1. Quashnet Valley Country Club
City: Mashpee, MA
Category: Golf
Telephone: (508) 477-4412, (800) 433-8633
Address: 309 Old Barnstable Rd.
Description: Be sure to pack plenty of golf balls when you play Quashnet Valley. Water hazards in the way of rivers, cranberry bogs, and even wetlands come into play on 15 of Quashnet Valley’s 18 holes. Set among picturesque bogs, this semiprivate par 72 plays 6,600 yards from the back tees to a slope of 132. If you play conservatively around the water hazards, you’ll find smooth sailing on large greens and wide fairways. The sixth is a particularly demanding, 430-yard par 4 that calls for your best drive and approach to a two-tiered elevated green with water on the right and woods on the left. The facilities include a pro shop, driving range, carts, and a practice green. Carts are $18 for 18 holes. Check the Web site for greens fees, as they change seasonally. The course is open year-round. Tee times are taken up to a week in advance.
2. New Seabury Marina
City: Mashpee, MA
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (508) 477-9197
Address: 135 Daniels Island Rd.
Description: New Seabury has five transient slips and gas, water, and electrical service, as well as a marina store. It can accommodate boats up to 39 feet in length. The marina is close to tennis, golf, and restaurants. It is open from May to Oct.
3. Maushop Equestrian Center
City: Mashpee, MA
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (508) 477-1303
Address: 31 Quashnet Rd.
Description: Mashpee’s Maushop Equestrian Center focuses on riding lessons but will conduct trail rides by appointment. It also offers boarding services, a summer camp, and an indoor arena. Call for rates.
4. Southcape Resort
City: Mashpee, MA
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (508) 477-4700
Address: 50 Falmouth Rd.
Description: For an hourly fee, you can play on any one of their three hard outdoor and two indoor clay courts. The Southcape Resort is open year-round.
5. Cooke’S Seafood
City: Mashpee, MA
Category: Restaurants
Telephone: (508) 477-9595
Address: 7 Ryan’s Way
Description: Cooke’s has been serving award-winning broiled and fried seafood since 1977. Known for their excellent seafood platters, their fried clams consistently rank with the best on Cape Cod. There is another location in Hyannis and both are open daily from Mar through Nov for lunch and dinner.
6. Persy’S Place
City: Mashpee, MA
Category: Restaurants
Telephone: (508) 477-6633
Address: 52 Falmouth Rd.
Description: If you or your companions are picky about breakfast or lunch, Persy’s Place will be a treat for you. The menu features many made-from-scratch and hard-to-find specialties, such as Persy’s own corn-beef hash and pan-fried codfish cakes. Most breakfasts come with a slab of their famous homemade cornbread and Boston baked beans. And don’t forget their lunch menu, featuring homemade chowders, four quiches, and Dagwood-style deli sandwiches. Besides several off-Cape locations (a good stop on the way to or from the Cape perhaps), there is another Persy’s in Hyannis. Both Cape locations are open year-round for breakfast and lunch.
7. Mashpee Council On Aging
City: Mashpee, MA
Category: Retirement
Telephone: (508) 539-1440
Address: 26 Frank E. Hicks Dr.
8. Cape Cod Children’S Museum
City: Mashpee, MA
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (508) 539-8788
Address: 577 Great Neck Rd. South
Description: Here families can have fun together while discovering new things about the world around us. The museum offers daily programs, a planetarium, a 30-foot pirate ship, a puppet theater, a toddler play area, and a museum store. It’s the perfect rainy-day activity. Open year-round, the summer hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mon through Sat, and noon to 5 p.m. on Sun. Admission is $6 for those ages 1 through 59 and $5 for seniors 60 years and older.
9. Camp Farley 4-H Outdoor Education Center
City: Mashpee, MA
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (508) 477-0181
Address: 615 Rte. 130
Description: This 32-acre camp on beautiful freshwater Mashpee-Wakeby Pond has both day and overnight programs for children ages 4 to 15. Activities range from arts and crafts to boating, canoeing, and horseback riding. Environmental and nature programs are also included. Day camp is $275 per week for kids in grades 1 to 7, and the camp offers weeklong sessions for $425 to overnight campers in grades 3 to 10.