Name: Christmas in Freeport Maine, shopping, eating, and more!
Start: 2024-12-09T09:00:00-05:00
End: 2024-12-09T19:00:00-05:00

Lets head out on another adventure, this time it's a train ride to Freeport, Maine where we can explore the shops, restaurants, Christmas displays and events, outlets, and maybe do some Christmas shopping while we're at it.

Here are the details: on Monday, Dec. 9th we'll take the Amtrak Downeaster (schedule below) to Freeport, Maine, known as "*The Most Charming Small Town to Visit During the Christmas Season".* The Freeport train station is just 500 ft from the LL Bean Outlet and 1,000 feet from the main LL Bean store and downtown, so the walk from the train to everything is very short.

If you decide to drive to Freeport you can meet us at the Freeport train station at 11:55am.

LL Bean isn't the only attraction as there are dozens of shops, outlets, restaurants, etc. Some of my favorites are Georgetown Pottery, Sea Bags, Eastern Mtn. Sports, Wicked Whoopies (yummy whoopie pies, bring home a dozen or two), the Patagonia and North Face outlets, the Mangy Moose, and the list goes on and on. And the selection of restaurants is just about unlimited. I won't make dining reservations, but depending on how many of us go we can figure it out when we get there.

And shopping isn't all there is as Freeport goes all out for Christmas. There's the Twinkle Light Tunnel, a model train village, parades, the Big Snow Globe, heated benches and hot chocolate around town, curling lanes, Santa and his reindeer, a decorated Discovery Park, an outdoor skating rink, and more.

When we get there we don't necessarily have to stay together as a group as many of us likely have different interests and tastes, so we can play it by ear as to what we'll do when we arrive. The only thing we have to agree on is that we'll meet at the train station in time for the 5:58 train home since it's the last southbound train.

For this adventure there's no limit to the number of attendees or friends, so come one, come all!

Go to **https://amtrakdowneaster.com** for train station and parking info and to purchase tickets. **Tickets are only available online,** **tickets cannot can be purchased on the train.** On past adventures most of us departed from Exeter and Haverhill so I included ticket price and parking information for those stations.

If you leave from Woburn, Dover, Durham, Wells or Saco you can find pricing and parking info on the website.

After you make your train reservation please come back here and leave a note letting us know what station you'll be boarding at. The day of the trip we'll get in touch with each other letting everyone know which coach we board so we can travel up together (there tend to be 4-5 coaches on each train).

**Going to Freeport** ......................**Coming home**
Leave Haverhill 9:38am .............Leave Freeport 5:58pm
Leave Exeter 9:59am ................Arrive Dover 7:32pm
Leave Durham 10:12am .............Arrive Durham 7:40
Leave Dover 10:20am ...............Arrive Exeter 7:54pm
Arrive Freeport 11:55am ............Arrive Haverhill 8:15pm

Fares **(1 way)**
Exeter Adult (16+) $12-$17 depending on refund options selected
Exeter Senior (65+) $5.94-$8.42 depending on refund options selected
Exeter parking is free, if the lot is full there's free parking on Lincoln St (1 min walk)

Haverhill Adult (16+) $30-$35 depending on refund options selected
Haverhill Senior(65+) $14.85-$17.33 depending on refund options selected
Haverhill parking is $2 a day

When you RSVP leave a comment indicating what train station you're boarding at, or if you're driving.

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