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You are here: Home / Travel & Destinations / Visiting Block Island, RI

Visiting Block Island, RI

September 4, 2006

If you have ever wanted to visit one of those real “no shoes” beach towns, you know the ones where people think of nothing more than eating ice cream and chilling out, then Block Island, RI is your place.

How is it that I have been living in NY for 32 of the 33 years I have been alive and never visited this little paradise that is only 3 hours away? Let’s just say, I am glad Laura pushed me into going. It was kind of difficult for me to pull away from my work, but I had my sister, Steph, handle things while I was gone.

There are a few ways to Block Island, either by small plane (hmmm…inspiration), the Block Island Ferry from New London, CT or Point Judith, RI. We decided that we would take the shorter and less expensive ($15 round trip instead of the $30 round trip) ferry from Point Judith.

Point Judith, Rhode Island Street

Ship Leaving Harbor

Ship Entering Harbor

Stone Jetty

Now, you have to remember that this little vacation was only for a few days, but I haven’t been away for quite a few years, so I was very excited. The minute we reached Point Judith, I was just giddy. I hopped out of the car and called my mother asking her if we have ever been camping here, because the entrance to a campground we passed on the way in looked very familiar. She said yes, so that brought up a lot of memories of running around ankle deep in water looking for clams. We made it to the ferry and jumped on for our 55 minute trip. I really didn’t know what we would find.

Hotels on Block Island

The minute you see the port for Block Island, you just want to jump off the boat. You see people all over the place and really cool looking historic Bed & Breakfasts. People are riding bicycles and scooters up and down the roads. It really is a great vacation spot. I guess that’s why people like islands, because they are cut off from the rest of the world.


Street on Block Island

So we got off the ferry and walked up the road. Laura wanted to show me this great hotel she had discovered with her friend Jade on a previous trip here. On our way up the road, we passed an awesome farm and some great gardens that gave us lots of good ideas.

Block Island Hotel and Farm Fences

Pink Flowers on Block Island

Flowers on Block Island, Rhode Island


We finally made it to The Spring House Hotel. Now this was something. They had a large front porch were people were eating lunch and had a really interesting inside. We walked through and could sense the age by the uneven floors with carpeting over the original wood. I can only imagine how many families have had great vacations here. Their website says that important people have stayed here, such as Ulysses S. Grant, Mark Twain and Billy Joel. They have even hosted weddings for the Kennedys. This was my kind of place.

Spring House Hotel on Block Island

As we walked through, we came to the back patio, where there was a great view of the road heading south towards the cliffs.

Block Island Bluffs

I think maybe next summer we will stay at The Spring House. After a bunch of walking around taking tons of pictures, we had a great lunch/dinner at one of the hotels near the water. A nice ending to a perfect late July day.

Related posts:

  1. Visiting Block Island – Again
  2. Point Judith Lighthouse, Narragansett, Rhode Island
  3. Visiting Newport, Rhode Island
  4. Visiting Martha’s Vineyard
  5. Visiting the Somesville Bridge on Mount Desert Island, Maine

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Comments

  1. JM says

    November 3, 2014 at 9:38 am

    Thank you, thank you, thank you for posting these pics of Block Island. I spent a lovely day there once on my way from New London, CT to Newport, RI. I didn’t get pictures that were as lovely as yours and I have great memories of the few hours that I was able to spend there. Including the Spring House Hotel! Your pictures brought all of that back to me.

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  2. Sean says

    November 3, 2014 at 9:38 am

    I can’t wait to visit Block Island! We will be staying at a beautiful rental house.

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  3. Elizabeth Jones says

    November 3, 2014 at 9:38 am

    We had a lovely trip to block island, enjoyed dinner at eli’s and stayed in an incredible home that we rented.

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  4. Tobias Dengel says

    November 3, 2014 at 9:39 am

    We just launched a new website. We are homeowners on and lovers of Block Island, so we’re testing the site here. Allows users to easily find listings on a map and owners/agencies to list for free. Let us know your comments on how we can improve. Check out the Block Island listings.

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