Martha's Vineyard with a 14 month old and 2.5 year old

[Anonymous]

It's our first time visiting Martha's Vineyard and we have a rental house in Oak Bluffs. I've seen all the standard things for toddlers about the carousel and alpaca farm. Would love advise on your favorite beach for that age, off the beaten path activities, must see sites, great kid friendly restaurants. Any tips or advice (we will have a car) on great ideas with toddlers.
Lastly when you take the Chappy Ferry, what do you do when you land in Chappy if you're on foot/stroller? Thanks for any help!

[Anonymous]

We preferred State Beach for the baby. Some waves but not bad like South Beach. We would bike to Morning Glory Farm for breakfast many days, though that may be a bit farther from Oak Bluffs depending on where you are.

[Anonymous]

It's pretty hard to walk Chappy, a car or bike is needed to get out to Mytoi Gardens and Cape Poge/Wasque Beach.

With really little ones, after the usual OB activities, try a boat ride or the ferry to Nantucket. Sometimes, we'd just take DC on the ferry back to Woods Hole, have lunch and ride back. The Black Dog Tall Ships are great, but might be better when they are older. I think the FARM Institute still does wagon rides. If not, it still has farm animals!

While your DCs are too small for a riding lesson, Arrowhead Farm is also a neat place to visit to see horses and admire the Farrelly Brother's Farm across the street. Story time and crafts at one of the libraries is always great. I love the West Tisbury library especially.

For public beaches with little/no waves, I highly recommend getting out to Lamberts Cove or Lobsterville. Menemsha's not my favorite, but kids love the tiny area between the jetty and the pier. Seth's Pond is also great for a freshwater alternative.

If you can, buy/borrow/impose yourself on a friend/acquaintance/stranger to a keyed beach. While the surf is probably scary for little ones, you can have a quarter mile of sand to yourself and splash in one of the ponds.

[Anonymous]

So taking the ferry to Chappy , once you get off the ferry there's really nothing there to see without a car right?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So taking the ferry to Chappy , once you get off the ferry there's really nothing there to see without a car right?

Correct. You really need a car with kids that age.

[Anonymous]

If your kids are into planes, definitely go to the Right Fork Diner:

http://www.rightforkdiner.com