The way to Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse was closed for renovation so we ended up just checking…read moreGreat Island Common. It's actually a large enough place with plenty of parking and had some good amount of spots for gatherings/picnics/BBQ. I didnt feel like it was the most beautiful place although the view of the harbor was. I enjoyed the little painter decor that they have and that wide open feel of just standing by the waters. However i felt like the place needed some TLC. Idk. The gentleman by the entrance was very kind and sweet though and allowed us to just check the area for some quick pics for free as we didnt stay too long for this visit.

I'll tell you it was almost surreal. It was a litle like…read morebeing the only person in the world, just staring out at the wild ocean at sunset. Especially in january when there wasn't another soul in this tiny park, at the edge of this picturesque town of Portsmouth. I was of course struck by the wild beauity that makes up the NH/Maine Coastline and the crashing of the waves but the place itself was absolutely adorable. I could see the vibrant scenes of warmer months even though my face and lips were equally chapped in the brisk wind. Very clean, very organized and well layed out little park. There is a long walk on the rocks out to the sea and some sandy beach area for walking but I can't imagine it would be a fun place to swim with all those rocks and rocky shallow areas. I'd love to do a day trip or 3 day weekend up here just so I can bring my dogs here to enjoy this relaxed little area. There is a sweet little bench beneath a tree straight ahead when you pull in, and it would be probably the cutest place to get a kiss, enjoy a quiet moment or even a proposal. Le sigh. Can I live here and build a little hut beside the large sprawling waterfront mansions? I promise I won't be a bother. The trees in bloom here must be a sight in the fall,but no matter what season it was so worth stumbling upon.

This review is intended for loud tourists from MA that don't know how to park their Abrams…read moretank-sized car. DO NOT GO THERE. If someone has told you that this is a beautiful beach park with fabulous views, they were dead wrong. If you think it might be a great place to fire up a grill and relax, you are sorely mistaken. If you got the crazy idea in your head that this would be the perfect way to spend a summer day, I say, no way, Jose. This place is not for you. Keep on trucking in your monstrous SUV. The fried dough at Old Orchard Beach is calling out to you.

Parking, $25, very close to the beach, or strangely, $25 per person, to park outside the gate and…read morewalk in. Big picture: Quiet remote secluded beach front, with wooded winding gravel walkways along its coast, and interior park pavilion for hosting larger parties. Details: You're going to have to scramble down boulders and rocks, to get down to the water. Most of the shore beyond the boulders and rocks is river stone, with scant areas of sand. Relatively convenient restrooms. Never jammed with people, like the wide sandy NH and MA beaches. Bring your own food and drink, there's nothing nearby, but does have picnic tables. Constant breeze, quite cool as of late afternoon.

Been a member for 20 years at Outlook. Links style course just over the Maine border. Great value…read morefor membership with very reasonable price. Course in excellent condition, staff is great and the golf pro Dave is the best. Tavern, Red Barn for functions - they have it all. Highly recommend you play this if you're near the Seacoast area or looking for a course one hour north of Boston.

Link style course with a few typical New England type holes. All services chipping putting and…read moredriving range. Good customer service but very crowded and they stack golfers on top of each other. Well maintained course with water and bunkers 6004 68.3/121 from blues a few blind tee shoots Brian silva design he won architect of the year 1999 More stars if managed properly

I am an avid cyclist in road, mountain and gravel cycling, and Papa Wheelies has been my go to bike…read moreshop for a number of years. Their customer service and knowledge of all types of riders and bikes is why I choose to patronize them, as well as why I will send all my friends who I try to convince to get into cycling. They truly just want you to get the best bike for yourself. Not the most expensive or the flashiest bike. They know their stuff and they truly just want to match everyone to a bike that will make them happy and give them the best riding experience. Their repair staff is also top notch. I have had some whacky issues with my bikes over the years and they have solved them every single time. Several years ago, I purchased an Orbea mountain bike through them. Unfortunately, there was a manufacturers defect with the dropper post (not Papa Wheelie's fault - a manufacturing issue). The staff at Papa Wheelie's took my bike in and took care of the entire process in dealing with the claim and getting the part from the manufacturer and got me back on my bike quite quickly considering many of the parts were coming in from Spain. I am always team support your local bike shop, but I am specifically team support Papa Wheelies as your lbs, because they truly care. Yes, you can order a bike online direct from manufacturers, but nothing beats the experience of going in and working with the people at Papa Wheelies to figure out what bike works for you and making adjustments to that bike or getting a bike fit to make sure that it is the best possible machine you can ride. It's an investment and Papa Wheelies makes that process 100 times easier. Lastly, I'll add that bikes can be expensive. Tax on expensive things can be expensive. New Hampshire doesn't have taxes. Are you doing the math with me? If you are buying a bike for several thousand dollars in other New England states, you can end up paying several hundred dollars in taxes. You can avoid that by heading on up to beautiful tax free New Hampshire and buying your bike at Papa Wheelies.

Papa Wheelies showed a real lack of professionalism over the past couple of days. After seeing…read moretheir business practices first hand I'd avoid this place. Late last month I got an email from them advertising an end of summer sale. It indicated that they took trade-ins and even included a calculator where I could figure out the value of my bike. I checked on-line and their website indicated that a bike I wanted was "in store". I spoke with the owner, Dan Houston. He was okay with the calculated value of my bike. The problem was, he said, the bike wasn't in-stock and it wouldn't be a good deal for him. I double checked on-line and found that the bike was showing to be in stock. I called their other store to be sure and they indicated that they had the bike I wanted. I don't know what happened but the guy at the warehouse said it was definitely there. So I went back in and told them that there must have been a mistake. Dan was not in. Josh Pierce indicated that the bike was not in stock. They did have a different color and since it was available (and already built) I said I would take that one instead. It's one excuse after another with these guys. Josh looked at my bike, found an imperfection in the paint and a couple of dirt marks (that cleaned right off), and said the bike could be worth $1,000 less than Dan had indicated the day before. He said if I wanted the new bike it was an additional $800 over their advertised price. After seeing their business practices first hand I'd avoid this place. My expectations were based completely on the numbers they gave me. If they find out that their advertised prices turned out to be too low they should just accept their mistake. Instead they wasted my time. Papa Wheelies did advertise they were having a special ("Last Chance to Save Big on End-of-Season Bikes"), their bike was on sale and the value I determined for my bike was based on what they provided. I thought the advertising was deceptive.