A day trip to New York’s North Fork
We decided to escape the city and since it was a beautiful autumn morning getting some fruit and veggies sounded like a great idea, so we headed towards Greenport, NY from NYC. Greenport is roughly a 3 hour drive from Manhattan and a 4-5 hour train ride on the Long Island Railroad, take the F train to Ronkonkoma, it’ll take you straight to the Greenport station, just check ahead of time for delays.
We decided to drive since we were planning to shop around for some fresh veggies, then later explore Greenport. First, once we entered the North Fork, a 30-mile-long peninsula in the northeast part of Suffolk County, we hopped on Sound Ave after driving through Wading River and from then on we hit the fruit and vegetable goldmine.
After spending a few hours looking through produce stands we headed towards Horton Neck.
Horton Point Lighthouse Nautical Museum, 3575 Lighthouse Rd, Southold, NY 11971
Horton Point Lighthouse Nautical Museum is part of multiple buildings maintained by the Southold Historical Society, the buildings the society maintains range in date from 1750 to 1900 and include a lighthouse, several houses, barns, buildings, and structures.
Admission is $5.00 per adults or $10.00 for a family, includes for all museums. There is parking available at the Horton Point Lighthouse in the Southold Park District’s lot for a $5 fee, along with street parking.
67 Steps Beach & Parking, 66 Sound Rd, Greenport, NY 11944
Next to Horton Point Lighthouse before you get into the parking lot there is a staircase leading down to one of the most beautiful beaches I have ever seen. The water is so clear and the rocks are big enough you can take a seat and enjoy the scenery and breathe in the fresh saltwater. I was shocked to see the beach was completely empty, I was relieved to see the beach was so nicely kept.
We finished the day off by going antiquing, a few antique stores nearby include:
Antiques & Old Lace, 31935 Main Rd, Cutchogue, NY 11935
There is quite a bit of old books, antique furniture, and wicker baskets which are my favorite! I mean who doesn’t keep an eye out for a new picnic basket every now and then?
The Times Vintage, 429 Main St, Greenport, NY 11944
This little antique store located in downtown Greenport was one of my favorite stores to browse around in, it’s filled with some great gems! You’ll find some great clothes here, not so much furniture. You can read more about this cute little store in my Greenport post.
touchGOODS, 53740 Main Rd, Southold, NY 11971
Not exactly a antique store but I did want to point out that touchGOODS has some great mid century modern furniture. They have great pieces of home decor, especially for the living room or kitchen if you are in the market for redecorating I would suggest taking a look here!
Follow my mini itinerary for a relaxing fall afternoon, did I miss anything fun in North Fork? If so, comment below some of your favorite things to do and I’ll check them out! After the winter season if over I’ll be heading over to The Hamptons to wander through the South Fork of New York so stay tuned for that post in a few months!
