Stopping point between Jackson, NH and Boston

Do you have any recommendations of any cute towns between Jackson and Boston? We%26#39;ll want to spend the night somewhere before hitting Boston for our October trip. We want to be somewhere close to Boston (within about 50 miles). Thanks!

Stopping point between Jackson, NH and Boston

Hi,

How about a stop in Newburyport, MA. It%26#39;s a cute town right on the ocean just off of Rte. 95 with some great restaurants and quaint shops. I live about 45 minutes south of there. I%26#39;ve visited for day trips or for an evening dinner (great seafood). I%26#39;ve never stayed overnight but I%26#39;m sure there are some exceptional accomodations.

I hope this helped.

~Kathy

Stopping point between Jackson, NH and Boston

Hi Enya,

Newburyport, MA is a really great town to explore, it%26#39;s got a lot of neat shops and restaurants. I%26#39;ve been to Michael%26#39;s and to the Black Cow several times, both fun places and really great food. Look for Joseph%26#39;s Winter St. Cafe. It%26#39;s one of our favorites! They have a piano player there that%26#39;s wonderful, you%26#39;ll really like the atmosphere here, it%26#39;s quite nice and a really fun place to go! It gets packed on weekends, you need reservations, actually at any of these ones mentioned? Get reservations, especially over a weekend. They have Inns %26amp; B%26amp;B%26#39;s that you could look for online.

Here%26#39;s the info on Joseph%26#39;s Winter St. Cafe:

www.josephswinterstcafe.com

Portsmouth, NH is another place that you could check out, you could actually do both of these towns in a day or two. They have a lot of neat shops and restaurants. Both Newburyport, MA %26amp; Portsmouth, NH are real New England seaport towns. They both have the most beautiful historical homes you ever saw in your life and a lot of people are buying them and renovating them even more, they%26#39;re quite nice. You can view Portsmouth, NH%26#39;s attractions on:

www.nhliving.com

Click on Seacoast region, then Portsmouth, NH. You%26#39;ll see the restaurants and shops listed. Look for the Strawbery Bank Museum too! It%26#39;s quite interesting and you can%26#39;t miss it in the town, it%26#39;s across from Prescott Park which is amazing in the Spring time with their beautiful flowers! They have a website that you could google for and it lists all the festivals, events and shows going on through the summer months there!

Salem, MA is another neat town you could visit on the way to the Cape! Again it%26#39;s a real seaport town in New England that has quite a lot of older historical homes. I know that good friends of mine bought a couple of beauties and are having a field day renovating them! Salem has FINS Seafood Restaurant and Rockefella%26#39;s Restaurant as well as the Lyceum Restaurant that I can honestly say they%26#39;re quite good! There%26#39;s quite a lot of great restaurants there you could hit! Tons and TONS of shops to explore. Quite a lot of activities and happenings during the Halloween season as you may know already. It%26#39;s a wonderful town all year long! A few wonderful Museums that are a must if you do end up in Salem.

Good luck exploring any of these New England towns, they%26#39;re great!

Also if you go to:

www.explorenewengland.com

It%26#39;s affiliated with the Boston Globe and it%26#39;s quite good listing attractions, events and things going on in these various towns!

Hi Enya,

I meant to say on the way to BOSTON not to the Cape. I have the Cape on the brain lately because that%26#39;s where a lot of the people visiting New England always want to go and want to know about, so sorry about that, my mistake! In any case you can check out one of these 3 wonderful seaport towns on your way to BOSTON any time.

Have fun!

All the above are great suggestions, and I%26#39;d like to add to the list...

Rockport, MA is about 40 miles northeast of Boston, at the tip of Cape Ann. It%26#39;s a beautiful little art colony-type seaside town with quaint shops, etc. To get to Rockport any way but by sea, you%26#39;ll pass through Gloucester (on Rte 128), which is a larger port famous for fishing (Gorton%26#39;s, et al). It also boasts an art colony called Rocky Neck, and there is a great medieval castle on the rocky cliffs overlooking the harbor called Hammond Castle Museum... well worth a visit.

http://www.rockportusa.com/

http://www.cape-ann.com/

The best seafood in the region can be found in the Cape Ann area. Of particular note are Essex and Ipswich on the north of Cape Ann... my favorite seafood being at Farnham%26#39;s, on Rte 133 in Essex.

The whole area between Cape Ann and Newburyport is also a mecca for antique lovers... particularly along Rte 133 from Essex to Ipswich, and Rte 1A north to Newburyport.

I would recommend Portsmouth, Newburyport and Rockport as towns that would all DEFINITELY qualify as ';cute';, and in the 50 mile range from Boston.