Village of Newton Highlands
Welcome To
Newton Highlands
We are headed to Newton Highlands- a fun, vibrant part of Newton also dubbed the "Highlands". Nestled between Newton Centre and Newton Upper Falls, its historic hub has a plethora of fantastic locally owned restaurants, boutiques, salons and more - it even has two chocolate shops! We love to visit O'Hara's which is a great spot to meet for drinks or dinner and we spend a ton of time in Cold Springs Park, which is gorgeous this time of year!
Did You Know?
Cold Spring Park is featured in the show Defending Jacob - its entrance is in Waban, but most of the park is in the Highlands and runs along the Aqueduct as well!
In the 1600's, much of Newton Highlands was owned by a wealthy landowner who also served as the governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony (an original English settlement that was most of New England).
The development of Newton Highlands started in the late 1800s after the construction of the Boston Albany Railroad. The old rail tracks are now a bike and walking path that leads from the Charles River over to the Newton Highlands Playground.
The Highlands has an array of Victorian houses which are beautifully painted and worth driving by - one of our favorites is the blue-ish purple home on Lincoln with the colorful trim!
Did you know there was a community center? Head over to Hyde Community Center for various programs and fairs including outdoor concerts in the summer! You can also rent it out for birthday parties and other private events.
Newton Highlands Village Day just celebrated its 45th year running with over 70 local businesses participating.
There is a Green Line stop right in the center of Newton Highlands as well as a convenient bus line that can take you to Needham or Watertown - hope on the T and get to Fenway in 20 minutes!
Remember penny candy stores? Step back in time and visit Indulge to stock up on all sorts of goodies and sweet treats!
It's home to some great restaurants: the Vegan hotspot the Walnut Grille (their Gobi Manchurian is to die for!), O'Haras (sister restaurant to Paddy's, the classiest Irish pub we've ever been!), Buttonwood (a perfect date spot!), Grape Leaf Mediterranean, the famous Anna's Taqueira and more!
Do you live in Newton Highlands and know any other fun facts or secret spots you'd like to share? Please reach out us as we work on our Newton favs collection!!
