Hammond Castle Directions

Drive North on Route 128 until you reach exit 14. At the end of the exit ramp turn right onto Route 133 toward Gloucester. Stay on route 133 until the end of that highway. With the harbor in front of you take another right onto Route 127 South (Western Avenue). About a mile and a half down Route 127 south look for a left hand turn marked Hesperus Avenue.

You can see the green street sign about a third of the way up a telephone pole on your left, but more importantly there is a small blue sign on a that pole which says "Hammond Castle". Turn left at these signs and the Castle Parking Lot is three quarters of a mile down Hesperus also on the left. Drive to the very end of the parking lot where you will see the entrance. Turn left very carefully as it is a blind turn for traffic coming toward you. Park and walk to the East end of the parking lot and walk down the stairs. The castle itself is straight ahead of you.

It is suggested that you NOT use a GPS device as it will send you the wrong way on any of these roads and highways which will delay your arrival here at the Museum.

Hammond Castle Museum

80 Hesperus Ave.
Gloucester, MA 01930

Tel: 978-283-2080

HAMMOND CASTLE MUSEUM ... is open six days a week (Tuesdays thru Sundays) 10 AM till 4 PM with the front door locking and the last ticket sold at 3:30 PM thru Labor Day. We are CLOSED on MONDAYS except LABOR DAY.

AFTER LABOR DAY FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER ... We will be OPEN Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays ONLY. We will be CLOSED MONDAYS, TUESDAYS, WEDNESDAY and THURSDAYS.

FOR THE FIRST PART OF OCTOBER ... We will be OPEN Saturdays and Sundays only 10 A.M. to 4 P.M. and also Monday October 11 Columbus Day. We are closed every other day.

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Unfortunately, since we have had several guests fall already on Museum property please be aware that there are many stairs both outside and inside the castle as it is a historic house museum and does not have elevators. If you have problems walking down the stairs from our parking lot it is suggested that you not try navigating the many stair cases inside the museum itself.

You will also note a large landscaped area adjacent to the parking lot. This is private property and is not ours so please do not picnic or walk in that garden area. Picnicing can be done at Stage Fort Park which is one mile from our Castle Museum. PICNICING IS NOT PERMITTED AT THE MUSEUM OR ON ITS GROUNDS.

Once you have entered the castle paid your admission fee which is $10.00 for adults, $8.00 for seniors and $6.00 for children ... take a few minutes in our Lobby to view the NEW video of the history of John Hays Hammond, Jr. and Hammond Castle featuring the remininces of Curator John Pettibone before walking through the museum on your own with your map as a guide.

To book a school or motor coach tour or to talk with someone about a corporate or wedding rental please phone (978)283-2080 and leave you name and phone number and someone will call you back.

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At No time is COMMERCIAL PHOTOGRAPHY or WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY permitted on the grounds of Hammond Museum nor in the building itself WITHOUT paying a fee. To arrange a commercial or wedding shoot please phone 978-283-2081 and speak with our Director of Functions.

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As much as we would like it to be otherwise Hammond Castle Museum being a very old historic structure is not handicapped accessible. We look forward to seeing you here in Gloucester very soon, and thank you for visiting our website!!