Guidebook for Cottage Guests

Shawn
Guidebook for Cottage Guests

Essentials

This wonderful, fairly comprehensive grocery store is just 4 minutes away with organic eggs and milk and great salsa!
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Christopher's Fine Foods
5570 Shady Side Rd
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This wonderful, fairly comprehensive grocery store is just 4 minutes away with organic eggs and milk and great salsa!
Great little pharmacy just 3 minutes from here--open till 7pm weekdays and 1pm Saturdays, closed Sunday. Next closest pharmacies are K-mart, Safeway, CVS in Edgewater (about 15 minutes).
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FRIENDLY PHARMACY
5720 Deale Churchton Road
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Great little pharmacy just 3 minutes from here--open till 7pm weekdays and 1pm Saturdays, closed Sunday. Next closest pharmacies are K-mart, Safeway, CVS in Edgewater (about 15 minutes).

Drinks & Nightlife

Famous Annapolis brewery with great live music concerts (check schedule online in advance). I understand there is free food at happy hour. Outdoor patio in back; Sunday brunch.
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Rams Head Tavern Annapolis
33 West St
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Famous Annapolis brewery with great live music concerts (check schedule online in advance). I understand there is free food at happy hour. Outdoor patio in back; Sunday brunch.

Food Scene

If you want to do some local exploring and walk by the Bay, head down toward North Beach., where you will find Sweet Sue's and a small boardwalk and beach. The backroads through Fairhaven are lovely.
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Sweet Sues Bake Shop & Coffee
9124 Bay Ave
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If you want to do some local exploring and walk by the Bay, head down toward North Beach., where you will find Sweet Sue's and a small boardwalk and beach. The backroads through Fairhaven are lovely.
Nearby coffee/breakfasts. Very close (3 minutes). Also good lunch, dinner, and carry-out deli. Not fancy but clean and bright, sit in or outside. Great breakfasts, baked goods. Try Rockfish Bites!
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South County Cafe
5960 Deale Churchton Rd
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Nearby coffee/breakfasts. Very close (3 minutes). Also good lunch, dinner, and carry-out deli. Not fancy but clean and bright, sit in or outside. Great breakfasts, baked goods. Try Rockfish Bites!
One of my favorite Annapolis spots past the top of main tourist street. Fresh, simple dishes, desserts, breakfasts. Nice atmosphere. Live music on weekends and sometimes Sunday afternoons.
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49 West Coffeehouse, Winebar & Gallery
49 West St
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One of my favorite Annapolis spots past the top of main tourist street. Fresh, simple dishes, desserts, breakfasts. Nice atmosphere. Live music on weekends and sometimes Sunday afternoons.
Great evening sunsets, waterside casual dining and dock bar, fresh Maryland crabs/crabcakes/soup and other yummy food. Best when you can sit outside.
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Skipper's Pier Restaurant & Dock Bar
6158 Drum Point Rd
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Great evening sunsets, waterside casual dining and dock bar, fresh Maryland crabs/crabcakes/soup and other yummy food. Best when you can sit outside.
Lovely waterside dining in historic Galesville 6 miles from here. Slighty more formal, but casual attire. Walk along the West River or around town. Live music outside in summer at Big Mary's Dock bar.
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Pirates Cove Restaurant and Dock Bar
4817 Riverside Dr
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Lovely waterside dining in historic Galesville 6 miles from here. Slighty more formal, but casual attire. Walk along the West River or around town. Live music outside in summer at Big Mary's Dock bar.
DELICIOUS steaks! Local Bar and Grill--the food is always very good. Not on the water, but nice to take a walk near marina one block away. Open on Mondays when Skippers is closed.
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Petie Greens
6103 Drum Point Rd
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DELICIOUS steaks! Local Bar and Grill--the food is always very good. Not on the water, but nice to take a walk near marina one block away. Open on Mondays when Skippers is closed.
This place is right on a little sandy beach on the Bay with a small museum--it's a well-known spot that is famous for its HUGE Sunday brunch and buffets. Nice to look at the Bay and eat lots!
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Rod 'N' Reel Restaurant
4160 Mears Ave
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This place is right on a little sandy beach on the Bay with a small museum--it's a well-known spot that is famous for its HUGE Sunday brunch and buffets. Nice to look at the Bay and eat lots!
Really nice owners and some yummy dishes. Close by; a nice change. Eat in or carry out.
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Deale Umai Sushi House
657 Deale Rd
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Really nice owners and some yummy dishes. Close by; a nice change. Eat in or carry out.
My daugher just became weekend hostess! Local restaurant with a bit of atmosphere and bar. Take a walk along bay front in CedarHurst (3 blocks away). Great menu.
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Brick House
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My daugher just became weekend hostess! Local restaurant with a bit of atmosphere and bar. Take a walk along bay front in CedarHurst (3 blocks away). Great menu.
Our new favorite b'fast spot! Restaurant, wine shop, and conv. store. Across from huge Herrington Harbor Marina in Rosehaven--fun to walk around extensive docks and onto small sandy beach.
Honey's Harvest Deli
7150 Lake Shore Dr
Our new favorite b'fast spot! Restaurant, wine shop, and conv. store. Across from huge Herrington Harbor Marina in Rosehaven--fun to walk around extensive docks and onto small sandy beach.
We love to go here for their delicious Indian buffet lunch, complete with fresh Naan! Elegant, really filling, and fast, too, if you're short on time. Lovely for dinner but more expensive!
India's
257 West St
We love to go here for their delicious Indian buffet lunch, complete with fresh Naan! Elegant, really filling, and fast, too, if you're short on time. Lovely for dinner but more expensive!
Yummy Thai food with cosmopolitan atmosphere in row house on your way to the Main Street Annapolis area. A regular favorite of ours. I love the drunken noodles/green curry (ask for milder!).
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Lemongrass
167 West St
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Yummy Thai food with cosmopolitan atmosphere in row house on your way to the Main Street Annapolis area. A regular favorite of ours. I love the drunken noodles/green curry (ask for milder!).
Really fantastic upscale Sunday brunch and romantic dinner spot on the water in Eastport, across from the Annapolis City Dock. Call for reservations: 410-761-0966.
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Carrol's Creek Cafe
410 Severn Ave
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Really fantastic upscale Sunday brunch and romantic dinner spot on the water in Eastport, across from the Annapolis City Dock. Call for reservations: 410-761-0966.
Exclusive resort-locale chain in historic boat storage building on water across from the Annapolis City Dock in Eastport. Fun to take the water taxi from downtown (or drive over). 410-268-7166
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Chart House
300 Second St
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Exclusive resort-locale chain in historic boat storage building on water across from the Annapolis City Dock in Eastport. Fun to take the water taxi from downtown (or drive over). 410-268-7166
One State Circle downtown Annapolis just across from Capitol. Historic, elegant upscale ambiance (and maybe prices); good food including Sunday brunch. I love going there. A few tables outside.
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Harry Browne's Restaurant
66 State Cir
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One State Circle downtown Annapolis just across from Capitol. Historic, elegant upscale ambiance (and maybe prices); good food including Sunday brunch. I love going there. A few tables outside.
Closest restaurant to here! Gourmet University of Maryland pizzas. Take a left onto RTE 256 at stop sign and go less than a mile--on your left in a little strip mall. 5720 Deale Churchton Rd, Deale, MD 20751
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Ledo Pizza
7435 Georgia Ave NW
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Closest restaurant to here! Gourmet University of Maryland pizzas. Take a left onto RTE 256 at stop sign and go less than a mile--on your left in a little strip mall. 5720 Deale Churchton Rd, Deale, MD 20751
At the end of a pier! Open later than others--good whole crabs, bar food, etc. 410-286-8695
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Stan & Joe's Saloon West
37 West St
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At the end of a pier! Open later than others--good whole crabs, bar food, etc. 410-286-8695
Family owned and operated for 52 years in Chesapeake Beach, Md. Offers fresh seafood and crabs. Located on fishing creek with beautiful water views - delicious food and excellent service. “Best of the Chesapeake Bay Crabhouse.” https://www.abnerscrabhouse.net/
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Abners Crab House
3748 Harbor Rd
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Family owned and operated for 52 years in Chesapeake Beach, Md. Offers fresh seafood and crabs. Located on fishing creek with beautiful water views - delicious food and excellent service. “Best of the Chesapeake Bay Crabhouse.” https://www.abnerscrabhouse.net/
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Dockside Restaurant & Sports Bar
421 Deale Rd
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"Locally made and sourced ice cream! A part of the family with Always Ice Cream Company West Annapolis, Annapolis Ice Cream Company and Daily Scoop! Our mission is to provide the best possible ice cream to every single one of our customers by using natural, flavorful and REAL ingredients. Combining our highest quality ice cream with our sleek, modern and beautifully designed stores is just another way we can help our customers enjoy the little things in life - like ice cream. We want our customers to come into our stores with their imagination shining bright, their eyes sparkling and a grin from ear to ear knowing that they are going to create a masterpiece."
Always Ice Cream Company Edgewater
"Locally made and sourced ice cream! A part of the family with Always Ice Cream Company West Annapolis, Annapolis Ice Cream Company and Daily Scoop! Our mission is to provide the best possible ice cream to every single one of our customers by using natural, flavorful and REAL ingredients. Combining our highest quality ice cream with our sleek, modern and beautifully designed stores is just another way we can help our customers enjoy the little things in life - like ice cream. We want our customers to come into our stores with their imagination shining bright, their eyes sparkling and a grin from ear to ear knowing that they are going to create a masterpiece."
Delicious breakfast sandwiches, pastries, bread, and coffee. Their menu is extensive, and they switch up what (many) specials they offer each weekend. In addition, they always have vegan options for those looking to eat plant-based.
Black Market Bakers Edgewater
Delicious breakfast sandwiches, pastries, bread, and coffee. Their menu is extensive, and they switch up what (many) specials they offer each weekend. In addition, they always have vegan options for those looking to eat plant-based.
Broadneck Grill & Cantina in Edgewater is a family owned restaurant with contemporary American and Mexican Cuisine.
Broadneck Grill
74 Central Ave
Broadneck Grill & Cantina in Edgewater is a family owned restaurant with contemporary American and Mexican Cuisine.
Located in the countryside of Davidsonville, Maryland, about 20 minutes from Annapolis, our restaurant offers great dining in a pine walled interior with high ceilings, antique farm tools decorating the walls, and colored glass reminiscent of Ireland's revered historic churches. In the warmer months we have outdoor dining surrounded by flowers and greenery on our bedecked porch, and when things are cooler you can request a table by the cozy fireplace in our main dining room. Live music & dance.
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Killarney House
584 W Central Ave
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Located in the countryside of Davidsonville, Maryland, about 20 minutes from Annapolis, our restaurant offers great dining in a pine walled interior with high ceilings, antique farm tools decorating the walls, and colored glass reminiscent of Ireland's revered historic churches. In the warmer months we have outdoor dining surrounded by flowers and greenery on our bedecked porch, and when things are cooler you can request a table by the cozy fireplace in our main dining room. Live music & dance.
The Old Stein is no run-of-the-mill chain restaurant. Diners come from all over the Mid-Atlantic (or right around the corner) to this family-owned, Maryland gem to enjoy fun, food, friends, music, live events—and, or course, a cold brew in a gemütlichkeit atmosphere.
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Old Stein Inn
1143 Central Ave E
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The Old Stein is no run-of-the-mill chain restaurant. Diners come from all over the Mid-Atlantic (or right around the corner) to this family-owned, Maryland gem to enjoy fun, food, friends, music, live events—and, or course, a cold brew in a gemütlichkeit atmosphere.

Parks & Nature

Huge and lovely, open and wooded, waterfront park in Annapolis--great trails, playgrounds, covered areas for group picnics, ice skating in winter, outdoor concerts on the lawn in summer!!!
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Công viên Nước Yên Tĩnh
600 Quiet Waters Park Rd
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Huge and lovely, open and wooded, waterfront park in Annapolis--great trails, playgrounds, covered areas for group picnics, ice skating in winter, outdoor concerts on the lawn in summer!!!
Large pier and little boardwalk along the Bay. Snooze in the sand, or check out a few little shops nearby or funky little waterfront houses. Pretty drive if you take back roads through Fairhaven.
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North Beach
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Large pier and little boardwalk along the Bay. Snooze in the sand, or check out a few little shops nearby or funky little waterfront houses. Pretty drive if you take back roads through Fairhaven.
Just 20 minutes away! (By car)
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Beverly Triton Nature Park
1202 Triton Beach Rd
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Just 20 minutes away! (By car)
I've heard the boat tours available from the Annapolis Harbor are fun. A friend noted that the smaller, less expensive Spa Creek tour was great. You can also hop the water taxi for a short ride!
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Spa Creek
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I've heard the boat tours available from the Annapolis Harbor are fun. A friend noted that the smaller, less expensive Spa Creek tour was great. You can also hop the water taxi for a short ride!
Twenty four miles of 15 million year old shoreline cliffs that reveal the remains of prehistoric sharks, whales, rays and birds the size of small airplanes. The park has a sandy beach with recycled tire playground, fishing, freshwater and tidal marshland, and hiking trails. $5/vehicle ($2 additional for out-of-state residents).
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công viên Calvert Cliffs State
10540 H G Trueman Rd
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Twenty four miles of 15 million year old shoreline cliffs that reveal the remains of prehistoric sharks, whales, rays and birds the size of small airplanes. The park has a sandy beach with recycled tire playground, fishing, freshwater and tidal marshland, and hiking trails. $5/vehicle ($2 additional for out-of-state residents).
The Smithsonian Environmental Research Center here has nature trails and info about the bay area. Less than 15 minutes away--Open 9-4 weekdays/9-3 Saturdays.
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Contees Wharf Road
Contees Wharf Road
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The Smithsonian Environmental Research Center here has nature trails and info about the bay area. Less than 15 minutes away--Open 9-4 weekdays/9-3 Saturdays.
South River Boat Rentals is owned by a friend of Shawn’s. It’s in Edgewater Maryland, about 15 minutes north from here. "We specialize in power boat rentals and charters on the Chesapeake Bay. As a privately-owned company with over 30 years of experience. Our friendly and knowledgeable team will help you choose the right boat and will also recommend destinations, activities, and enhancements"
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South River Boat Rentals
2802 Solomons Island Rd
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South River Boat Rentals is owned by a friend of Shawn’s. It’s in Edgewater Maryland, about 15 minutes north from here. "We specialize in power boat rentals and charters on the Chesapeake Bay. As a privately-owned company with over 30 years of experience. Our friendly and knowledgeable team will help you choose the right boat and will also recommend destinations, activities, and enhancements"
One of our guests discovered this place and wrote: The place where we went hiking is called the American Chestnut Land Trust. It’s in Prince Frederick. Highly recommended for hiking and I bet it is great for bird watching in the spring and summer. They have an informative website.
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American Chestnut Land Trust
676 Double Oak Rd
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One of our guests discovered this place and wrote: The place where we went hiking is called the American Chestnut Land Trust. It’s in Prince Frederick. Highly recommended for hiking and I bet it is great for bird watching in the spring and summer. They have an informative website.

Sightseeing

Drive 2 minutes to nearby Franklin Manor and follow to Chesapeake Dr. Nice 1/2 mile walk along residential bayfront. Or take right fork at Battee to walk around bayfront 'cloverleafs' at Cape Anne.
Chesapeake Drive
Chesapeake Drive
Drive 2 minutes to nearby Franklin Manor and follow to Chesapeake Dr. Nice 1/2 mile walk along residential bayfront. Or take right fork at Battee to walk around bayfront 'cloverleafs' at Cape Anne.
Short walk through woods (2nd gravel road on right). No outlet, but you can duck left thru trees (before private drive), then walk right on paved road to see Tiffany Woods pier (other fork of creek).
Cape Road
Cape Road
Short walk through woods (2nd gravel road on right). No outlet, but you can duck left thru trees (before private drive), then walk right on paved road to see Tiffany Woods pier (other fork of creek).
Short walk on nearby residential street. 1/2 mile to the culdesac at the end, with some water views. Go down Rodgers Road and take first (only) left turn. Also try Cape Dr.
Gunner Run Road
Gunner Run Road
Short walk on nearby residential street. 1/2 mile to the culdesac at the end, with some water views. Go down Rodgers Road and take first (only) left turn. Also try Cape Dr.
https://www.traillink.com/trail/chesapeake-beach-railway-trail/ In the early 1900’s, the Chesapeake Beach Railway connected D.C to the grand hotels, beaches and boardwalk of the resort town of Chesapeake Beach. The railway is now a trail above a creek and marshlands surrounding it. Museum, depot, rail car, bald eagle, bird watching, water park.
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Chesapeake Beach Railway Trail
Chesapeake Beach Railway Trail
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https://www.traillink.com/trail/chesapeake-beach-railway-trail/ In the early 1900’s, the Chesapeake Beach Railway connected D.C to the grand hotels, beaches and boardwalk of the resort town of Chesapeake Beach. The railway is now a trail above a creek and marshlands surrounding it. Museum, depot, rail car, bald eagle, bird watching, water park.

Shopping

If you just feel like poking around, you might find some antiques or used books or a great lamp. Not many antique stores left, but a couple in North Beach. Also see Vintage Stew in same little area.
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Second Wind Consignments
661 Deale Rd
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If you just feel like poking around, you might find some antiques or used books or a great lamp. Not many antique stores left, but a couple in North Beach. Also see Vintage Stew in same little area.

Everything Else

Full service fitness club with yoga, arobics, childcare, daily memberships. About 3 minutes away (even though it's like we're in the country here!)
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Chesapeake Health & Fitness Club
624 E Bay Front Rd
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Full service fitness club with yoga, arobics, childcare, daily memberships. About 3 minutes away (even though it's like we're in the country here!)