Wellesley

Wellesley is a city in Massachusetts in the Greater Boston area. It is a wealthy suburb and home to Wellesley College, Babson College and Mass Bay Community College. Wellesley includes the villages of Babson Park and Wellesley Hills.

Get in

By plane

• Logan International Airport (BOS ^IATA).

From Logan you can take the Airporter, Phone: [phone], toll free: [phone], [e-mail], . A shuttle service that will pick you up at Logan and take you directly to Wellesley. About $35 per person.

By car

Wellesley is at the junction of Interstate 95 and Route 9. Route 16 also passes through town.

Taxi

• Veteran Taxi, Phone: [phone].
• Sun Taxi, Phone: +1-800-SUN-TAXI.
• Newton Yellow Cab, Phone: [phone].

By train

• AMTRAK to Boston's South Station, then take MBTA's Commuter Rail Framingham/Worcester Line, to Wellesley Square.

Get around

Wellesley is a small town, and all points of interest are accessible from Main St. on foot.

See

• 🌍 Davis Museum and Cultural Center at Wellesley College, 106 Central Street, ☎ [phone], fax: [phone].  
• 🌍 Wellesley College Botanic Gardens (WCBG), 106 Central St (Route 135 to the entrance of Wellesley College), ☎ [phone]. Daily, dawn-dusk. Guided tours available with two week's notice. The Wellesley College Botanic Gardens consists of the Walter Hunnewell Arboretum, and the Alexandra Botanic Gardens. There is a 22 acre arboretum with over 500 species of woody plants and a century-old topiary garden. Their collection includes White and English Oaks, lindens, tulip trees, bald cypress and Chinese Golden Larch, as well as azaleas, hollies, weeping cherries, lilacs, viburnums, and rhododendrons. Free. (updated Jun 2018)
• Elm Bank Reservation, Cheney Road (Off of Route 16 (Washington Street)), Phone: [phone], . Open year round dawn till dusk. The Elm Bank Reservation is the former estate of Benjamin Pierce Cheney (founder of American Express.) It got it's name from the elm trees that were planted on the Charles River, which surrounds the grounds on three sides. The site has several playing fields as well as a canoe launch. It is also home to the Massachusetts Horticultural Society
• Elm Bank Horticulture Center (Massachusetts Horticultural Society), 900 Washington Street. (Route 16). Daily 8AM-dusk. A 36-acre horticulture and hands-on education center along the Charles River, with trial gardens, children's garden, and a restored 1926 Italianate Garden. Donation. 

Do

• Wellesley Townsman. The town's newspaper, has listings of current events in its "Calendar" section. 
• Summer concerts on the town green Wednesdays 7PM. Mid June - mid Aug. Free.
• Morses Pond. A fantastic little beach, perfect for a day out in the summer. $5 per person per day for a beach tag. Children under the age of 10 will have to pass the "slide test" to use the water slide, and children under the age of 12 will have to pass a "deep end test" to swim in the deep end. 

Learn

• 🌍 Babson College, 231 Forest Street, ☎ [phone]. Babson Park. Highly ranked business school.  
• 🌍 Wellesley College, 106 Central Street, ☎ [phone]. One of the esteemed "Seven Sisters" schools.  
• Massachusetts Bay Community College (Wellesley Hills campus), 50 Oakland Street, ☎ [phone], fax: [phone]. 

Buy

• Abigail's Children's Boutique, 93 Central Street, ☎ [phone]. M-Sa 10AM-5:30PM. Classic Style Clothing & Gifts for Children, Infants to Preteen. 

Eat

• Blue Ginger, 583 Washington St, ☎ [phone], fax: [phone]. M-Th 11:30AM-2PM, 5:30PM-9:30PM; Sa 5PM-10PM. Owned by famous chef Ming Tsai, host of East Meets West. $$$ 
• Dorset Cafe, 352 Washington Street, ☎ [phone]. M-Sa 8AM-5PM, Su 8AM-12Noon, Afternoon Tea M-Sa 2PM-4PM. Organic & All-Natural Breakfast, Luncheon, Soups, Salads, Sandwiches, Spa Selections. 
• Vela Restaurant, 312 Washington Street, ☎ [phone]. M-Th 5PM-9:30PM F, Sa 5PM-10PM. Italian. 
• SE Olson Uptown Gourmet Cafe, 390 Washington Street, ☎ [phone]. M-Th 7AM-9PM, F 7AM-10PM, Sa 8AM-10PM, Su 8AM-8PM. Soups, sandwiches. 
• Yama Japanese Restaurant, 245 Washington Street, ☎ [phone]. M-Th 5PM-10PM, F 5PM-11PM, Sa 11:30AM-11PM. Su 3PM-10PM. 
• Captain Marden's Seafoods, 279 Linden Street, ☎ [phone]. Lunch and dinner M-F: 11AM-9PM, Sa: 11:45AM-9PM. Breakfast: M-F: 6:30AM-10:30AM, Sa: 7AM-11AM. Sunday brunch: 8AM-2PM. The Captain's motto? "Nothing fancy. Everything delicious." 

Pizza

• Bertuccis Brick Oven Pizzaria, 380 Washington Street, ☎ [phone]. 
• College Square Pizza, 552 Washington Street, ☎ [phone]. 
• Deluxe Pizza, 1 Forest Street, ☎ [phone]. 

Chinese

• China Sky, 11 Forest Street, ☎ [phone]. Chinese. 
• CK' Shanghai, 15 Washington Street, ☎ [phone]. Chinese. 
• Tian Fu, 442 Washington Sreet, ☎ [phone]. 
• The Wok, 180 Worcester Street, ☎ [phone]. 

Thai

• Amarin of Thailand, 27 Grove Street, ☎ [phone]. 
• Lemon Thai, 555 Washington Street, ☎ [phone]. 
• Coconut Cafe, 257 Washington Street, ☎ [phone]. 

Drink

Coffee

• Dorset Cafe, 352 Washington Street, ☎ [phone]. M-Sa 8AM-5PM, Su 8AM-12Noon, Afternoon Tea M-Sa 2PM-4PM. Five-time Reader's Choice winner, including #1 Coffee in Wellesley. Organic & Artisan Loose-Leaf Tea and Single-Origin Estate Coffees: espressos, lattes, cappuccinos, mochas, hot chocolate, real chai and iced tea. 
• Peets Coffee & Tea, 9 Central Street, ☎ [phone]. 
• Rosies Bakery, 55 Central Street, ☎ [phone]. 
• Starbucks Coffee Shop, ☎ [phone]. 68A Central Street. 

Sleep

Budget

Mid-range

Splurge

• Center for Executive Education at Babson, One Woodland Hill Drive, 781–239-4000. $325.

Go next

Boston has many sights and activities. Cape Cod is a little over an hour away.

Routes through Wellesley

Weston ← Newton ←	N  S	→ Needham → Canton
Worcester ← Natick ←	W  E	→ Newton → Boston
Milford ← Natick ←	W  E	→ Newton → Medford
Worcester ← Natick ←	W  E	→ Newton → Boston