Tourist Guide

To get to the Five Towns, you need to take the LIRR. Take the Far Rockaway Branch and get off at either Hewlett, Woodmere, Cedarhurst, Lawrence, or Inwood!

Town: Hewlett

If you are hungry and need a place to eat that isn’t 1,000 calories, Hewlett YogurtStation, or Hewlees as it is better known, is the place to go! Conveniently located across from the Hewlett train station(hence it’s name), Hewlees offers an array of flavors and toppings, and very interesting ways to mix them up.

The store is “Home of the Hewlee,” which is a yogurt concoction made to your personal liking. You can either get a plain hewlee, or a coffee hewlee. A plain hewlee is made up whatever flavor(s) yogurt you choose and toppings. Toppings also inculdes scones or cookies. All of this is mashed up in the hewlee machine to create your very own hewlee. For all the coffee lovers out there, you can also get a coffee hewlee. Which is basically a plain hewlee, the only difference is you can add your favorite flavor coffee to the mix.

They also have a special two for one deal on Saturdays and Tuesdays! Sadly this does not include hewlees, but if you just want plain yogurt, you can save  a few dollars.

Here’s my personal favorite hewlee: Vanilla yogurt, fat free granola, and strawberries. Try it!

One of the good things the Five Towns has going for it, is its driving perks. Anywhere you are stuck at a red light and need to make a right turn, you are free to do so!! As long as you do not see a sign like the one on the right, you are able to turn!

Town: Woodmere

Located just down the block from my house is the gorgeous Woodmere Club. This would be extremely conveniant if I was a golf player, however I am not, I’m more of a tennis girl. Thankfully however, the club has numerous tennis courts, along with restaurants, a fitness center, a pool, and a spa.

This is a golfers paradise, conveniently situated on Long Island. Woodmere golf club boasts an 18 hole par 70 golf course. Hole #1 and #6 are said to be the two trickiest on the course, so if your a golfer looking for a challenge this is the perfect place to go! The golf course also adds a nice touch of green to the neighborhood.

The only downside to the club is the membership fee. Annual membership is a little steep at around $15,000!

If you ever come to visit the golf course, don’t forget to visit me after!

Town: Lawrence

Rock Hall Museum is the one and only museum located in the Five Towns. You could say it has a monopoly on the place. It is a registered historic place. It is one of the finest pre-war homes still standing on Long Island. It was built in 1767 for the Martin and Hewlett families. The Hewlett family donated the residence to the town as a historic museum and learning center for future generations. Hewlett, is also one of the Five Towns, it was named after the Hewlett family. Their actual residence, Rock Hall is located in Lawrence. You are probably asking yourself why? This is because their property was so great that it actually encompassed the entire Five Towns as it is today.

The Museum is located at 199 Broadway, in Lawrence. Not to worry, admission is free, you do not even need to bring your Macaulay Cultural Passport!

Hours:

Wednesday – Saturday: 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Sunday: noon-4 p.m.
Closed Monday and Tuesday