Plum Island & Newburyport, MA

Craig & Kate
Plum Island & Newburyport, MA

Food scene

Bistro grill with full bar serving fresh fish dishes, excellent specials! Their burger is exceptional. Great bar area and super nice staff. Make reservations to watch sunset from their front deck. Amazing!
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Plum Island Grille
2035 2 Plum Island Turnpike
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Bistro grill with full bar serving fresh fish dishes, excellent specials! Their burger is exceptional. Great bar area and super nice staff. Make reservations to watch sunset from their front deck. Amazing!
Newest bar on the island. Outdoor fire pit and an incredible view of sunsets. Great brunch. View of sunset incredible!
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Sunset Club Plum Island
4 Old Point Road
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Newest bar on the island. Outdoor fire pit and an incredible view of sunsets. Great brunch. View of sunset incredible!
Great breakfast and lunch options. Dine outside or take your meal to go and eat it on the beach. Beach access directly across the street.
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Mad Martha's Cafe
51 Northern Blvd
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Great breakfast and lunch options. Dine outside or take your meal to go and eat it on the beach. Beach access directly across the street.
Get your lobster roll here! AND also clam chow-dah, AND all things fried seafood.
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Bob Lobster
49 Plum Island Turnpike
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Get your lobster roll here! AND also clam chow-dah, AND all things fried seafood.
Plum Island's top destination for fine wine, beer, liquor, lottery, and convenience/grocery items.
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The Cottage Island Market
14 Plum Island Boulevard
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Plum Island's top destination for fine wine, beer, liquor, lottery, and convenience/grocery items.
A local favorite for brunch, lunch, or dinner. Sit at or near the bar for a great vibe and be sure to try the craft cocktails.
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The Poynt Newburyport
31 Water St
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A local favorite for brunch, lunch, or dinner. Sit at or near the bar for a great vibe and be sure to try the craft cocktails.
Plum Island’s local beach bar is a fun place to end the day for food, beers, and margaritas. Be sure to check their Facebook page for news of local bands swinging through.
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Plum Island Beachcoma
23 Plum Island Turnpike
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Plum Island’s local beach bar is a fun place to end the day for food, beers, and margaritas. Be sure to check their Facebook page for news of local bands swinging through.
Amazing bagels. This is a local favorite with lines out the door. Their bagel sandwiches are great and your kids won't let you have a bite of their french toast bagel with maple cream cheese.
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Abraham's Bagels
11 Liberty St
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Amazing bagels. This is a local favorite with lines out the door. Their bagel sandwiches are great and your kids won't let you have a bite of their french toast bagel with maple cream cheese.
A great little Greek sub and sandwich and salad shop with great chicken kebob sandwiches and Greek salads. They're super nice, family run and quick to deliver right to your door.
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Plum Island Provisions
29 Plum Island Turnpike
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A great little Greek sub and sandwich and salad shop with great chicken kebob sandwiches and Greek salads. They're super nice, family run and quick to deliver right to your door.
Amazing seafood & small plates.
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Brine Oyster • Crudo • Chops
17 State St
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Amazing seafood & small plates.
Generations of Newburyport families have dined and drank at the Lunch. Head here for a no frills, a super laid back, off the tourist trail tall beer and one of the best clam plates in New England.
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Park Lunch
181 Merrimac St
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Generations of Newburyport families have dined and drank at the Lunch. Head here for a no frills, a super laid back, off the tourist trail tall beer and one of the best clam plates in New England.

Sightseeing

Sweet historic lighthouse. Checkout their website for tour schedule but stop by during the day for family photos. Across the street from a large (paid) beach parking lot.
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Plum Island Lighthouse
Harbor Street
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Sweet historic lighthouse. Checkout their website for tour schedule but stop by during the day for family photos. Across the street from a large (paid) beach parking lot.
Nature lovers paradise. Pristine beach, parking, hiking, bird watching. Within an easy bike ride of all of Plum Island. A very special place.
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Parker River National Wildlife Refuge
Refuge Road
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Nature lovers paradise. Pristine beach, parking, hiking, bird watching. Within an easy bike ride of all of Plum Island. A very special place.
Within the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, this trail is handicap accessible and not very long. Well manicured and new walking path make it a SUPER easy but beautiful walk through nature.
Hellcat Interpretative Trail
Within the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, this trail is handicap accessible and not very long. Well manicured and new walking path make it a SUPER easy but beautiful walk through nature.

Shopping

All of their products are made onsite. High quality and local. They offer a variety of products from lotions, lip balm, hand and body soap.
The Plum Island Soap Company
205 Northern Blvd
All of their products are made onsite. High quality and local. They offer a variety of products from lotions, lip balm, hand and body soap.
The women that own this shop carry the nicest things! Local artesian made items, coastal finds and curated antiques. They refresh their stock constantly.
Green Plum Vintage Goods
21 Market Square
The women that own this shop carry the nicest things! Local artesian made items, coastal finds and curated antiques. They refresh their stock constantly.
Fun stop in Newburyport. Antiques and old but still fun items from all over New England.
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Oldies Marketplace
27 Rear Water St
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Fun stop in Newburyport. Antiques and old but still fun items from all over New England.
Great nautical home decor. If you want to take home a model ship, beachy signs or a PI sweatshirt, stop here. The owners do a great job of curating nice things people want to take home (believe me, I can't walk out of there without something!)
Brass Lyon
36 Market Square
Great nautical home decor. If you want to take home a model ship, beachy signs or a PI sweatshirt, stop here. The owners do a great job of curating nice things people want to take home (believe me, I can't walk out of there without something!)
A short drive from Plum Island, on Sundays there is a terrific flea market at Todd Farm. In addition the Barn and Antique area is open throughout the week (check website for hours) and is full of high quality, very local items.
Todd Farm Antiques
275 Main Street
A short drive from Plum Island, on Sundays there is a terrific flea market at Todd Farm. In addition the Barn and Antique area is open throughout the week (check website for hours) and is full of high quality, very local items.
The Tannery Historic Marketplace, recognized by Boston Magazine as the best shopping on the North Shore, is a hub of indoor and outdoor activity featuring many independently owned shops filled with one-of-a-kind treasures.
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The Tannery Marketplace
50 Water St
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The Tannery Historic Marketplace, recognized by Boston Magazine as the best shopping on the North Shore, is a hub of indoor and outdoor activity featuring many independently owned shops filled with one-of-a-kind treasures.
A must stop for local produce and meat. They also have their own baked items, herbs, jams, sauces and take away food.
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Tendercrop Farm
108 High Rd
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A must stop for local produce and meat. They also have their own baked items, herbs, jams, sauces and take away food.
Stroll historic State Street, the downtown hub of Newburyport for scores of unique shops, restaurants, and cafes.
State Street
State Street
Stroll historic State Street, the downtown hub of Newburyport for scores of unique shops, restaurants, and cafes.

City/town information

Newburyport, Massachusetts, is a coastal city known for its old-time charm and a constant stream of new shops and restaurants. The city, dubbed "The Port," has evolved immensely since it was settled in 1635. While it’s most popular in the summer, partly because of its proximity to nearby beaches, there are also many parks, shopping areas, restaurants, and day spas to visit any time of the year.
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Newburyport
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Newburyport, Massachusetts, is a coastal city known for its old-time charm and a constant stream of new shops and restaurants. The city, dubbed "The Port," has evolved immensely since it was settled in 1635. While it’s most popular in the summer, partly because of its proximity to nearby beaches, there are also many parks, shopping areas, restaurants, and day spas to visit any time of the year.
Escape to historic Rockport, Massachusetts which features miles of lovely beaches, boulder-strewn paths through woods and glades, and that uncommonly magical light that has inspired painters since Winslow Homer. Enjoy a romantic getaway, exquisite dining and a unique shopping experience year round.
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Rockport
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Escape to historic Rockport, Massachusetts which features miles of lovely beaches, boulder-strewn paths through woods and glades, and that uncommonly magical light that has inspired painters since Winslow Homer. Enjoy a romantic getaway, exquisite dining and a unique shopping experience year round.

Family Fun

Rent kayaks or go on a guided tour through the Joppa Flats and estuaries
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Plum Island Kayak
92 Merrimac St
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Rent kayaks or go on a guided tour through the Joppa Flats and estuaries
Group fishing trips a short walk from the house. Easy to book (even last minute), it’s a great thing to do with the kids. For a romantic sunset cruise, take a pass on the Captain and book the catamaran in downtown Newburyport.
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Captains Fishing Parties And Cruises
10 82nd St
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Group fishing trips a short walk from the house. Easy to book (even last minute), it’s a great thing to do with the kids. For a romantic sunset cruise, take a pass on the Captain and book the catamaran in downtown Newburyport.
Amazing biking, walking trail that wraps around the city and river with art installations and mural parks.
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Clipper City Rail Trail
Clipper City Rail Trail
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Amazing biking, walking trail that wraps around the city and river with art installations and mural parks.

Beer, Wine, & Spirits

Great beers, spacious tap room with a fun outdoor scene.
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RiverWalk Brewing Co.
40 Parker St
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Great beers, spacious tap room with a fun outdoor scene.

Experiences

Pick up everything you need to surfcast for striped bass and blue fish. The staff is more than willing to let help beginners get started and has their thumb on the pulse of what's working and where they're biting. A Surfland hoodie or long sleeve shirt is pretty much standard issue PI wear for the locals.
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Surfland Bait & Tackle
30 Plum Island Blvd
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Pick up everything you need to surfcast for striped bass and blue fish. The staff is more than willing to let help beginners get started and has their thumb on the pulse of what's working and where they're biting. A Surfland hoodie or long sleeve shirt is pretty much standard issue PI wear for the locals.