Bay Head

Bay Head is a village of fewer than 1,000 people (2020) in Ocean County, New Jersey It lies 80 km east of Philadelphia, 110 km south of New York City and 40 km north of Atlantic City, along the Jersey coast.

Understand

Bay Head is situated on the Barnegat Peninsula, also known as Barnegat Bay Island, a long, narrow barrier island that separates Barnegat Bay from the Atlantic Ocean. Together with Mantoloking, Bay Head is considered part of the Jersey Shore's "Gold Coast".

Get in

By car

The main roadway through Bay Head is Route 35, a two-lane highway that connects many of the Jersey Shore's small communities.

By public transportation

NJ Transit trains terminate at the Bay Head station and yard, with service on the North Jersey Coast Line north from Penn Station Newark, Hoboken Terminal and Penn Station New York in Midtown Manhattan.

See

• 1 Bay Head Historical Society, 1643 Bay Ave, Point Pleasant. Sa Su 1-4PM. (updated Dec 2022)

Buy

• Beach House Classic Boardshop, 517 Main Ave, ☏ +1 732-714-8566, eric@beachhouseclassic.com. (updated Nov 2022)
• The Jolly Tar, 56 Bridge Ave, ☏ +1 732-892-0223, jollytarbayhead@aol.com. (updated Dec 2022)
• 1 Saltwater House, 76 Bridge Ave, ☏ +1 732-701-3215, info@thesaltwaterhouse.co. (updated Dec 2022)

Eat

• 1 Burkes Market, 534-536 Main Ave, ☏ +1 732-899-0068, customerservice@burkesmarket.com. 8AM-6PM Su-Th, 8AM-8PM F Sa. Serves breakfast and lunch, using local ingredients. Fine spirits and Italian cuisine can also be found here. 
• 2 Mueller’s Bakery, 80 Bridge Ave, ☏ +1 732-892-0442, contact@muellersbakery.com. Tu Th 6:30AM-5PM, F Sa 6:30AM-6PM, Su 6:30AM-4PM. Sells all sorts of pastries, including custom cakes. (updated Dec 2022)
• Theresa’s South, 530 Main Ave, ☏ +1 732-892-1555. W Th Su 5-8PM, F Sa 5-9PM. Serves pasta and other dishes from different cuisines. (updated Dec 2022)

Sleep

• 1 The Bentley Inn, 694 Main Ave, ☏ +1 732-892-9589, bentleyinn@gmail.com. Check-in: 3-7PM, check-out: 11AM. (updated Oct 2022)
• 2 The Grenville, 345 Main Ave, ☏ +1 732-892-3100. A Victorian relic of the late 19th century, with 29 rooms and a restaurant. $120. (updated Dec 2022)

Go next

Routes through Bay Head

Rahway ← Point Pleasant Beach ←

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→ Lavallette → Seaside Heights