Welcome to Freeport
Freeport is the ideal destination for exploring the Maine Coastline! In addition to Freeport being loaded with shopping (Yankee Magazine voted Freeport as a favorite shopping destination), it also has beautiful State Parks, stunning coastal areas, hiking trails, gardens, museums, farms, history, and nature.
A short list of just some of the things to do & see in Freeport
Scroll down for some rainy day recommendations!
- Freeport LOVES it's festivals and events. Weekly free summer outdoor concerts, town-wide art fairs, Fall festivals, and it's famous Holiday Sparkle Celebration. Go to Visit Freeport to see our town calendar of events!
- Take Seacoast Tours out to Eagle Island! Seacoast Tours does a great boat tour of the islands off the Freeport coastline, but it also includes a two hour stop-over on Eagle Island! Read all about the tour here. We love it for it's beauty, but it's also a great place to take a picnic lunch, or your sketch book!
- LL Bean's Flagship Store and LL Bean Outdoor Adventures Take a look at their website and sign up for an outdoor class! Click here to see their schedule of events on the town green - including free yoga during the summer
- Cafes and Restaurants we love in Freeport: The Tuscan Bistro (amazing local muscles!), Jameson Tavern, Harraseeket Lunch & Lobster in South Freeport, Brickyard Hollow Pizza, Maine Beer Co, and the Sunrise Café or The Met for a great breakfast!
- Art Galleries in Freeport are all wonderful (we really LOVE Meetinghouse Arts!), Sherman's Bookshop, The British Goods Store, Leapin' Lizards, and Mexicali Blues are our go-to spots when we feel like shopping.
- Freeport Performing Arts Center & Freeport Community Players
- Freeport's Famous Outlets, including everything from clothes to pottery outlets!
- Pettengill Farm. Our favorite walk in Freeport! A beautiful place that takes you back in time. Click here for more information!
- Wolfes Neck State Park
- Wolfes Neck Farm, Camping, and Trails
- Winslow Park. We LOVE Winslow! Wonderful trails along the waterfront, and beautiful views all the way around the peninsula! It's a weekly stop for us year round! Turn left out of our driveway, and about 6 minutes down the road, turn left onto Staples Point Road. Winslow is at the end.
A few favorites within 30 minutes of Freeport
- We LOVE the Schooner Alert! Catch this amazing Schooner on Bailey Island (about a 30 minute ride from here), and have the most amazing day at sea! End it with lunch at Cook's Lobster House.
- Portland Maine, and all of it's galleries, restaurants, shopping, island cruises, and lighthouses!
- Pineland Farms, with over 5000 acres of open public land for hiking, skiing, biking, and more.
- Portland Museum of Art
- Maine Maritime Museum
- Walking Trails and Cliff Walks in Harpswell
- Longfellow House in Portland Maine
- Victoria Mansion
- Walker Art Museum at Bowdoin College
- Museum of African Tribal Art
- Institute of Contemporary Art at Maine College of Art
- Casco Bay Lines, where you can catch a 3 hour mailboat run out around the islands, a boat out to Peaks island for an afternoon of walking around the island, or any number of other day adventures on the water.
- Merrill Auditorium
- Too many parks, hiking trails, and nature preserves to list!
Within an hour of Freeport
