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Portsmouth, New Hampshire in Winter | Photographs

The hip, historic city of Portsmouth, New Hampshire in winter is full of quaint beauty. Here’s a collection of images celebrating Portsmouth in winter.

A fishing boat is docked at a pier with lobster traps stacked nearby. In the background, a town with colorful buildings and church steeples is visible across the water.

Lobster boats with a glimpse of the Portsmouth skyline in the background.

Photo Credit: Eric Gendron
With a scenic coastline, bustling downtown, and oodles of historic architecture, the charming city of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, offers a slew of photographic opportunities — even in winter. Here, photographer Eric Gendron shares a collection of images celebrating the beauty of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, in winter.

PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE IN WINTER

An old red boathouse in the South End neighborhood of Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
An old red boathouse in the South End neighborhood of Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
Photo Credit: Eric Gendron
Portsmouth's Market Square under a fresh coating of snow.
Portsmouth’s Market Square under a fresh coating of snow.
Photo Credit: Eric Gendron
Lobster boats with a glimpse of the Portsmouth skyline in the background.
Lobster boats with a glimpse of the Portsmouth skyline in the background.
Photo Credit: Eric Gendron
The Strawbery Banke museum is definitely a classic New England scene.
The Strawbery Banke Museum boasts some of Portsmouth’s most admired historic architecture, gardens in summer, and ice skating in winter!
Photo Credit: Eric Gendron
Fat Belly's is a great pit stop while snowshoeing through Portsmouth.
Fat Belly’s is a great pit stop while snowshoeing through Portsmouth.
Photo Credit: Eric Gendron
The lesser-known but still beautiful North End of town.
The lesser-known but still beautiful North End of town.
Photo Credit: Eric Gendron
An early winter sunrise in Prescott Park.
An early winter sunrise in Prescott Park, located just steps from downtown Portsmouth and right next to the water..
Photo Credit: Eric Gendron
The USCGC Tahoma tied to the pier at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.
The USCGC Tahoma tied to the pier at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.
Photo Credit: Eric Gendron
Moran towing tugboats of Portsmouth, ready for action.
Moran towing tugboats of Portsmouth, ready for action.
Photo Credit: Eric Gendron
The Portsmouth Athenaeum is a true icon of the historic downtown area.
The Portsmouth Athenaeum is a true icon of the historic downtown area.
Photo Credit: Eric Gendron
Have you ever visited Portsmouth, New Hampshire in winter?

SEE MORE: A Fall Visit to Downtown Portsmouth, New Hampshire Strawbery Banke Museum | Portsmouth, New Hampshire Puddle Duck Pond | Ice Skating at Strawbery Banke Finding Christmas in Portsmouth, New Hampshire

This post was first published in 2015 and has been updated.

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  1. Pictures are nice to look at, but the captions underneath are barely readable. Use BLACK type, not gray, when adding text. No reason to make the captions secret. I expect the unreadable gray type in the disclaimers at the bottom of spam email, but not here.

  2. I am planning a trip to Portsmouth with my family for winter break. We live in Massachusetts so the ride would only be 1 hour. I want to make the trip memorable for me and my family. Unfortunately, we recently learned that all the museums will be closed as well as the historic mansions. We are looking for other things to do besides my daughters and wife going to the spa and going swimming. We are planning to spend 3 full days their where we will walk around market square. But other than that, what else is their to do? We are already doing this:
    1. Market square
    2. Going to an old movie theater (seeing a movie)
    3. Going to USS Albequare
    But what else?

    1. Strawberry Banke, Nearby Kittery Point, forts and islands, Beaches north and south of Portsmouth…Lobster house just over the town line in Kittery…Submerged [on land!] Submarine tour…Water-park just south of the city on old Route One…Ride out to Isle of Shoals

  3. Lovely article, but honestly there’s a lot more to Portsmouth than Market Square and Fat Belly’s! We have more restaurant seats than we have residents. We have a public ice skating rink in Strawbery Banke. We have winter festivals, we have snowball fights in the middle of downtown, we have countless boutiques selling things you can’t find anywhere else. If you want to come to Portsmouth, come check it out, and don’t expect to only find a few snowcapped old houses and one bar!

  4. I love Portsmouth! I was truly hoping to see Moe’s Subs mentioned SOMEWHERE…or Gilly’s! I know I am dating my knowledge…but they are BOTH worth mentioning!

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