The Town of Old Orchard Beach is ideally situated on the scenic coastline of Southern Maine where it offers sandy beaches and a refreshing ocean breeze to residents and tourists alike for a full twelve months a year. Just a ten minute drive from Maine’s largest city—Portland—and an hour and a half from Boston, Mass., Old Orchard Beach flourishes as both a vibrant seaside community and a year-round tourist destination.
You'll also find that Old Orchard Beach is ideally situated if your interests go beyond the lazy beach days and that perfect tan. The Route 1 corridor just west of town is a beehive of activity with two water parks, an amusement park, restaurants and shops. It also leads to the Maine Mall where over 140 stores await you.
Old Orchard Beach has been welcoming tourists and families to its beautiful 7-mile stretch of perfect sand beach for over 170 years. Families love all of the family-friendly activities and amusement parks including the veritable beachfront Palace Playland Park. There is nightly entertainment including dancing at the end of the Pier, plus weekly fireworks and concerts, world-class golf, fabulous fishing, whale watch tours, bird-watching and so much more. Old Orchard’s Pier is the center of the recreational offerings. Extending nearly 500 feet over the Atlantic Ocean, the Pier features shops, eateries, games of skill, and nightlife. For additional information about the area’s lodging, dining, attractions, and shopping below are links to help you locate what and where you would like to go and venture during your stay at The Grand Victorian Oceanfront Retreat.
Start your day with a workout in the fitness center, a refreshing dip in the indoor pool, a mind and body renewal in the sauna, a walk on the beach, or a relaxing swim in the ocean. Spend the day at the beach boogie boarding, building sandcastles, surf fishing, or buried in a good book. Later in the day, visit the famous Old Orchard Beach Pier for fresh seafood, famous fries, pizza, fried dough, caramel corn, and old-fashioned novelties and amusements. In the evening, restaurants and nightlife abound, try your luck at the arcade, and marvel at the spectacular sights from the top of the ferris wheel. It is all right outside your door.