View Larger Map Great house, great location - four blocks from Edgartown center - WALK TO EVERYTHING. This is my home at 44 Plantingfield Way, Edgartown, built on land that was once farmed by my great-grandparents, the house in which I have lived for the past thirty years and where I raised my three children. With my children grown and gone, I have moved back to my own childhood home on Main Street and am now offering this traditional post and beam, farm-house style home for seasonal rentals. This north side of the house faces a large yard and wildflower meadow. The property features: 4 bedrooms: A. 2 twins; B. 1 full; C. 1 full; D. 1 queen. Sleeps 8 adults. 1 1/2 baths, plus outdoor shower. Deck with outdoor seating and grill. Cable/Wi-Fi A large yard, diagonally across the street from Sheriff's Meadow wildlife preserve; the best of both worlds: a semi rural neighborhood, four blocks from Edgartown's historic center. 2 miles from the best family swimming beach on the planet: Bend in the Road Beach (aka State Beach); 3 miles from South Beach - all accessible via bike paths and public transportation. A five minute walk to town and a 15 minute back-woods walk to Edgartown Lightouse Beach. Everyone loves this house - and the location. For a complete listing of summertime Island events, check out TicketsMV.com Are you planning or attending a wedding in Edgartown? This house is within walking distance of all in-town churches and wedding venues. Have you considered vacationing in Edgartown during June or September? The weather is glorious and the crowds are minimal. June and September on the island have long been among the world's best-kept secrets. $2,750/wk, July and August; 1,500/wk, June and September (plus cleaning fee). Rentals run Saturday - Saturday. (NO PETS, NO SMOKING)
The south side and main entry.
Kitchen, facing southeast.
View from the kitchen, looking towards dining room. The design is intentionally open, to allow for easy interaction between the cook and his or her guests.
Kitchen, looking towards dining room.
Dining room, seats eight.
Living room, light and airy, catches the southwest summer breeze.
Living room, stairs to the second floor are to the right of the fireplace. This TV has been replaced with a 32" HD flat screen.
Upstairs, master bedroom.
Sheriff's Meadow wildlife sanctuary is diagonally across the street, and offers a wonderful, backwoods walk through moors and marshes to Fuller Street Beach, Edgartown Lighthouse Beach, and a loop back through town and home again.
First, we take the woods trail...
...proceeding under the arch of high blueberry bushes...
...past the marsh...
...which opens up to John Butler's mud hole on the left, with Eel Pond and Nantucket Sound beyond. This pond is a favorite nesting place for swans and ducks and other waterfowl.
Sheriff's Meadow Pond is on the right - we skated here as kids, and years ago, this was an ice pond. The ice house was on the far side of the pond, was insulated by bales of hay, and the blocks of ice stayed frozen all summer long.
We walk a little farther, down a shady lane, almost to the Eel Pond landing. Here we see Eel Pond at high tide, with what's left of the barrier beach nearly covered.
Eel Pond landing - about an eight-minute walk from the house.
Just beyond the landing, we turn left at this wildflower meadow...
...and find another Sheriff's Meadow path that takes us to Fuller Street Beach.
The moors and marshes of inner Eel Pond, with the barrier beach and Nantucket Sound beyond.
Fuller Street Beach, with Edgartown Lighthouse in the distance.
Fuller St. Beach, entrance from Fuller St. This beach faces Chappaquiddick and Edgartown's outer harbor, a bustle of boating activity during July and August.
Fuller Street Beach with Chappaquiddick in the distance.
View from Fuller Street Beach to Edgartown Lighthouse. The small stream on the right was once connected to Eel Pond, and full of blue claw crabs. We spent many hours here as kids catching blue claws. Walking back up Fuller Street, it is a short walk over to the lighthouse and back to town via North Water Street.
