Fort Hill Bed and Breakfast-Overlooking the Atlantic
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The only lodging within the Cape Cod National Seashore Park - A Fodor's, and Frommer's a "Editors' Choice" #1 on Trip Advisor
Welcome to the Fort Hill Bed and Breakfast, located on scenic Fort Hill inside the Cape Cod National Seashore in Eastham (Cape Cod), Massachusetts. Our small sophisticated bed and breakfast offers gracious suites and an ocean-view cottage, pairing modern amenities with historic charm. The inn's quiet, adult setting and warm hospitality make it an ideal choice for your seaside vacation, a romantic getaway/honeymoon or as home base while exploring Cape Cod. Join us to see why Yankee Magazine, Fodor and Frommer have honored us as their Editor's Choice for the outer Cape.
"The Fort Hill Bed and Breakfast has the best location of any B&B on Cape."
Boston Globe
Fort Hill Bed and Breakfast, overlooking Nauset Marsh, Coast Guard Beach and the Atlantic Ocean, is located close to the charming villages of Chatham, Orleans, Wellfleet and Provincetown with an abundance of restaurants, museums, shopping and theatre. Nearby are beaches, bike trails, nature walks, golf, whale-watching, kayaking and ferries for a day-trip to Nantucket or Martha's Vineyard Islands.
In each of our special living rooms, whether it is your private library/sitting room or the common room, you will be treated to the finest in luxury, comfort and convenience. We encourage our guests to enjoy an early morning beverage in the guest living room with working fireplace, a perfect place to read, share a quiet conversation or leaf through a Cape Cod guide book, restaurant menus, local paper or area maps.
2009 Cape Cod Life Magazine Best of the Cape and Islands: Editor's Choice
for Best B+B on the Outer Cape from Eastham to Provincetown.
Fodor's Cape Cod, Nantucket & Martha's Vinyard Editor's Choice 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010.
Frommer's Nantucket and Martha's Vinyard Highly Recommended**
A full country breakfast is prepared fresh each morning and includes such tasty treats as baked apples with raspberry-cider glaze, fresh fruit cup, cheesy-chive egg souffle, and Grand Marnier French toast. We surprise you each morning with a different homemade bread or muffin. These might include our special Sweet Jammie or oatmeal datenut muffins, or perhaps our buttermilk-current scones, hot from the oven. The three-course breakfast, served in the dining room or delivered to your door for a small fee, always includes fresh squeezed orange juice, Fort Hill Blend coffee or tea, whole grain cereal with Yogurt, a delicious main course and homemade pastries.
Sample Menus
- Day 1 Oven-poached pears in sweet cream, Grand Marnier-cinnamon French Toast with sausage, Fresh Blueberry muffins
- Day 2 Fresh mixed seasonal fruit cup, Cheesy-chive egg soufflé, Float-away oatmeal date-nut muffins
- Day 3 Raspberry-glazed baked apples, Zucchini quiche, Buttermilk-currant scones
About the Innkeepers Gordon and Jean have been warmly greeting guests since 1990. Jean, a retired Chemistry teacher, is a passionate gardner and cook. She maintains both a vegetable and perennial garden that supply food and flowers for the bed and breakfast. She enjoys entertaining, traveling and finds joy in sharing the beauty of the historic Fort Hill Area with guests. Gordon, a retired real estate appraiser, is an avid reader and has a passion for digital photography. He looks after the day-to-day maintenance of the B+B. They look forward to making your stay at the Fort Hill Bed and Breakfast a memorable one!
Attractions Eastham is a quaint, historic New England township, sporting long sandy beaches, miles of biking and hiking trails, boutiques and galleries, and many National Historic Register designations. Spend a day at Coast Guard Beach, explore the National Seashore, or explore one of the numerous Marshes and hiking Trails. Nearby are restaurants, museums, shoppingand theatre. Try a whale watching trip, kayaking, biking, baseball, fishing or golf. It's all right here, or take a day trip to one of the islands.
History of the Inn Built in 1864 by Sylvanus Knowles, the classic Greek revival Farmhouse shares its unique location on Fort Hill with two other historic homes and a host of wildlife. Owned by the Knowles family until 1943, the farmhouse and surrounding landscape remain relatively untouched by the intrusions of the modern world.
In 1962 the Federal Government protected the Fort Hill Area as part of the Cape Cod National Seashore. In 1988 Gordon and Jean Avery visited and fell in love with the area, impusively purchased the Sylvanus Knowles House and three acres of property the same day (no kidding!), spent the next two years updating the antique house, and opened it as a bed and breakfast in 1990. The Sylvanus Knowles House, now known as The Fort Hill Bed and Breakast, along with the surrounding 100+ acres of fields, forest, scenic views and walking trails is honored to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the Fort Hill Rural District.
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Fort Hill Bed and Breakfast is centrally located in Eastham, on the lower/outer Cape, which is 30 minutes from both Hyannis and Provincetown. The location is convenient for exploring the beaches and trails of the Cape Cod National Seashore, whalewatching from Provincetown, ferries to Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard and the Cape Cod Rail Trail Bike Trail. Other popular towns to visit are Chatham (20 minutes), Wellfleet (20 minutes), Orleans (5 minutes), Brewster (10 minutes) and Dennis (20 minutes).
From Boston (2 hours): Follow Route 93 South (becomes Route 3) over the Sagamore Bridge. You will now be on Route 6. Follow Route 6 to the Orleans/Eastham rotary. Continue through the rotary on Route 6. Fort Hill (marked by brown and white signs) is to the right side of Route 6 in Eastham, one mile past the Orleans/Eastham rotary.
From New York City(5 hours): Follow I-95 to Exit 20 onto Route 195 East. Pick up Route 495/25 South and go over the Bourne Bridge. At rotary take Route 6 East. At the first set of lights take a right onto Route 6. Follow Route 6 to the Orleans/Eastham rotary. Continue through the rotary on Route 6. Fort Hill (marked by brown and white signs) is to the right side of Route 6 in Eastham, one mile past the Orleans/Eastham rotary.
From Albany (3 1/2 hours): Follow Route 90 East (Mass Pike) to Exit 11A onto Route 495/25 South and go over the Bourne Bridge. At rotary take Route 6 East. At the first set of lights take a right onto Route 6. Follow Route 6 to the Orleans/Eastham rotary. Continue through the rotary on Route 6. Fort Hill (marked by brown and white signs) is to the right side of Route 6 in Eastham, one mile past the Orleans/Eastham rotary.
From Provindence RI (2 hours): Take Route 195 East to Rt. 495/25 South. Go over Bourne Bridge. At Rotary take Route 6 E to Orleans Rotary. Follow directions to Fort Hill Area from Rt. 6 E.