Cliff Walk

Newport's Cliff Walk starts at Easton Beach and over 3.5 miles winds its way along the ocean behind Newport's famed Gilded Age Mansions. Passing Ochre Court, The Breakers, Rosecliff and Marble House to name a few.

Thousands of visitors tour the Cliff Walk each year all year long. Spectacular vistas with ocean cliffs, rocky promontories and mansions.

The Cliff Walk is a National Recreation Trail in a National Historic District. For further information about The Cliff Walk, contact the City of Newport Film Office.

Historic Fort Adams

Newport's Premier Waterfront Venue. Fort Adams offers several locations to accommodate 20 - 600 people. The North Lawn, outside the walls of the Fort, is the site of the Newport Folk and JVC Jazz Festivals and provides magnificent panoramic views of Narragansett Bay and the Newport Harbor.

The Parade Field, a 6 ¼ acre field inside the walls of the Fort is surrounded by unique and interesting 19th architecture. The North Casements, an interior space located within the walls of the Fort, is comprised of three vaulted chambers with arched, brick ceilings and granite walls.

The First Block of Broadway

Located immediately entering Washington Square, this small block long street provides a cohesive commercial vista that could represent the mid 19th century through the mid 20th century.

The ages of the buildings in the block are mid 18th century through mid 19th century. Period gas lighting, variations in building heights (none more than 3 stories), and compactness of the architecture create a singular vista for filming. The back side of the buildings have a gritty slum like appearance with a hodge-podge of attached architectural designs in various states of maintenance.

There have been letters of support signed and on file from many of the building owners and businesses.

Thames Street

Thames Street Newport's main business street. A variety of commercial and residential buildings in age, size and construction.

Partly cobblestone pavement, Thames starts at Farewell with Colonial homes leading to Washington Square past The Brick Market onto lower Thames and its busy Commercial District.

Close to the waterfront with views to the water via short streets filled with early homes, working waterfront businesses and multi residential buildings. Very active in the Summer months with more casual shooting opportunities in the off season. All photographs taken by Film Commission member Philip Baskin.

Bellevue Avenue

Avenue of the Mansions: Kingscote, The Elms, De La Salle, Chateau-sur-Mer, Vernon Court, Rosecliff, Beechwood, Marble House, Miramar, Belcourt Castle, to name a few.

Queen Anne Square Area

Located in the heart of downtown Newport; bordered by Thames, Mill, Spring and Church Streets. A 2.5 acre park fronting on Thames (one block from Newport harbor) with a view leading up to the top of the hill to historic Trinity Church. There are only 5 buildings in the park area itself: 3 owned by Trinity Church and 1 owned by The Newport Restoration Foundation and 1 privately owned.

The grounds of Trinity compose about 2/3 of the total square footage of the park with 1/3 owned by The City of Newport: a little over 1 acre. The park is surrounded by mostly early 19th century homes, a fire station (which is an office) and several retail businesses including an antiques gallery, jewelry store, liquor store several gift shops and an art gallery.

The grounds of Trinity have a large fountain and an historic 18th century cemetery. There have been letters of support signed and on file from many of the homeowners, businesses and Trinity Church encouraging filming in Queen Anne Square. Filming in the past in Queen Anne Square have included: Amistad and Evening and Mr. North.

Washington Square

Newport's most historic city park. This city park is surrounded by mostly retail and business establishments including The Jane Pickens Movie Theater, The Brick Market City of Newport Museum, two banks, The Colony House (Rhode Island's first State House) built in the 18th century, a State Court House built in the 1920's, and numerous other structures built in the early 19th century through the early 20th century.

There have been letters of support signed and on file from many of the building owners and businesses. Filming in the past in Washington Square include Amistad where the entire Square was transformed to have the appearance of the early 19th century with major interior filming in The Colony House and Mr. North.