Candleberry Inn on Cape Cod

05/23/2026

EXCITING NEWS: We're thrilled to share that the Candleberry Inn on Cape Cod has been nominated for the 2026 Cape Cod's Best Community's Choice Awards! We'd love your support!

Voting is open until 29 May 2026, and it only takes a moment.

How to vote:

1. Click the VOTE NOW link in the comments
2. Place your vote for Candleberry Inn in the ”Bed and Breakfast" section. If you don't immediately see it, we are in the “Entertainment and Leisure' Category
3. On future visits, log in to the ballot using the “Already Entered” function and vote again UP TO ONCE A DAY.

Thanks!

05/20/2026

Oh deer!

This morning, we snapped this candid photo of a few of our very loyal "guests" hanging out in the backyard at Candleberry Inn on Cape Cod before breakfast!

05/14/2026

New England Innkeeper Charlene Taubert has been busy in the Candleberry Inn on Cape Cod kitchen cooking up this batch of Millionaire's Shortbread as an afternoon treat for our guests!

Sometimes we call them our homemade Twix bars.

Charlene's scratch-baked version is a fond look back at a circa-1972 Scottish version of this storied recipe (Chocolate Caramel Crunch) -- using a few modern-day baking tricks :-)

05/08/2026

The May 2026 issue of Cape Cod Life has an article of "Village Life: Brewster" in which Candleberry Inn is prominently mentioned.

"Make yourself in home and immerse yourself in history at the award winning Candleberry Inn on Cape Cod right on Old King's Highway. The property dates to the 1700s and offers a variety of accommodations in their Main House and Carriage House, plus their delicious homemade breakfast and baked bites are a sweet bonus to your stay."

04/05/2026

Wishing everyone a very happy Easter from Cape Cod!

PHOTO: Charlene's Spring Sugar Cookies with Vanilla Buttercream "Nests" and Cadbury Mini Eggs.

03/13/2026

New England Innkeeper Eric took a quick break from preparing for the 2026 Season at Candleberry Inn on Cape Cod to bake something festive for St Patrick's Day! Click below for the recipe...

Have you made reservations for your summer getaway to Cape Cod yet?

An Easy Chocolate Guinness Cake With a Story Behind It There is a particular kind of afternoon that arrives every March in coastal New England — the kind where the kitchen smells of cocoa, butter, and dark Irish stout, the Dropkick Murphys are playing a little too loud, and someone is

12/24/2025

Did you know that candleberries are another name for bayberries? Will you be burning a bayberry candle for Christmas Eve?

The bayberry candle Christmas tradition is a New England custom centered on burning true bayberry candles on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve, with origins in early colonial life.

In coastal regions such as Cape Cod, the earliest settlers discovered that the waxy coating on bayberries -- also known as candleberries -- could be rendered into a clean-burning, naturally fragrant green wax. At a time when livestock were scarce and tallow candles were unavailable, bayberry candles provided a rare and valuable source of winter illumination.

Because producing bayberry wax required large quantities of berries and extensive labor, these candles were reserved for special occasions. Over time, this rarity helped link bayberry candles to holiday observances and folklore promising good fortune in the year ahead.

Today, the practice of burning bayberry candles at Christmas and New Year remains a recognized symbol of New England holiday heritage, valued for its historical origins, labor-intensive craftsmanship, and enduring association with light and renewal.

Bayberry candles. Bayberries. Candleberries. Just saying the name of them instantly manifests a variety of history, memories, and connotations to mind. Old Cape Cod. The pilgrims. The Christmas season with its bayberry candle traditions. Crystal-pure flickering light. A shade of green somewhere betw...

12/20/2025

Cape Cod Cranberry Orange Breakfast Cake is a seasonal New England breakfast or brunch cake made with fresh, dry-harvested Cape Cod cranberries – in this specific case, the Howes variety grown at Annie’s Crannies in Dennis, Massachusetts. Light yet rich, tart-sweet, and built for holiday morning...

12/08/2025

Winter on Cape Cod has a beauty all its own. Quieter streets. Sparkling shorelines. The promise of slower moments.

Inside Candleberry Inn, the holiday magic comes alive with festive garlands, twinkling trees, and touches of old New England charm

A coastal Christmas, wrapped in elegance. ✨🎄

12/06/2025

Cozy Christmas vibes at Candleberry Inn on Cape Cod -- plus some decadent "afternoon treat" cookies scratch-baked by New England Innkeeper Charlene!

11/15/2025

AMAZING! Some recently discovered video footage apparently taken when the Pilgrims first arrived at Cape Cod on November 11, 1620 -- after a 66-day voyage from England on the Mayflower ;-)