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Views of the Atlantic from Castle Hill Inn
When it comes to weekend brunches and special occasion dinners, Ocean Drive residents tend to recommend Castle Hill Inn. The four-star hotel and restaurant looks out onto Jamestown Harbor, the Pell Bridge and the Atlantic Ocean beyond. Patio diners watch catamarans cut through the waves, and salty winds threaten to steal napkins from the laps of unsuspecting diners. This Aquidneck Island neighborhood, located within the larger city of Newport, is known for its multi-million dollar estates and coastal views. The Brenton Point State Park, which hosts the Newport Kite Festival in July, is just down the street, and traffic picks up between Memorial and Labor Day: tourist season. Not too far away are the Newport Mansions, Gilded Age summer “cottages” that once belonged to tycoons like J.P. Morgan and Cornelius Vanderbilt. According to AnnaLeigh Bowser, a team leader at The Breakers, the largest of these homes, the mansions revitalized Newport between the 1870s and late 1890s; in many ways, they continue to drive the economy today, serving as filming locations for TV shows and movies, photo ops for out-of-staters and field trip destinations for Rhode Island public schools. “Traffic quiets down vastly in the tourist off-season, but even during the summer it remains a fairly easy place to get around,” says Bowser, noting that each of the Newport Mansions has their own parking lot. The Aquidneck Island coastline — specifically Ocean Drive — is still a summer escape for those who have the funds. Except for the occasional fog horn, seagull call and flagpole clacking, life on the sea is quiet.
Castle Hill Inn offers views of the Atlantic Ocean with its lawn dotted with Adirondack chairs.
Take in a breathtaking aerial view of one of the magnificent mansions in Newport, RI.
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Three-story waterfront estates on Ocean Ave and single-family bi-levels
Ocean Drive properties rarely come on the market and when they do, prices generally surpass $1 million. Single-family bi-levels, split-levels and coastal ranch-styles with two-car garages and front yard hydrangea bushes hover between $1.5 and $2 million, and homes located off Castle Hill Ave and Ocean Ave with waterfront views are generally pricier, starting at $3 million and even selling for upwards of $8 million depending on square footage. Lot sizes are generous, sometimes up to an acre, and homes are shingled in weathered shades of gray. Three-story homes with multiple balconies and large windows optimize water views. Closer to Fort Adams State Park, two-bedroom units in condominium communities like Brenton Cove are priced around $850,000.
Homes in the Ocean Drive neighborhood can have mixed classical elements like these.
Modern homes in Newport's Ocean Drive neighborhood feature porches for enjoying water views.
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Families enjoy the rocky promontory where the Newport Kite Festival is held in mid July.
Seaside trails, Blue Gardens and country clubs
Spanning nearly 90 acres, Brenton State Park is known for its unrivaled views of the Atlantic Ocean, picnic sites and hiking trails. Visitors can explore the eerie remains of “the Reef,” a late 1800s mansion. During non-festival weekends, locals can watch Salve Regina rugby games at Fort Adams State Park, tour the 19th-century coastal defense structure or walk the 2-plus mile path around the park’s perimeter. Newport is also known for The Cliff Walk, a trail that starts near Bailey Beach, winds past the mansions and ends near Easton’s Beach — better known locally as First Beach. “It’s a free activity. It’s a tourist attraction, but people who live in the area walk their dogs and take sunset strolls,” says Bowser, adding, “It’s open year-round with multiple entrances and exits so you don’t have to walk the full thing.” Many Ocean Drive golfers also belong to the Newport Country Club, which hosted the first U.S. Open in 1895. There’s also the Blue Garden, where cool-toned flowers stand beside long reflecting pools, and Alexandra Thursby, an Ocean State native and listing agent with Lila Delman Compass, points to Collins Beach as another go-to outdoor activity.
Kites fly in the ocean breeze at Brenton State Park in the Ocean Drive neighborhood.
Kites, music and rainbow flags at summertime festivals
Newport is a hot spot for festivals, especially during the summer months. Brenton Point State Park, located at the tip of Ocean Drive, is home to the Newport Kite Festival in July. Seagulls make way for kites in various shapes and shades of the rainbow and local food trucks line up near the parking lot. There’s also Newport Folk Fest, which has hosted the likes of Joni Mitchell and Bob Dylan, and Newport Jazz Fest, where Nina Simone recorded a live album in 1960. Both festivals take place in Fort Adams State Park midway through the summer, and tickets cost upwards of $200 — Ocean Drive residents can avoid heavy car traffic by biking to the park. The streets of Downtown Newport fill during Pride weekend in late June, and local farmers and chefs set up shop at Castle Hill Inn for a Farm Fresh Rhode Island food festival in August.
Nearby Bowen's Wharf is a boutique shop area of Newport a few minutes from Ocean Drive.
Bowen’s Wharf and Thames Street for shopping and dining
Along with Castle Hill Inn’s highly-reviewed restaurant, Aurelia, where the tasting menu includes dishes like grilled octopus and fresh lobster, locals can also try one of the many restaurants along Thames Street and in Bowen’s Wharf downtown. Bar ‘Cino is known for its sharable plates and grilled pizzas, and the Mooring is a go-to for New England Clam Chowder. Streets here are narrow one-ways, and many storefronts date back to the 1890s. Businesses sell everything from Newport-branded tee shirts to imported spices, and long days of shopping are best punctuated with ice cream cones from Ben & Jerry’s. Locals can pick up groceries at Stop & Shop in Bellevue Plaza or head to A Market, an independent natural foods grocery in Bellevue Gardens Shopping Center.
The Claiborne Pell Elementary School in Newport is a wonderful new school.
Public school trajectories and St. George’s, a boarding school on the cliff
Private school options near Ocean Drive include St. Michael’s Country Day and St. George’s, which earned an A-minus and A-plus from the educational review site, Niche, respectively. St. George’s was founded in the 1890s, back Cornelius Vanderbilt was busy building a Renaissance-Revival mansion on Ochre Point. The boarding school’s campus overlooks the Atlantic, and graduates have included Senators, Governors and Poets. Students can also attend public schools like Pell Elementary, which earned a C on Niche, Thompson Middle, which has a C-plus, and the B-rated Rogers High, set to move to a new building in 2025.
The Claiborne Pell Bridge, called the Newport Pell Bridge locally, can be seen from the Ocean Drive neighborhood and was opened in 1969.
RIPTA trolleys and bridges off of Aquidneck Island
RIPTA – Rhode Island’s public transit system – looks a little different in Newport. Here, city buses are modeled to look like historic trolleys. According to Bowser, “Because Salve [Regina’s] there it means there’s a pretty reliable bus service — trolleys come down Ochre Point and Bellevue during the day. During the summertime, some of the trolleys even run free along Bellevue.” Pick up RIPTA bus 60 from the Newport Transit Center (or along Broadway) and ride it all the way over the Mt. Hope Bridge to Providence. Or take Route 138 and the Pell Bridge to Jamestown and the West Bay beyond. Although Newport has a smalltown airport of its own, most residents will book flights out of T.F. Green in Warwick. Medical care is readily accessible at Newport Hospital, a Lifespan facility on Powel Avenue.
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Ocean Drive Demographics and Home Trends
On average, homes in Ocean Drive, Newport sell after 134 days on the market compared to the national average of 53 days. The median sale price for homes in Ocean Drive, Newport over the last 12 months is $2,600,017, up 30% from the median home sale price over the previous 12 months.
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