Ashland (Massachusetts)

Ashland is a city of 19,000 in Massachusetts approximately 25 miles west of Boston. Ashland was the original starting point of the Boston Marathon.

Holliston is a town with a population of 15,000 (2020).

Hopkinton is a town with a population of 19,000 (2020). It is notable as the starting place of the Boston Marathon.

Sherborn is a town with a population of 4,000 (2020).

Get in
From Route 495: Take exit 21A (West). Follow through Hopkinton center where the road merges with Route 135. Ashland center is about 3.5 miles from the exit. From Route 9: Go south on Route 126 to Framingham center (about 2 miles). Turn west on Route 135. Ashland center is about 4 miles from Framingham center. The towns are also reachable by Route 16 for points east and west, and Route 126 for points north and south.

Eat

 * John Stone's Public House, 179 Main St., +1 508-881-1778, . was built in 1834 by John Stone to take advantage of the new railroad. The pub is reputed to be haunted.
 * John Stone's Public House, 179 Main St., +1 508-881-1778, . was built in 1834 by John Stone to take advantage of the new railroad. The pub is reputed to be haunted.
 * John Stone's Public House, 179 Main St., +1 508-881-1778, . was built in 1834 by John Stone to take advantage of the new railroad. The pub is reputed to be haunted.
 * John Stone's Public House, 179 Main St., +1 508-881-1778, . was built in 1834 by John Stone to take advantage of the new railroad. The pub is reputed to be haunted.

Go next

 * Boston - 90 East. About 40-80 minutes away.
 * Portsmouth NH - 495 North to 95 North. About 1 hour 15 minutes away.
 * Cape Cod - 495 South. About 1-2 hours away.