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White Horse Beach
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2 reviews for White Horse Beach
White Horse Beach would get a solid 2 stars from me under normal circumstances. It's rocks rocks rocks, huge swaths of seaweed loaded with crab claws and fish heads, ice cold water on the inner arm of the cape and the town of plymouth has decided to be super douchey by not allowing parking on residential streets. "no parking either side" abounds. oh and there are no bathrooms which isn't abnormal, except that there are no nearby businesses to beg for toilet access, so plan ahead and wear a diaper.
redeeming factor for WHB? July 3. on July 3 the town and it's super rich beachfront property owners host an informal Independence Day kick off. Fireworks legitimately start at 5PM, when the sun is still high in the summer sky and you're working on only your first corona. as soon as the sky twinges to cobalt the real show begins and it's almost like a fireworks showdown to see who has spent the most money and set off the coolest fireworks. All along the coast in plymouth you can see just hundreds of fireworks splattering all over the sky, and across the water in the marshfield area you can see other neighbors with the same idea. i'm not talking a few shots per hour, i'm literally telling you that from 7:30PM until 11:30PM there is an unending stream of fireworks exploding as far right as you can see and as far left. for a fireworks lover, THAT is the money shot.
because it still gets so chilly on the water in the evenings, other families set up dozens of massive bonfires along the shoreline. They are gorgeous to watch and intensely warming at 11PM when you can't feel your toes or nose but want to stay for the fireworks finale. You can also barbeque on the beach which makes WHB pretty much perfect.
The Third of July on White Horse Beach is better than any day at any other place. It is the best party of the year. Bon fires line the beach and there are basically no rules. The police stay off the beach until around midnight, when they come down in riot gear to sweep the beach. But, between 6 and midnight, it is absolute chaos. It's the best time.