Local Fun
Harbor tours offer a refreshing break or postconference experience. Options include getting an up-close look at busy Newport Harbor aboard a yacht, a schooner, a sailboat, an authentic lobster boat or even a Prohibition-era hooch smuggler. Longer cruises and group charters are also available. Newport Vineyards, which comprises 60 acres, has a restaurant, a cafe, a marketplace and a tasting room. Guests may enjoy tours and live music. A tour of the grand Marble House offers a look at how the wealthy lived in the 19th century. Constructed from 500,000 cubic feet of marble, the mansion includes a Chinese teahouse built on the seaside cliffs.
Off-Site Venues
Located on seven acres at the edge of Narragansett Bay, Belle Mer offers a glamorous outdoor experience as well as indoor event space. The elegant Water Salon handles 1,000 guests for receptions or 520 with dinner seating, and two other facilities accommodate 40 to 250 for meetings. The historic Chanler at Cliff Walk, a former mansion, offers a selection of meeting venues for small or mid-sized groups. The ocean-view Cliff Walk Terrace accommodates 120, and the facility’s restaurant seats up to 200 guests. Along with tours and tastings, the Newport Storm Brewery hosts corporate team-building events for up to 80 people.
Historic Venues and More
Fort Adams, with its long-standing role as a major fortress, will appeal to any history buff with its guided tours and exhibits. Several indoor spaces are available for groups of 10 to 350 people, with outdoor space that handles up to 600. Visitors will enjoy the Newport Art Museum, which has an attractive collection and can be used for meetings. The museum grounds, its second-floor galleries and the historic Griswold House accommodate groups of from 10 to 350 guests. Along with informative displays, the International Tennis Hall of Fame hosts corporate functions from April through November in two open-air 1,000 square-foot interior spaces.
Newport, Rhode Island
Location: Coastal Rhode Island
Access: TF Green Airport (Warwick); Logan Airport, Boston; Amtrak; Interstate 95
Major Meeting Spaces: Newport Marriott, Hotel Viking, Harbor Hotel and Marina Newport
Hotel Rooms: 900
Off-Site Venues: Belle Mer, the Chanler at Cliff Walk, Newport Storm Brewery, Newport Art Museum, Fort Adams, International Tennis Hall of Fame
Contact Info:
Discover Newport
800-326-6030
www.discovernewport.org
