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.
Get around
See
- 1 Bay Head Historical Society, 1643 Bay Ave, Point Pleasant. Sa Su 1-4PM.
Do
Buy
- Beach House Classic Boardshop, 517 Main Ave, ☏ +1 732-714-8566, eric@beachhouseclassic.com.
- The Jolly Tar, 56 Bridge Ave, ☏ +1 732-892-0223, jollytarbayhead@aol.com.
- 1 Saltwater House, 76 Bridge Ave, ☏ +1 732-701-3215, info@thesaltwaterhouse.co.
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.
- 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.
Drink
Sleep
- 1 The Bentley Inn, 694 Main Ave, ☏ +1 732-892-9589, bentleyinn@gmail.com. Check-in: 3-7PM, check-out: 11AM.
- 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.
Connect
Go next
| Routes through Bay Head |
| Rahway ← Point Pleasant Beach ← | N  S |
→ Lavallette → Seaside Heights |