For anyone who hasn’t been to this area, there are a lot of
things to do. Theater, history,
shopping, boating or gambling – you’ll find it all. If it’s warm enough, our beach will be open.
Niantic
Niantic is a village within the town of East Lyme, Connecticut.
The “downtown” area along Main
Street and Pennsylvania Avenue has some nice shops,
a variety of restaurants, an Irish pub (a necessity!), movie theater and a
boardwalk along the bay. More
information: www.DiscoverEastLyme.com
Theater
Damn Yankees will
be playing at the Goodspeed Opera House (Dan’s theatre). Curtain times are Weds/Thus at 2:00 and 7:30, Friday at 8:00 (but you better not go that night!), Saturday at 3:00
and 8:00 and Sunday at 2:00.
We expect the show to be very popular so talk to Dan about getting
tickets in advance. The theatre is 30
minutes from Niantic.
History
We live in a beautiful and historical area. Here are some points of interest.
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| Fort Griswold |
Mystic Seaport
Mystic Acquarium
Stonington
Borough/ Fishing Pier
Thomas Lee House- Niantic
Fort
Griswold-Groton
Submarine Base- Groton
Coast
Guard Academy-New London
Gillette
Castle- East Haddam
Connecticut
River Museum-Essex
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| Gillette Castle |
Shopping
We have some wonderful downtown areas and boutiques if you want to do some shopping!
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| Downtown Chester |
Niantic Main
Street
Old Lyme (Bowerbird)
Old Saybrook- Main Street
Essex
Chester
Outlet Mall – Clinton, Westbrook
Mystic
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| Cedar Ridge |
Cedar Ridge Gold Course- East Lyme
Sport Fishing
The Blackhawk is docked under the Niantic bridge at the end
of Main Street.
Riverboat on the Connecticut River
Riverboat on the Connecticut River
The Becky Thatcher is docked in Deep
River which is near Chester
and Essex.
The boat ride on the river is very interesting. – you’ll see Gillette Castle and the Goodspeed Opera House
(Dan’s theatre).
Boating
Sailing on the Tall Ship Mystic Whaler
Gambling
Two of the world’s largest casinos are nearby: Mohegan Sun is 25 minutes from Niantic and
Foxwoods is 45 minutes away. Both also
have a variety of restaurants, bars and shops.
