Westerly, RI area guide

Things to Do Near Westerly Hospital (Yale New Haven Health)

Groceries, food, days-off ideas and shopping close to Westerly Hospital (Yale New Haven Health) in Westerly, Rhode Island. Made for travel nurses and RTs on contract.

4 groceries7 restaurants7 to do3 shopping

Photo: Daniel Case / CC BY-SA 3.0

Groceries

Closest grocery stores to stock the fridge on week one.

• ALDI

  Aldi budget grocery store. Listed hours 8:30 AM to 8 PM daily

  ~0.9 mi / ~3 minMap
• Stop & Shop

  Stop & Shop grocery store. Listed hours 7 AM to 10 PM daily

  ~1.0 mi / ~3 minMap
• Mc Quades Marketplace

  Local grocery store

  ~1.2 mi / ~4 minMap
• Walmart Supercenter

  Walmart with groceries and household basics. Listed as open 24 hours

  ~4.0 mi / ~10 minMap

Restaurants

Local spots with working websites. Places marked open late or early are handy around a night shift.

• Junk & JavaOpens early

  Cafe. Listed hours 6 AM to 6 PM daily

  ~0.5 mi / ~2 minWebsite
• Dunkin’Opens early

  Donuts and coffee quick-service spot. Listed hours 5 AM to 9 PM daily

  ~0.7 mi / ~2 minWebsite
• Supreme PizzaSit-down

  Burgers and pasta restaurant

  ~0.7 mi / ~2 minWebsite
• Nana’s WesterlySit-down

  Pizza and breakfast restaurant

  ~1.6 mi / ~5 minWebsite
• Surf CantinaSit-down

  Restaurant

  ~1.7 mi / ~6 minWebsite
• WindjammerSit-down

  Restaurant

  ~4.0 mi / ~9 minWebsite
• Perks & CorksQuick bite

  Cafe

  ~1.6 mi / ~5 minWebsite

Things to do

Parks, water, breweries and more for your days off.

• Trustom Pond National Wildlife Refuge

  Nature preserve, a good spot for a quiet walk outside

  ~16 mi / ~22 minMap
• Yawgoog Scout Reservation

  Nature preserve, a good spot for a quiet walk outside

  ~14 mi / ~24 minWebsite
• Arcadia Management Area

  Nature preserve, a good spot for a quiet walk outside

  ~19 mi / ~26 minMap
• Chapman Pond

  Lake. If you fish, get a Rhode Island license first

  ~2.7 mi / ~6 minMap
• Maschaug Pond

  Lake. If you fish, get a Rhode Island license first

  ~4.0 mi / ~10 minMap
• Babcock-Smith House Museum

  Museum, good for a rainy day off

  ~0.9 mi / ~3 minWebsite
• Westerly Armory

  Museum, good for a rainy day off

  ~1.8 mi / ~6 minWebsite

Shopping

Malls and big stores for anything you forgot to pack.

• JCPenney

  JCPenney department store

  ~1.0 mi / ~3 minMap
• TJ Maxx

  TJ Maxx, discount clothes and home goods

  ~1.0 mi / ~3 minMap
• Wakefield Mall

  Shopping mall

  ~24 mi / ~32 minWebsite

Laundromats

We didn’t find a laundromat within about 10 miles in the map data, so we left this blank instead of guessing. Ask your RV park or rental host about on-site laundry. Know a good one? Message @cdc2320.

Coffee shops

Nearest coffee shops, local spots first. Places marked “Opens early” are handy after a night shift.

• Junk & JavaOpens early

  Local coffee shop. Listed hours 6 AM to 6 PM daily

  ~0.5 mi / ~2 minMap
• Therapy Coffee & RPM RecordsOpens early

  Local coffee shop

  ~0.8 mi / ~3 minMap
• Bess Eaton

  Local coffee shop

  ~1.9 mi / ~6 minMap

Gyms

We didn’t find a gym within about 10 miles in the map data, so we left this blank instead of guessing. Know a good one? Message @cdc2320.

Nearby RV parks

Monthly-stay parks near Westerly Hospital (Yale New Haven Health) from our RV parks list. Call to confirm the rate and a spot for your dates.

• Timber Creek RV Resort (Thousand Trails)

  Westerly, RI

  Call for monthly rate

  ~5 mi / ~10 minRates & phone

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Sources: place data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), plus each place’s own website and Wikidata. Last checked Oct 2026.