United States of America
New England Explorer
15 days from £3,465pp
Includes 14 nights accommodation, return economy UK flights, car hire, guides and maps.
Overview & Highlights
New England is made up of six states in the northeast of the USA: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont.
With New York nearby, a holiday around New England can also start and end in Boston or Washington (the cities can be linked by rail).
From the fascinating maritime culture, lobster shacks and boutique arts and crafts of the coast, to the beautiful colours of the fall throughout the mountains, lakes and farms, two weeks is never enough to fit everything in!
This is one itinerary suggestion covering the ‘classic’ New England route, but all holidays will be tailor made to suit your personal interests and requirements. Choose your type of vehicle and different accommodaiton locations.
Kennebunkport * Chatham * Jackson * Boston * Manchester * Maine * Cape Cod & Islands * New Hampshire * Vermont
Highlights include:
- Walk the Freedom Trail of Boston
- Whale watching (May – October)
- Explore Cape Cod & Martha’s Vineyard
- Drive ‘Route 100’ through beautiful scenery of Vermont
- White Mountains of New Hampshire
- Conway scenic railroad at Mount Washington
- Enjoy beaches and lobster shacks of the Maine coastline
- Colours of the Fall (September – October)
“New England’s coastline is a haven for artist colonies, world class museums, national parks, fishing harbours & sweeping sand dune flanked beaches. We will make sure your itinerary is set at a pace to allow you time to soak up all that this beautiful region has to offer “
New England is famous for its glorious colourful leaves in ‘The Fall’. This is best experienced between mid-September until November. A kaleidoscope awaits you as billions of leaves change from green to all colours. The air is crisp and cool and farm stands are piled high with autumnal local produce.
The climate in North Eastern USA is similar to the UK, with summers being a bit warmer and mountain regions can receive rapidly changing conditions, where snow often falls in winter – spring.
- Day 1: Fly to Boston for 3 nights
- Days 2 – 3: Step back in time and walk the Freedom Trail at your own pace. Take a Duck Tour for a different view of Boston by land and water and visit Faneuil Hall and be overwhelmed with the choice of food available at Quincy Market.
- Day 4: Pick up your car and drive to Cape Cod for 3 nights
- Days 5-6: Experience Whale watching from Hyannis from May through October or take the ferry for a day trip to Martha’s Vineyard, a quiet haven for the rich and famous. You can explore one of over 100 walking trails or cycle the Cape Cod Bike Trail. Step back into history at nearby Plimoth Plantation, a living history museum of the 17th Century.
- Day 7: Vermont for 3 nights
- Days 8-9: Vermont offers beautiful scenery with its lush forests, grand lakes and gentle mountains. Take a scenic drive on Route 100. Learn about maple syrup and have a sample! See working farms, preserved Revolutionary War battle grounds and a remarkable variety of museums. Go ‘Leaf Peeping’ in the Autumn for spectacular colours. Stroll the rural villages and hamlets or shop at the Manchester outlets.
- Day 10: New Hampshire for 2 nights
- Day 11: Visit Flume Gorge in the heart of the White Mountains. See some of the famous covered bridges. Drive through Franconia Notch and Mount Washington National Park and hike to beautiful waterfalls. Cruise on Lake Winnipesaukee then hop on the Conway Scenic Railroad or the Cog Railway at Mount Washington.
- Day 12: Maine for 3 nights
- Days 13-14: In Kennebunkport, shop at Dock Square and take the trolley tour of the ‘Kennebunks’. Visit Freeport for great outlet shopping. Make sure you tie on your bib and tuck into fresh lobster or take to the sea on a windjammer cruise or relax on one of the many beaches.
- Day 15: Drop your car back at Boston airport and fly home to the UK
This is just one example of a holiday to New England. We try to use traditional small hotels and ‘Inns’ which offer the history, home cooked food and local hospitality which the region is famous for.
Contact me for your own tailor made New England holiday.
A few impressions…
“We watched Baseball in Brewster and visited the open air cinema in Wellfleet. There was amazing history to Portsmouth, eye watering mountains in Conway and we took a trip on the Conway Scenic Railway up into the mountains – spectacular.
Mr & Mrs Price
Boston is a place of contrasts old and new, we took a trip round the bay and ate the most wonderful cannoli from the Italian quarter in the North End district!”
Let us begin the journey that will create memories to last a lifetime.
