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RecreationWhen you've had your fill of competing or watching the pros compete, and want to get out there and practice some of those techniques you've admired--or maybe just get some exercise--you'll need to know where you can practice your sport of choice. Turn to our Boating and Watersports chapter if you have the beach in mind, or to Golf if you're looking for a challenging (or easy) course. Here we provide information on bowling, horseback riding, indoor swimming, ice skating, tennis, and fitness clubs. |
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Ryan Family Amusements Center
Bowling & Miniature Golf This popular Upper Cape facility has candlepin bowling, a pro shop, and a game room while next door is an 18-hole miniature golf course (Bourne Bridge Adventure Golf). Ryan hosts leagues as well as good old recreational bowling and offers birthday party packages. A string of bowling costs $3.10 per person and $2 to rent shoes. Leary Family Amusements Center Falmouth has plenty of fun spots to explore, and the Leary Family Amusements Center is one of them. It offers good candlepin bowling alleys for leagues as well as for nonleague recreational bowlers. To bowl costs $3.25 per person for a game and $2 for shoes. There is a pro shop on-site and the facility hosts birthday parties. The center is open year-round daily from 10 AM to 10 PM Monday through Friday, 10 AM to 11 PM on Saturdays, and noon to 9 PM on Sundays. Trade Center Bowl & Amusements This bowling facility features tenpin with computer scoring. There are leagues for children and high school students as well as moonlight bowling and odyssey bowling where a light show adds to the challenges of the sport. Also on premises are pool tables, video games, a pro shop, and a snack bar. Adults pay $2.75 per string of bowling and children under 18 pay $2.25 per game. To rent bowling shoes costs $1.75.
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Cape Bowling Cape Bowling in the heart of downtown Hyannis features tenpin and hosts leagues for all ages. Some lanes have built-in bumpers for kids and other lanes even glow in the dark. A string costs $3.95 and rental shoes cost $2.50. There's a pro shop, video games, and souvenir and gift shops on-site. Cape Bowling is open year-round and open until 11 PM in the summer. Ryan Family Amusements Center A very busy recreational hotspot, this Ryan Family Amusements Center has both tenpin and candlepin lanes, a pro shop, and a game room. Like the other Ryan Family centers on the Cape, the Yarmouth facility hosts leagues and birthday parties. It cost $3.10 to bowl and $2 to rent shoes. Ryan Family Amusements are open year-round daily until 11 PM (10 PM in the off season).
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Orleans Bowling Center With 14 lanes, this is an all-candlepin bowling center. Even during league events, there are lanes available for the public for $3.25 per string per person and $2 for shoes . Weekend nights are popular for families. The center is open year-round from 9 AM to 10 PM Monday through Saturday; on Sundays it opens at noon.
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Fieldcrest Farm Fieldcrest Farm offers riding instruction, boarding, and training and has a large indoor ring and a complete tack shop with saddles, bridles, clothing, and supplies. Rates for a group of three or four, depending upon experience levels, are $18 for a half-hour, $25 for 45 minutes, and $30 for an hour. Private rates are $30 for a half-hour and $35 for 45 minutes. Haland Stables West Falmouth, Haland Stables provides a guided trail ride through pine woods and cranberry bogs. Only walking and trotting are allowed on the trails, and all riding is English-style. Appointments are required, and both private and group lessons are offered. Rates are $17 for a half-hour and $28 for an hour. Maushop Stables Mashpee's Maushop Stables focuses on riding lessons but will conduct trail rides by appointment. It also offers boarding services, a summer camp, and an indoor arena. The group rate is $17 per hour, while semi-private rates are $30 for a half-hour.
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Holly Hill Farm Holly Hill offers lessons running from $25 to $50 per hour. This Marstons Mills establishment is a show stable of hunters and jumpers and provides such services as boarding and training. There are no trails on-site.
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Moby Dick Farm This friendly, year-round equestrian center offers instruction and the opportunity to clip-clop through the miles of trails in the wooded Punkhorn Parklands. The staff is specially trained to handle beginners, and the horses here are the reliable, steady types. For seasonal fun, ask about hayrides, sleigh rides, and carriage rides. Trail rides cost $40 and last well over an hour, sometimes closer to two. We highly recommend them. You'll learn a lot about the natural history of the area, and come back to the stable as refreshed and invigorated as only a good trail ride can leave you. Woodsong Farm Right next to Nickerson State Park, this facility offers riding lessons ($35 for a half-hour) and boarding and boasts a lovely network of trails. Unfortunately, the trails are only for use by those who board horses here. Woodsong Farm also hosts horse shows--terrific ones, we might add, that are great fun on a summer day. It also offers summer programs for kids (see our Kidstuff chapter). Nickerson State Park The park has one marked bridle trail and a network of other trails. There is no fee to ride. Punkhorn Parklands This maze of scenic trails lends itself perfectly to horseback riding, and there's no charge to ride here. Many of the trails are ancient cart paths still wide enough to ride two abreast, so you can chat with your riding buddies. On the narrower trails, though, watch out for uneven terrain. Bayberry Hollow Farm Know a child celebrating a birthday on the Cape? Here's the perfect present--pony rides! Bayberry Hollow offers kid-friendly rides on kid-friendly ponies, either on their land or yours, for all occasions. The farm also offers riding lessons for $40 per hour for a private lesson and $30 for a group of three. It's open year-round; appointments are a must.
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Gallo Ice Arena Located along the Cape Cod Canal, the Gallo Ice Arena plays host to hockey schools, camps, and clinics as well as figure-skating camps and public skating. There is a pro shop on-site. The arena is open year-round with free skating September to June Monday through Friday from 12 noon to 2 PM, and on Sundays from 4 to 6 PM. The cost is $2 for adults and $1 for kids 14 and under. There is no free skating during the summer months due to camps and league play. Falmouth Ice Arena Ice-skating is offered on an 85-by-185-foot rink and includes youth and adult ice-hockey programs, figure-skating programs, and public skating. A pro shop and snack bar are on-site. It is open to the public daily from the end of September through March. It costs $3 per adult and $2 for children 12 and under.
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Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Skating Rink Named for the brother of John F. Kennedy who was lost during World War II, this rink in the center of Hyannis is used for local hockey games and figure-skating as well as public skating. The rink is open October through March. They offer free skating throughout the week at different times, so it's best to call ahead. It costs $4 for adults and $3 for children 12 and under to skate. Skate rentals are available for $2. Tony Kent Arena Olympians Nancy Kerrigan and Paul Wylie have both practiced and performed here. The rink, off Mass. Rt. 134, is home to Dennis-Yarmouth youth hockey as well as figure skating and learn-to-skate programs. The rink also offers public skating Saturdays from 5:15 to 6:45 PM; the cost is $4 for adults and teens, $3 for children under 12, and $2 for seniors; skate rentals are $2. Their popular Rock Night, skating to rock music, is held each Friday for youngsters ages 9 to 14 years and costs $5.
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Charles Moore Arena This arena offers ice skating year-round. Rentals are available for $2 and there is a snack bar. It also hosts a kids-only Rock Night on Friday (see our Nightlife chapter for more information). Admission to Rock Night is $5 and only for children 9 to 14 years of age. Because public skating times vary, it's best to call ahead. Admission to public skating is $4 adults and teens and $3 for children 12 and under.
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