Gambier is a village in Knox County, Ohio.

Understand

Tiny Gambier is a college town centered around Kenyon College. Kenyon dominates the village, with a student body of 1,600 in a town of fewer than 2,500.

Get in

The easiest way into Gambier is by car. Kenyon College also maintains a list of transport options for the benefit of its students.

By bus

• Knox Area Transit, 25 Columbus Road, Mt. Vernon, ☏ +1 740 392-7433, kat@co.knox.oh.us. M–F 6AM–7PM, Sa 6AM–5PM. Door-to-door service in and out of Knox County (call for rates), as well as $1 shuttles between Gambier and Mount Vernon (hourly M-F 8AM-10PM, Sa 2PM-10PM), with transfers available to local shuttles within Mount Vernon. 
• GoBus. Regular service to Columbus, Mount Vernon, Wooster and other locations. 

Get around

Middle Path

Walk. The gravel path running through the village, known as Middle Path, is an important landmark.

See

A building at Kenyon College

• 1 Kenyon College. A small liberal arts college founded in 1824, the main attraction in Gambier. (updated Jun 2017)

Do

• 1 Kenyon Athletic Center (KAC). (updated Dec 2018)

Buy

• 1 Kenyon College Bookstore, 106 Gaskin Ave. 

Eat

• 1 Friday Cafe, 201 W Brooklyn St, ☏ +1 740-427-2702. Most Fridays, 11:30am–1:30pm, when school is in session. Vegetarian cafe. 
• 2 Gambier Deli, 110 Gaskin Ave, ☏ +1 740-427-4324, gambierdeli@gmail.com. Monday–Saturday 9am–2pm, Sundays 10am–3pm. 
• 3 The Kenyon Inn & Restaurant, 100 W Wiggin St, ☏ +1 740-427-2202. 
• 4 The Village Inn, 102 Gaskin Ave, ☏ +1 740-427-2112. Monday–Saturday 11am–10pm; bar stays open late. 
• 5 Wiggin Street Coffee, 101 Wiggin St. 

Drink

• The Village Inn, 102 Gaskin Ave, ☏ +1 740-427-2112. (updated Dec 2018)

Sleep

Kenyon maintains a list of accommodations in Gambier and nearby areas.

• 1 Kenyon Inn, 100 W. Wiggin Street, ☏ +1 740 427-2202. (updated May 2017)

Connect

• Gambier Branch Library, 115 Meadow Ln (in the Gambier Community Center). M Th F 10AM-5PM, Tu W 11AM-8PM, Sa 10AM-4PM. Computers available for public use. (updated Apr 2020)

Cope

Media

• The Kenyon Review. (updated Dec 2018)
• The Kenyon Observer. (updated Dec 2018)
• Kenyon Collegian. (updated Dec 2018)
• 1 WKCO (91.1FM). (updated Dec 2018)

Go next

• Mount Vernon – county seat of Knox County

Routes through Gambier

Delaware ← Mount Vernon ←

W  E

→ Coshocton → Uhrichsville