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elleng

(136,043 posts) Thu May 14, 2015, 01:15 PM May 2015

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Suggestions for a beach town with Amtrak access,

New England or south, for my daughter in s NJ, with 1 year old who doesn't like car travel? They're looking for a long weekend, maybe more.

I've told them about Amtrak's Maine, + Cape Cod, + Hamptons/Montauk, but don't want to miss anything.

Thanks

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Suggestions for a beach town with Amtrak access, (Original Post) elleng May 2015 OP

Check out Old Orchard Beach in Maine. cbayer May 2015 #1

Thanks, cbayer! elleng May 2015 #2

That's also near Freeport, which is fund if you like to outlet shop. cbayer May 2015 #3

Been there, Done that, HATE to shop elleng May 2015 #4

I also hate to shop, so it's somewhere I avoid. cbayer May 2015 #5

cbayer

(146,218 posts)

1. Check out Old Orchard Beach in Maine.

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Thu May 14, 2015, 01:43 PM

May 2015

http://www.amtrakdowneaster.com/station/old-orchard-beach

Wells Beach is also nice, but a couple of miles from the station.

elleng

(136,043 posts)

2. Thanks, cbayer!

Reply to cbayer (Reply #1)

Thu May 14, 2015, 01:54 PM

May 2015

The Downeaster was one I found, and sorry I didn't know about it earlier for my/ourselves. Might want to go up there too!

cbayer

(146,218 posts)

3. That's also near Freeport, which is fund if you like to outlet shop.

Reply to elleng (Reply #2)

Thu May 14, 2015, 03:01 PM

May 2015

elleng

(136,043 posts)

4. Been there, Done that, HATE to shop

Reply to cbayer (Reply #3)

Thu May 14, 2015, 03:31 PM

May 2015

but can't say the same about my daughter!

Went to LLBean there 30+ years ago.

cbayer

(146,218 posts)

5. I also hate to shop, so it's somewhere I avoid.

Reply to elleng (Reply #4)

Thu May 14, 2015, 03:49 PM

May 2015

But the train does go directly there and there are many, many more stores than there were 30 years ago.

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