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Mansion Hopping at Christmas
NOVEMBER 22 2021 The outlandish Gilded Age mansions of Newport, Rhode Island were elaborate summer cottages and were, for the most part, unoccupied in winter. Though demure in comparison to these...
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Belcourt of Newport, Rhode Island
Our theme, as always, is Rhode Island. Is Rhode Island an island? Well, it was, when the name referred to just our island (Aquidneck), and Newport was the commercial center — and later the social...
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Sweet and Savory
APRIL 1, 2022 Food is love and perhaps you would agree that no foods say love better than pay-str-ee. At Castle Hill, we strive to seamlessly curate a home away from home where guests and employee...
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Vernal Newport
MAY 16, 2022 Vernal Newport Let’s face it, spring comes slowly to New England. We must take encouragement in the unfolding of every early-blooming flower. As hydrangeas and roses are to Newport...
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Garden Highlights
You could say that our entire forty-acre property is like one big garden, but horticulture really reigns supreme in our Harvest and Healing Gardens. In addition to keeping the ornamental plants...
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Trees of the City by the Sea
As I like to say, Castle Hill is a miracle of nature: carved of stone and enveloped in water. We honestly could not do anything to enhance our water views or improve the spectacle of the setting sun as...
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Refresh and Renew
We never rest in our quest to provide our guests with the best food, service and Castle Hill experiences possible. Our property is an historic estate established in 1875; therefore, preservation is a...
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Springing into Summer!
New Englanders know that Spring takes its time to unfold in these parts, especially in a coastal town like Newport. Looking back, we thankfully have the 42,000 daffodils planted around our property to...
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Garden Delights
After seven years of oversight by our horticulturist Leita, the Castle Hill garden program has really come into its own! It began with just six planting beds that doubled into twelve, and a greenhouse...
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Aurelia: What’s in a Name?
Castle Hill possibly got its name from an earthwork built by Native Americans that resembled a castle to ships passing into the Narragansett Bay, which splays out to the west and north of our property....
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Tournaments and Champions
All eyes will be on Newport from both the sailing and golfing worlds this June with two events taking place just a stone’s throw away from Castle Hill Inn. Just to our east, the Newport Country Club...
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