Submitted by kiLLxander t3_122ssd0 in newjersey
Mine is probably Deal or Allenhurst. To tell you the truth, I haven't really been farther south than that exclusively for beach days, so I'm curious to find more to go to this summer with my lady.
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kiLLxander OP t1_jdrrug8 wrote
Cool. Gonna add this to my list!
Is it an architecturally pre war type town?
PracticableSolution t1_jdrx39z wrote
Ocean grove. Super quaint place to stay, and a baseball throw away from Asbury Park night life and boardwalk
xiixiilxxv t1_jdryioz wrote
Ocean Grove. I've adored it since i was a child.
BlissfulGreen2 t1_jds2ndq wrote
OG is nice but crazy crowded and parking a nightmare. Plus weirdo religious restrictions (can’t go on the beach on “sabbath”,wtf, are we in Afghanistan). Try Avon, a couple towns south.
financialanon t1_jds5kgj wrote
Deal? Not sure I would use the word quaint.
If you find Deal quaint you are gonna love some places further south. Ocean Grove, Avon by the Sea, Bay Head, Lavalette, Beach Haven, Ocean City, Cape May. The list goes on.
SailingSpark t1_jds69m1 wrote
It was, last time I was there must have been 20 years ago. I am sure it's full of McMansions now, like most of the shore.
kiLLxander OP t1_jds782m wrote
Ooo I've heard great things about Lavalette. Going to add that one for sure.
Retiredpotato294 t1_jds8nz3 wrote
Strathmere. Only a handful of businesses in town, free parking and free big beaches. Town is three blocks wide at most and all rentals are walking distance. I am only telling you because I moved 2000 miles away.
libananahammock t1_jds9uzi wrote
Ocean Grove was founded in 1869 as an outgrowth of the camp meeting movement in the United States, when a group of Methodist clergymen, led by William B. Osborn and Ellwood H. Stokes, formed the Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association to develop and operate a summer camp meeting site on the New Jersey seashore.[14] By the early 20th century, the popular Christian meeting ground became known as the "Queen of Religious Resorts."[15] The community's land is still owned by the camp meeting association and leased to individual homeowners and businesses. Ocean Grove remains the longest-active camp meeting site in the United States.
BlissfulGreen2 t1_jdsfz5b wrote
It’s a fascinating place. I just have an issue with church groups telling me when I can swim in the ocean.
weaselpoopcoffee1 t1_jdsifbb wrote
You can swim in the ocean on Sundays there.
therealdieseld t1_jdsj8ll wrote
Ocean Grove is the correct opinion
BlissfulGreen2 t1_jdskl1g wrote
Before noon? The beach is closed until noon because they think you should be in church. https://www.oceangrove.org/visiting-the-beach. That’s messed up and an abuse of authority.
GomezCups t1_jdsneii wrote
Manasquan
zsal830 t1_jdsschx wrote
harvey cedars
justagma1172 t1_jdstsp0 wrote
I really love Spring Lake
kiLLxander OP t1_jdstymk wrote
This one is now noted
kiLLxander OP t1_jdsu01d wrote
This one is also now noted
theflyingscroll t1_jdswppq wrote
The one and only Cape May
justagma1172 t1_jdswtm9 wrote
My boyfriend and I go there every January for a night or two, we stay at the Chateau Inn and Suites. But we also go to the beach to swim in the summer.
embekay13 t1_jdsxwf0 wrote
If your waiting for the lifeguard to be on duty, sorry it’s closed. I don’t see anyone making you get up and go if you’re there before
Redplushie t1_jdsznnf wrote
I'm sorry but Deal ???
kiLLxander OP t1_jdt1lia wrote
I think those homes built in the early 1900s that they restore are quaint.
jhall1021 t1_jdt4309 wrote
LOL Deal is the furthest thing from “quaint” that I can think of. Ocean Grove is great, parts of LBI have their charm (the show place ice cream parlor comes to mind), cape may is great.
Peace-out13 t1_jdt4gox wrote
Sea Isle City is great! (next to Strathmere, which I adore, too)! Sea Isle has free music a couple of nights a week, in the summertime, outside next to the beach. A lot of fun little shops and restaurants. Very cute and old fashioned in many ways. So much fun!
memberjan6 t1_jdt5xy8 wrote
Sandy Hook, then Bradley Beach!
BlissfulGreen2 t1_jdt6ibi wrote
I don’t understand the comment. If you go onto the sand, the police ticket you.
manningthehelm t1_jdt71qz wrote
I can vouch for this one
embekay13 t1_jdt78j2 wrote
I’ve never seen anyone patrol the beach like that, as someone who used to frequent the area. But maybe I’m wrong!
Tomorrowsworry1 t1_jdt98pa wrote
We got to Long Branch. seven presidents park.
Thisismypasswprd t1_jdt991o wrote
Squan..but stay away
kiLLxander OP t1_jdt9lqw wrote
Oh dang. Don't want any northerners round your parts.
ColdYellowGatorade t1_jdtay6u wrote
I’ve always loved Atlantic Highlands
2017Recon t1_jdtccw6 wrote
Cape may is very family paced. Nice strip of restaurants and places to stay and no boardwalk attractions so it’s quiet.
Thisismypasswprd t1_jdtf7gz wrote
I've own/ed in both
preppysurf t1_jdtfijm wrote
Lavallette - very few chain businesses, great small businesses and restaurants, gorgeous architecture, and no crime.
rocketmercy t1_jdtmdt4 wrote
Agreed. Ocean Grove is weird, I don't see the hype at all. They have like two good ice cream shops and that's it. Weird religious fanatics comprise of most of the town.
tifosiv122 t1_jdu263i wrote
It's fantastic - everyone is so nice
HarleysMom436 t1_jduqlip wrote
Longport
Sn_Orpheus t1_jduv9zw wrote
If you’re interested in architecture, Cape May has some wonderful gingerbread houses. Not been there for Xmas but from what I’ve heard the town does it well with lights. cape may architecture wiki
RainCloudz973 t1_jduvkvo wrote
A baseball throw is such a cutely American unit of measurement lol, I love it
roytay t1_jdux1sg wrote
In the 80s you couldn’t drive on Sundays. They had chains across the few streets that led out of town.
Significant_Limit_68 t1_jduzy8a wrote
Ocean Beach
BlissfulGreen2 t1_jdvpwb8 wrote
Pretty messed up.
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kiLLxander OP t1_jdxvna2 wrote
Barnegat
BFrankNJ t1_je4y7xc wrote
Deal is just about the least quaint town on the entire 126 mile coast. Highest average income in NJ, mostly mansions.
kiLLxander OP t1_je5a95z wrote
The homes on the cross streets from the turn of the century are pretty quaint.
SailingSpark t1_jdron6q wrote
Strathmere, not that it is much of a town being part of Upper Township in Cape May County.