World’s End | Hingham, MA
When:
Closed now
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Where:
Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary
208 South Great Road
Lincoln, MA
Admission:
$6-$10
Categories:
Nature, Outside
Event website:
https://thetrustees.org/place/worlds-end-hingham/
Trek along Frederick Law Olmsted-designed carriage paths toward rolling hills and rocky shorelines, and discover sweeping views of the Boston skyline.
When to Visit
Year-round, daily, 8AM to sunset.
Admission Fees & Permits
Advance parking passes are required on weekends, and strongly encouraged on weekdays.
Free for Member Vehicle
$10 per Nonmember Vehicle Weekdays
$15 per Nonmember Vehicle Weekends/Holidays
For those walking into the park –
Trustees members and children: FREE
Nonmember adults: $8 weekends/holidays and $6 weekdays
World’s End comprises four coastal drumlins—spoon-shaped hills formed by glaciers—extending into Hingham Harbor. John Brewer built a mansion here in 1856 and, over the next 30 years, acquired most of the peninsula’s 400-plus acres as well as Sarah and Langley Islands. In 1890, Brewer asked famed landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted to design a 163-home residential subdivision. The drives were cut, but the development never came to fruition, nor did later proposals for the United Nations Headquarters in the 1940s or a nuclear power plant in the 1960s.
In 1967, thanks to locals’ commitment and tremendous fundraising efforts, The Trustees and dedicated residents from Hingham as well as the surrounding communities were able to preserve this special place.
Throughout your journey, you’ll discover old features transposed to the modern era: just like in its pre-agrarian days, tides nourish former salt marsh through specially built culverts and promote habitat health and diversity, while Olmsted’s designed landscape is preserved through mowing, pruning, cutting, and planting.
Advance passes are required for weekends and holidays, and encouraged for weekdays. On weekdays, on-site sales are possible if capacity allows.
On Saturday, August 23, the last car reservation hour will be 2:00 PM. All walking trails and parking areas will be closed at 4PM for the annual Summer Send Off Event.
For information about private guided and/or unguided group visits, please contact [email protected]
PHOTOGRAPHY: Permits are required for portrait photography sessions at World’s End. Get your permit here.
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