provided every morning. Even if you are NOT staying at the Belfry, you can come join us for breakfast for $10/person. Otherwise, here are a couple other choices

BREAKFAST / LUNCH
The Marshland
Rte 6A @ Tupper Rd.
(Don't forget to order the great home fries, and it's pronounced "lin-GWEE-sah"!)

Route 6A Café
415 Rte 6A

Cape Cod Bagel Company
331 Cotuit Rd. in Canterbury Plaza

LUNCH / DINNER
The Dunbar Tea Shop
1 Water Street (across from Shawme Pond)
Quaint English tea shop with large selection of tea time paraphenalia....

British Beer Co.
46 Route 6A
A great piece of fish, and a dandy little chip. And beer. Yeah...beer.

Captain Scott’s

71 Tupper Rd.
Great seafood without the price or pretense!

Seafood Sam's
101 Rte. 6A on Cape Cod Canal
You want it fried?? You got it!

The Aqua Grille
14 Gallo Rd.

Sweet Tomatoes
148 Rte 6A
Great thin crust Neapolitan pizza...mmmm... pizza....

Beehive Tavern
406 Rte 6A, East Sandwich

STUFF TO DO
Sandwich is a great town to stroll around, weather permitting of course. It is the oldest town on the Cape (founded 1639) and is everything you’d want in the quaint New England sea-side. The place is lousy with history and whatnot....

Here are a few sites you might like to visit (in no particular order)

Official Sandwich MA Site

The Boardwalk
In nice weather, The Boardwalk is a not-to-be-missed Sandwich landmark. Running from the town, over the salt marshes
and out to the beaches and sand dunes, this beautiful wooden Boardwalk was completely rebuilt after being destroyed
in a hurricane. Take a stroll out, but take a jacket; it can get cool and blustery on the bay!

Sandwich Glass Museum
109 Main St.
See American glass arts at their very finest.

Heritage Plantation
67 Grove St.
Antique autos, a carousel, gardens, folk art...wow. A little smattering of everything!

Hoxie House
Rte 130 on Shawme Pond, Sandwich Center
Thought to be the oldest house on Cape Cod (c.1675)

Dexter Grist Mill
Rte 130 on Shawme Pond, Sandwich Center (c. 1654)

Thornton W. Burgess House
Rte 130 on Shawme Pond, Sandwich Center
Remember Peter Rabbit?? Visit the house of Peter Rabbit's creator....

Sandwich Antiques Center
131 Rte 6A
Rte 6A is rife with antique shops. Here's a great place to start browsing!

Greenbriar Nature Center and Jam Kitchen
6 Discovery Hill Rd. East Sandwich
A fine place for a stroll, and gettin' all jammy. Don't forget to bring some peanut butter.

SHOPPING
Shop for original art, antiques or the knickiest of knacks. You'll find them all sooner or later!

Sandwich Glass Museum
109 Main St.
Aside from being a great museum, they have some wonderful glass by local artisans for sale.

Sandwich Center
The area around the Belfry Inne has some has come nice little shops. Perambulate as ye may.

Cape Cod Factory Outlets
Rte 6, Exit 1 next to the Sagamore Bridge
Not huge, but some quality shops, especially the Boston Museum of Fine Arts Outlet Definitely worth a peek.

Christmas Tree Shop
Rte 6A,next to the Sagamore Bridge
Look for the big building with the thatched roof and windmill.
Bargains galore on things you didn't know you needed or were looking for!

Glass Studio on Cape Cod
470 Rte. 6A
Michael Magyar is a gifted glass blower, and his shop and studio are a great place to visit. Make sure to check
if they are working in the studio when you visit to see magic in action.

Shawme Pond Pottery
7 Water Street
A favorite, this tiny little studio features some beautiful pottery based on leaf designs and the traditional English
"Greenman". A place to get an original signed piece of art at a reasonable price.

The Spectrum
369 Rte 6A, Brewster MA
About a 35 minute ride out on 6A is this great shop featuring jewelry, sculpture, furnitue, textiles etc.
by contemporary American artists. Worth the drive!

Route 6A….
As you may have noticed, there's alot on Rte 6A - far too many places to mention individually. Take a ride and stop on a whim!

BEACHES
Some of the beaches in Sandwich are for residents only, so be aware if you visit. The Boardwalk is not to be missed, and Sandy Neck is considered to be one of the Cape’s finest, with it’s dunes and sawgrass…

GROCERIES, PHARMACIES, etc...
People do live on the Cape year round, and that means they have to do everyday shopping as well. The easiest place to pick up your forgotten sundries, late night munchies or other comestibles is at the Shop & Save plaza. You should be able to find anything you might need, including a liquor store.

OUTSIDE SANDWICH
In late April, the Cape is still relatively unpolluted by tourists which should make getting around pretty easy. It’s only about an hour drive up to Boston, an hour out to Provincetown and a short hop down to Woods Hole to catch the ferry to Martha’s Vineyard. (Nantucket is a bit too far for a day trip).

One thing WE are sure to do though is take the ride out to Yarmouth on 6a to visit the Edward Gorey house (You may know him better as the artist who did the macabre opening sequences for PBS’ "MYSTERY"). I’m a big fan of his work!

It would be difficult to write down everything, but you can’t go wrong taking a leisurely shopping tour down Route 6a out to the Lower Cape – great antiques, books, arts etc. On the south shore, Route 128 is not as picturesque, but you can ride it through Falmouth, Hyannis and out to Chatham.