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Heritage Sites Reopen for the Season

Memorial Day Weekend

The park is thrilled to announce that a handful of heritage sites reopen this upcoming weekend! They are all linked by the Thames River and capture the history and culture of life along the storied waterway.

Visitors can experience the region’s many historic destinations that provide guided tours, interactive museums and breathtaking views. Grab your family and friends and visit your new favorite park this weekend and all summer long.

NEW LONDON

Fort Trumbull State Park

Opening Day: Saturday, May 24

Nestled close to the mouth of the Thames River, the fort features walking paths, an interactive museum and fishing piers. Exhibits in the Visitor Center Museum depict Fort Trumbull’s role in the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, WW I, WW II and the Cold War. Park grounds are open from 8am to sunset all year round.

Museum Operating Hours: 9AM-5PM

Memorial Day to Labor Day | Wednesday-Sunday

Admission for Visitor Center Museum Only

GROTON

Fort Griswold Battlefield State Park

Opening Day: Saturday, May 24

Fort Griswold rests on a vantage point above the Thames River, containing the remains of a Revolutionary War fort and a 135-foot obelisk monument to pay tribute to those who died defending it during the 1781 Battle of Groton Heights.

Experience the thrill of climbing to the top of the Groton Monument, visit the Monument House Museum or tour the historical battlefield during your visit. Park grounds are open from 8am to sunset all year round.

Museum & Monument Operating Hours: 9AM-5PM

Memorial Day to Labor Day | Wednesday-Sunday

Free Admission

Ebenezer Avery House

Opening Day: Saturday, May 24

The Ebenezer Avery House is where wounded soldiers were transported after the Battle of Groton Heights on September 6, 1781. The structure itself was relocated from its original Groton Bank location to the grounds of the Fort Griswold Battlefield and is open to the public as a museum. It was restored and furnished by The Avery Memorial Association with the antiques of the revolutionary period.

Museum Operating Hours: 12PM-4PM

Memorial Day to Labor Day | Saturday-Sunday

Free Admission

Avery-Copp House Museum

Opening Day: Saturday, May 24

The Avery-Copp House celebrates the historic home of the Avery and Copp families along the banks of the Thames River. It contains original furnishings, preserving it as a time capsule that reflects the daily life of the family prior to 1930. Tours are provided through the lens of the Irish immigrant domestic servants who lived and worked in the home.

Museum Operating Hours: 12PM-4PM

May 24 to October 12 | Saturday-Sunday

Free Admission

Thames River Heritage Park Foundation is a 501(c)3 charitable organization committed to connecting, preserving, supporting and promoting the history and heritage sites along the Thames River estuary today and for generations to come.

• Avery-Copp House Museum
• Bill Memorial Library
• Cedar Grove Cemetery
• Custom House Maritime Museum
• Ebenezer Avery House
• Fort Griswold Battlefield State Park
• Fort Trumbull State Park
• Garde Arts Center
• Hempsted Houses
• Historic Groton Bank
• Hygienic Art
• Ledge Lighthouse
• Lyman Allyn Art Museum

ALL GROTON SITES

• Monte Cristo Cottage
• Nathan Hale School House
• NL Historic Waterfront District
• NL Black Heritage Trail
• NL Old Town Mill
• Pequot Chapel
• Shaw Mansion / NL County Historical Society
• Submarine Force Library & Museum USS Nautilus
• US SUBVETS WWII National Memorial East
• Ye Antientist Burial Ground

ALL NEW LONDON SITES

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