Ashburnham

Ashburnham is a town in Massachusetts.

European settlement of Ashburnham began in 1736, and it was incorporated as a town in 1765. The lands that make up the town had been granted to officers and soldiers of a 1690 expedition to Canada. It had been called the Plantation of Dorchester-Canada until it was incorporated.

State Routes 101, 12, and 140

• 42.696667-71.89251 Mount Watatic. at 1,831 ft, is the second highest mountain in Massachusetts east of the Berkshires. Trailhead is off of MA 119.  
• 42.696667-71.89252 Wapack Trail. The Wapack Trail is one of the oldest public, interstate hiking trails in the United States. Opened in 1923, it follows the Wapack Range for 21 miles (34 km), between Mount Watatic in Ashburnham, Massachusetts and North Pack Monadnock mountain in Greenfield, New Hampshire.  

• Creative Connections Gift Shop & Gallery, 56 Main St, Ashburnham, ☏ +1 978-827-6211. Tue-Sat 10AM-6PM. A gift shop with both handmade and mass produced goods. (updated Jul 2026)

• 42.635648-71.9100941 Yaka Sawa Sushi and Grill, 57 Main St, Ashburnham, ☏ +1 978-252-5679. Tue-Sat 11:30AM-9PM. Sushi bar that offers other Asian dishes as well  (updated Jul 2026)
• Brothers Pizza Pizzeria and Grill, 47 Main St, Ashburnham, ☏ +1 978-827-1111. Tue-Sun 11AM to 10PM. Small pizza place with a dining area to the left. (updated Jul 2026)
• Village Pizza, 65 Main St, Ashburnham, ☏ +1 978-827-3007. 11AM-10PM. Small and dingy pizza place. Also has chips and desserts for sale. (updated Jul 2026)

• Tavern On Central, 3 Central St, Ashburnham, ☏ +1 978-827-1272. Tue Wed 4-8PM, Thu Fri 4-9PM, Sat Sun noon-9PM, closed Mon. Tavern that offers a large selection of draft and bottle beer, as well as pub and American comfort foods. (updated Jul 2026)

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