Nantasket Beach and the Paragon Carousel

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🏖️ Beach · Hull

3 hours · Free · No reservation needed

age fit

0–1 yr

★ 3.0

1–3 yrs

★ 4.0

3–5 yrs

★ 4.0

5–10 yrs

★ 5.0

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About 45 min drive
From Newton · Parking: DCR lot with a fee (about $10–15/day in summer), plus metered street parking
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Stroller-friendly
Flat surfaces — bring the stroller
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Little shade
Great on sunny days · Handles heat · Wind-OK
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Typical visit: 3 hours
Best seasons: Summer

A 3.5-mile fine-sand beach on the Hull peninsula, with slightly bigger waves and cleaner water than the harbor beaches, so big kids ride boogie boards while a 2-year-old splashes in the low-tide shallows; across the road, the 1928 Paragon Carousel is the last surviving ride from the old amusement park, every horse hand-carved wood.

💡 Tips

The carousel costs a few dollars a ride and runs daily in summer, with a small museum beside it on the history of Paragon Park. Arrive before 10am on summer weekends, as the lot fills fast. At low tide the beach is wide and flat.

What this place offers

✓fine sand

✓waves

✓lifeguards

✓century-old carousel

✓ice cream

✓boardwalk

✓restrooms

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This weekend's weather in Hull

Forecast at the destination itself (coast and hills often differ from home)

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Sat 10/17

Showers · 41–65°F · 80% rain

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Sun 10/18

Overcast · 38–59°F · 1% rain

Location

Hull, Massachusetts

Nantasket Beach and the Paragon Carousel

🏖️ Beach · Hull

What this place offers

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