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Magpie Designs Felting Studio
620 Amherst Road (Rt. 9),
Belchertown MA 01007 USA
(413) 256-6031
email: chrisawhite@charter.net
Please note: The retail shop at the studio has closed. Please visit our new, larger Easthampton, MA store, New England Felting Supply. Open hours are no longer available at the Belchertown location. For retail information, go to www.feltingsupply.com or 413-527-1188.
DIRECTIONS
Warning: Mapquest directions rely on outdated information for this location, and should be used cautiously. Follow these links for directions or use maps below.
From the north From the south From the east From the west
From points north & northwest (Shelburne, Keene, VT)
Take I-91 south to the Amherst / Northampton exit 19 east or any way you usually go to reach the Amherst common
stay on Rt. 9 and go about 6 or 7 miles into Belchertown
look for the Old Townhouse Restaurant (yellow & brown chalet-type building) on your left & Citgo Dwight Station Mini-Mart also on your left
after this, road descends to the left around a curve twice and after the second curve you will see straight down the hill where a street comes in up on the right. Driveway is directly across from where this street ( Federal St.) meets Rt. 9.
620 Amherst Rd. (Rt. 9)
grey-beige house with black shutters set back a bit
pull up all the way or park along right side of driveway if other spots are full
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From points south, local (Holyoke, Chicopee, Springfield)
(Note: Directions through Holyoke can be a little tricky if you’re not familiar with it, so it’s best to consult a map before you go or www.Mapquest.com.)
Take 395 north into Holyoke and right onto Main St. up to to Lyman.
Left on Lyman to Pine St. & a go right a very short distance until the ramp puts you onto 202 going across the river toward South Hadley Falls.
Once you’ve crossed the river, continue on 202 to the large traffic circle and stay on 202 northeast toward Granby & Belchertown (go In Granby, look for the green Catholic High School sign on your left ñ School St.
Turn left on School and keep going until you run into a T-intersection with a rock outcrop straight in front of you.
Turn left onto Bay Rd. and go about a mile to the storage shed place on your left.
Turn right here onto Warren Wright Rd. (bumpy road).
Continue past Orchard Rd. up to
Goodell St. and turn right.
Continue on Goodell until intersection with Federal St., turn left. Just a short distance to Rt. 9. Driveway is directly across from you.
620 Amherst Rd. (Rt. 9)
grey-beige house with black shutters set back a bit
pull up all the way or park along right side of driveway if other spots are full
From points south, regional (West Springfield, Hartford, NYC, Philadelphia area)
Take I-91 north (farther south take I-95 north to I-91 in New Haven) to the Amherst / Northampton exit 19 east (turn right off the ramp, this is Rt. 9)
Drive about 6.5 miles to the Amherst town common & Amherst College
stay on Rt. 9 and go about 6 or 7 miles into Belchertown
look for the Old Townhouse Restaurant (yellow & brown chalet-type building) on your left & Citgo Dwight Station Mini-Mart also on your left
after this, road descends to the left around a curve twice and after the second curve you will see straight down the hill where a street comes in up on the right. Driveway is directly across from where this street ( Federal St.) meets Rt. 9.
620 Amherst Rd. (Rt. 9)
grey-beige house with black shutters set back a bit
pull up all the way or park along right side of driveway if other spots are full
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From points east, local (Belchertown, Worcester)
Take Rt. 9 west to the intersection with 202 in Belchertown.
Drive about 4 more miles and begin looking for Gulf St. on your right. Slow down after Gulf and you’ll see the sign for Dwight Chapel on your left ñ only a few hundred feet more, house is on the right directly across from where Federal St. meets Rt. 9.
620 Amherst Rd. (Rt. 9)
grey-beige house with black shutters set back a bit
pull up all the way or park along right side of driveway if other spots are full
From points northeast, regional (Lowell, N & NW suburbs of Boston, NH, ME)
Take Rt. 2 west until it becomes a two-lane. Not long after, take the exit for 202 south (toward Amherst / Belchertown).
Drive south on 202 until you come to the intersection with Rt. 9 in Belchertown (it’s quite a ways through forest).
Intersection has a McDonald’s, Dairy Mart & little strip mall. Turn right (sharp turn at an angle) onto Rt. 9.
Drive about 8 more miles and begin looking for Gulf St. on your right. Slow down after Gulf and you’ll see the sign for Dwight Chapel on your left ñ only a few hundred feet more, house is on the right directly across from where Federal St. meets Rt. 9.
620 Amherst Rd. (Rt. 9)
grey-beige house with black shutters set back a bit
pull up all the way or park along right side of driveway if other spots are full
From points Southeast, regional (S suburbs of Boston, Cape Cod, RI)
Take the Mass pike west to the Palmer/Amherst exit 8 toward U.S. 20
Turn LEFT onto MA-32 / THORNDIKE ST. 0.7 miles
Turn SLIGHT LEFT onto HIGH ST. 0.4 miles
Stay STRAIGHT to go onto JUNCTION ST / CHURCH ST.
JUNCTION ST / CHURCH ST becomes PLEASANT ST.
Turn SLIGHT RIGHT onto THORNDIKE ST. 0.4 miles
Turn SLIGHT RIGHT onto MA-181 / S MAIN ST / PALMER ST. Continue to follow MA-181 / S MAIN ST. 0.6 miles
Turn LEFT onto STATE ST. <0.1 miles
STATE ST becomes RIVER ST. <0.1 miles
Turn SLIGHT RIGHT onto FRANKLIN ST. 3.2 miles
FRANKLIN ST becomes MA-181. 2.3 miles
MA-181 becomes MAIN ST / US-202 at the south end of the long town common.
Continue up 202 until it intersects Route 9 at the little strip mall/McDonalds (about a mile?).
Turn left onto Route 9 heading west toward Amherst
Drive about 4 miles and begin looking for Gulf St. on your right. Slow down after Gulf and you'll see the sign for Dwight Chapel on your left.Ý Now it's only a few hundred feet more, house is on the right directly across from where Federal St. meets Rt. 9. There is a small blue sign on a white mailbox post in front of the long cedar fence.
620 Amherst Rd. (Rte. 9)
grey-beige house with black shutters set back a bit
pull up all the way or park along right side of driveway, but as much on the gravel as possible.
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From points west, local (Northampton, Pittsfield & North Adams area)
Take Rt. 9 to the Amherst town common
stay on Rt. 9 and go about 6 or 7 miles into Belchertown
look for the Old Townhouse Restaurant (yellow & brown chalet-type building) on your left & Citgo Dwight Station Mini-Mart also on your left
after this, road descends to the left around a curve twice and after the second curve you will see straight down the hill where a street comes in up on the right. Driveway is directly across from where this street ( Federal St.) meets Rt. 9.
620 Amherst Rd. (Rt. 9)
grey-beige house with black shutters set back a bit
pull up all the way or park along right side of driveway if other spots are full
From points west regional (southern Berkshires, eastern NY, Albany)
take Mass Pike to I-91 north to the Amherst / Northampton exit 19 east (turn right off the ramp, this is Rt. 9)
Drive about 6.5 miles to the Amherst town common & Amherst College
stay on Rt. 9 and go about 6 or 7 miles into Belchertown
look for the Old Townhouse Restaurant (yellow & brown chalet-type building) on your left & Citgo Dwight Station Mini-Mart also on your left
after this, road descends to the left around a curve twice and after the second curve you will see straight down the hill where a street comes in up on the right. Driveway is directly across from where this street ( Federal St.) meets Rt. 9.
620 Amherst Rd. (Rt. 9)
grey-beige house with black shutters set back a bit
pull up all the way or park along right side of driveway if other spots are full
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