Our first stop included vacationing on Connecticut’s Coast. It was anything but what I expected. It was a quaint city. West Haven, CT to be exact. There was a calmness amongst us that felt good. It appeared as though time stopped and we were adventuring in unknown territories. For us, we were!
PLACES TO VISIT IN CONNECTICUT
Our stay was a short one, just two days. But it was two days where we took full advantage of everything local to us that was new and fun!
Sea Bluff Beach
Sea Bluff Beach was a very relaxing beach in West Haven, CT. It’s a public beach and there is accessible parking. If you’re visiting as a non-resident, you will have to pay for parking. When we visited, parking was very inexpensive.
Sea Bluff Beach is located in the Long Island Sound so the water is very calm, little to no waves, but the water is very cold. Haha. The beach consisted of myself, my kids and one other person. My daughter and I walked out as far as we could until we reached these rock formations.
It felt like we could keep walking and the ocean would stay shallow for miles and miles. The water never went above our ankles…until something happened. Little did we know that high tide was coming in…and it was coming in FAST!!! I yelled for my son to come out to meet us on the rocks and bring my phone. Hah, of course I wanted to snag some photos of that beautiful view. By the time he met us on these rock formations, the water was so much deeper. Once we got off the rocks, I saw the water was now up to my mid-waist. I couldn’t believe how fast the tide came in. Vacationing on Connecticut’s coast was definitely proving to be worth the stop with a little excitement thrown in there too!
We had so much fun at Sea Bluff Beach. Given that we only had 2 days in West Haven, CT, we spent one of our days in CT at the beach all day to enjoy the calm and quiet, sun, sand, and water. The entire beach belonged to us outside of the natives roaming around by our feet. There were crabs and little minnows seen as we walked along the shallow waters. Simple and fun. We loved it all!!!
Gillette Castle
You can’t visit Connecticut without seeing the Gillette Castle. I know you’re probably thinking, “Is this a real castle, Christine?” Yes, my friend, it most definitely is and it was an AHMAZING self-guided tour. The weather was quite rainy and cloudy which was made for a perfect day for a tour inside a historical castle. It was incredible to walk through this historical castle and see how one lived in the 1800’s.
William Gillette was best known for his authorship and main role in the first play of Sherlock Holmes. The castle is a 24-room mansion marking that of a medieval castle (History of the Castle — Friends of Gillette Castle State Park, n.d.).
Check out where we stayed in West Haven, CT. It was cute, quaint, and right off the water!
If you’re a seafood lover, I’ve got the perfect place for you to try! The lobster in West Haven was to die for!! BEST LOBSTER!!! It’s a MUST if you’re vacationing on Connecticut’s Coast.
“The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.”
Saint Augustine
Adventure on, friend!!
XO, Christine
Citations
History of the Castle — Friends of Gillette Castle State Park. (n.d.). Friends of Gillette Castle State Park. https://www.gillettecastlefriends.org/history-of-the-castle
