The Kennebunks and Southern Maine
The Kennebunks are located on the southwesterly coast of Maine just 90 miles north of Boston and 25 miles south of Portland. The Kennebunk’s are made up of both the towns of Kennebunk and Kennebunkport.
Maine has more than 5000 miles of waterfront and The Kennebunks are bordered by some of the most beautiful and accessible beaches on the Atlantic Seaboard. Year round visitors often plan a beach day at one of several beaches in the area, sunning on the talcum powder sand in summer or a brisk walk with a four-legged friend in winter. Goose Rocks Beach on King's Highway, Off Route 9, North of Kennebunkport Village is a favorite with walkers as well as the sand pail set.
Kennebunkport and Southern Maine Dining and Shopping
While you'll find plenty of fine dining in the Kennebunk’s, you can also still find moderately priced places to enjoy too.
Outdoor Adventure and Lighthouses
Hoping to visit a Maine lighthouse? Take a drive along Ocean Avenue, which runs along the Kennebunk River to the ocean, eventually arriving in Cape Porpoise, a small coastal village with a view to Goat Island Lighthouse, built in 1835. Other lighthouses within a short drive from Kennebunk/Kennebunkport accessible by foot or boat, are the Nubble Light in Cape Neddick, Wood Island Lighthouse in Biddeford Pool, and the famous Portland Head Light and the second lighthouse ever built in the US) in Cape Elizabeth, all within about a half hour drive of Kennebunkport.
There are two museums you won’t want to miss when visiting the Kennebunk’s. Open from May through October, the Seashore Trolley Museum includes rides on a restored and an extensive collection of locomotives, Interurbans, trackless trolleys and other vehicles. Arts and heritage attractions provide alternative visitor enjoyment at the Brick Store Museum or the historic Nott House.
To round out the year in Kennebunk and Kennebunkport, Christmas Prelude is a family holiday affair with tree lightings, holiday fare and entertainment, live nativity, caroling, holiday shopping and a magnificent fireworks display. Filled with plenty of Santa sightings, and signature tours, this festival inspires the holiday spirit in everyone who participates.
Kennebunkport is located in the region of Maine known as the Southern Maine Beaches. Accordingly there are white sand beaches in York, Ogunquit and Wells as well as Kennebunk, Kennebunkport, Biddeford/Saco, Old Orchard Beach, Scarborough and Cape Elizabeth. All beaches are within ½ hour’s drive either South or North of the inn ask your innkeeper for directions.