Overview
West Windsor is a township of 28,000 people (2019) in New Jersey. It is among the highest-income municipalities in New Jersey. It is largely made up of expensive houses in carefully groomed developments.
6 places to eat · 2 bars & cafés · 1 places to stay
Updated from Wikivoyage on 1 October 2026 · Something wrong or missing? Improve it on Wikivoyage
Plan your trip
Best time to visit & weather
Most comfortable: Apr–Oct. Summer highs reach about 86°F; winter lows dip to about 23°F. Cold months (Jan) can bring snow and ice; check road conditions. Wettest: Jul and Sep. (climate data from nearby Warminster)
Blue bars: average daily high and low (°F). Purple columns: average monthly rain and melted snow (inches).
Getting there
- From you: to see whether to drive or fly, and how long it takes.
- TTN Trenton Mercer Airport, Ewing Township — 10 mi away. Directions
- EWR Newark Liberty International Airport, Newark — 37 mi away (major hub). Directions
NJ Transit's Princeton Junction stop is in West Windsor. This line is often filled during the morning and evening rush hours with commuters traveling to New York or Philadelphia.
Full “Get in” guide ↓Budget & where to stay
No prices are listed for this place yet. See the Sleep guide ↓ for options.
Food for you
Cuisine (tap to filter)
What to ask about, for your diet
Diet labels come from each listing's description and cuisine; “likely” means the cuisine usually has good choices, not a promise. Check with the restaurant. Open the food finder
Map
Every listing with a location. Tap a pin for its Google Maps link.
Understand
In 1838, Mercer County was established and in 1855, the current borders for West Windsor were defined containing 26.84 miles. Today, West Windsor can still identify the six farming villages that were a part of the area:
- Clarksville – at the intersection of Route One and Quakerbridge Roads
- Dutch Neck – at the intersection of Village and South Mill Roads
- Edinburg – at the intersection of Old Trenton and Edinburg Roads
- Grovers Mill – at the intersection of Cranbury and Clarksville Roads
- Penns Neck – on either side of Washington Road east of Route One
- Port Windsor/Mercer – at the end of Quakerbridge Road at the Delaware Canal
Get in
By train
NJ Transit's Princeton Junction stop is in West Windsor. This line is often filled during the morning and evening rush hours with commuters traveling to New York or Philadelphia.
By bus
Coach USA (under the name Suburban) offers bus service from New York and New Brunswick to West Windsor stopping at the Princeton Junction train station.
By car
- West Windsor can be accessed from routes 1,571, & 64.
- Exit 8A can be taken from the NJ Turnpike.
- Exit 67 towards New Brunswick can be taken from 95.
See
West Windsor is the home of many beautiful parks.
- Ron Rogers Arboretum. This tree farm is composed of about 12 acres of open field and 13 acres of mature woodland.
- Van Nest Park. Features of this park include a picnic pavilion with grills and picnic tables, playground equipment, dock and boat launch and open space for sports and games.
- West Windsor Community Park. This 123-acre park includes a playground, walking-jogging paths, two tennis courts and is home to the West Windsor WaterWorks Family Aquatic Center. The park also has baseball, Babe Ruth and soccer fields utilized by the various Township sports organizations. New additions to the park include basketball courts, skate park and dog park.
Learn
- Mercer County Community College, West Windsor
- Princeton University, Princeton
- Rider University Lawrence Township
- The College of New Jersey (TCNJ), Trenton/Ewing Township
- Thomas Edison State College, Trenton
Buy
Shop Charmed by Claire
Eat
Eat Capuano Italian Ristorante
There are two sides of the restaurant, a bit dressier side and a pizza place side.
Eat Bagel Hole
Fresh bagels, lots of selections, including spinach and multi veggie. Plenty of cream cheeses, including low fat cream cheese, veggie cream cheese and the lox is wonderful.
Drink
Sleep
Most hotels pay the township for a Princeton zip code (simply because it sounds more enticing than 'West Windsor.' However, the following hotels are in West Windsor Township.
- Hyatt Regency, 102 Carnegie Center. 347 rooms 4 floors. 50 miles from Philadelphia Int'l Airport in a semi-rural area, this atrium hotel is on a landscaped setting in Carnegie Center, 3 miles from Princeton University. Recreational facilities: indoor pool, outdoor whirlpool (seasonal), fitness center, saunas and showers, jogging paths, bicycling trails, tennis and basketball courts and six golf courses within a five-mile radius of the hotel. There are also restaurants and a comedy club on hotel premises. Guest room amenities include cable movie channels, in-room pay movies, voice mail, computer hookup, two telephones, video account review, video check-out, daily newspaper delivery, individual climate control, electronic door locks, full bath amenities, work desk with ergonomic chair/side chair and coffee maker. There is a charge of $15 per stay for refrigerators in the room.
Stay Homewood Suites
142 rooms 4 floors. 2 miles from downtown Princeton, two miles from Princeton University and 45 miles from Newark Liberty International Airport. Local attractions include Great Adventure Park, Lake Carnegie, New Brunswick Theater, and Sesame Place. 142 suites equipped with standard room amenities, complimentary high-speed Internet access, well-lit workspaces, two telephones with voicemail, and dataports, and kitchens with full-sized refrigerator and granite countertops. The Homewood Suites Princeton also offers free parking,or shop, free breakfast, complimentary grocery shopping service, indoor pool, fitness center, and business centers.
Go next
Nearby
Princeton
City / town · 51 listings · 4 mi away
Robbinsville
City / town · 2 listings · 5 mi away
Hightstown
City / town · 20 listings · 6 mi away
Trenton
City / town · 36 listings · 8 mi away
Allentown
City / town · 6 listings · 8 mi away
Ewing
City / town · 1 listings · 9 mi away
Montgomery Township
City / town · 10 listings · 10 mi away
Bordentown
City / town · 14 listings · 11 mi away
My experience
Write about your trip here. Notes save automatically in this browser as you type; back them up from My journal.