Cottage in Castine, ME
5 guests · 3 bedrooms · 1 bath
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About this cottage rental
BogBrook Cottage with water views across the fields is one of the oldest existing dwellings in Castine (circa 1780). The cottage is replete with historic touches, eclectic antiques/ furnishings and three fireplaces. It also features an upscale kitchen addition. The living room served as the orginal kitchen with, original painted wood paneled wainscotting, and Rumford fireplace, complete with bread oven and bean pot hanging in the fireplace!. Relax on the rustic patio looking across the large country garden and field on two acres. Views from front and kitchen across road and fields to water and Brooksville.
Just over a mile from Castine's historic village center, this lovely retreat offers a delightful base from which to enjoy local events, backshore beach, boating, golf and tennis (contact club for guest fees), and explore the rest of the Blue Hill Peninsula and Acadia National Park (46 miles northeast).
Visit and enjoy programs at the Castine Historic Society, Wilson Museum and Witherle Memorial Library. Tours offered by the Historic Society and Castine Touring Company. Visit Dyce Head Lighthouse! Get on the water with Castine Kayak Adventures or Castine Rowing.
Scenic spots in Castine include:
o Backshore beach (shallow bathing, BBQ, sunsets, picnic table;
o Hatch Cove Preserve (short trail through ferns, around pond, lupines in season, water views);
o Castine Community Storywalk (short groomed trail through waving meadow grasses, with native pollinator pockets, water views);
o Castine Historic Society (on the Common and walking audio tour throughout the village)
o Dyce Head Light (lighthouse and trail/stairs to rocks – keep left - steep!);
o Renee Henderson Preserve (flat trail – majestic trees);
o Starr & Virginia Lampson Preserve (magical mossy trail through woods to shore – short);
o Wilson Museum (waterfront resting area, museum programs
Google for more info – maps and materials at the house.
In Castine, find convenience/gourmet needs, wine/beer, gas, curated bookshop, galleries (in season), pub/cafe and take-out options, with full supermarkets/commercial centers in Blue Hill/Bucksport.
Home details:
Queen and single BRs are on the ground floor, with a second queen BR upstairs with the full bath. Washer/dryer are available on ground floor in the half bath. Note narrow steep stairs to second floor with characteristic low ceiling in bedroom (may not be suitable for those with limited mobility/small children).
Owner may be resident in the separate/private apartment over garage and using left side of driveway, and checking the vegetable garden in the field. The patio and area immediately behind the house are reserved for guests, who are also free to wander freely on the property.
Cooling breezes often come up off the water in the afternoon, Fans are available in each bedroom if required. Upstairs room typically cools off by nightfall. Quilts and blankets for when its cool.
Just over a mile from Castine's historic village center, this lovely retreat offers a delightful base from which to enjoy local events, backshore beach, boating, golf and tennis (contact club for guest fees), and explore the rest of the Blue Hill Peninsula and Acadia National Park (46 miles northeast).
Visit and enjoy programs at the Castine Historic Society, Wilson Museum and Witherle Memorial Library. Tours offered by the Historic Society and Castine Touring Company. Visit Dyce Head Lighthouse! Get on the water with Castine Kayak Adventures or Castine Rowing.
Scenic spots in Castine include:
o Backshore beach (shallow bathing, BBQ, sunsets, picnic table;
o Hatch Cove Preserve (short trail through ferns, around pond, lupines in season, water views);
o Castine Community Storywalk (short groomed trail through waving meadow grasses, with native pollinator pockets, water views);
o Castine Historic Society (on the Common and walking audio tour throughout the village)
o Dyce Head Light (lighthouse and trail/stairs to rocks – keep left - steep!);
o Renee Henderson Preserve (flat trail – majestic trees);
o Starr & Virginia Lampson Preserve (magical mossy trail through woods to shore – short);
o Wilson Museum (waterfront resting area, museum programs
Google for more info – maps and materials at the house.
In Castine, find convenience/gourmet needs, wine/beer, gas, curated bookshop, galleries (in season), pub/cafe and take-out options, with full supermarkets/commercial centers in Blue Hill/Bucksport.
Home details:
Queen and single BRs are on the ground floor, with a second queen BR upstairs with the full bath. Washer/dryer are available on ground floor in the half bath. Note narrow steep stairs to second floor with characteristic low ceiling in bedroom (may not be suitable for those with limited mobility/small children).
Owner may be resident in the separate/private apartment over garage and using left side of driveway, and checking the vegetable garden in the field. The patio and area immediately behind the house are reserved for guests, who are also free to wander freely on the property.
Cooling breezes often come up off the water in the afternoon, Fans are available in each bedroom if required. Upstairs room typically cools off by nightfall. Quilts and blankets for when its cool.
Amenities at Charming 3-BR cottage in rural Historic District - authentic Maine experience!
Non-smoking
No pets allowed
Map of Castine, ME
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