Specialties
Let The Bursley Manor be your perfect Cape Cod escape! Built in 1670, the manor offers a taste of the Cape's earliest history, paired with the choicest amenities of today. Do as much or as little as you like at this welcoming, pet-friendly and supremely comfortable resort that looks out over a lovely pond. You can study glass-blowing with artisans in Sandwich, see gifted craftsmen at work at West Barnstable Tables, and antique to your heart's content along beautiful Route 6A, the Old King's Highway, one of America's most scenic drives. Then there are whale watching excursions out of Barnstable Harbor, woodland trails to explore at Scorton Creek, and sunset cruises along the Great Marsh. We're located just 1.9 miles from gorgeous Sandy Neck Beach, 10 minutes from both Hyannis and Sandwich and Exit 5 on Route 6 is just a mile away Easy to get to, hard to leave!
History
Established in 1670.
The Bursley Manor was built in 1670 by the Bursley family, who owned land here for more than 300 years. It was the homestead of the Bursley Farm, which later became the Bursley Dairy Farm. Captain Mad Jack Percival, West Barnstable's most famous resident, is known to have frequented the manor in the 1800s. He planted chestnut trees here as gifts to his friends, the Bursley brothers. In 1957, Allyn P. Bursley sold it to Carl and Nyllis Behr, who sold it to George and Marilyn Strauss in 1969. Marilyn's weathervane business, Salt & Chestnut Weathervanes, operated from the manor for 30 years. Her son Eric Strauss inherited the manor, and sold it in 1998 to Albert and Linda Soule, the first owners to run it as a B&B - The Bursley Inn. Sheila Bournival bought it in 2003 and ran it as The Bursley Manor B&B. She sold it in 2017 to David and Michelle Gardner, who ran it under the same name. Margaret Rankin bought it in 2018, kept the name, and is now booking guests for the 2019 season.
Meet the Business Owner: Margaret R.
It has been my dream since I was in high school to run a B&B at the beach. But I wanted to see the world, and I figured the B&B would be what I did when I retired. So I got started on a career as a journalist. I did that for 20 years and then went into corporate communications and event planning. After traveling the world and living in 12 countries, I decided in 2015 to take a winter rental in Falmouth on Cape Cod to write commercial content as a freelancer for The Washington Post. I loved living here so much that I chose to get started on my retirement career early. I bought the Bursley Manor in May of 2018 and spent a year renovating, redecorating, and educating myself with a continuous stream of friends and family as my guinea-pig guests. I opened in April, and 2019 is the first year in which I am officially living my dream - come enjoy it with me!
