Fort Sewall

Such a pretty place to come too. Beautiful views and plenty of benches. Good place to come to if you are in the area and looking for something to do!

The thing about seeing a lot of nice sites in Marblehead and Marblehead Neck is figuring out where they are, how to get there and where to park. I tried to put Fort Sewall Lane in my Garmin and it had the address but couldn’t route there so I put in The Barnacle Restaurant and just continued along Front St. You can’t actually drive onto Fort Sewall Lane — you can park on the bridge on the right-​hand-​side of the road if there is space or you can park in the parking lot on the left side about 100 feet before Fort Sewall Lane. Then you walk across the street, up to Fort Sewall Lane and then up to the fort area.
You can walk around a loop that goes around the fort buildings. There is a lower level and an upper level to the buildings with the upper levels visible from the part closer to the ocean. The benches are in the upper part and face the ocean. You can get a very nice view of the harbor from the South side of the upper area.
There are bathrooms in the lower area.
There are also cutouts if you want to go lower onto the rocks and you can actually make your way down to the water though it looks dangerous to do so.

Great view!!!
Plenty of seats to relax and enjoy looking at scenic Marblehead Harbor.
Read all about the history on the plaques near the entrance, hidden under a tree.
Note the map to the fort on a plaque as well.
Limited parking available; restrooms on site.

Beautiful destination in Marblehead. Great place to spend an afternoon with the family. Pack a picnic lunch and bring a frisbee, or just relax on the many benches overlooking the harbor. Take in the history of this revolutionary way fort.