Things To Do
The Goat
A country bar with some of the best burgers around. Fun spot for brunch or dinner. The sledgehammer and sangria mimosas are our personal favorites.
Portsmouth Gas Light Co.
There are 3 different dining options here, the pizza pub, grill restaurant or deck. The basement pub has mainly pizza but there are sandwich options as well. The Back Deck is great for frozen drinks and listening to live music.
Martingale Wharf
A waterfront restaurant overlooking the Piscataqua River. If you are looking to get some seafood, this would be a great option.
Restaurant at Smuttynose
One of our favorite spots. It is approximately a 20 minute drive from downtown Portsmouth. This brewery has a wide variety of beer options, as well as a full bar. The restaurant has a beautiful outdoor patio area where there is live music every weekend. There are also fire pit tables available for large parties with a reservation.
Barrio
Fun Mexican spot with great tacos and margaritas.
Prescott Park, Portsmouth
Waterfront park offering a wide range of views of the Piscataqua River and flower gardens. A perfect spot for a morning walk! Fun fact, this is where we took our engagement photos!
Strawbery Banke Museum
An outdoor history museum that allows you to tour living spaces of four different generations of homes in Portsmouth. It is the oldest neighborhood in New Hampshire to be settled by Europeans, and the earliest neighborhood remaining in the present-day city of Portsmouth.
Odiorne Point State Park
A 135-acre seaside park, where there are views of the Gulf of Maine, including four lighthouses, the Isles of Shoals, the mouth of the Piscataqua River, and the southern coast of Maine. This State park has plenty of walking trails, and historical fortifications. From one of the trails, you can see the Wentworth by the Sea Hotel!
Jenness State Beach
Perfect spot for a beach day, as long as the weather allows!
Pease Golf Course
A golf course just outside of downtown Portsmouth, right next to the Pease Airport.
Ledges Golf Club
Another course just up the coast in Maine.