Beach, 10 bedrooms, 20 lovely acres, large gathering spaces, fun activities

Quality time with loved ones is precious. Make the most of it at Nawandyn Estate where everyone can relax in the bucolic setting, sleep well in comfortable, uncrowded accommodations, dine all together, engage in a wide range of fun activities with the whole group and/or take time away from group activities when you need it.

The property includes 1,100 feet of mainland waterfront with two sandy beaches, part of a small nearby island, a 40-foot pier, a clay tennis court, a grass volleyball/badminton court, two huge fields for sports, extensive woods, wildlife, and thousands of flowering plants.

Rent the North half of 40-acre Nawandyn Estate on Highland Lake in Bridgton, Maine. Nawandyn Estate makes available a multitude of activities on site which enable you to spend quality time with each other. Bring your swimsuit and favorite suntan lotion and let us provide beach towels, beach chairs, non-power watercraft, beach toys, fishing poles, etc. so you may kayak, paddle board, sunbathe on the swim raft, fish, float on foam mattresses, explore the lake and its islands, paddle a rowboat to a favorite fishing spot or throw your line off a pier, photograph wildlife, lounge on the beach, build sandcastles, play spike ball, count ducks, find frogs and turtles, etc. You can rent a power boat locally should you want to go water skiing, tubing, wake boarding or cruising and then tie it up at our 40-foot pier. Unlike other waterfront properties, Nawandyn provides many activities on land, including volleyball, badminton, tennis, softball, football, soccer, ultimate frisbee, corn hole, croquet and, nearby, golf. There are lots of opportunities on site or nearby to stroll, jog, run, bike (if you bring one), hike or mountain climb. At Nawandyn, you can literally smell the flowers, listen to birds sing, star gaze, watch deer frolic, watch sunrises and sunsets, etc.

Rent the Guest House and the Carriage House with its Event Center to get a total of 10 bedrooms, exclusive use of the North half of the largest sandy beach and the Secluded Cove with its small beach. Each house is just a 5-minute walk to the beach or a brief drive by car to edge of the largest beach. These two homes are just a couple of minutes apart yet visually separated by landscaping. They are fully furnished including all linens, books, cooking equipment, dishes, BBQ’s, etc. Each building has been recently updated and restored, adding among other things high-speed internet, heat pumps systems for A/C and heat. The Event center may be configured for concurrent dining by the whole group, playing games, doing puzzles, watching sports events and/or undertaking art projects.
The Guest House includes 4 bedrooms on the 1st floor, and up to 3 more elsewhere, a huge, screened porch for living, dining, watching deer frolic and turkeys fly, and watching sunsets. The Carriage House has a balcony along the lake side with panoramic views of Highland Lake, Pleasant Mountain and the woods below. The East side of the Carriage House overlooks beautifully landscaped grounds including the Formal Garden. The Carriage House includes an eat-in kitchen and bathroom with a 6-foot soaker tub with a great view and a two-person rain shower. The Event Center comprises the entire 1st floor of the Carriage House. Its Eastern wall opens floor to ceiling onto the main lawns and gardens. By renting the combination of these two homes, you get exclusive use of the North half of the largest sandy beach and the smaller Secluded Cove beach along with half of the Estate's non-power watercraft and 2 large fields for sports and the Main Lawn for playing games. The clay tennis court, grass volleyball/badminton court, the oversized swim raft and 40-foot pier are to be shared with those renting the Main House.

Nawandyn Estate is within several miles of two grocery stores including Hannaford Grocery, a seafood store, a specialty wine store, a specialty food store, a Reny’s department store, a book store, a women’s clothing and accessories store, several home décor and gift stores, several antique stores, a yarn shop, a bait and tackle shop, a beauty salon, a barbershop, a chocolate shop, two ice cream parlors, two banks, two gas stations, an EV charging station, at least 13 restaurants, two bars, a pub, an art gallery (representing about 40 artists), the “Rufus Porter Museum of Art and Ingenuity” with a gift shop, a live music venue, a movie theater, a drive-in theater with two screens, a hospital, an urgent care center, two pharmacies, an optician, and more.


VRBO now uses a defective artificial intelligence program to generate some content in its listings, resulting in false and/or misleading statements regarding distances, airports and significant local landmarks. This program calculates what VRBO calls “distance to Highland Lake.” However, the distance is NOT to the water’s edge but rather to some unidentified place in the lake. The homes are just a 5-minute walk or shorter drive to Nawandyn’s shoreline. The AI program misdirects prospective renters to airports that are NOT served by major airlines. Portland International Jetport (PWM) is the closest airport that is served by major airlines; it is just 42 miles from Nawandyn Estate (63 minutes via Routes 114 & 107).

Reviews of Nawandyn Estate are available under VRBO listing #328745. Prior guests have described their Nawandyn Estate experiences as “magical” and “heaven.” In recent years,