The City of Chester, MA
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Chester is a small town in the state of Massachusetts. The largest nearby city to Chester is Springfield, approximately 26 miles from the city center.There are several family restaurants in or near Chester, including Haytree House, Dream Away Lodge, Blue Note Cafe, Mcdonald's and Main Street Station. For a larger selection of Chester restaurants select our Restaurants tab above. Visitors and residents can enjoy nearby Chester Golf Courses, Ski Resorts and/or Museums, including the Bas-Ridge Golf Course, Berkshire Scenic Railway Museum, William Cullen Bryant Homestead, Bisbee Mill and Blandford Ski Area. For a more complete list of attractions in or around the city of Chester please click on the Attractions tab above. The following 3 airports are located in or near Chester:
- Hartford Bradley Intl. Airport (BDL)
- Springfield Westover Metropolitan Airport (CEF)
- Westfield Barnes Municipal Airport (BAF)
Chester, Massachusetts Attractions

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Agawam Municipal Golf Course - Feeding Hills, The Agawam Municipal Golf Course is an 18 hole public golf course in Hampden County Massachusetts. Built in 1944, this Feeding Hills course designed by Richard Leao is open apr 1 to nov 30. For tee time information call the pro shop at 413-786-2194. The golf course dress code is as follows: No tank tops or cutoffs.
Address: 128 S. Wick St, Feeding Hills, MA 1030

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Airways Golf Course & Country Club - , West Suffield, The Airways Golf Course & Country Club is an 18 hole public golf course in Hartford County Connecticut. Built in 1977, this West Suffield course designed by Geoffrey Cornish is open all year. Tee times are accepted up to 7 days in advance. The golf course dress code is as follows: Shirt and shoes required.
Address: 1070 S Grand St, West Suffield, CT 6093

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Amherst College Museum of Natural History - Amherst, The Amherst College Museum of Natural History is associated with and on the campus of Amherst College in Amherst, Massachusetts. It showcases fossils and minerals collected locally and abroad, many by past and present students and professors. It is located in the Earth Sciences and Natural History building, completed in 2006. It is a member of Museums10.

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Arrowhead (Herman Melville) - Pittsfield, Arrowhead, which is also referred to as Herman Melville House, was the home of American author Herman Melville during his most productive years from 1850-1863. In this house in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, Melville wrote some of his major work: the novels Moby-Dick, Pierre, The Confidence-Man, and Israel Potter; a collection of short stories entitled The Piazza Tales and including "I and My Chimney," "Benito Cereno," "Bartleby the Scrivener," and "The Paradise of Bachelors and the Tartarus of Maids"; all his magazine stories; and some of his poetry.

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Bartholomew's Cobble - Sheffield, Bartholomew's Cobble is a 329-acre National Natural Landmark, open space preserve, agricultural preserve, and bio-reserve located in southwest Massachusetts in the village of Ashley Falls abutting Canaan, Connecticut. The preserve contains over 800 plant species including North America's greatest diversity of ferns and the greatest overall biodiversity in Berkshire County, Massachusetts; it also contains Massachusetts' highest populations of ground nesting bobolinks.

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Bas-Ridge Golf Course - Hinsdale, The Bas-Ridge Golf Course is an 18 hole public golf course in Berkshire County Massachusetts. Built in 1982, this Hinsdale course designed by Rowland Armacost is open apr 1 to nov 1. Tee times are accepted up to 1 days in advance and the pro shop phone number for reservations is 413-655-2605. The golf course dress code is as follows: Shirt and shoes required.
Address: Plunkett St, Hinsdale, MA 1235

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Basketball Hall of Fame - Springfield, The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, located in Springfield, Massachusetts, honors exceptional basketball players, coaches, referees, executives, and other major contributors to the game.

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Beaver Brook Golf Club - Haydenville, The Beaver Brook Golf Club is a 9 hole public golf course in Hampshire County Massachusetts. Built in 1960, this Haydenville course is open apr 15 to nov 30. Tee times are accepted up to 7 days in advance and the pro shop phone number for reservations is 413-268-7229. The golf course dress code is as follows: Shirt and shoes required.
Address: 101 Main St, Haydenville, MA 1039

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Berkshire Botanical Garden - Stockbridge, The Berkshire Botanical Garden, is a 15 acre botanical garden in Stockbridge, Massachusetts in the US. Its collections contain over 3,000 species and varieties, with an emphasis on plants that thrive in the Berkshires.
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Berkshire East Ski Resort - Charlemont, Berkshire East Ski Resort is a medium sized alpine ski area located on Mount Institute in Charlemont and Hawley, Massachusetts.
Chester, Massachusetts Restaurants
This is a list of Chester Family Restaurants with addresses and phone numbers, including Pizza Restaurants, Fast Foods & Carry Out and Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Shops. Happy Dining!
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