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If you can't drive but can make it to a Metro-North station, you can either bike or walk to the store. Either bring your bike on the train, or walk from there (not recommended in bad weather, its a bit of a hike) Take the train to the Bethel station. Go out to the road in front of the station. Cross the street. Take a right and walk down the road until you come to the Post Office. (about four blocks) Take a left onto School Street. Go past a large building (Town Hall) with a sculpture in front. Turn at the first right (P.T. Barnum Square), by a pet grooming place. Go through a square with a sculpture of a soldier. (one block) Turn left onto Greenwood Avenue and go up the hill, staying on the left side of the street. Go past the Episcopal Church. The store is in the red building right before the gas station.

Take the bus to the stop at P.T. Barnum Square in Bethel. Head up the hill, towards the Episcopal Church. You want to be on the left side of the road. The store is in the red building right before the gas station.

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From I-84 West of Exit 8 (Danbury way) - Get off I-84 at Exit 5, go down the ramp, and go right at the light onto Rte. 53 South. Follow signs for Rte. 53 South for approx. 3 miles. This takes you through Danbury. As you come into Bethel, you will intersect Rte. 302 at a traffic light. Go left on Rte. 302 (Greenwood Ave.). In about two to three blocks, you will cross some railroad tracks and go through a traffic light. The store is about 100 yards before the next traffic light you will see, on the left side of the road , near Caraluzzi's Bethel Food Market.

From I-84 East of Exit 10 (Southbury way) - Get off I-84 at Exit 11. Take a left onto Mile Hill Road. Go all the way to the end where it intersects Rte. 25. Go right on Rte. 25. At the next light, take a left onto Rte. 302. Go about 8 miles to Bethel. You will come to an intersection with a traffic light and a Citgo gas station with a Food Bag. The store is the next building (red house), on the right side.

From New York (Brewster, Carmel, Croton Falls, Katonah, Mt. Kisco, Pleasantville, White Plains) - Go north on I-684 to I-84. Then go east on I-84 into Connecticut. Get off I-84 at Exit 5, go down ramp, go right at the light onto Rte. 53 South. Follow signs for Rte. 53 South for approx. 3 miles. This takes you through Danbury. As you come into Bethel, you will intersect Rte. 302 at a traffic light. Go left on Rte. 302 (Greenwood Ave). You will cross some railroad tracks and go through a traffic light. The store is about 100 yards before the next traffic light you will see, on the left side of the road, near Caraluzzi's Bethel Food Market.

From Bridgeport or Fairfield (also see Redding Ridge for alternate Fairfield directions) - Go north on Rte. 25 to Newtown (about 20 miles) to Rte. 302. Go left onto Rte. 302 about 8 miles to Bethel. You will come to an intersection with a traffic light and a Citgo gas station with a Food Bag. The store is in the next building (red house), on the right side.

From New Canaan - Go east on Rte. 106 about (8 miles) to Rte. 7. Go left, taking Rte. 7 to Rte. 107. Take a right, going north on Rte. 107 to Rte. 53. Go north on Rte. 53 to Bethel. As you come into Bethel, you will intersect Rte. 302 at a traffic light. Go right on Rte. 302 (Greenwood Avenue). Cross the railroad tracks and go through a traffic light. The store is about 100 yards before the next traffic light you will see, on the left side of the road, near Caraluzzi's Bethel Food Market.

From New Milford, Brookfield & points north on Route 7. - Go south on Rte. 7 to I-84 West. Take exit 5, go down the ramp, and go right at the light onto 53 South. Follow signs for Rte. 53 South for approx. 3 miles. This takes you through Danbury. As you come into Bethel, you will intersect Rte. 302 at a traffic light. Go left on Rte. 302 (Greenwood Ave.). Cross the railroad tracks and go through a traffic light. The store is about 100 yards before the next traffic light you will see, on the left side of the road, near Caraluzzi's Bethel Food Market.
alternate route: South on Route 7 to Route 25 (4 corners in Brookfield). Left onto Route 25. Turn right at T intersection with Old Route 6 (Danbury-Newtown Road). Left at the traffic light by Big-Y onto Hawleyville Road. Right at the 2nd stop sign onto Plumtrees Road. Follow the curve of the road to the left near the Congregational Church and take the next right at the traffic light (Citgo with the Food Bag) onto Greenwood Avenue(Route 302). The store is the next building (red house), on the right.

From Newtown - From the flagpole, Route 25 South to Route 302 West (near police station and Ram's Pasture). Right on to Route 302. Go about 8 miles on Rte. 302 to Bethel. You will come to an intersection with a traffic light and a Citgo gas station with a Food Bag. The store is the next building (red house), on the right side.

From Norwalk - Go north on Rte. 7 to Rte. 107. Go right on Rte. 107 and follow to Rte. 53. Go north on Rte. 53 to Bethel (about 6 miles). At intersection of Rte. 302, take a right (Greenwood Ave.). Cross the railroad tracks and go through a traffic light. The store is about 100 yards before the next traffic light you will see, on the left, near Caraluzzi's Bethel Food Market.

From Ridgefield - Go north on Rte. 7 to I-84 east. Take exit 5, go down the ramp, take a right at the light onto Rte. 53 South. Follow signs for Rte. 53 South for approx. 3 miles. This takes you through Danbury. As you come into Bethel, you will intersect Rte. 302 at a traffic light (Greenwood Ave.). Go left on Rte. 302. Cross the railroad tracks and go through a traffic light. The store is about 100 yards before the next traffic light you will see, on the left, near Caraluzzi's Bethel Food Market.

From Redding or West Redding - Take Rte. 53 north to Bethel. As you come into Bethel, you will intersect Rte. 302 at a traffic light. Go right on 302 (Greenwood Ave.). Cross the railroad tracks and go through a traffic light. The store is about 100 yards before the next traffic light you will see, on the left, near Caraluzzi's Bethel Food Market.

From Redding Ridge, Easton, or Fairfield (also see Bridgeport for alternate Fairfield directions) - Go north on Rte. 58 to Bethel (about 16 miles from Merritt Pkwy). As you come into Bethel, you will intersect Rte. 302. Go left on Rte. 302. You will come to an intersection with a traffic light and a Citgo gas station with a Food Bag. The store is the next building (red house), on the right side.

From Westport or Weston - Go north on Rte. 57 to Rte. 53. Go north on Rte. 53 to Bethel. Bethel is about 12 miles from the intersection of Rte. 57 and Rte. 53. As you come into Bethel, you will intersect Rte. 302 at a traffic light. Go right on Rte. 302 (Greenwood Ave.). Cross the railroad tracks and go through a traffic light. The store is about 100 yards before the next traffic light you will see, on the left, near Caraluzzi's Bethel Food Market.

From Southbury, Heritage Village and Waterbury - Take I-84 West to exit 11. Take a left onto Mile Hill Road. Go all the way to the end where it intersects Rte. 25. Go right on Rte. 25. At the next light take a left onto Rte. 302. Go about 8 miles to Bethel. You will come to an intersection with a traffic light and a Citgo gas station with a Food Bag. The store is in the next building (red house), on the right side.

From Stamford or Darien - Take either the Merritt Parkway or I-95 to Rte. 7 (Exit 40 off the Merritt, or Exit 15 off I-95). Go north on Rte. 7 to Rte. 107. Go right on Rte. 107 and follow it to Rte. 53. Go north on Rte. 53 to Bethel. As you come into Bethel, you will intersect Rte. 302 at a traffic light. Go right on Rte. 302 (Greenwood Ave.). Cross the railroad tracks and go through a traffic light. The store is about 100 yards before the next traffic light you will see, on the left, near Caraluzzi's Bethel Food Market.

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