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Places in Waterford

Beaches, eats & places to stay in Waterford

940 places in Waterford: 76 places to eat and drink, 167 shops, 88 things to do and 20 places to stay. Local spots first, with directions to every one.

All places
940
48 per 1,000 residents
Eat & drink
76
3.9 per 1,000 residents
Shops
167
31 gifts · 3 antiques · 5 books
Things to do
88
49 outdoors · 4 arts · 8 landmarks
Places to stay
20
1 per 1,000 residents

What kind of places does Waterford have?

Read from every listing. The page puts what stands out first.

A beach town11 beaches and 2 marinas.Gear up & get out11 outfitters, rentals, charters and gear shops.Farms & markets5 farms, farm stands and markets.A bookish town3 bookstores.
The map

Where Waterford gathers

114 of Waterford’s 940 places sit within a five-minute walk of Hartford Tpke. A second center gathers around Boston Post Rd.

Hartford TpkeBoston Post Rd
114places in a five-minute walk of Hartford Tpke12% of Waterford’s places
98around Boston Post Rd10% of Waterford’s places
★ What stands out · Things to do

88 things to do

49 parks & outdoors, 27 fitness & sports, 8 history & landmarks. Local spots first.

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Shops

167 shops

31 gifts & boutiques, 31 clothing, 19 home & hardware. Local spots first.

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Eat & drink

76 places to eat & drink

49 restaurants, 18 cafés & treats, 5 farms & markets. Local spots first.

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Places to stay

20 places to stay

16 hotels & inns, 4 camping & rentals. Local spots first.

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Everyday

519 errands & services

Groceries, gas, the barber, the vet, the bank.

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Health care 113Waterford Dental Associates · Cvs Pharmacy · Careco Homecare, Inc.Home services 74Supreme Clean Laundromat · Signature Stamped Concrete LLC · The Laundry Room of WaterfordOffices & pros 60Critical Signs · Jaypro Sports · Yost Manufacturing & SupplyHair & beauty 49Cost Cutters · Sirena Medical Aesthetics · Lavendar Nail SpaBanks & insurance 48AAA · Sava Insurance Group · Jackson Hewitt Tax ServiceAuto & gas 32Mobil · Alltown · Henny PennyGroceries & convenience 17Amazing Grapes Wines & Spirits · Coca-Cola Waterford · Shoreline Super LiquorsPets 10Connecticut Humane Society · Dan's Water Worlds · No Place Like Home Pet SittersOther services 116Breezeline · Ear, Nose & Throat Associates of Southeastern Connecticut · Allegheny Foot and Ankle Center
Community

70 schools, churches & public places

Where Waterford learns, worships and gets things done.

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Town & public services 24Cohanzie Fire Department · Waterford Police Department · Juvenile Matters CourtSchools & childcare 21Oswegatchie Elementary School · Waterford High School · Clark Lane Middle SchoolPlaces of worship 13St Ann Melkite Catholic Church · Temple Emanu-El · Our Lady of Perpetual Help ChurchCommunity groups 12Great Neck Country Club · Camp Harkness · Waterford Historical Society, Inc.
Next door

Waterford and its neighbors

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Places per 1,000 residents · all places listed
Niantic72New London66Gales Ferry65Waterford48Groton39East Lyme26Ledyard22Montville10

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Favorites, openings and closings from Waterford neighbors.

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What’s missing?

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Some place details from Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0), checked against the Census town line. Places added by neighbors go live once a second neighbor confirms them. Spot a mistake? Open the place and tap Edit mode.

How we sort and count

Each list puts neighbor favorites first (ratings and photos), then the most complete listings (a website, a phone number, a note), with local, independent spots ahead of national chains. Categories come from each place’s map category, so a café filed under “Shops” still shows up with the cafés. “A five-minute walk” is a quarter mile from the busiest spot on the map. Per-1,000 figures use the Census population.