Westbrook
Marinas, marsh, and the classic shoreline summer.
Westbrook is marsh, marina and beach cottage — the most straightforwardly summery of the six, and the one where the water is hardest to get away from.
What Westbrook is known for
- Pilots Point Marina, among the largest marinas on Long Island Sound.
- Extensive salt marsh along the Menunketesuck and Patchogue rivers.
- Middle Beach, where the sand runs up against an old stone seawall.
- Water's Edge Resort and a long stretch of beach-cottage neighborhoods.
- Westbrook Outlets on the Boston Post Road.
Quick facts
- Sits on
- Long Island Sound, between Clinton and Old Saybrook
- Known for
- Pilots Point Marina, salt marsh, beach cottages
- Rail
- Shoreline East
- Feel
- Summer-forward, low-key, heavily boating
Common questions about Westbrook
What is Westbrook, Connecticut known for?
Westbrook is known for Pilots Point Marina — one of the largest marinas on Long Island Sound — along with its salt marshes, beach-cottage neighborhoods and the Water's Edge Resort.
Is Westbrook mostly seasonal?
Westbrook has a year-round population, but a meaningful share of its shore housing is seasonal cottage stock, so the town changes character noticeably in summer.
What is the landscape like in Westbrook?
Low and watery. The Menunketesuck and Patchogue rivers spread into wide salt marshes behind the beaches, so much of the town sits between marsh and Sound.
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