Guidebook for Fortescue
Local Eats
Local dining options within a 15 mile radius. Most places are seasonal - please call ahead or check websites & social media for hours of operation.
Breakfast and lunch served daily! Seasonal. Buy bait, snacks, drinks, & fishing gear!
Higbee's Luncheonette
814 Downe AveBreakfast and lunch served daily! Seasonal. Buy bait, snacks, drinks, & fishing gear!
Dino's Pizzeria & Restaurant
350 Main StGood pizzeria food that also offers delivery to the home
Jenkin's Seafood
38 Fortescue RdBait and seafood for sale
Featured in many local food articles and magazines! Support our local businesses - check website and call ahead for dining times. Seasonal.
Bull On the Barn Bayshore Crab
100 Back RdFeatured in many local food articles and magazines! Support our local businesses - check website and call ahead for dining times. Seasonal.
Open year round - great local food, seafood, and dining. Call ahead for hours of operation.
The Red Eyed Crab
Open year round - great local food, seafood, and dining. Call ahead for hours of operation.
Charlesworth Restaurant
224 New Jersey AveRight next door! Local cuisine and dining while overlooking the bay
El Pueblito Restaurant Mexican American Grill
Local Mexican-American food. ~20 mins from Fortescue!
The Greater Bridgeton Amish Farm Market LLC
2 Cassidy CourtIngraldi Farms
roadside farm stand pick your own strawberries
Open: April - November, Monday - Saturday 8 am - 6 pm. Roadside Market: All fruits & vegetables. 54 N Main St., Cedarville.
Lakeview Farms
Open: April - November, Monday - Saturday 8 am - 6 pm. Roadside Market: All fruits & vegetables. 54 N Main St., Cedarville.
Dad's Seafood
Drinks & Nightlife
Sidelines Sports Bar & Grill
2 Sharp StGood atmosphere and eats
AJ's Pub
20 mins from Fortescue is AJ's Pub. Great place to have a drink or two!
Entertainment & Activities
Delsea Drive-In
2203 S Delsea DrNew Jersey's ONLY Drive-in theater!
New Jersey Motorsports Park
8000 Dividing Creek RdPaintball, Racing, Go-Karting, and more!
Beautiful state park that has lots of trails, a clean swimming lake, and picnic areas.
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Parvin State Park
701 Almond RdBeautiful state park that has lots of trails, a clean swimming lake, and picnic areas.
Egg Island Fish and Wildlife Management Area
Paddling trails, walking trail, bird watching
Check out our local Animal Rescue on Saturdays and come feed the animals! They often host events like craft fairs, etc. Call for hours of operation and check social media for events!
Freedom Farm Animal Rescue
Check out our local Animal Rescue on Saturdays and come feed the animals! They often host events like craft fairs, etc. Call for hours of operation and check social media for events!
Arts & Culture
Wheaton Village is home to the Museum of American Glass. Please visit their website to see more information and events.
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Wheaton Arts
1000 Village DrWheaton Village is home to the Museum of American Glass. Please visit their website to see more information and events.
New Jersey's only environmental history museum and the home port of the 1928 Schooner AJ Meerwald. Every second Friday of the month they host events - live music, food, crafters, and more! Check website for details and events. --- 20 minute drive
Bayshore Center at Bivalve
2800 High StNew Jersey's only environmental history museum and the home port of the 1928 Schooner AJ Meerwald. Every second Friday of the month they host events - live music, food, crafters, and more! Check website for details and events. --- 20 minute drive
Millville Army Airfield Museum
1 Leddon StThe John DuBois Maritime Museum houses a large collection of Southern New Jersey Maritime related items from the 19th and early 20th centuries. A large and unique collection of builders' models of local craft show the plans used to build a new ship from the model itself. Exhibited are tools used to carve ribs, planking, masts and booms. Also displayed are many blocks, deadlines and rigging.
John Dubois Maritime Museum
The John DuBois Maritime Museum houses a large collection of Southern New Jersey Maritime related items from the 19th and early 20th centuries. A large and unique collection of builders' models of local craft show the plans used to build a new ship from the model itself. Exhibited are tools used to carve ribs, planking, masts and booms. Also displayed are many blocks, deadlines and rigging.
Today, the Cousteau Center as it is known, brings science-based information to help enrich and manage the significant environment and coastal resources of the bayshore region. 31 W Commerce St, Bridgeton, NJ 08302
Sheppard House
Today, the Cousteau Center as it is known, brings science-based information to help enrich and manage the significant environment and coastal resources of the bayshore region. 31 W Commerce St, Bridgeton, NJ 08302
Parks & Nature
Fortescue Beach
Egg Island Wildlife Management Area
Free and Open Year Round to the Public! Local Zoo runs on visitor donations. Has park at entrance with picnic and play areas.
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Cohanzick Zoo
45 Mayor Aitken DrFree and Open Year Round to the Public! Local Zoo runs on visitor donations. Has park at entrance with picnic and play areas.
State park with clean lake for swimming. Entry is less than $5 per person.
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Parvin State Park
701 Almond RdState park with clean lake for swimming. Entry is less than $5 per person.
Gandys Beach
Amazing place to enjoy hiking, biking, kayaking and more! Check social media/website for more info. Hidden gem located close to the home.
Maurice River Bluffs Nature Preserve
1311 Silver Run RoadAmazing place to enjoy hiking, biking, kayaking and more! Check social media/website for more info. Hidden gem located close to the home.
Glades Wildlife Refuge is an expanse of diverse landscapes: vast tidal marshes, wooded uplands, beaches along the Delaware Bay, and a remarkable old growth forest. Here the cycles and rhythm of the natural world are evident in the seasonal weather, migrating birds, and fluctuating tides.
Natural Lands' Glades Wildlife Refuge
Glades Wildlife Refuge is an expanse of diverse landscapes: vast tidal marshes, wooded uplands, beaches along the Delaware Bay, and a remarkable old growth forest. Here the cycles and rhythm of the natural world are evident in the seasonal weather, migrating birds, and fluctuating tides.
Softball Fields, Lighted Tennis Courts, Basketball Courts, Horseshoe Courts, Tot-Lot & Picnic Areas. 2053 County Rd 681, Vineland, NJ 08361
John C. Gittone Park
Softball Fields, Lighted Tennis Courts, Basketball Courts, Horseshoe Courts, Tot-Lot & Picnic Areas. 2053 County Rd 681, Vineland, NJ 08361
Sightseeing
Cape May County Park & Zoo
707 U.S. 9Free and Open to the public
Cape May Fyr
215 Light House AveCape May-Lewes Ferry
1200 Lincoln BlvdRailroad Avenue Display
The Palace of Depression
265 S Mill RdEast Point Lighthouse
10 Lighthouse RdCaptain Edward Compton House
Neighborhoods
Relaxed, small town of 400 residents on the shore of the Delaware Bay. Locals are friendly and helpful. In summer months the area is busy with people boating, fishing, and crabbing.
Fortescue
Relaxed, small town of 400 residents on the shore of the Delaware Bay. Locals are friendly and helpful. In summer months the area is busy with people boating, fishing, and crabbing.