Ringed with lovely little stores and great restaurants, it's a fabulous place to visit. In autumn, on the afternoons, the glow if it is simply magical. A great place to sit and relax.
The wharf hosts several fun shops and a few waterfront restaurants. Some shops are closed in the off-season but there's a great spice shop that's worth the (short) walk.
Loved the Pickle shop (owner is a hoot!)! Victoria Station has a great salad bar, but not so fresh fish.
Beautiful vantage points; however, food on the Wharf was overpriced and not tasty. Went to 3 of the locations and wasn't impressed with the offerings.
There are many stores and restaurants along the warf. They offer a great variety of products and the restaurants offer an assortment of meals, seafood and burgers.
Pickering Wharf was a lovely part of our visit while in Salem. We enjoyed a lovely lunch at Finz, then walked the area, popping into all the shops. Free 2 to 3 hour parking right at the wharf.
This place was simply beautiful! The shipped parked by the dock was amazing! Who doesn't want to see a huge pirate ship. Enough said, bring the kids!
Take a walk out to the lighthouse and chill out. We stayed close to this wharf and took a walk after lunch an it was quite lovely.
We love Derby Wharf. In fact we live right off of it and spend a lot of time walking the Derby Wharf to the lighthouse and back. Pickering Wharf is another story. The restaurants are mostly overpriced, the stores are in and out numerous times a year, and the majority of the stores are also overpriced with unhappy owners/staff. It can be obnoxious at times due to the amount of people because of stores and restaurants, and the parking is hideous at certain times of the year. We normally walk but when we have someone with us who is handicapped, we can't ever find a spot when needed. Keep to Essex St. if you're looking for fun, unique stores.
We visited in February the day before a major blizzard. The Friendship was beautiful even while docked and the view was incredible.