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Ocean Beach Park
4.4 ★★★★☆ 6,145 Google reviews · Beachfront wedding venue in New London, Connecticut · 0.6 mi to the beach
1/2-mile beach boardwalk features an Olympic-size pool, miniature golf course, playgrounds & a cafe.
Plan your tour
- Setting beachfront venue, 0.6 mi to the beach — verified by its distance to a real shoreline
- Phone (860) 447-3031
- Website ocean-beach-park.com — most venues book tours right on their site
On the property
“Beautiful views with an extremely nostalgic-feeling boardwalk.”
What couples highlight
“The beach area was enjoyable, the views were beautiful, and it had that laid-back coastal atmosphere that makes you want to slow down and just enjoy the day.”
“Volleyball right on the beach is awesome 😁 The restrooms need to be cleaned a little more often.”
“Easy parking, clean beach, amusement park for the kiddos, park, pool, and a super awesome swimming hole for catching crabs!”
From the reviews
Wonderful!! So relaxing, next to windjammers restaurant. The parking attendant asked if we were here for the beach, $20 parking , or Windjammers, $ Free, umm say less! “Windjammers please!” So I got a delicious hot, buttered lobster roll.
A very nice beach that is Free to the public. There are no signs leading to the beach, so use your mapping if you're from out of town. We picked up some nice shells and Stones that get washed in. Not many people at all. And the cliffs on either end of the beach are amazing.
The sand at this beach feels amazing. There's a lot to do here. They have the ocean so swimming and fishing and playing in the sand making sand castles. We have rides and waterslides here. They have a nature walk and the broad walk.
Absolutely Ideal Beach !! Especially for Gatherings with and Family, Friends! Beautiful Beach! Clean, rock free, clear, great Bay/harbor for swimming or fishing off the jetty! Ideal for kids to bring their nets and buckets for crabs or clamming! I Love the Lagoons to walk through when the tide is out!
Getting married at Ocean Beach Park
Ocean Beach Park is a public beach or park, so a ceremony here almost always needs a permit from the managing city, county, or state parks office — and the rules matter: many public beaches cap your guest count, set ceremony windows, and restrict what you can set up (some ban chairs, arches, and amplified sound entirely). There's no on-site coordinator, catering, or weather backup, so you'll bring your own vendors and a rain plan. The payoff is a stunning setting at a fraction of a private venue's cost. Start with our public-beach permit guide, then call the local office to confirm this season's rules.
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