The latter include the final resting place of Elizabeth Padobie, whose parents came across on the Mayflower, and who is believed to have been the first white child born in New England.įacing the Commons is the aptly named Commons Lunch, which actually serves breakfast, as well, and has seating choices that include an old-fashioned lunch counter, a dining room with comfortable booths and an outdoor patio.
Set on a green triangle at the heart of the village, the white-steepled United Congregational Church dates to the 1830s, but some of the graves in the neighboring cemetery are far older. Fittingly, the town center isn’t on any of the main roads, but what it lacks in accessibility it more than makes up for in charm and history. There are several routes - none of them direct - that you can take to the Commons, the sleepy hub of Little Compton. (Gray’s Daily Grind has fresh-brewed coffee just across the state line in Westport if you want to grab and go.) From Adamsville, it’s a short drive west on Cold Brook Road to the Simmons Mill Management Area, which has a pleasant walking path with interpretive signs identifying trees and plants along the way to Simmons Pond. Nearby is The Barn, a popular breakfast spot that’s a great place to power up in the morning with a lobster omelette.
My wife and I chose the latter route, which took us directly to the village of Adamsville, best known for its statue of a Rhode Island Red, the state bird, and an obvious selfie stop. West Main Road (Route 77), which runs north-south along the Sakonnet River, is the primary route used by Little Compton visitors, and a drive south from Tiverton to the road’s terminus at Sakonnet Point lets you hit some of the town’s top attractions, including Walker’s Roadside Stand, Carolyn’s Sakonnet Vineyards and the Wilbor House, home of the Little Compton Historical Society.īut you can also get into town via Route 81, which connects to Route 24 (and Interstate 195) and traces the eastern border between Little Compton and Westport, Massachusetts.
You can follow our guide to a Little Compton road trip, or just chase a whim and let the hand-painted signs found at every crossroad lead you to the local sights -and back in time.
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In fact, the town is full of small delights like the Commons, a quintessential New England village green, and Walker’s Roadside Stand, where you can catch up on the day’s gossip while you fill a basket with fresh squash, pumpkins and peppers. It’s not that there’s nothing to do in Little Compton. “It’s one of the few places along the coast in the country that’s still relatively undeveloped.” Locals work very hard to keep it that way by supporting groups that work to retain the town’s rural character - while taking a dim view of changes that might disturb the peace. Little Compton literally and figuratively is “at the end of the road,” says Abigail Brooks, president of the Sakonnet Preservation Society.
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