Ye Old Commons

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Ye Olde Commons is an amazing, 40 acre LARP grounds in Charlton, MA. It is conveniently located about an hour from the Boston, the Pioneer Valley, and Rhode Island, and only three hours from New York City.

Getting to Ye Olde Commons

  • Coming From New York, Connecticut:
    1. Follow I-84 North into Massachusetts.
    2. Take exit 3A. This will put you on US-20 East.
    3. Follow US-20 into Charlton. You will cross Route 31. The next light is N Main Street to the right. Follow US-20 for 1 mile past this light and use the turn around.
    4. Northside Rd is the first right (about .7 miles). Look for the large white sign with the YOC unicorn. There is also a large sign for St Mary's Vinyard. Once on Northside Rd. follow for 1 mile. Ye Olde Commons is on the right.
  • Coming from Boston:
    1. Take the Mass Pike to exit 10.
    2. Keep to the right, following US-20 West and RT-12 South.
    3. Turn onto US-20 West, Northside Rd. is 5.4 miles. Look for the large white sign with the YOC unicorn. There is also a large sign for St Mary's Vinyard. Once on Northside Rd. follow for 1 mile. Ye Olde Commons is on the right.
  • Coming from New Hampshire and Maine:
    1. I-495 S towards Worcester.
    2. Merge onto I-290 W via exit 25B toward Worcester.
    3. Merge onto US-20 W via exit 6B toward Sturbridge. At Northside Rd look for the large white sign with the YOC unicorn. There is also a large sign for St Mary's Vinyard. Once on Northside Rd. follow for 1 mile. Ye Olde Commons is on the right.
  • Coming from western Massachusetts, Vermont, upstate New York
    1. Take Mass Pike I-90 east.
    2. Merge onto I-84 W/Wilbur Cross Hwy via exit 9 toward US-20/Sturbridge/Hartford.
    3. Follow US-20 into Charlton. You will cross Route 31. The next light is N Main Street to the right. Follow US-20 for 1 mile past this light and use the turn around.
    4. Northside Rd is the first right (about .7 miles). Look for the large white sign with the YOC unicorn. There is also a large sign for St Mary's Vinyard. Once on Northside Rd. follow for 1 mile. Ye Olde Commons is on the right.
  • Coming from Rhode Island (Providence)
    1. From I-95 N merge onto RI-146 N via exit 23 toward Woonsocket/State Offices.
    2. Turn onto US-20 West, Northside Rd. is approximately 11.5 miles. Look for the large white sign with the YOC unicorn. There is also a large sign for St Mary's Vinyard.
    3. Once on Northside Rd. follow for 1 mile. Ye Olde Commons is on the right.

Google Map You can use this to see where the site is, but, unfortunately, Google will tell you that the site is on the Pike, which it is not, so use the directions above to get there.


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Camping will be available on site for free with your admission. A limited number of cabins are also available. These will be $15 per person with 6-10 people per cabin. Motels are also available in the local area.

Parking may become limited, so please try to carpool. We've arranged for easy ridesharing through Zipride.com.

Food will be available on site for purchase. Ye Olde Commons has a full kitchen, and and the food is amazing! You can sign up for meals when you sign up and pay for them when you get to the event.