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The Harbor View Inn is a restored New England Cape
providing bed and breakfast lodging and overlooking the twin
villages of Newcastle and Damariscotta, Maine. 
Original art and antique furnishings create an atmosphere of
casual elegance in a relaxed and gracious living space. Guests
enjoy the large-beamed living room and adjoining deck. Both
venues provide spectacular harbor views day and night.
The three guest accommodations are large and airy with
private tiled baths, sitting areas, and satellite television.
The two upstairs rooms also have fireplaces and private decks.
High speed WiFi Internet access is available for free.
Comfortable chairs and a huge tree on the terraced lawn
create the ideal setting for relaxation, providing guests a
bird's eye perspective of life in Newcastle and Damariscotta.
Other common areas include the dining room with its old brick
fireplace and the second-floor reading room. Both rooms
overlook the river.
Innkeeper Joe McEntee, a former chef and manager at several
of Philadelphia's premier restaurants, directly oversees the
Harbor View Chef's Breakfast. This early-morning feast
includes a variety of juices, fresh fruits, cereals, homemade
breads and muffins, and various egg dishes and breakfast
meats.
Shops, art galleries, restaurants and antique dealers in
Newcastle or across the bridge in Damariscotta are just a
three-minute walk away. Guests also enjoy concerts and arts
and crafts exhibits at the Round Top Center for the Arts.
Harbor View's ideal location affords easy day trips to
countless points of interest and activities. The magnificent
harbor at Boothbay with whale-watching, island clambakes and
fishing excursions lies less than 20 miles away down the River
Road. A short drive down the other side of the river takes
guests to Pemaquid with its beach, fort and lighthouse and to
the quaint village of New Harbor for lobsters, cruises to
Monhegan Island and Puffin Watches. |
Venturing northeast along the coast, guests visit the
picturesque coastal town of Camden and Rockport and spend time
at Rockland's Farnsworth Museum, whose fine collection of
Maine art includes three generations of Wyeths. Also within an
easy drive, but to the south, are such attractions as the
Bowdoin College Museums and the Maine State Music Theater in
Brunswick, the Maine Maritime Museum and Chocolate Church in
Bath, and Freeport (famous for its outlet shops) and L.L.
Bean. Other guests spend their time hiking to a nearby nature
trail or strolling down the sandy stretches of Reid State Park
or the always popular Popham Beach. |
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