Hampton Main Beach
What People Are Saying About Hampton Main Beach
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In Short
The words "East Hampton" inevitably evoke images of Spielberg and Basinger lounging under oversized umbrellas. But forget the list of famous names and realize why they flock to this haven: It's gorgeous. The beaches, of which the most well-known is Main Beach, are long, golden and clean, the sandbanks are piled high and the waves are some of the best in New York.
User Reviews
truthandreality
May 10, 2009
the hamptons are a joke...dont waste your money on those insane summer rental prices...hours to get there,everything overpriced and overcrowded, with a bunch of wannabee socialites..including the beaches,which are not anything special at all,the water is sort of a brownish blue and usually cold...not to mention its flooded with illegal aliens who stand in the streets by the hundreds in southampton and easthampton staring and catcalling your wives and daughters...even underage girls its disgusting i dont know why the police allow it. go to cape cod,maine,rhode island,hell even the jersey shore has nicer beaches
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jerrymcgwire
December 15, 2008
ONe of the cleanest beaches in New york. The sand and water match each other so perfectly. This is where you will find me in the summer time
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pragmatic
July 23, 2007
We've had a place in East Hampton for 50 years and I love the beaches, but not Main Beach. Once a calm and lovely spot, it is now an overpriced, overcrowded venue for daytrippers and pushy parvenus. If you don't want to pay for parking and are looking for a better spot, hop on a bicycle and visit Georgica Beach about a mile south of Main or peddle to any one of the accesses to beaches north of Main all the way to Montauk. Any of these are nicer and offer a quiet,beautiful experience. The drawbacks, I would call it an advantage, no bath house or snack stands. Even more tranquility and better views are on the bay side. I laugh at the reviewers who said they didn't see waves. Yes, it's calm sometimes, but not that often. Don't tell me about Long Beach, the area lacks greenery and it's crowded. New Jersey? Even more crowded and dried out and they make you buy and wear a metal tag to go on the sand. Nowhere else in the U.S. does this. I've been to beaches in Hawaii, the Costa Brava, Maine and Florida and the East Hampton beachfront (minus Main Beach) is a pretty good match. Just avoid the people- there are plenty of sparsely occupied places.
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