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Many fine homes to tour and buildings plus shopping
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the little toddler that spilled my coffee >:(
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It's like we never left...
BruceDunning Says: It was established in 1817 and has been a reference library for those years since. It is one of around 20 left in the US They have 40,000 volumes of books and information. It still has a lot of "old time feel" in the interior, and has exhibits at times.
BruceDunning Says: It is located at the peninsula of the Piscataqua River and protected the Portsmouth/Kittery area along with Fort Constitution, a picture below,which was across the river inlet. some sort of defense fort has sttod here since 1715. This fort is from 1808, and the blockhouse...
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Poco's Bow Street Cantina: Our Favorite Drink Stop in Portsmouth
cjg1 Says: Poco's is our favorite stop when wandering around Portsmouth. The place has a nice restaurant upstairs which we have never bothered with...oh well. We tend to sit at the bar downstairs or their outdoor heated patio when we come here. The atmosphere here is very laid back and...
Downtown Pizza: Best Pizza in Town
cjg1 Says: If you want good pizza in town; this is the place. The restaurant is located in the basement of the Gas Light Building. Upstairs are others restaurants and venues with different dining choices.My wife and I first tried this place when were in town enjoying the sunny summer...
Blue Mermaid Island Grill: Yummy Food and Festive Atmosphere!
rudysmom626 Says: With a downstairs bar and an upstairs dining room, Blue Mermaid was one of my favorite spots while at Exeter and I was happy to get to visit it again! Very festive bar scene with lots of people having fun - good drinks, great service, really nice staff! This visit I didn't...
Dolphin Striker: Cozy Little Restaurant
cjg1 Says: My wife and I were visiting Portsmouth during Memorial Day weekend 2012. We had just arrived in town and were a bit hungry for lunch. We decided to try the Dolphin Striker for a change of pace. The menu posted outside the restaurant looked appetizing so we went inside. Our...
Jumpin Jay's Fish Cafe: Wow...Incredible Salmon...
cjg1 Says: My wife gets the credit for finding this gem in Portsmouth. She searched for the best mussels in New Hampshire and found a Trip Advisor review of this place. We were spending the day in Portsmouth one weekend in May 2010 and decided to check this place out for dinner.We...
Two Ceres Street: My New Portsmouth Favorite
cjg1 Says: Two Ceres Street is my new favorite in town. From the moment we entered I felt more relaxed. The decor is very warm and inviting...Hmmm maybe that was the fireplace. Ther bar has several seats as well as couches and chairs strewn around the fireplace. We decided to have a...
Poco's Bow Street Cantina: Enjoying Some Drinks & A Snack
cjg1 Says: Poco's is a favorite spot of ours when visiting Portsmouth. Their indoor and outdoor bar is a great place to enjoy some drinks, relax and have a bite to eat. The downstairs bar is a comfortable place to hang out with several tables, couches and plenty of bar seating. We...
Fat Belly's: Everything but Table Dancing...
rudysmom626 Says: Fat Belly is the type of place that I never would venture into in California - divey, questionable characters behind the bar, their idea of "name" vodka is Skyy or Smirnoff, and every drink - whether Coke or a martini - comes in a high ball glass. However, as a reunion...
Fat Belly's: Another Stop for Drinks
cjg1 Says: Fat Belly's is another Portsmouth Bar/restaurant....but it's always packed to the gills with people. Everytime we come here it's a long wait for a table and we manage to barely squeeze into one of the two bar areas and gulp down a drink. I think after this last experience we...
cjg1 Says: The Salt Celler is a shop located in the Commercial Alley. We orginally came to investigate this shop strictly because our favorite book store was once located here and we wanted to see what had taken its place. Just like the name states it's a salt shop in the cellar of a...
Serendipity: Quirky little shop
cjg1 Says: Serendipity is a store we first stopped in during our pub crawl for Cinco de Mayo 2012. My wife and Lydia were intrigued by the window display and had to check it out for themselves. The shop sells women's shoes, clothing, accessories, jewelry and swimwear. The ladies had a...
Sheafe Books: Wonderful Bookstore
cjg1 Says: In today's world of Amazon and Barnes and Noble; it is nice to see that there is still an independent bookstore surviving. Sheafe Books to me is a treasure of new and used books. The owner Ken Kozick, is friendly, helpful and knows what his customers want in a book.I love...
cjg1 Says: My wife loves coming to the shop to check out their toys. The shop has a nice selection of toys, games, books and stuffed animals for children of all ages. In particular I like their Leggos and Thomas the Tank Engine toys the best. My wife prefers their stuffed animals and...
Lovell Designs Inc.: Interesting Handmade Pieces
cjg1 Says: Lovell Designs Inc. is one of the many interesting shops along Market Square. We were window shopping when some of the unique compass design pieces in the window caught my eye. We decided to go inside and see the workmanship up close. We found that the shop specializes in...
Byrne & Carlson: Handmade Gourmet Chocolates
cjg1 Says: We would have walked right by this store if the sign hadn't intrigued my wife. The shop is located in a simple brick townhouse so it is easy to miss but the bright crimson sign above does draw attention.From the moment we stepped inside; it was chocolate heaven. Display...
S. Berwick is Back in the Good Old DAys
BruceDunning Says: Located on the river at Quamphegan falls, it s a very fast running river. The town established in 1624 and incorpoarted 1814. It has 6,000 residents, and many late 1700's buildings. The Salmon-Great Works river was key to progress to have sawmills and a cottom mill. The...
BruceDunning Says: The townn of YOrk is nice and well preserved. It is remebering of the old times in 1930-50's for the upscale vacationers to come to the beach and enjoy the ocean breezes. A couple of nice resort complexes are in the middle of town.
cjg1 Says: Our last visit to Portsmouth coincided with Cinco de Mayo. We up in Portsmouth showing our friend Lydia the town and began our Cinco de Mayo Pub Crawl at Poco's. Margaritas and Corono's bagan our adventure as we hopped around from bar to bar all day into the night.It was a...
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