Rainy Day at Nantasket Beach

Go Shopping! We have unique boutiques such as Simply Irresistible, Carousels and Ships Gift Shops, Reflections Antique Emporium, The Wellspring Thrift Shop, or the famous Johnny Cupcakes just to name a few.

 

Pamper Yourself - Hull has award winning spas such as Bodywork Day Spa, and Nantasket Therapeutic Massage as well as the Ocean Fitness Health Center, Queen Bee Fitness, or Core Studio 291 for keeping fit and healthy. Try a nice rainy day swim in the pool at the Nantasket Beach Resort. A walk on the beach with the right clothing can be a great way to have the beach almost to yourself. Letting the kids play in the tide pools and hunting for hermit crabs is a favorite of the kids in Hull. You're going to get wet sometime at the beach anyway, so save your suntan lotion for another day!

 

Visit History - The Hull Lifesaving Museum is a great way to spend a few hours learning about the heroes of the sea. Their hands on family programs can teach you and your family activities like the 'Breeches Buoy" which saved hundreds of sailors off ships that had run a ground off the Hull coastline. Learn about Joshua James our local hero and the man who helped start the modern day Coast Guard through century old pictures, boats, and tools at the actual site of the nations first lifesaving station. Fort Revere boasts one of New England's best views of the ocean at this revolutionary era fortress that protected Boston Harbor from the British war ships. Go inside and see what the conditions were like for the earliest American troops. Our world famous Paragon Carousel is open daily from Memorial Day until late in the Fall. Ride one of the countries oldest wooden horse carousels while listening to a classic and restored calliope.

 

Eat, Drink, and be Merry! Hull has some of the South Shore's best restaurants from fresh caught seafood and steaks, to amazing pizza and Mediterranean specialties. You can sit inside and even outside at some places during a light rain. Amazing views abound all over our town and you can't go wrong with a window seat during a classic Nor 'Easter. Visit our restaurants by clicking the restaurant category on the left of our website and see for yourself the great selections we have when it comes to dining.

 

Visit an Art Studio The Hull Artist Studio Connection has open studio tours all the time as well as drop by studios with working artists here in Hull. Some are by appointment and others are open on certain days. Visit Their Website for more information.

 

Good Old Fashion Skee Ball Although little is left from the days of Paragon Park, The Dream Machine still has old fashion skee ball and all the newest modern video arcade games. Win a stuffed animal for your honey or let the kids show you how to win the high score on their favorite game. Great mini golf too if its not too wet.