A small historic town green at Centre and Ingersoll streets where Salem Village's militia trained starting in 1671 and where Danvers minutemen mustered before marching to the Lexington Alarm in 1775. It's now a quiet park holding Revolutionary and Civil War memorial markers.
What to expect
Parking
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Entry fee
Danvers does not sell an annual parking sticker for its town parks. It charges a small daily parking fee on weekends and holidays only, $2 for residents and $4 for non-residents, at facilities like Endicott Park. No parking sticker or…
Dogs
Danvers town bylaw prohibits dogs from being at large anywhere in town outside their owner's property, requiring a proper leash and immediate cleanup of waste in parks, playgrounds, beaches, and other public areas. That's the town-wide…
Hours
A Danvers by-law lets residents use town-owned land for recreation without a permit from half an hour before sunrise until half an hour after sunset. Posted hours at the entrance win if they differ.
Getting in
Parking
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Check the town or agency pages before you go.
Common questions
What is Village Training Field?
It's Danvers' original 1671 militia training ground, willed to the town in 1709 to be a training place forever, and the mustering point for Danvers minutemen before the Lexington Alarm of April 19, 1775; today it holds war memorial markers in a small town park.
Is there an entry fee at Village Training Field?
Yes, Danvers does not sell an annual parking sticker for its town parks. It charges a small daily parking fee on weekends and holidays only, $2 for residents and $4 for non-residents, at facilities like Endicott Park. No parking sticker or…
Can I bring my dog to Village Training Field?
Danvers town bylaw prohibits dogs from being at large anywhere in town outside their owner's property, requiring a proper leash and immediate cleanup of waste in parks, playgrounds, beaches, and other public areas. That's the town-wide default; watch for posted signs here.