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The Seacoast offers activities for all seasons … from sailing to cross-country skiing … from exploring our varied museums to discovering our magnificent foliage and country fairs … from greyhound racing to golfing on seaside links.
Visit Strawbery Banke, America's third-oldest community, explore the many restored houses from colonial times and watch craftsmen ply their trades as in earlier days. Ride a trolley as you follow the Portsmouth Harbour Trail of historic houses and imagine life of the clipper ship captains when Portsmouth was the ship-building center of America.
Or, stroll through the flowered grounds of Prescott
Park where you may encounter an out-of-doors musical
or theatrical performance. Walk upon the rocky
shores and enticing sandy beaches. Cruise the high
seas or sail the Great Bay.
Treat yourself to a day of deep-sea fishing or
whale watching.
With no sales tax, Portsmouth is a mecca for value-conscious shoppers. The Best Western Wynwood Hotel is in the heart of one of the largest retail and factory outlet shopping areas in New England. From large malls to small boutiques, your choices are unlimited. Make your holiday shopping a festive experience with a guided candle lit stroll through Portsmouth.
Afterwards, have dinner in one of the dozens of restaurants, from gourmet to casual, and you will see why Portsmouth has earned the reputation as the dining capital of New England.
Come, experience the charm of Portsmouth…whether you prefer to explore Portsmouth's cultural life or discover the pristine beauty of New Hampshire's seacoast, savor the variety of activities while you stay at the Best Western Wynwood Hotel.
The State of New Hampshire boasts a coastline running 18 miles long, 75 percent of the beaches being public.
Proximity to Areas of Interest
Educational Institutions
- Hesser College - 5 minutes
- McIntosh College - 15 minutes
- Phillips Exeter Academy - 15 minutes
- University of New Hampshire - 15 minutes
Attractions
- Beaches - 10 minutes
- Deep Sea Fishing - 12 minutes
- Fort Constitution - 12 minutes
- Fort McClary - 20 minutes
- Foster's Downeast Clambake - 20 minutes
- Fuller Gardens - 15 minutes
- Breakfast Hill Golf Club - 5 minutes
- Hampton Beach - 20 minutes
- Historical Houses - 5 minutes
- Independence Museum - 20 minutes (Exeter)
- Isle of Shoals Steamship Co. - 5 minutes
- John Paul Jones House - 5 minutes
- Kittery Shopping Outlets / Tanger Outlets - 10 minutes
- Lakes Region - 50 minutes
- The Music Hall - 5 minutes
- New England Speedway - 15 minutes
- Portsmouth Brewery - 5 minutes
- Portsmouth Children's Museum - 5 minutes
- Portsmouth Harbour Trail - 5 minutes
- Portsmouth Harbor Cruises - 5 minutes
- Portsmouth Livery Company - 5 minutes
- Prescott Park Arts Festival - 5 minutes
- Redhook Ale Brewery - 5 minutes
- Sagamore Hampton Golf Club - 15 minutes
- Seacoast Repertory Theater - 5 minutes
- Seacoast Science Center - 12 minutes
- Seacoast Trolley - 5 minutes
- Strawbery Banke Historical Museum - 5 minutes
- Sugar Shack - 15 minutes
- USS Albacore - 5 minutes
- Water Country (largest water park in NE) - 10 minutes
- White Mountains - 60 minutes
- York's Wild Kingdom - 15 minutes
Businesses
- Fisher Scientific - 15 minutes
- General Electric - 20 minutes
- Goss International - 15 minutes
- Highliner Foods - 5 minutes
- Liberty Mutual - 5 minutes
- Peak Technologies - 15 minutes
- Pease International Tradeport - 5 minutes
- Portsmouth Naval Shipyard - 15 minutes
- Travel Port - 12 minutes
Hospitals
- * Portsmouth Regional Hospital - 3 minutes
Click for Best Western Online Reservations or call (603) 436-7600
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Market Square, Portsmouth
Photo by Tom
Cocchiaro
Courtesy of Greater Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce
Tugboats in Portsmouth Harbor
John
Paul Jones House
Photo by Tom
Cocchiaro
Courtesy of Greater Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce
Prescott Park Gardens, Portsmouth
Photo by Tom Cocchiaro
Courtesy of Greater Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce
Albacore Submarine Museum
Photo by Tom Cocchiaro
Courtesy of Greater Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce
Warren's Lobster
House, Kittery
Photo by Tom Cocchiaro
Courtesy of Greater Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce
Breakfast Hill Golf Club
The
Music Hall
Photo by Jeremy Heflin
Deck at Poco Diablo's
Photo by Tom
Cocchiaro
Courtesy of Greater Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce
Sagamore
Hampton Golf Club
Isles
of Shoals Steamship Co.
White Island,
Isles of Shoals
Photo by Grace Peirce, nhmuse.com
Tall Ship Eagle Visits Portsmouth
Photo by Tom Cocchiaro
Courtesy of Greater Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce
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