COME STAY AT TREETOPS, MY BEAUTIFUL HOME IN RHODE ISLAND
Guest Manual
* This is an ever-changing document, as I add to it quite frequently.. so consider this a work in progress: *
Sights & Parks
Beavertail Lighthouse & Park
Beavertail Rd.
Jamestown, RI
+1 401-423-3270
Nifty little museum and you can go up into the lighthouse on their schedule. Beautiful views of Newport, RI Coastline and Narragansett Bay.
Kinney Azalea Gardens & Nursery
2391 Kingstown Road, Kingston, RI, 02881
May and June are the best months to see their beautiful gardens, but they also sell many cultivars, so if you are a gardener, there is no bad time to visit.
Blithewold Arboretum
101 Ferry Road (Rt. 114)
Bristol, Rhode Island, 02809
A superb garden and arboretum located right on Narragansett Bay. Blithewold also has a beautiful mansion on the grounds. Highly recommend this!
Food & Drink
Matunuck Oyster Bar
629 Succotash Road
South Kingstown, RI 02879
401.783.4202
MOB is the crème de la crème around here. The wait for a table can be horrendous! Really. But if you are willing to eat at rather odd times, you will be rewarded. But not enough to justify waiting 3 hours, which I have heard people have done.
Breweries & Distilleries
Sons of Liberty
1425 Kingstown Rd, Peace Dale, South Kingstown, RI 02879-8313
+1 401-284-4006
Great place to taste excellent whisky, and beer. They have cocktails, pool, and darts. Not much in the way of food, unless they have added that recently.
Whalers Brewery
1174 Kingstown Rd, Wakefield, South Kingstown, RI 02879-8316
+1 401-552-0002
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Super cool location in an old mill/warehouse once home to textile mills I believe.
Music
Newport Folk Festival
Held annually in late July @ Fort Adams in Newport, RI
Newport Jazz Festival
Held annually in early August @ Fort Adams in Newport, RI
Rhythm & Roots Festival
Held annually over Labor Day Weekend @ Ninigret Park in Charlestown, RI
Ocean Mist (see above)
Great cover bands and a fun dancing scene--mostly weekends, mostly seasonal.
The Towers
-Live music and dancing Thursday nights
--Ballroom dance lessons Wednesday nights
Activities
Great for kids and aging hippies. Includes a beautiful garden and plant nursery, funky shops, a cafe, and some animals.
4820 Old Post Rd. Charlestown, RI 02813
401-364-1060
Simmons Farm
1942 West Main Rd.
Middletown, RI
(401) 848-9910
Goat Yoga
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Petting Zoo
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Farmers Market
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CSA
Trustum Pond Nature Reserve
1040 Matunuck Schoolhouse Road
South Kingstown, RI 02879
Beautiful place for nature trails, wildlife viewing.
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For more information about hiking trails, visit
Biking
Stedman's, a.k.a. Bicycle Bill's
South Country Bike Path
This is about an eight mile path, maybe more now. It takes a very pretty route through the woods between Wakefield, Narragansett and Kingston. Highly recommend.
196 Main St
Wakefield, RI 401-789-8664
Bike Rentals
Water Sports
Kayak, Canoe & Paddleboard Rentals
Narrow River Kayaks
94 Middlebridge Road
Narragansett, RI 02882
401-789-0334
Surfing Rentals
Warm Winds Surf Shop
Fishing Charters
Maverick Charters Ltd.
410 Gooseberry Rd
Snug Harbor Marina
Wakefield, South Kingstown, RI 02879
401-640-0865
Whale Watching & Shark Diving
Snappa Charters
I don’t know this company, but they claim to do shark cage diving and deep sea fishing as well as whale watching.
Frances Fleet Whale Watching
33 State Street
Narragansett RI 02882
401-783-4988 | 1-800 662-2824
Fax: 401-782-8520
Pelagic Expeditions
Shark Diving
401-787-2743
Museums
SoCo Museum
115 Strathmore St
Narragansett, RI 02882
401-783-5400
Excellent thing to do with kids. There is a blacksmith shop, and other exhibits that reflect the earliest period of this old county. Animals and demonstrations, and some very nice walking trails.
RISD Museum
Enter at:
20 North Main Street
or
224 Benefit Street
First rate collection as might be expected at one of the top art schools in the country. Great rainy day activity.
Lyman Allen Museum
625 Williams Street
New London, CT 06320
This is a gem of a museum, and particularly interesting for Revolutionary War buffs.
Mystic Seaport
North Entrance:
105 Greenmanville Avenue (Rte. 27)
Mystic, CT 06355
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South Entrance:
47 Greenmanville Avenue (Rte. 27)
Mystic, CT 06355
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860.572.0711 | 888.973.2767
Totally thrilling experience for young and old wanna-be pirates and sailors. Expensive but great!
Beaches
Narragansett Town Beach
39 Boston Neck Road
77 Boston Neck Road
81 Boston Neck Road
Narragansett, RI 02882
401-781-6430
$10 per person per day
East Matunuck Beach
950 Succotash Rd.
South Kingstown, RI 02881
401-789-8585
$12-14 per day for parking
Green Hill Beach
South Kingstown, RI 02879
Moonstone Beach
South Kingstown, RI 02879
Movie Theaters
SoCo Commons
Block Island
Block Island Eats
Fancier Eats
Martha's Vineyard
Martha's Vineyard Ferry
1347 Roger Williams Way
North Kingstown, RI 02852
401-295-4040
Runs May-October; 1.5 hours one-way
