Tiny House Living has become a new trend while people seek to reduce size and minimize. However, you do not need to commit yourself to selling your home to try this lifestyle, because tiny houses are also a fun way to go “glamping” without the tent. The Tuxbury Tiny House Village in New Hampshire is a “little” perfect retirement for all those looking for a fun and unique weekend getaway.
Located on the right at the border of Amesbury, Massachusetts and South Hampton, New Hampshire, the village of Tuxbury Tiny House is located on the Tuxbury Pond RV Resort. This location, just 30 minutes from Portsmouth and a little more than an hour north of Boston and south of Portland, in Maine, offers easy access to anyone in New England, or those who seek to add a glamping experience to their road trip in New England.
Since we tried the glamping of tents in the New Hampshire in Huttopia, Alpine Garden Glamping, the Retirement of Nature Lumen and Koa, I wanted to try a small house in New Hampshire to see how the experiences are compared. So we headed to Tuxbury Pond to discover the Tuxbury Tiny House Village.
TUXBURY Tiny House Village Review
Note: We received a free stay at the Tuxbury Tiny House Village for the purpose of this review. All opinions are mine.
THE TUXBURY Tiny House Village is located at the TUXBURY POND RV Resort. This family seaside resort is placed along the banks of Tuxbury Pond, hugging the border of Massachusetts-New Hampshire. Unlike autonomous glamping stations, a stay at the Tuxbury Tiny House Village is similar to that of a traditional campsite. You will find a mixture of permanent residents and weekend visitors.
Like the other campsite, Toxbury Pond RV Resort has a community feeling, with people zooming in golf carts and stopping to chat with neighbors. As we have never been a family of motorhomes or campsite, this atmosphere always seems new to us, but we can appreciate how pleasant it must be for families to have a place to escape with a lot of space to let the children run and play.
After crossing our way through the city of Amesbury, we did not know if we were on the right road while we head down a gravel track in the woods. But we quickly reached the campsite door and the main office, which fortunately organized a late check drop since the office was closed for the day when we arrived on Friday evening. A quick map of the small village of Maison made us pass through the campsite, surprised by the sprawl of the campsites.
The tiny houses are hidden at one end of the campsite, far from most VRs, which was quite pleasant for a quieter retirement. There are five tiny domestic models available for rental, from the smallest “Henry” to 181 square feet, which sleeps two, to the largest “Emerson”, which is ample 309 square feet and can sleep up to six – which was where we stayed for the weekend.
Emerson Tiny House
The Emerson Tiny House is the largest of the five options and with 309 square feet, it was a lot of space for the three of us for a weekend stay. Each small house has an outdoor space and Emerson has a charcoal grill, a fireplace area with two Adirondack chairs and a picnic table. Emerson also has the privileged location, with a picnic area overlooking the Toxbury pond.
By entering Emerson inside the first time, I was struck by the spacious feeling and cleanliness. The walls and the ceiling are hard wood and everything was very fresh and new, with a few touches of cute design to give a little personality to the space. The main living room has a folding sofa that could sleep an adult or two small children, as well as a small kitchen dining table and three chairs.
Emerson also offers heat and air conditioning, although we did not need to light either. It was very hot during the day we were there, but with the open windows, the interior cooled very quickly in the evening, which has a perfect sleep time. There was also a television above the kitchen table, but we don’t really watch television when we travel because we make it enough home. As usual, I even forgot to turn it on to see if it worked! However, we have made good use of WiFi!
The kitchen of the kitchen offered a nice apartment size refrigerator, an induction cooking top with two burners, a sink and some kitchen utensils and kitchen utensils. Under the stairs to the sleeping attic are storage cubbies to keep your equipment additional and your bags away. I would recommend traveling with sports bags that are easy to store or bring upstairs. Small accents like the folding hooks near the front door have really added a lot, which gives us a place to store towels or used jackets.
The kitchen also had a coffee maker and provided bases like ground coffee, dish soap, sponge and a roll of paper towels. I would say that the only drawback we had at our stay in Tuxbury Tiny House Village was to try to prepare for dinner. Our plan was to grill burgers on the barbecue, and I made sure to wrap charcoal. Of course, we arrived just before night, so we tried to quickly burn the coals, but we were not very lucky and the campsite store was already closed, so we could not have lighter liquid.
I changed speed and used the pan to start cooking the burgers on the stove, but I quickly filled the smoke place – even with the open windows – I am surprised not to have triggered the back of the smoke! Lesson learned, we ordered a pizza at flat breads in Amesbury and decided to eat from there. So if you are going to cook, plan your meals and wrap accordingly! (See my glamping packaging list!)
At the back of the unit, I found the small bathroom. He was tight, but had toilets, a small sink and a small shower. Certainly better than the tents campsite in my book!
To go to the sleeping attic, you go up a narrow and steep staircase (be careful going down in the middle of the night!). The sleeping loft is open to the living room below, so you will have to keep the noise and the lights down after the first person sets.
Upstairs, you will find a Queen mattress and a double mattress on the attic floor, with a small bedside table and points of sale to load your phones. Keep in mind that the sleeping attic is not a complete floor. You will have to crawl in and off the bed and you will knock your head if you try to get up. It was still relatively comfortable and we did very well. This would not work for young children or anyone with accessibility problems.
Camping equipment
With a stay at the TUXBURY Tiny House Village, you also have access to the amenities of the TUXBURY POND RV Resort. The campsite offers a variety of fun activities and family events throughout the season. At recording, we received a daily event calendar with activities such as an outdoor film and an afternoon hypnotist show.
In addition to daily activities, the campsite has a playground, a swimming pool, guandeurs, basketball hoops, horseshoe, a games room, a volleyball, a camp store and toilets and shower activities.
Neighboring attractions
The TUXBURY POND RV Resort may have the impression of being in the middle of nowhere, but it is in fact only a short trip by car to many attractions. Nearby, you can find apple orchards, farms, restaurants and two vineyards. It is also only 30 minutes from the beaches of Salisbury-Hampton, museums and shopping centers. Portsmouth, New Hampshire is also 30 minutes away and has an excellent historic district of the city center. I would highly recommend a meal in rank 34 if you like oysters and seafood.
Newburyport, Massachusetts is even closer, about 15 minutes and offers roughly the same atmosphere as Portsmouth with superb restaurants and purchases, as well as walks by the water or options for whale observation cruises. If you are looking for a quick dinner nearby, Amesbury has a surprisingly lively downtown and we had a good dinner in Ristorant Molise.
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The Tuxbury Tiny House Village is an excellent getaway for those looking for a unique experience and work in a budget. It also offers intimacy and social distancing that many are still looking for in a travel destination. Just understand that it is part of a VR campsite and the community you will find there, so if you are looking for loneliness in the woods, you may want to check one of these other glamping options.
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Tamara Gruber is the founder and publisher of We3Travel. Former director of marketing and travel advisor, Tamara is a award -winning and expert travel writer recognized in family trips. Tamara is a member of Satw, Natja, Ifwtwa and Adventure Travel Trade Association, and headquarters to the Board of Directors of the Family Travel Association. She is also the publisher of YourTimeTofly.com and the co-host of the Mavens Travel Podcast Podcast.