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Photographs of the 25 Best Beach Towns in New England

Photographs of the 25 Best Beach Towns in New England
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Published in Jul 2012

How do you go about choosing the twenty-five best beach towns in New England? It wasn’t easy, but we used 14 criteria, ranging from the availability of beach food to accessibility of town amenities to lodging for all budgets to rank the towns. Whether you’re looking for waves to ride, long sandy stretches or lots of family activities, there’s a beach town for you on our list.

Read more about the 25 Best Beach Towns in our July/August issue of Yankee Magazine.

A special thanks to our contributing photographers. Follow the links below to see more of their New England photography.

Suzanne DeGeorge — sdegphotography.com
Butch Lombardi — eastbayimages.com
David Stone — stoneystonephoto.com
Laura Stone — laurastonephotography.com/
J. Greg Hinson, MD — nantucketstock.com

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7 Responses to Photographs of the 25 Best Beach Towns in New England

  1. Bonnie Mercaldo July 24, 2012 at 2:12 pm #

    I consider Lake Champlain in Burlington, Vermont as one of the best beaches in New England. I wonder why it is not on the list.

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  2. Aimee Seavey July 25, 2012 at 11:52 am #

    Hi Bonnie – to quote Editor Mel Allen from the July/August issue: “I know, Lake Champlain is like an inland sea — but for this exercise we’re sticking to saltwater.” Thanks for your comment!

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  3. Claire Albert July 31, 2012 at 5:41 pm #

    my family (55) in laws out laws and kids have been going to Old Orchard Me. for 22 years…beautiful beach at the Saco end…away from the amusements….7 miles of sand…

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  4. Laura Stone August 1, 2012 at 2:44 pm #

    Thanks for featuring my photo of Narragansett! Always happy to be included in your terrific feature articles.

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  5. Aimee Seavey August 2, 2012 at 9:04 am #

    Thanks for snapping such a great photo and sharing it with us, Laura!

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  6. John Maloni September 4, 2012 at 4:53 pm #

    Ogunquit and its 3.5 miles of beaches is my favorite beach place. I understand why the editors of Yankee Magazine voted Ogunquit the #1 Beach Town in New England.

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  7. Steve Stewart October 11, 2012 at 8:56 am #

    I am not sure how you define Newburyport, MA as a “beach” town when it doesn’t even have a beach? In front of it is Plum Island and to the left is Salisbury, both have beaches. I like Newburyport, but it is not a “beach” town.

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