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Final Fall Fling
The clocks have been set back. The days are shorter. The air is most definitely cooler, and yet, a weekend on Cape Cod is still something fun to consider. We don’t roll up the sidewalks and put away the fun and history, just because winter is imminent. By ‘we’ I mean those of us who live and work on Cape Cod.
We’re accustomed to lots and lots of summertime traffic. No encouragement is necessary to bring visitors to the Cape when it’s warm. What we know that non-residents may not is that folks could still benefit from a weekend away in the so called “off months”. My wife and I run a bed and breakfast in West Barnstable on the Cape, and we always offer a fall special to encourage fall weekend visits. We know the charm of fall is enhanced by a visit to Cape Cod, and we’d like others to share with us in autumn on the Cape.
In the month of November, people’s minds have definitely turned toward the holidays. That’s true here, too, of course. Cape Cod has long been a haven to a large population of artists and artisans. In addition to the galleries and shops that carry the work of local artists and artisans year round, a whole spate of quality craft shows join the offerings through which a visitor may enjoy those people’s work.
This month, right here in West Barnstable, for example, you can enjoy or purchase the works of Nettie Berkeley and her Beach Town Friends at their Holiday Boutique Arts and Crafts show, which runs through the first two weeks in November. This cooperative effort includes a polymer clay artisan, a multi-media artisan, an abstract artist and a painter. You could walk to this show, shop, and be home in time to dress for the dinner included with our Fall for Cape Cod weekend package. Your holiday shopping would include some unique gifts that you could be sure would be not be duplicated. Hand crafts are always such a special way to gift.
To a note a couple other craft shows on the Cape in November, early in the month is Cape Cod Tech’s Holiday Craft fair with over 150 crafters represented. This show held down the Cape a tad in Harwich.
Later in the month up the Cape a bit in Bourne is the 15th Annual American Made Professional Arts and Craft Fair. With more than 90 unique crafters, this could be a mother lode for holiday shoppers.
In addition to these seasonal craft shows, there is an Art and Artisans Trails book that will guide you to the best of the area’s shops and galleries, which do not close up and leave for the off season months. If shopping is your aim on the Cape, and it certainly should be included in your Cape pursuits this time of year, we can help!
Combine your holiday shopping with a stay in our 200-year old B&B in our cozy sitting room with a lovely fireplace, a nearby beach, luxurious accommodations and a remarkable four-course gourmet breakfast, and you’ve the makings of the best of both worlds – gift shopping for the holiday season and a little justifiable self-indulgence. Add complimentary wines, liqueurs, beer, soda, water (and hard liquor too!) along with snacks like chocolates, nuts, fruit etc. and often wine and cheese, or cookies. If you haven’t already, you will definitely fall for Cape Cod at Honeysuckle Hill.
To learn more about us at the Honeysuckle Hill Bed and Breakfast, visit us on-line at http://honeysucklehill.com/index.html. Be sure to visit the Specials page to see the details of our Fall for Cape Cod special. If you have questions not answered on our site, please do call (toll free) 866-444-5522.
