Open Today, Sat, Dec 21 10:00am - 8:00pm

Regular Hours

Mon
10:00am - 8:00pm
Tue
10:00am - 8:00pm
Wed
10:00am - 8:00pm
Thu
10:00am - 8:00pm
Fri
10:00am - 8:00pm
Sat
10:00am - 8:00pm
Sun
10:00am - 6:00pm

Easy Parking

Parking & Directions

Thornes Marketplace is located at 150 Main Street in Northampton, with CONVENIENT, COVERED PARKING right next door – and the FIRST HOUR is FREE!

Short and long-term parking are available in Northampton’s E.J. Gare Municipal Parking lot which is located at 85 Hampton Avenue, Northampton, MA. This lot provides convenient skywalk access to Thornes Main Level. Handicapped parking is available on Level 3 of the Gare Municipal lot.

Additional municipal parking is available behind and nearby Thornes with lots just off Route 5 (Pleasant Street) or via Old South Street, off of Main Street.

On-street parking is free after 8 pm and free all day Sundays and holidays. Free parking for your bike is always available in the plaza between Thornes and the Parking Garage.

Directions

Thornes is on Northampton’s Main Street, a lively business district that is a local and regional destination for shopping, restaurants and cultural events. Getting here couldn’t be easier with the intersection of Route 90 and Interstate 91, known as the “Crossroads of Western New England,” close by.

From the EAST:

  • Mass Pike / I-90 West to Exit 45 (Old Exit 4) I-91 North toward Holyoke
  • Exit 23 (Old Exit 18) for Route 5 North toward Northampton Center (Pleasant Street)
  • Left onto Route 5 North (Pleasant Street)
  • Left onto Main Street at light to Thornes
    or
    Left off Route 5 North (Pleasant Street) onto Hampton Avenue at the Northampton Chamber of Commerce (before the center of town) and into the parking garage which has a walkway to Thornes on Level 3.

From the WEST:

  • Mass Pike / I-90 East to Exit 45 (Old Exit 4) I-91 North toward Holyoke
  • Exit 23 (Old Exit 18) for Route 5 North toward Northampton Center (Pleasant Street)
  • Left onto Route 5 North (Pleasant Street)
  • Left onto Main Street at light to Thornes
    or
    Left off Route 5 North (Pleasant Street) onto Hampton Avenue at the Northampton Chamber of Commerce (before the center of town) and into the parking garage which has a walkway to Thornes on Level 3.

From the NORTH:

  • I-91 South to Exit 26 (Old Exit 20), merge onto Route 10 South / Route 5 South / North King Street toward Route 9 / Northampton
  • Continue to follow Route 5 South / North King Street toward downtown Northampton
  • Turn right onto Main Street and Thornes will be on your left
    or
    Proceed through the Main Street intersection and take a right onto Hampton Avenue and into the parking garage which has a walkway to Thornes on Level 3.

From the SOUTH:

  • 1-91 North to Exit 23 (Old Exit 18) for Route 5 North toward Northampton Center (Pleasant Street)
  • Turn left onto Route 5 North (Pleasant Street)
  • Left onto Main Street at light to Thornes
    or
    Left off Route 5 North (Pleasant Street) onto Hampton Avenue at the Northampton Chamber of Commerce (before the center of town) and into the parking garage which has a walkway to Thornes on Level 3.