Newport - Made To Be In The Movies!

Once again, our beautiful Newport, RI was chosen as the setting for a major motion picture. Hollywood stars in the film Moonrise Kingdom worked, played, and enjoyed our local culture. 


Moonrise Kingdom was filmed in Rhode Island last summer, based out of Newport. The cast of the film includes Ed Norton, Bill Murray, Frances McDormand, Bruce Willis, Tilda Swinton, and Harvey Keitel. The cast members stayed at the Vanderbilt Grace Hotel and were seen enjoying themselves at Perro Salado, the Hotel Viking's Top of Newport, and watching a Newport Gulls game.

Moonrise Kingdom opens in theaters at the end of this month.  Why not schedule a tour of Newport and then watch for familiar sights in the movie? Call Lands End Limousines to schedule and we will be happy to show you the magnificent sights of Newport!

Ballard Park 2nd Annual Mad Hatter Iced Tea Party

Ballard Park is the only nature preserve in Newport, Rhode Island.  It is a wild and natural open space of 13 acres located near the intersection of Hazard and Wickham Roads, directly across from Rogers High School.  The park was gifted to the City of Newport by Carol C. Ballard in 1990 and has been designated as an area to be used for conservation, education, and passive recreation.

In 1996 a not for profit organization, Friends of Ballard Park, was created to help protect the preserve. On August 8, they held their 2nd annual Mad Hatter Iced Tea Party.  Lands End Limousine was a proud supporter of this fun, family event.

The party was an Alice In Wonderland themed event with delicious goodies to be enjoyed.  Many different iced teas were available to be tasted as well as tea sandwiches, cookies, cupcakes, and candy.  The children enjoyed crazy hat making.  The adults enjoyed a silent auction with donations from many local businesses.  Children and adults alike loved the scavenger hunt! Scurrying through the "Trail of Cards", painting white roses red, and solving riddles were some of the challenges.  And of course, along the way many characters were spotted, such as Alice, the Mad Hatter, the March Hare, and the Queen of Hearts.

Our thanks go out to the Friends of Ballard Park for all of their hard work making this such a successful event!  Lands End Limousine is proud to support you and we look forward to next year!