Seamen’s Bethel
Seamen’s Bethel
- Address
- 15 Johnny Cake Hill New Bedford
- Phone
- 508-992-3295
- Hours
- 10am-5pm Mon-Fri late May–mid-Oct
Lonely Planet review for Seamen’s Bethel
The small chapel called Seamen’s Bethel, across from the Whaling Museum, was a refuge for sailors from the rigors and stresses of maritime life. Melville immortalized it in Moby-Dick. ‘In this same New Bedford there stands a Whaleman’s Chapel, and few are the moody fishermen… who fail to make a Sunday visit to the spot.’
