The Inn at Bath

Welcome to The Inn at Bath...

... one of the most elegant and comfortable bed and breakfasts in Maine. This mid-1800's Greek Revival home is located on a tree-lined street in the heart of Bath’s Historic District, within easy walking distance of terrific shops and great restaurants.  You can do all of your Christmas shopping in Bath and never enter a mall!

“Thank you for making our first visit to a bed and breakfast in Maine a wonderful and memorable experience. Our accommodations were like a small private hideaway. Your warmth and friendliness made us feel comfortable.” Jim and Joan Frederick, Perkasie, PA

The Perfect Bed and Breakfast in Bath, Maine            

Beautifully appointed and spacious guest rooms, each with its own distinctive décor and special touches, make your stay a unique experience whether you are looking for that very special romantic getaway in Maine, a wonderful and active Maine family vacation or a relaxing retreat from your busy schedule.

A defining characteristic of The Inn at Bath is its casual and relaxed atmosphere where guests feel totally at home in the midst of handsome antiques, lovely decorations and luxury amenities. Outside you may enjoy a cup of coffee or a glass of wine while wandering the gardens, or sitting on the back terrace with a good book or an old friend. Our Inn is a Maine Bed and Breakfast like no other.

The Perfect New England Town

An architectural jewel, Bath is a quiet, uncrowded and small New England town which is home to the Maine Maritime Museum. Centrally located on Maine's coast, Bath is just north and east of Portland, next door to Brunswick and Bowdoin College and 20 minutes from Freeport and L.L. Bean.  Bath fronts on the Kennebec River and is close to two ocean beaches: Popham Beach State Park and Reid State Park.  Popham has been rated one of the most beautiful beaches in New England. Of course, a trip to Maine wouldn't be complete without visiting one of its lighthouses, spending a day whale watching, casting for stripers on the Kennebec River.

The Perfect Inn for a Maine Getaway

Soak in a two-person jetted tub overlooking a woodburning fireplace or curl up on a love seat in your room and forget about the rest of the world.   Honeymooners return for anniversaries, empty-nesters love to visit for a long-overdue retreat.   Talk to us about renting the entire Inn for a 'girlfriend getaway', a 'Big Chill' weekend with a group of old friends, or a family reunion.  

The Perfect Host

The Innkeeper, Elizabeth, and her wonderful staff will help you plan day trips and activities and make you feel like you are visiting old friends.  Guests have use of most of the Inn, and often start the day with coffee and the paper in the living room, and end it sitting on the porch or terrace with a glass of wine.
 

The building that houses The Inn at Bath had always been a private residence until the previous innkeeper purchased the property in 1989 and converted it into an outstanding Midcoast Maine bed and breakfast. There were no formal streets in Bath back in the very early 1800's and thus the search to identify previous owners and property transfers became difficult. The earliest record we have found to date shows that the property was sold on August 28, 1826 by Mr. Thomas Robinson to Mr. Henry B. Webb for the sum of $300.00.  By 1850 the property is owned by the McClellan's and it is valued at $4000.00, signifying that a house now stood on the property.

Each of The Inn's guest rooms, through creative design and decorative treatments, has its own special individuality making them unique Maine accommodations. This quality is enhanced by antique furniture, lovely fabrics, generous use of color, and art work and family photographs collected by Elizabeth.  These spacious guest rooms all have private bathrooms and offer a selection of firm and comfortable king, queen, double and twin beds, each with large comforters and extra pillows. Two rooms have very comfortable 6'5" sofa/daybeds which can be made up for additional guests.  Four guest rooms have writing desks/tables, sofas/loveseats and woodburning fireplaces (unlimited firewood is included in the room rate), two rooms have 2 person whirlpool tubs and fireplaces, and three rooms have outdoor entrances making them ideal for visiting dogs!

Guest Amenities at The Inn at Bath

• All Guest rooms have private bathrooms (8 have bathtubs as well as showers). The guest bathrooms have fluffy towels, shampoo and conditioner, hair dryers, makeup pads and night lights.
• Steam irons are available.
• A handicapped accessible first-floor level guest room, the Garden Room, is built to ADA specifications, including an outdoor access ramp.
• All guest rooms have comfortable but firm beds, comforters, air conditioning, cable television, VCR's, AM-FM clock radios/cassette players and telephones. We also have a selection of movie videos and CD/DVD players for your use.
• Four guest rooms have working wood burning fireplaces and two have two-person heated Jacuzzis overlooking wood burning fireplaces. An unlimited supply of firewood is included in the posted room rate.
• Three guest rooms have their own private outdoor entrances.
• A complimentary full breakfast is served each morning between 8:00 and 9:30 AM in our dining room. We provide earlier breakfast seatings for business travelers and guests planning a day-trip to Acadia National Park. Late-rising guests who "sleep-in" can have a continental breakfast.
• Special dietary needs can be accommodated (24-hour advance notice, please).
• The Inn has off-street parking for its guests.
• The Inn at Bath is a honeymoon, wedding anniversary and special occasion romantic destination in midcoast Maine...called one of the best romantic getaways in Maine.
• The Inn is often reserved in its entirety for out-of-town guests attending weddings, reunions and special occasions, such as bar and bat mitzvahs.
• For our guests’ convenience, particularly business travelers, we provide, at no charge, a FAX machine, a copier, a computer for Internet access and wireless Internet access for guests with laptop. We also lend guests binoculars.

The Inn at Bath has been called one of the most guest-friendly bed and breakfasts in Maine. Today, through creative design and decorating, each of The Inn's guest rooms has its own personality.All of our guest rooms has private bathrooms, air conditioning, cable television, DVD players, clock radios and telephones. For our guests’ convenience, the Inn has WI-FI for those with wireless laptops, a fax machine, and a computer for access to the internet or e-mail. Off-street parking is available. The Inn welcomes children 5 years of age and over and dogs in some of the rooms.

Our rooms offer a selection of firm and comfortable king, queen, double and twin beds, each with large comforters and extra pillows.  Two rooms have very comfortable 6'5" daybeds which can be made up for additional guests.  Four guest rooms have writing desks and loveseats, and three rooms have outdoor entrances; ideal for pets!.  We have two fireplace rooms and two Jacuzzi/ fireplace rooms.  We use real firewood and do not limit the firewood supply, the cost of which is included in the posted rate.  

We also have a handicapped accessible first floor level guest room built to ADA specifications which includes the required outdoor entrance ramp with year-'round accessibility.

“We spent our honeymoon at The Inn at Bath. It is truly one of the most romantic inns in Maine!” Linda and John Harrison, Fort Worth, Texas.

Bath has some wonderful history! Europeans first arrived in 1605 when the English navigator, George Weymouth, found his way across the ocean to the Kennebec River. In those days, the Kennebec Indians called the river the Sagadahock. The French explorer, Samuel de Champlain, also found the "Quinibeguy" (Kennebec) that year, coming overland shortly after Weymouth had taken his leave. Unknowingly, both men set the stage for the painful Indian wars which kept Maine a very dangero

us and sparsely settled frontier for the next 150 years.

Weymouth's "goodly account" of the Sagadahock locale - bountiful furs, extraordinary fisheries and whispers of Eldorado gold - spurred the launching of an 

English colonial expedition of approximately 100 men (no ladies) led by Captain George Popham which arrived here in August, 1607. The Popham Colony, as it came to be known, built Fort St. George on the south end of Atkins Bay, near the location of Fort Popham, the Civil War fort which today still guards the mouth of the Kennebec.

The Popham Colony, while established just a few months after the Jamestown settlement in Virginia and some 13 years before the Pilgrims stepped onto Plymouth Rock, was not permanent. Because of hunger, a fire, an unusually severe winter, sickness and the death of many, including Captain Popham, the colony returned to England the following year aboard the Virginia, a 30-ton Pinnance which was built at Popham - the first boat built by Europeans in the New World!

Recently, Maine's First Ship was organized to research, build, and operate a reconstruction of the Popham Colony's pinnace Virginia. The new Virginia symbolizes the birth of Maine

's ship-building tradition and will help celebrate the 400th anniversary of English settlement in the New World. She will be used to increase the public's awareness and understanding of Maine's place in early European exploration and involve them with programs devoted to that purpose.

Some say that the next European to visit our Kennebec shores was Captain John Smith of Pocahontas fame in 1614. Throughout the 1600's, a small but constant trickle of colonists from the Massachusetts Bay Colony came to Maine - first fishermen and fur traders and then families to settle in and farm the land. During this period, French colonists from New France (today's Canada) were setting up trading posts, many of which became prosperous settlements and have survived to this day. These settlements insured the preservation of our state's rich French heritage.

It did not take France and England long to both claim sovereignty over this bountiful land which eventually would become the state of Maine in 1820. The Indians wars, which spanned the period, 1676-1760, made permanent settlement by the English colonials a very discouraging endeavor. Settle, abandon and resettle seemed to be the order of the day. A settlement known as Georgetown finally took hold in the lower Kennebec. Incorporated as a town in 1716, Georgetown included Long Reach, the predecessor of present-day Bath. The Indians called it Long Reach because it was a long paddle by canoe across the river. One of the earliest settlers of Long Reach was the Reverend Robert Gutch who acquired through deed in 1660 some 3,800 acres from Chief Robinhoode and other Kennebec chieftains, built a log cabin where today the railroad tracks cross Washington Street, then drowned on his way to church.

Some say Bath's shipbuilding heritage goes back as early as 1743, when Jonathan Philbrook launched his first ship in Long Reach. With its location on the Kennebec, just 12 miles from the sea and close to a seemingly endless supply of oak and pine, Bath became a natural center of shipbuilding and commerce in our young country. By 1854, Bath had 22 shipyards which launched over 32,000 tons of new vessels in that year, compared to 2,000 tons in 1842. Further, in the 1854-1855 period, Bath built more ships than either New York or Boston and ranked fifth among American ports in terms of tonnage of ships registered.

Bath ships sailed the globe, bringing timber to France, block ice to India (yes, all the way from Bath, Maine) and supplies to the California Forty-Niners. Profits often were immense and the maiden voyage of a vessel frequently paid the entire cost of its original construction. An historian cites the example of one ship carrying a cargo of lumber to the West Indies which the ship's owners purchased for $8.00 a thousand then subsequently sold for $60.00 a thousand. Their return cargo of rum, sugar and molasses produced a profit equal to that of the outward cargo. Over time, great Bath fortunes were made by many who not only built the ships, but operated them as a fleet as well.

Of course, all was not smooth sailing. The loss of ships and sailors' lives was extraordinarily high without modern-day navigational aides and communication. This wonderful seafaring tradition is also responsible for the naming of Bath. The story goes that when mariners from Long Reach arrived in the famous English seaport of Bristol, they would often take

r and r's in the nearby resort town of Bath, England, with its "medicinal waters, healthy climate and fine scenery." When the Town of Bath, Maine was incorporated in 1781, the name of Bath had been suggested by so many sailors that it was adopted.

This brings us to the Inn at Bath.  Built in the 1840's during Bath's booming shipbuilding days, this fine Greek Revival home sits in the heart of Bath's residential Historic District - truly an architectural jewel. The building had always been a residence until it was purchased and converted it to a bed and breakfast over the winter of 1989-1990.   The earliest record found thus far shows that the property was sold on August 28, 1826 for the total sum of $300, this would still be raw land.  By the mid 1800's it was appearing on tax records as a value of $4000, reflecting that a house was now on the site.

To help you plan your activities while you stay with us, I have put together a "List of Things To Do" which you will find if you scroll down to the end of this section. This list includes local area restaurants, several of which are within a ten minute walk from The Inn.  I am happy to assist you in arranging your plans or you can contact the companies directly.

I also thought it useful to discuss a few specific things to do which I believe make Bath a special place to visit. When people call and ask what is there to do in our area, I start by telling them about our two extraordinary ocean beaches as I am always amazed how few people know about them.   Reid State Park, on Georgetown Island is both a rugged and rocky and a sandy beach.  Popham State Park and Popham Beach are at the end of our peninsula, where the Kennecbec River meets the ocean, and have a marvelous pristine quality with a beautiful five-mile stretch of white sand.  Rated one of the most beautiful beaches in New England, Popham Beach is particularly noteworthy because it is close to the site of the unsuccessful 1607 Popham colony as well as Fort Popham, a Civil War bastion, and Fort Baldwin, a World War I redoubt.

Fall foliage enthusiasts should also know that the states of New Hampshire and Vermont do not have a corner on the foliage market (the same can be said for maple syrup).  The great advantage of visiting Maine in the fall is that you can combine the beauty of autumn leaves with the grandeur of our beaches.

Called a city, but really a small town, Bath is located on the Kennebec River about 10 miles inland from the sea with which it has had a romance for centuries.  Because of its location on the Kennebec River and the river's inland proximity to timber, Bath became one of the largest centers of wooden-hull shipbuilding and shipping commerce on the eastern seaboard in the 1800's.  Today, Bath still boasts a major shipyard: Bath Iron Works.  You may reserve a ticket on the Bath Trolley for aa BIW tour at the Maine Maritime Museum which is located just two miles from The Inn at Bath.  A wonderful museum that not only tells the history of this area's shipbuilding heritage, but has fabulous exhibits of Shipbuilding's past and present.  Not to be missed, and it's not just a guy thing, ladies!  This past is also reflected in the wonderful architecture of Bath's residential Historic District; we have both a podcasts and brochures available to assist you.

Something very special that we have here in Bath is The Chocolate Church Performing Arts Center whose diverse year-'round program offers the traveler a wonderful evening of entertainment, and is easily within walking distance from the inn.  This Gothic Revival Church was built in the mid 1800's by part of Bath's Congregational Parish.  Today it is painted a deep chocolate brown.  Our area is also fortunate to have the Maine State Music Theatre which presents a full summer of musical productions at its home stage on the Bowdoin College campus in Brunswick.

New to our area is the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, on Barters Island Road in Boothbay. You are invited to visit and watch their gardens grow. Even in winter, there are sights to see and trails to walk or snowshoe. The gardens are full of interesting textures, shapes, and colors.  And starting in late spring of 2007, you will be able to spend the day wandering the gardens, having a lovely lunch, wandering some more!

High on the list of activity favorites for travelers visiting Maine are exploring lighthouses and whalewatching.  I highly recommend that you take a lighthouse water tour on the Kennebec River with one of the many local guides, or with the Maine Maritime Museum.  Whalewatching is a popular summer and fall adventure that can be booked out of Boothbay Harbor.

Another special aspect of Bath is that the Kennebec River is a major spawning ground for striped bass, attracting worldwide sportsfishing interest.  Fly and spin fishing guides are available for full or half day trips.

A very popular and growing sports activity in our area is kayaking; professional outfitters can provide you with a full range of services, including kayak and canoe rentals, beginner's classes and guided excursions. The Winnegance Creek, a 3 1/2 mile stretch of natural beauty running from the Kennebec River to Casco Bay is one of our area's little known jewels.  Rental equipment is available from  Up the Creek Canoe and Kayak Rental.  Kayaking is also popular around Baily's Island, Robinhood Cove and in the Boothbay / Christmas Cove region.  Seaspray Kayaking has three locations in our area, providing a myriad of options.

A favorite place to go hiking in the immediate area is Morse Mountain, a land trust and bird sanctuary managed by Bates College and located near Popham Beach. The "Mountain" is not really a mountain at all, but rather a forested and hilly trail periodically intersected by marshland. At the two mile mark, halfway through your hike, you will find yourself at Popham Beach overlooking the ocean. For those wanting a greater challenge, there are some wonderful hikes within a reasonable driving distance.  Cloe Chunn's "50 Hikes in the Maine Mountains" is a great reference, and we have a copy available at The Inn.

A trip to the Maine Coast is not complete without a day sail or overnight cruise out of Boothbay or Camden.  There are many anchorages such as the islands of Monhegan, Vinalhaven and Isle au Haut that make sailing the coast of Maine so unique.

Another great activity is biking.  We've some wonderful roads and neighborhoods, and The Inn has two adequate trail bikes you can borrow.  For bike rentals, equipment and trail suggestions, Bath Cycle & Ski is just across the river in Woolwich.  If you want to be challenged and are willing to venture out a bit from the Bath area, the book "Mountain Bike! Maine: A Guide to Classic Trails" is a good resource.

For golfers there is a nice 18-hole public course at the Bath Country Club.  To reserve a tee-time call 207-442-8411.  There are also three municipal hard-tru tennis courts which are available on a first come, first serve basis.

Ski areas that are within two hours of The Inn include Sunday River, Sugarloaf, Camden Snow Bowl and Lost Valley.

Halcyon Yarn, the largest distributor of yarns in New England, is located within a 10-minute walk of The Inn. They conduct classes and sell equipment for knitting, spinning and weaving.  Another special member of our community is the Shelter Institute which for over 25 years has been conducting classes on the design and building of houses, including post and beam structures. Last but not least, we have a very special treat for those who love gardens.   In West Bath, about a 10-minute drive from The Inn, is Tom York's Nursery (207-443-5865) which specializes in rhododendrons, azaleas and magnolias.  His collection is phenomenal and, of course, is particularly interesting for those of you who struggle with hardiness issues.  Tom even has particularly hardy rhododendron stock he brought from Finland.

Bath's central location on the Maine coast makes it ideal for day trips to major points of interest.   A wonderful trip is to travel up the coast to the Camden / Rockland area, and to make stops along the way.  There are excellent antique shops in the area, from Bath to Hallowell, Wiscasset and the Damariscotta/Bristol area.   And of course, don't forget L.L. Bean and the retail outlets in Freeport, only 20 miles away.

Other Things to Do

• Take in a performance at The Chocolate Church Performing Arts Center in Bath (207-442-8455) or a musical at the Maine State Music Theatre in Brunswick (207-725-8769) at Bowdoin College.
• Walk the rocky beaches at Reid State Park or the white sands of Popham Beach State Park; cook-out facilities are available at Reid.
• Relive our forefathers sailing past at the Maine Maritime Museum in Bath (207-443-1316).
• Treat yourself to a day or overnight sailing charter to explore the Casco Bay islands.
• Check out the all natural groceries at Bath Natural Foods in downtown Bath. (207-442-8012)
• Hike the nature trails at Morse Mountain (nature conservancy with over 70 bird species) which lead to Popham Beach.
• Hit a 300 yard drive at the Bath Country Club, an 18-hole public course (207-442-8411).
• Explore our historic forts in the Popham Beach area (2) and nearby Edgecomb.
• Watch American bald eagles, ospreys and rare terns along our coast.
• Cross-country ski in wooded conservation areas.
• Spend some money at L.L. Bean and the Freeport outlets.
• Visit the Maine State Museum and Capitol in Augusta (207-287-2301).
• Shop at Reny's (Bath) and get unbelievable deals on name brand clothing overruns and seconds.
• Explore the Giant Staircase at Bailey Island.
• Visit the farmer's markets in Bath (Thursday and Saturday) and Brunswick (Tuesday and Friday).
• Watch lobstermen haul traps along the peninsulas.
• Take Kennebec River and light house tour boat rides from the Maine Maritime Museum
• Shop for antiques in Bath, Wiscasset, Newcastle/Damariscotta and Hallowell (get list from Innkeeper).
• Talk to a moose at Moosehead Lake.
• Hire a fishing guide to land trophy stripers, blue fish, tuna and sharks.
• Explore Monhegan Island.
• Listen to the Bath Municipal Band in Library Park.
• Visit the Historical Societies in Woolwich, Small Point, Phippsburg, Harpswell and Brunswick.
• See the harbor seals next to Fort Popham - ones with yellow neck bands are from California.
• In August, enter the annual Bluefish and Tuna Tournaments and visit the Topsham Fair.
• Explore our region on the Maine Coast Railroad (800-795-5404).
• Experience a lobstering village at Five Islands, Cundy's Harbor or Bailey Island.
• Learn to build the house of your dreams at the Shelter Institute in Woolwich (207-442-7938.
• Walk the shores and woods of Wolf Neck State Park in Freeport.
• Stroll the Bowdoin College Campus and visit its wonderful Art Museum (207-725-3000, ext.3275).
• Take a whale watch trip from Boothbay Harbor (800-636-3244).
• Don't miss our spectacular fall foilage.
• Visit the Musical Wonder House in Wiscasset (207-882-6373).
• Take the Chocolate Church's Bath Historic House Tour (Tuesdays and Thursdays).
• Warm up at the Peary-MacMillan Artic Museum in Brunswick (207-725-3000, ext. 3416).
• Peruse the art galleries in Brunswick and Bath.
• Admire the skill and artistry of our local potters at work.
• Explore Maine's specialty nurseries and viewing gardens (get list from Innkeeper).
• March in our Fourth of July Parade, enter and win Triathalon and enjoy Bath's Heritage Days.
• Linger at one of our area's 15 lighthouses.
• Check out the flea market in Woolwich.
• Search your ancestor's geneology at the Patten Free Library in Bath (207-443-5141).
• Take a course in weaving at Halcyon Yarn in Bath (207-442-7909).
• Visit the home of Gettysburg's Civil War hero, Gen. Joshua Chamberlain in Brunswick (207-725-6958).
• Serve an ace, smash an overhead at Bath's public tennis courts.
• Savor our native clams, shrimp and lobster on the wharf at Five Islands Lobster Co. (207-371-2990).

Distances to Bath, Maine

Portland,ME Airport  35 miles / 45 minutes
Manchester,NH Airport  128 miles / 2.25 hours
Logan Airport,Boston  146 miles / 3.5 hours
Portsmouth, NH  90 miles / 1.75 hours
Cape Cod  200 miles / 4.00 hours
NYC  315 miles / 6.00 hours
Quebec City  300 miles / 8.00 hours
Montreal  260 miles / 6.00 hours
Bowdoin College  10 miles / 15 minutes
Bates College, Lewiston  28 miles / 1.1 hours
Freeport/LL Bean, etc  17 miles / 25 minutes
Bar Harbor/Acadia NP  126 miles / 3.5 hours
Bangor, ME  110 miles / 2.75 hours
Bethel, ME  74 miles / 2.0 hours
Greenville/Moosehead  136 miles / 3.0 hours

From the South to the Inn at Bath

• I-95 North towards Portland, ME
• Take Exit 44 in South Portland ( old Exit 6A ) onto Route 295 North.  
• Exit Rte. 295 North at the Brunswick Exit 28 ( old Exit 22) onto Route 1 North.
• Stay on Rt. 1 for roughly 11 miles, until the town of Bath . Pass The Holiday Inn on your right, and three gas stations. Stay in the right-hand lane. At the third and last station, (an Exxon) there is a “Historic Bath” exit sign. Drive underneath this sign and downhill two short blocks to a red light.
• Turn left at the light ( the Kennebec River is now on your right), and travel North on Washington Street for one-half mile. The Inn is a white clapboard house on the right, number 969. Our off-street parking area is around back.
• Turn right onto  North Street (just beyond our inn sign) and immediately turn right into our parking area.

From Downeast to the Inn at Bath

• Head South on Route 1 towards Bath
• Cross the Sagadahoc Bridge over the Kennebec River and take the Bath exit at the end of the bridge.
• At the exit go straight down a grade (do not bear right).
• At the bottom of the grade, bear right onto Washington Street (the river is now on your right) and drive for one-half mile.
• The Inn (969 Washington Street) is a white clapboard house on the right.
• Turn right onto North St. and immediately turn right into the parking area.

From Portland Airport to the Inn at Bath

• Have the car rental people direct you to the new airport exit onto Route I-95 North.
• Within a short distance, you will come to Exit 52 (old Exit 9), a spur which takes you to Route I-295 North.
• Exit I-295 North at the Brunswick Exit 28 (old Exit 22) which is Route 1 North. About 11 miles later you will come into Bath. Stay in the right-hand lane and at the third and last gas station, there is an "Historic Bath" exit sign.   Drive under this sign and down the hill to the light.
• Turn left at the light, and travel north on Washington Street for one-half mile.  The Inn (969 Washington Street) is a white clapboard house on the right.
• Turn right onto North St. and immediately turn right into the parking area.

From Boston's Logan Airport to the Inn

• Take Route 1A North from Logan Airport
• Exit to Route 60 North to
• Route 1 North to
• Route I-95 North in Danvers, MA. You will be on I-95 North through New Hampshire and for about 40 miles in Maine.
• Exit Route I-95 North at South Portland Exit 44, onto route I-295 North (old Exit 6A).
• Exit I-295 North at the Brunswick Exit 28 (old Exit 22) which is Route 1 North. About 11 miles later you will come into Bath. Stay in the right-hand lane and at the third and last gas station, there is an "Historic Bath" exit sign.   Drive under this sign and down the hill to the light.
• Turn left at the light, and travel north on Washington Street for one-half mile.  The Inn (969 Washington Street) is a white clapboard house on the right.
• Turn right onto North St. and immediately turn right into the parking area.

From New York City Area to the Inn at Bath

• Leave the city on Route 684 North to
• Route I-84 East (near Brewster, New York) across Connecticut to the
• Massachusetts Turnpike, Route 90 East. (Alternatively, you can take Route I-95 North from the City, pick up Route 91 at New Haven to Route I-84 East at Hartford.)
• Take the Mass Pike for about 10 miles to the Route 290 North in Auburn to
• Route 495 North to
• Route I-95 North.  Route I-95 North becomes the Maine Turnpike shortly after the New Hampshire/Maine border.  
• Exit Route I-95 North at South Portland Exit 44, onto route I-295 North (old Exit 6A).
• Exit I-295 North at the Brunswick Exit 28 (old Exit 22) which is Route 1 North. About 11 miles later you will come into Bath. Stay in the right-hand lane and at the third and last gas station, (an Exxon) there is an "Historic Bath" exit sign.   Drive under this sign and down the hill to the light.
• Turn left at the light, and travel north on Washington Street for one-half mile.  The Inn (969 Washington Street) is a white clapboard house on the right.
• Turn right onto North St. and immediately turn right into the parking area.

From Burlington, Vermont to Bath

• Take Route 89 South to Montpelier.
• Take Route 2 to St. Johnsbury, to
• Route 91 South to Route 93 South to Bethlehem, New Hampshire.  
• Get on Route 302 which takes you to Windham, Maine.
• Pick up Route 115 (left turn onto it) to Yarmouth.
• Get on Route 1 North and very quickly, get on Route I-295 North.
• A few miles later, leave I-295 North at Brunswick Exit 28 (old Exit 22) which is Route 1 North again.  About 11 miles later you will come into Bath. Stay in the right-hand lane and at the third and last gas station, there is an "Historic Bath" exit sign.   Drive under this sign and down the hill to the light. Turn left at the light, and travel north on Washington Street for one-half mile.  The Inn (969 Washington Street) is a white clapboard house on the right.
• Turn right onto North St. and immediately turn right into the parking area.

From Quebec, Canada to the Inn at Bath

• Most people take Route 201 South to
• Route I-95 South in Waterville, Maine to Route I-295 South in Gardiner.
• Exit at the Topsham Exit 31A (old Exit 24A) and go south on Route 196 (opposite direction from Lewiston/Auburn directional arrows).  You will pass the Topsham Mall on your right.  Continue straight ahead through several sets of traffic lights until you cross the Androscoggin River bridge.
• Stay in the left lane to get onto Route 1 North.  Stay on Route 1 for about 6 miles to the town of Bath.  Stay in the right-hand lane and at the third and last gas station, there is an "Historic Bath" exit sign.   Drive under this sign and down the hill to the light.
• Turn left at the light, and travel north on Washington Street for one-half mile.  The Inn (969 Washington Street) is a white clapboard house on the right.
• Turn right onto North St. and immediately turn right into the parking area.

Bus, Limo and Taxi Transportation to the Inn at Bath

There is bus transportation from Boston to the Bath/Brunswick area and we will pick you up at the bus stop in Bath (Concord Trailways, 800-639-3317).

There is limo (van) transportation (Mermaid Transportation, 800-696-2463, 207-772-2509) from Boston's Logan Airport and New Hampshire’s Manchester Airport to the Portland Airport where taxi service to Bath is available.

There is limo (van) and taxi transportation between Bath and the Portland Airport (Midcoast Limo, 800-937-2424 and 207-236-2424 and Coastal Transportation, 207-443-6207 and 800-444-6207 in Maine only).