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 Camden is graced with an abundance of fine dining choices just steps away from the Lord Camden Inn. Enjoy lobster right on the waterfront, a great deli sandwich overlooking the harbor, or a cup of local chowder in a restaurant themed like the inside of an old schooner. Whatever your choice, Camden has just about any cuisine you might fancy. Here are a few restaurants we highly recommend during your next visit.
Bayview Lobster Restaurant
Great for the whole family, this affordable and casual indoor and outdoor dining restaurant specializes in lobster and great local seafood, plain and simple! Bayview Lobster is located in Bay View Landing right on the water. Open 7 days a week from 7AM through 9PM, Bay View Lobster serves breakfast, lunch and dinner. They now offer a full bar and function room to cater to private groups. For more information, please visit their website by clicking here.
Atlantica Restaurant
Atlantica has been chef owned and operated by Chef Ken Paquin and his wife Del for ten years. The upscale bistro is nestled in a large historic clapboard building located on Bayview Landing. Atlantica is all about alfresco dining on the deck overlooking Camden Harbor. Small menus that highlight the garden-fresh bounty of Maine's local farms and fisheries are enjoyed with the ease of outdoor dining. For more information, please visit their website by clicking here.
White Lion Bistro
Formerly Fitzpatrick's Cafe, the White Lion Bistro is due to open August 1, 2009. The new restaurant will feature an upscale bar environment and focus on a refined food selection that will feature a tapas menu and raw bar. Serving lunch and dinner year round, White Lion Bistro will be the hot new hang out this summer and fall. Renovations are ongoing and they hope to be open very soon. For more information, call the new White Lion Bistro at (207) 230-7097.
Peter Ott's Restaurant
Peter Ott's Restaurant, located at 16 Bayview Street, Camden is proud to offer fine American Cuisine that is fresh and local. Peter's Ott's is know for their great steak and fish entrees and has a popular salad bar. Peter Ott's serves dinner 7 days a week from 5:30pm to 10pm and offer live jazz on Sundays in August from 3pm to 5:30pm. Check out their hip bar scene after 10pm each evening. For more information, visit their website here, or give them a call at 207-236-4032. |
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 The Lord Camden Inn is the closest Inn to Camden's Main Street village shops, Library and Harbor Park. All you have to do is walk out our front door and you are right in the thick of it. With dozens of fine shops, boutiques and galleries to choose from, you won't even need to drive anywhere once you arrive. The convenience and quality is unparalleled.
Maine Sport Camden
This well known mid-coast outdoor gear retail store has been a landmark destination in Rockport, Maine for outdoor enthusiasts since 1986. Now they have a new location in Camden right on Bayview Street just a short walk from the Inn. Maine Sport stocks the very best in outdoor gear, clothing, and footwear for paddlers, campers, cyclists, fishermen, climbers and other outdoor enthusiasts. For more information, visit their website or call them at (207) 236-7120.
Camden Shoe Company
Camden Shoe Company, located in Bay View Landing, the heart of Camden Village, offers the best value and selection in town of quality dress and casual shoes by Dansko, Sperry, Merrell, Sebago, Earth, Born, Birkenstock, Ecco, Naot & more. They also carry top brand sunglasses and rain gear. Camden Shoe Company is open 7 days a week, year-round and is open late during the summer shopping season. For more information, give them a call at (207) 236-7131.
Cotton Garden
Located in Bay View Landing, Cotton Garden specializes in Fresh Produce Sportswear for infants, youth and adults. They carry one of the largest inventories of dresses, pants, tops, t-shirts, sweatshirts etc. that you are likely to see in any store selling Fresh Produce. They also stock a wonderful assortments of accessories, watches, gold and silver jewelry as well as sea glass and costume jewelry whose colors compliment the vibrant tones of the Fresh Produce clothing. For more information, give them a call at (207) 236-7889, or visit their website by clicking here.
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 If recreation is on your list of things to do, you've come to the right place. How about a great hike, sea kayaking adventure, island bicycle tour, or schooner trip? Well, you can enjoy them all just steps away from the Lord Camden Inn. Don't forget winter, with such activities as downhill and x-c skiing, snowshoeing or ice skating located right in our own backyard.
Maine Sport Sea Kayaking Adventures
Just across the street in Camden Harbor, Maine Sport Outfitters offers professional sea kayaking tours of Camden Harbor and beyond, led by Registered Maine Guides. Enjoy 2 and 4-hour tours that take you out around Curtis Island where you'll see a working lighthouse and great views of the Bay and Camden Hills. For reservations, call (800) 722-0826, or visit them online at www.mainesport.com.
Schooner Appledore
Experience the Schooner Appledore, a traditional 86-foot wooden Windjammer, which offers two-hour tours out of Camden Harbor. Enjoy a sightseeing daysail on Penobscot Bay, where you can observe first-hand the wildlife, islands, lighthouses, lobster boats, and beautiful coast of Downeast Maine. The Appledore also offers charter sails for weddings, parties, family reunions, or any event that would be fun at sea. For more information, give them a call at (207) 236-8353, or visit their website by clicking here.
Camden Hills State Park
If recreation is on your list, you've come to the right place. Nearby Camden Hills State Park offers unlimited hiking opportunities with incredible views of Penobscot Bay and Megunticook Lake atop Mt. Battie and Mt. Megunticook. Not into hiking, then consider their auto road to the top of Mt. Battie where you can drive to the top for a small fee and take in the views. For more information, visit their website by clicking here.
Camden Snow Bowl
The Camden Snow Bowl is a community owned ski and recreation area. From the summit of 1300' Ragged Mountain, home to the Snow Bowl's trails, skiers and riders have an incredible view of the Atlantic Ocean. In addition to alpine skiing and snowboarding, there are many other winter activities available at the Snow Bowl. A snow tubing slope provides fun for all family members, ice skating on Hosmer pond and a thrilling 400' toboggan chute. The National Toboggan Championships are held here the first weekend of February. There is also a cross country ski and snowshoeing trail available. For more information, click here. |
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 The towns of Camden, Rockport and Rockland are considered Mid-Coast Maine's arts and cultural hub. The numerous local and nationally renowned museums, country fairs, summer festivals, historic libraries and lighthouses will excite and inspire you. Combine these unique and memorable experiences with a stay at Lord Camden Inn and you will never want to leave.
Farnsworth Art Museum
Located a short distance south in the town of Rockland, the Farnsworth Art Museum offers a nationally recognized collection of American art in its elegantly appointed galleries. Such great names in 18th- and 19th-century American art history as Gilbert Stuart, Thomas Sully, Thomas Eakins, Eastman Johnson, Fitz Hugh Lane, Frank Benson, Childe Hassam, and Maurice Prendergast are represented in the museum's permanent collection entitled Maine in America. For more information, visit their website.
Owls Head Transportation Museum
The Owls Head Transportation Museum has one of the finest collections of pioneer-era aircraft and automobiles in the world. More than 100 historic aircraft, automobiles, bicycles, carriages and engines are on permanent display. The Aircraft Collection contains replicas and originals representing the first century of flight. An outstanding collection of automobiles spans the late 19th Century and early 20th century, and includes the 1963 Prototype Mustang and a 1935 Stout Scarab. For more information, visit their website.
Maine Lighthouse Museum
The Maine Lighthouse Museum is a must-see for anyone interested in lighthouses and American maritime history! From sparkling lenses to heartwarming stories of the keepers and families the Maine Lighthouse Museum is America's lighthouse museum & home to the largest collection of lighthouse artifacts and mementoes. Additional exhibits highlight stories of valor while paying tribute to the United States Coast Guard and United States Life-Saving Services, while others shed light on the lady lightkeepers. For more information, visit their website.
Center For Maine Contemporary Art
The Center for Maine Contemporary Art is a nonprofit organization advancing contemporary art in Maine through exhibitions and educational programs. CMCA does what no other arts organization in New England does: it exhibits work by 300-400 living artists a year and helps countless more with its education and professional development workshops and by being a hub for an ever-expanding artist network. For current exhibits and to learn more, click here. |
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