Winter is when the Grey Lady of the Sea says goodbye to summer and returns to its small-town island roots after months as a bustling tourist colony. Nantucket is quiet and serene in the winter. The beaches are empty save for seashells and shorebirds and the arctic light that dapples the dunes.
Hygge is a Danish word that’s best translated as "the art of comfort and coziness.” Think knit sweaters, mulled wine, snug living rooms, and warm log fires. In the winter months, Nantucket is the essence of comfort and cozy, a
hygge little island where flip-flops are traded for UGG boots and when curling up with a good book in the sunroom of your Nantucket house rental takes top priority on your weekend "to do" list.
Soak Up the Nautical Blues and Nantucket Reds
Whether shimmering off gabled roofs or
steepled churches, the winter light brings out Nantucket’s famous nautical blues and whites. The island may be quiet and less crowded in the off-season, but that doesn’t mean it hibernates. Many well-known restaurants and shops remain open including
Cisco Brewers, the
Sea Grille restaurant,
Petticoat Row Bakery, and
Murray’s Toggery Shop, supplier of Nantucket Reds, the island’s most iconic yachting trousers, since 1945.
Create Your Own Winter Retreat
Renting a Nantucket home during the winter months is a perfect opportunity to recharge and rejuvenate. Think of it as creating your own winter retreat on an island of year-round natural beauty. Rental availability is more open during the off season, especially if you're looking for fewer crowds and more ways to relax. Think beach walks beneath the splendor of a sunlit winter sky with nothing but ocean vistas and the sounds of shorebirds.
You'll want to get on the next ferry here!Find Your Island Home at Your Own Pace
All the agents at Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Island Properties are year-round residents and can show
all properties listed on the island. Combine this fact with the slower pace of the off-season and the result is more time for agents to focus on prospective homebuyers and help them find their island home.
Discover Nantucket Icons in Depth
Nantucket’s famous landmarks don’t disappear with the tourists in the winter months. Freed from long lines, visitors can explore such Nantucket icons as the Old Mill, Brant Point Lighthouse, the
Jethro Coffin House (the “Oldest House” on the island), Bartlett's Farm, Dreamland Theater, and the Nantucket Whaling Museum.
The Old Mill, the Oldest House, the Whaling Museum, and other sites managed by the Nantucket Historical Association reopen on February 11.To find out more about a
Nantucket house rental or schedule showings of
Nantucket real estate, please contact us today.