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Wilbraham is a town in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States, and a suburb of Springfield. It has a population of 14,613, several neighborhoods, and a history dating back to 1730.
Town of Wilbraham 240 Springfield Street Wilbraham, MA 01095 Phone: 413-596-2800
- Spectacle Pond
- Old Meeting House Museum
- Fountain Park
- Crane Hill Disc Golf Course
- Interskate 91 South
- Rice Preserve/Sunrise Peak Trail Walk
- Wilbraham Children’s Museum
- White Cedar Swamp
- Rice Fruit Farm
- Wilbraham Peach Blossom Festival
A fine summer hangout for Wilbraham, Spectacle Pond is home to the town beach, with lifeguards on duty from mid-June to mid-August. During this season there’s a small feel for residents and non-residents. This gives you access to a surprisingly large spread of sand, clean water that is checked every week, a concession stand, clean bathrooms, two sw...
Next to Wilbraham Monson Academy in Wilbraham’s center is the oldest surviving Methodist meeting house in New England. This building dates to 1794, and was used for worship until the 1830s when a new meeting house was built for Wilbraham’s growing Methodist congregation. From that point until the 1970s this was a family home until it was bought by ...
A fantastic public space for the town, Fountain Park is on 144 acres that had previously been the Massachusetts State Game Farm, from 1913 to 1984. After this facility closed, the grounds were left to deteriorate, until a group of local citizens helped raise the funds to open a park here. About two thirds of Fountain Park is composed of woodlands c...
There’s a professional-standard disc golf course in Wilbraham, open to residents and non-residents alike, and free to access. If you’ve ever been interested in taking up this pastime, you couldn’t ask for a better place to begin. You don’t need a tee time to play the Crane Hill Disc Golf Course; in fact, all you need to bring with you are three dis...
At the core of this family fun center is a large roller skating rink that has been a part of local people’s childhoods for decades. Interskate 91 South is a favored spot for children’s birthday parties, and has plenty of public skate sessions and special events on the schedule, all led by professional DJs. Four-wheel and inline skates are available...
A big patch of high ground in rural Wilbraham is open to the public, at a nature preserve and the town conservation land that adjoins it to the east. You can approach this space from the end of Highmoor Drive in the west and from Hollow Road in the east. Coming from the west, a brisk climb will bring you to the top of Rattlesnake Peak, for jaw-drop...
A wonderful resource for parents with children under the age of five, the Wilbraham Children’s Museum opened in 1981. Inside and outside, the museum has an assortment of playscapes designed to foster little ones’ sense of creativity and imagination. A few of the exhibits include a dress-up box, a spaceship, a replica kitchen, a castle with a slide,...
Something that is often overlooked in Wilbraham is a fragile Atlantic white cedar swamp habitat of regional importance. This is the best example of a cedar wetland in the entire Connecticut Valley, comprising several distinct stands of white cedar. The wetland area can be reached along a half-mile trail from the parking area on Decorie Drive, and t...
The history of this much-loved farmstand in Wilbraham goes back a long way, to the late 19th century. What you’ll find at Rice Fruit Farm today is a thriving country store with many specialities. Most popular may be the ice cream, which is homemade and comes in 30+ flavors, from vanilla to stracciatella. You can come for soft serve, flurries, sunda...
A highlight of the summer in Wilbraham is this festival held at the historic Wilbraham Monson Academy campus in mid-June. Central to this heartwarming community event is a craft fair, with more than 80 artisans showing off their wares. There’s also a kids’ carnival, a schedule of live music, and all kinds of fun competitive events, like a frying pa...
May 25, 2024 · Discover 11 fantastic ways to immerse yourself in Wilbraham, a charming town in Massachusetts. Explore nature, history, museums, parks, and more in this quaint New England destination.
Good for Kids. Good for Big Groups. Free Entry. Adventurous. Show more. 11 places sorted by traveller favourites. Things to do ranked using Tripadvisor data including reviews, ratings, number of page views, and user location. 1. Wilbraham Children's Museum.
Learn about the origins, development and features of Wilbraham, a town in western Massachusetts. Find out how Wilbraham was settled, divided, industrialized and educated from 1731 to present.
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