Town of Concord

Concord Academy is situated in the heart of Concord, Massachusetts. A town of literary and historic significance and the birthplace of both the Revolutionary War and the Transcendentalist Movement, Concord became home to writers and intellectuals during the New England Renaissance in the mid-nineteenth century. Hawthorne, Emerson, Thoreau, and the Alcotts were among those who lived and wrote in Concord.

Today, Concord offers museums, restored houses, and an abundance of significant landmarks including Walden Pond. Quiet restaurants, bakeries, coffee shops, boutiques, an amazing bookstore, and a number of specialty shops cluster together along Concord’s friendly streets. Concord's present day reputation is that of a lively community which takes pride in its dual role of cultural center and suburban sanctuary. The town’s proximity to Cambridge and Boston, situated eighteen miles to the east, and its location on the MBTA commuter rail line, provides the CA community with access to the rich intellectual and entertainment offerings of a major metropolitan area.

Places to Stay

Concord Academy Bed and Breakfast Homestay Network
Modest, in-home accommodations offered by current CA families.
Tracey Hurd, Coordinator
(978) 369-2366
Rates: $25 single (each additional adult $10; each child under age twelve $5).

Battle Green Inn and Suites
Lexington
(800) 343-0235
Rate: Call for rates.

Doubletree Bedford Glen Hotel
Bedford
(781) 275-5500
Rates: $200 range.

Best Western
Concord
(978) 369-6100
Rates: $109–$124
Note: Includes complimentary continental breakfast for two; 10 percent discount to AAA and AARP members.

Clarion Carriage House Inn
Sudbury
(978) 443-2223
Rate: $134-174
Note: Complimentary cider and homemade chocolate chip cookies all day; free continental breakfast daily; free dinner Monday–Thursday.

Colonial Inn
Concord
(978) 369-9200
Rates: $189–$239
Note: Full dining room.

Colonel Roger Brown House
Concord
Rates: $110–150
(800) 292-1369
(978) 369-9119

Hawthorne Inn
Concord
(978) 369-5610
Rates: $125–285
Note: Complimentary continental breakfast; non-smoking inn; no pets.

Holiday Inn
Boxborough
(800) 972-3381
(978) 263-8701
Rates: $135–$235
Note: 10 percent discount to AAA and AARP members.

Mill Brook Inn
Concord
(978) 369-5515
Rates $110–145
Note: Continental breakfast included.

North Bridge Inn
Concord
(888) 530-0007
(978) 371-0014
Rates: $190–$210
Note: Full breakfast included.

Ridge House Bed and Breakfast
Concord
(978) 369-9796
Rates: $95–$105

The Samuel Fitch House
Westford
(978) 952-6888
Rates: $125–$175
Note: Rate includes full breakfast daily; non-smoking.

Directions to CA

For directions to CA, please click here. The CA campus can also be easily reached via the Fitchburg Line of the MBTA rail system.

Places to Eat in Concord

99 Restaurant
18 Commonwealth Avenue
(978) 369-0300

Chang An
10 Concord Crossing
(978) 369-5288

The Cheese Shop of Concord
29 Walden Street
(978)-369-5778

Colonial Inn
48 Monument Square
(978) 369-2373

Hana Mizuki Café
794 Elm Street
(978) 369-8114

Helen’s Restaurant
17 Main Street
(978) 369-9885

La Provence
105 Thoreau Street
(978) 371-7428

Main Street Market and Café
42 Main Street
(866) 413-3981

Nashoba Brook Bakery
152 Commonwealth Avenue
(978) 318-1999

New London Pizza
71 Thoreau Street
(978) 369-7053

Papa Razzi
768 Elm Street
(978) 371-0030

Serafina Ristoranté
195 Sudbury Road
(978) 371-9050

Sorrento's
58 Thoreau Street
(978) 369-0938

Walden Grille
24 Walden Street
(978) 371-2233