Directions to First Parish
From Boston and South of Wakefield:
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Take Route 93 North to Route 128 North. Take the third exit (Exit 39, "North Avenue - Reading - Wakefield") off Route 128 North. At the bottom of the ramp, turn right onto North Avenue, and immediately you will come to a set of stop lights. Continue on North Avenue after the stop lights, and notice on your left will be a large office park, which houses the Lord Wakefield Hotel, and on the opposite side notice the very large car dealership. Go through one blinking light, and then come to the stop light at the next major intersection. (Notice Lake Quanapowitt and a baseball field on your left). Take a left onto Church Street immediately after the light, and follow Church Street past Hartshorne House on your left, the old burial ground on your left, and then you'll see First Parish, the large stone church by the Lake. Turn left immediately after the Church building and park at the rear of the building. During Sunday Church services, the front door will be unlocked for front entry. Entry can also be made directly from the parking lot in the rear of the Church.
From the West:
Take the Massachusetts Turnpike East to Route 128 North. Take Route 128 to Exit 39 ("North Avenue - Reading - Wakefield"). At the bottom of the ramp, turn right onto North Avenue. You'll come to a set of lights immediately after you clear the overpass, and after the lights, notice on your left will be a large office park, which houses the Lord Wakefield Hotel, and on the opposite side notice the very large car dealership. Continue through one blinking light, and then come to the stop light at the next major intersection. (Notice Lake Quanapowitt and a baseball field on your left). Take a left onto Church Street immediately after the light, and follow Church Street past Hartshorne House on your left, the old burial ground on your left, and then you'll see First Parish, the large stone church by the Lake. Turn left immediately after the Church building and park at the rear of the building. During Sunday Church services, the front door will be unlocked for front entry. Entry can also be made directly from the parking lot in the rear of the Church.
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