Welcome to Long Beach Island

Make plans to visit Barnegat Light, NJ and experience Long Beach Island’s most popular mini-resort, The Sand Castle Bed & Breakfast.  Life at The Sand Castle is refreshing and stress free. From the moment you step onto the property, we provide a warm, welcoming and tranquil atmosphere.

APPROXIMATE DISTANCES:

2 hours from New York City, NY
1 1/2 hours from Philadelphia, PA
3 hours from Baltimore, MD
1 hour from Atlantic City, NJ

DRIVING DIRECTIONS:

From Maryland & South:

Follow I-95 over the Delaware Memorial Bridge. Take 295 North to NJ Turnpike/Del Mem Br/NJ-NY crossing into New Jersey. Take the US 130 N exit toward Penns Grove. Merge onto I-295 via Exit 1B toward Trenton. Merge onto NJ 70-E via Exit 34A toward Marlton. Follow 70 East until the circle that merges onto  Route 72 East. Then follow local directions below.

From New York & Northern New Jersey:

Follow Garden State Parkway to EXIT 63 – Route 72 East.  Then follow local directions below.

From Western Pennsylvania:

Follow the Pennsylvania Turnpike to the New Jersey Turnpike. Take the NJ Turnpike SOUTH ramp. Take Exit 4 – NJ Route 73 SOUTH and follow to Route 70 East. Follow to circle and take Route 72 East and follow local directions below.

From Philadelphia and West:

Take the Benjamin Franklin Bridge (Rt 30) or Tacony-Palmyra Bridge (Rt 73) to Route 70 East.
Follow Route 70 to Route 72 East. Take Route 72 East and follow local directions below.

Local Directions:

Follow Route 72 East over the bridge to Long Beach Island until it ends. Turn left onto Long Beach Blvd and continue 9 miles to Barnegat Light. Please watch your speed in summer when speed limits are reduced. At the second traffic light (blinking yellow in the off season) make a left turn onto 10th Street.
Follow 10th Street to the end. Turn right onto Bayview Avenue. The Sand Castle Bed & Breakfast is two blocks down on the right at the corner of 8th Street and Bayview Ave.