Guidebook for Cheverly
Food Scene
This is a pizza place that I mostly use for take out. It's very close to the house and you can order online and schedule pick up in as little as 20 minutes from time of order. Ledo has been a local fixture for as long as I can remember. I think it started in/around College Park, catering to the college crowd. (The University of Maryland, with its student body of 38K, is just a few miles to the north of Cheverly.) Ledo makes a square pie very interesting, crisp crust. I like their basil and pesto-based toppings.
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Ledo Pizza
7435 Georgia Ave NWThis is a pizza place that I mostly use for take out. It's very close to the house and you can order online and schedule pick up in as little as 20 minutes from time of order. Ledo has been a local fixture for as long as I can remember. I think it started in/around College Park, catering to the college crowd. (The University of Maryland, with its student body of 38K, is just a few miles to the north of Cheverly.) Ledo makes a square pie very interesting, crisp crust. I like their basil and pesto-based toppings.
Belga is in DC, but it's the place we have been to most often. Theater friends turned us on to Belga, which is just a few blocks from the Capital Hill Arts Workshop.
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Belga Café
514 8th St SEBelga is in DC, but it's the place we have been to most often. Theater friends turned us on to Belga, which is just a few blocks from the Capital Hill Arts Workshop.
This really cool chain (you will also find a restaurant in Brookland over by Catholic University, also 20 minutes from Cheverly by car) honors author and poet, Langston Hughes, who also spent some time working in food service as a busboy. I love the menu at BB&P. You can easily eat plant-based here if that's your desire. It's comfy, with sofas etc., not just tables. Serves alcohol.
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Busboys and Poets
450 K St NWThis really cool chain (you will also find a restaurant in Brookland over by Catholic University, also 20 minutes from Cheverly by car) honors author and poet, Langston Hughes, who also spent some time working in food service as a busboy. I love the menu at BB&P. You can easily eat plant-based here if that's your desire. It's comfy, with sofas etc., not just tables. Serves alcohol.
Franklins has been a fixture on Route 1 in Hyattsville for as long as I can remember, so I'm checking the Airbnb-suggested "historic" box. It has moved with the times and fits well with the new, "town center" feel of business Hyattsville. It has a general store attached, which I love to browse in.
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Franklins
5123 Baltimore AveFranklins has been a fixture on Route 1 in Hyattsville for as long as I can remember, so I'm checking the Airbnb-suggested "historic" box. It has moved with the times and fits well with the new, "town center" feel of business Hyattsville. It has a general store attached, which I love to browse in.
Getting Around
Easy walk from our house, provides access to all of metro DC.
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Cheverly Metro Station
5501 Columbia Park RdEasy walk from our house, provides access to all of metro DC.
On the DC Metro Orange Line, it also gets you easy access to the MARC train system (regional, Maryland and DC) as well as Amtrak. If you are staying at our place and taking the train to DC, it's possible to skip Union Station and come via New Carrollton. Also a good option if you fly in to BWI, where you can take the MARC train to New Carrollton and then hop the Orange Line to Cheverly.
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New Carrollton Station
4300 Garden City DrOn the DC Metro Orange Line, it also gets you easy access to the MARC train system (regional, Maryland and DC) as well as Amtrak. If you are staying at our place and taking the train to DC, it's possible to skip Union Station and come via New Carrollton. Also a good option if you fly in to BWI, where you can take the MARC train to New Carrollton and then hop the Orange Line to Cheverly.
Shopping
Dakota Crossing in NE DC is actually the closest shopping to Cheverly these days! It is not quite finished, but new shops are opening every day. Off the top of my head, there's a Dick's, Lowe's, PetSmart, and Costco. Maybe not interesting on vacation, but living here, I am delighted to have these chains all so close now.
Shops at Dakota Crossing
2438 Market St NEDakota Crossing in NE DC is actually the closest shopping to Cheverly these days! It is not quite finished, but new shops are opening every day. Off the top of my head, there's a Dick's, Lowe's, PetSmart, and Costco. Maybe not interesting on vacation, but living here, I am delighted to have these chains all so close now.
This Whole Foods is near the University of Maryland in College Park. It generally takes about 15 minutes to get there by car. It's a great place to shop for fresh, whole foods, organic, as well as plant-based. For some folks, it may provide respite from eating out and the lack of control of one's diet that brings with it! You have a fridge and separate freezer in the BnB.
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Whole Foods Market
600 H St NEThis Whole Foods is near the University of Maryland in College Park. It generally takes about 15 minutes to get there by car. It's a great place to shop for fresh, whole foods, organic, as well as plant-based. For some folks, it may provide respite from eating out and the lack of control of one's diet that brings with it! You have a fridge and separate freezer in the BnB.
Wegman's is a delightful place! It has great prices on regular groceries as well as a huge selection of partially prepared foods (e.g. cut up veggies, ready-to-cook kits). In addition it has a cafe where you might want to grab a bite to eat even if you aren't at Wegman's to buy groceries. Oh, and it has a model train that circulates on a track overhead. Nice, fun touch,
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Wegmans
9001 McHugh DrWegman's is a delightful place! It has great prices on regular groceries as well as a huge selection of partially prepared foods (e.g. cut up veggies, ready-to-cook kits). In addition it has a cafe where you might want to grab a bite to eat even if you aren't at Wegman's to buy groceries. Oh, and it has a model train that circulates on a track overhead. Nice, fun touch,
Entertainment & Activities
Check out CHAW's calendar for performances while you are in town. Not expensive, intimate live theater atmosphere. We like it.
Capitol Hill Arts Workshop
545 7th St SECheck out CHAW's calendar for performances while you are in town. Not expensive, intimate live theater atmosphere. We like it.
Parks & Nature
Walk or bike along the Anacostia in historic Bladensburg, stop and read the information boards about War of 1812 events near the site. You can also rent canoes, kayaks (and bikes) and, depending on your timing, watch the crew teams that practice based at Bladensburg.
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Bladensburg Waterfront Park
4601 Annapolis RdWalk or bike along the Anacostia in historic Bladensburg, stop and read the information boards about War of 1812 events near the site. You can also rent canoes, kayaks (and bikes) and, depending on your timing, watch the crew teams that practice based at Bladensburg.
The blue dot marks one of the entrances to the Lower Beaverdam Creek Trail and is within easy walking distance of our house. The Friends of Beaverdam Creek have been faithfully working every third Saturday morning for many years to develop the trail for community enjoyment, spreading woodchips, defining boundaries, and removing invasive species. The trail runs between the Magruder Spring marker at the lower end of Cheverly Avenue, up and down hills (moderate trail in that sense) and ends at Cheverly Town Park.
Cheverly Circle
Cheverly CircleThe blue dot marks one of the entrances to the Lower Beaverdam Creek Trail and is within easy walking distance of our house. The Friends of Beaverdam Creek have been faithfully working every third Saturday morning for many years to develop the trail for community enjoyment, spreading woodchips, defining boundaries, and removing invasive species. The trail runs between the Magruder Spring marker at the lower end of Cheverly Avenue, up and down hills (moderate trail in that sense) and ends at Cheverly Town Park.
The red dot marks Magruder Spring Park location of Magruder Spring, also known as Cheverly Spring. These springs were used by the British in 1814 as they marched on Washington. Both Magruder Spring and Crawford's Adventure Spring were designated in 1980 as Prince George's County Historic Resources. This park leads into the Lower Beaverdam Creek Trail, described here as "Cheverly Circle." The mapping feature here on AirBnB won't let me enter just any title, so I hope people looking for parks will get so far as to read the descriptions!
Cheverly Avenue & Arbor Street
Arbor Street
Arbor StreetThe red dot marks Magruder Spring Park location of Magruder Spring, also known as Cheverly Spring. These springs were used by the British in 1814 as they marched on Washington. Both Magruder Spring and Crawford's Adventure Spring were designated in 1980 as Prince George's County Historic Resources. This park leads into the Lower Beaverdam Creek Trail, described here as "Cheverly Circle." The mapping feature here on AirBnB won't let me enter just any title, so I hope people looking for parks will get so far as to read the descriptions!
Cheverly Avenue & Arbor Street
Enter Cheverly Nature Park (green dot) at Crest Avenue & Lockwood Road. The Nature Park woodland area containing Crawford's Adventure Spring. These springs were used by the British in 1814 as they marched on Washington. Both Magruder Spring and Crawford's Adventure Spring were designated in 1980 as Prince George's County Historic Resources.
Crest Avenue
Crest AvenueEnter Cheverly Nature Park (green dot) at Crest Avenue & Lockwood Road. The Nature Park woodland area containing Crawford's Adventure Spring. These springs were used by the British in 1814 as they marched on Washington. Both Magruder Spring and Crawford's Adventure Spring were designated in 1980 as Prince George's County Historic Resources.
This (purple dot) is the main entrance to Cheverly Town Park, right behind the community center. It has a playground, ball fields, basketball courts, tennis courts, barbecue grills, and pavilion. A dog park is in the planning stages (spring, 2017).
6401 Forest Rd
6401 Forest RoadThis (purple dot) is the main entrance to Cheverly Town Park, right behind the community center. It has a playground, ball fields, basketball courts, tennis courts, barbecue grills, and pavilion. A dog park is in the planning stages (spring, 2017).
Cheverly-Euclid Neighborhood Park (yellow dot) is actually at Euclid Street & Crest Avenue. Also an easy walk from the house, it has a playground, basketball courts, ball fields, and tennis courts. It is also the site of considerable conservation and restoration activity undertaken by members of the Cheverly Green Infrastructure Committee. I can provide specifics to anyone who would like to see the work we have done.
Euclid Street
Euclid StreetCheverly-Euclid Neighborhood Park (yellow dot) is actually at Euclid Street & Crest Avenue. Also an easy walk from the house, it has a playground, basketball courts, ball fields, and tennis courts. It is also the site of considerable conservation and restoration activity undertaken by members of the Cheverly Green Infrastructure Committee. I can provide specifics to anyone who would like to see the work we have done.
Essentials
This is CVS. It's in the same little shopping center as Ledo's (pizza). It's not (easy, pleasant) walking distance, but the closest pharmacy. Turn left on Kilmer street to enter. Landover Road is busy.
6516 Landover Rd
6516 Landover RoadThis is CVS. It's in the same little shopping center as Ledo's (pizza). It's not (easy, pleasant) walking distance, but the closest pharmacy. Turn left on Kilmer street to enter. Landover Road is busy.
This is Walgreen's. It's right across from CVS, so you have a choice! Turn on Kilmer Street; Landover Road is a split, major road.
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Walgreens
9810 Apollo DrThis is Walgreen's. It's right across from CVS, so you have a choice! Turn on Kilmer Street; Landover Road is a split, major road.
This is Bruce Cleaners. The business has been in Cheverly for many years, and they have great ratings (See Yelp etc.) I don't use them much (wash-and-wear person) but when I do, they are great - fast, reasonable.
6508 Landover Rd
6508 Landover RoadThis is Bruce Cleaners. The business has been in Cheverly for many years, and they have great ratings (See Yelp etc.) I don't use them much (wash-and-wear person) but when I do, they are great - fast, reasonable.
ALDI is our local grocery store. It has good prices and is good for essentials. If you are familiar with the chain, however, you know you get what they have. If you are looking for something very specific -- I went there for blueberries the other day -- you may be disappointed, as I was. Look at my recommendations in the SHOPPING section for stores with a wider selection, but a bit farther from the house.
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ALDI
6524 Landover RdALDI is our local grocery store. It has good prices and is good for essentials. If you are familiar with the chain, however, you know you get what they have. If you are looking for something very specific -- I went there for blueberries the other day -- you may be disappointed, as I was. Look at my recommendations in the SHOPPING section for stores with a wider selection, but a bit farther from the house.