Day: August 30, 2018

Our home town of Raymond, New Hampshire is a typical small New England commuter town located in southern New Hampshire about twenty miles from the seacoast and twenty miles north of the Massachusetts border. The town has two river systems flowing through it the Exeter which also flow through our property,

and the slighter larger Lamprey River.

There is a lovely tiny park on the banks of the Lamprey.

The town has one large supermarket,

five gas stations,

fast food,

two pharmacies,

two Chinese takeaways,

four pizza shops,

brick and mortar restaurants,

a great little ice cream shop,

comic book store,

New Hampshire State Liquor Store,

and a drive up coffee shop.

The towns largest employer is the huge Walmart Distribution Center. You will see trucks entering and leaving no mater what time of the day or night you drive by.

Strip malls abound with an assortment of shops and businesses.

The Raymond town center is the site for the Raymond Historical Society and has a bandstand and small town common. This is the site for quite a few events during the year. The historical society has several fund raising events like pancake breakfasts and chili cook-offs and the town has a fair and an antique car show, look on the towns website for details.

Accommodations can be had at the Pine Acres RV Resort or in neighboring towns.

Just outside of Raymond are several areas of interest:
Wason Park just over the border in Chester, New Hampshire has swimming and small trail:

Pawtuckaway State Park in neighboring Nottingham, New Hampshire has camping, a day use area with swimming and trails. and the Candia Springs Adventure Park is in Candia, New Hampshire.