Welcome to Wellfleet!

The family of Le Khateau like to refer to Wellfleet as paradise, heaven on earth if you will.

This blog will serve to provide all Le Khateau visitors with the necessary information about our favorite place. We hope you visit and we hope you love it

Directions

Map of Cape Cod:

Half way there!

Traffic to the Cape is notoriously bad. Plan ahead- try to either leave early morning or late at night....never right after work....it can take up to 5 hours in peak traffic. Without traffic, it is almost exactly a 2 hours drive from Boston.

Beaches In Wellfleet

The town of Wellfleet is home to many gorgeous beaches. There are Ocean side beaches as well as Bay beaches. Ocean has colder water, but huge waves (good for surfing and and wave jumping). The Bay has warmer water. Make sure to check the tide before you go. There are also many lakes and ponds to swim in. 


During the official Cape season (Memorial through Labor Day) you need a beach sticker to park in the lots.




Here is a link to the Wellfleet beaches:
http://www.capecodbeachchair.com/beachguide/index.cfm?page=2&TownID=14


Wellfleet Ponds:
http://www.surfwellfleet.com/beach_pond_descriptions.htm


                                           Duck Harbor

Duck Pond- a short walk from Newcomb Hollow

Newcombe Hollow

Activities

Wellfleet is known for having some amazing galleries. They are lovely to walk through after a long day at the beach. Here is a list of all of the galleries-
http://www.wellfleetchamber.com/Galleries-ArtCrafts.html


In case of a rainy day-


Wellfleet Cinema has most current attractions playing (on and off season)
http://www.wellfleetcinemas.com/
There is also a DRIVE- IN !!




The Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater is an excellent theater program.
There are two stages with multiple productions.
http://what.org/

Wellfleet is home to the best-known bar on all of Cape Cod- It overlooks the Cahoon Hollow beach. At night, it is a full-scale indoor and outdoor bar with a life band (21+) 


http://www.thebeachcomber.com/

We also enjoy a nice fire- the house has a fire pit in the backyard just for this

Places to eat (and drink)

There are many wonderful restaurants in Wellfleet and the surrounding Lower Cape area.


Some of the Khatutsky favorite spots:


***** PB Boulangerie/Bistro ****
This is the #1 food destination. Amazing French pastries (get there early!) as well as evening French fine-dining. We recommend biking the path that ends at PB and eating all the calories you've just burned off.


http://pbboulangeriebistro.com/- 15 LECOUNT HOLLOW ROAD

The Wicked Oyster - 50 Main street
http://www.thewickedo.com/






Anna's Favorite-
Mac's Shack - 91 Commercial Street, http://www.macsseafood.com/macs_shack.asp


(Has a great sushi and stellar cocktail menu- opens at 3 PM)

Moby Dick's (very family friendly)


Mac's Seafood- great place to pick up fresh seafood ingredients. Hatch (right in Wellfleet Center) also has good ingredients. The Wellfleet Marketplace is a good spot to pick up any ingredients you forgot (although it is quite pricey). We tend to bring most of the ingredients from home. There is also a Liquor store in town.


We like to get quick bites at :
PJ's
http://www.pjscapecod.com/


Ice-Cream - we like to get some at the Pier and walk around

Although it's in Eastham---The Friendly Fisherman has the best Lobster Roll (in life according to Anna)

Sneak Peek:

Oysters

Everyone knows Wellfleet has the best oysters. Victor and Galina love them so much, they even have an Oystering License! If you are lucky, they might take you with them, but be prepared to get up very early!

Wellfleet has a famous Oyster Festival that takes place in October. Oyster lovers all over the state congregate in Wellfleet center and sample oyster selections.

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Off-Season

Luckily for all- Le Khateau is a four season house. Wellfleet's population during the summer gets up to 25,000 in peak summer months. During the rest of the year, it's about 2,000 people. Many restaurants are only open Memorial through Labor day. However, there are some open throughout the year. Wellfleet is beautiful and peaceful during the winter. It's a great time to explore the area without the crowds of tourists. 

During the fall, Wellfleet is a perfect place to hunt for mushrooms. You will need an expert tour guide to show you the way...Galina has been collecting mushrooms for most of her life.