What to see and do outdoors in the Hamptons, New York, all year round including the off seasons. The Hamptons is known as the East End enclave of Long Island where the wealthy, celebrities and New York City’s elite spend the summer months. But it’s also home not just to incredible beaches but also to nature wonders, trails and nature reserves. Discover Hamptons outdoors fun for kids and families.
The Hamptons is composed of villages and hamlets, including Sag Harbor, which are part of the two main towns of East Hampton and Southampton.
I came across a meadow of wild flowers in Southampton Village last week, while my daughter was rehearsing for her ballet show nearby. And then I found out that in 1640 the first settlers of Southampton in Long Island had walked and planted on this same site. I was in Southampton’s ‘Old Town’. Daisies, coneflowers, lupines, clovers […]
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On the gates of a house in Meadow Lane in Southampton are a pair of mermaids. I took this photo this week as I kept passing the gates when visiting a small nature reserve on this Hamptons road known as Billionaire’s Lane. I found this quote in a 1997 edition of the New York Times:
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There’s a boardwalk on Munn Point where wild birds find haven. A nature preserve on the bay side of a beach strip known as Billionaire’s Lane. While tycoons land at the helipad at the end of Meadow Lane, migrating birds soar in on their own wings. They have no need of 20 to 40 million
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A 10-ton, 20 feet high and 30 feet long duck sits beside the road watching traffic going by. Cars keep stopping to have a look at The Big Duck. It was the 1930s when cars first pulled over to gape at the giant fowl. And here I am visiting the same quirky place with my
If I had to choose the best place to visit with kids in the Hamptons it would be SoFo … SoFo – the South Fork Natural History Museum and Nature Center. Why? Here are my reasons why this is such a special place for children: Outdoors wild life Last week we even went there twice. We
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How smart is a crow? My kids asked me. Crows are considered one of the top 10 intelligent animals, I replied. Recently we met some wild birds at a rescue center in the Hamptons, NY, but it was the crow that my kids were drawn to. Every time I turned around they were talking to and
