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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.

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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!

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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.

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International Cuisine

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WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH MEAT?

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Guest Manual

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Sights & Parks

Food & Drink

Sa-Tang (Thai/Asian)

Caleveras (Mexican)

Spain (Spanish/Mediterranean)

Ocean Mist Beach Bar

The Charlestown Rathskellar

Breachway Grill

Mary Murphy's Pub

Champlins

George's

Aunt Carrie's

Iggy's

Jim's Dock

Chair 5 @ The Break Hotel

Coast Guard House

Brickley's Ice Cream

Vanilla Bean Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt

Sweet Althea's Coffee House & Cakery

Allie's Donuts

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

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Super cool location in an old mill/warehouse once home to textile mills I believe.

Music

The Knickerbocker in Westerly

35 Railroad Ave.

Westerly, RI 02891

401-315-1570

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

Pumphouse Music

1464 Kingstown Rd

South Kingstown, RI 02879

Lily Pads

27 North Road

Peace Dale, RI

Activities

Great for kids and aging hippies. Includes a beautiful garden and plant nursery, funky shops, a cafe, and some animals.

Simmons Farm

Goat Yoga

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Petting Zoo

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Farmers Market

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CSA

Trustum Pond Nature Reserve

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.

Bike Rentals

Water Sports

Kayak, Canoe & Paddleboard Rentals

Narrow River Kayaks

Surfing Rentals

Warm Winds Surf Shop

Fishing Charters