New England is the historic heart of modern America. In 1620 the Pilgrim Fathers landed at Plymouth Rock, in present-day Massachusetts, laying the first foundations of the colony of New England. And a century and a half later, the American Revolution was sparked in this area too. New England includes six states; Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont, each with its own identity, landscape and history. As there is so much to see it makes a perfect road trip destination.
As the capital of Massachusetts…
and the largest city in New England, Boston (pictured to the right) is the obvious start to a trip to New England. Boston is packed full with charm and character and being one of the country’s oldest cities, everything is within easy walking distance.
Whilst you are in Boston take some time to walk The Freedom Trail which will lead you through 16 historical sites that were important in the city’s fight for independence. If sport is your thing then do try and get tickets for a Red Sox game at Fenway Park, one of the oldest baseball parks in the country. Or, there is plenty for the Arts enthusiast with fantastic art galleries and music concerts and the Berkshire Hills area hosts internationally acclaimed arts festivals too.
Massachusetts is also home to the endless beaches…
of Cape Cod and the islands of Martha’s Vineyard (pictured left) and Nantucket. This is where the USA’s elite have their holiday homes and private jetties. Enjoy the old-school ice cream parlours on the way to Chatham village or seal–watching at Harwich Port, and head to pretty Wellfleet with gorgeous beaches en route. The World Wildlife Fund has named Massachusetts as one of the top 10 whale-watching spots in the world, so hop on a whale-watching cruise whilst you are here!
Rhode Island is best known for the smart yachts and incredible mansions of Newport – another playground of America’s wealthiest families. Newport remains a popular year-round destination and yachting centre with plenty of quirky shops and great restaurants, and a visit to the nearby Yale University makes for an interesting trip.
Also not to be missed is Mystic Seaport…
Lying at the mouth of the Mystic River, Mystic Seaport (pictured right) is a historic whaling village where more than 60 weathered buildings evoke a bygone era with old-style workshops, traditional stores, an apothecary and a printing press.
Vermont is home to the Green Mountain villages and has scenic drives in every direction. The historic villages with their white clapboard houses are set around charming greens with red-barn dairy farms. This is quintessential small town America. Vermont offers endless hiking, biking, fishing and golf and during winter it boasts great winter sports too.
New Hampshire, with its powerful waterfalls…
scenic valleys and alpine-fringed lakes offers an unspoilt rural vibe. The Southern Lakes region is fringed by the White Mountains offering a pristine paradise for snowsport lovers.
Maine has a rugged coast with old fishing villages and lighthouses. The area is dotted with vast lakes and forests where moose roam freely. Spot them at Moosehead Lake (pictured bottom left).
And that’s just a taster. There are endless places to visit and explore, and we haven’t even mentioned the abundance of seafood the region has to offer or its most famous season, ‘The Fall’, when New England’s trees turn a kaleidoscope of autumnal colours!
Matt has been working for eShores since 2012, but has worked in the industry for the last 24 years, so is highly experienced. When it comes to hands on knowledge, Matt has travelled extensively, especially in the USA where there aren't many places he hasn't been to. Matt is fun, loves a chat, but is down to earth, so you'll always get his honest opinion.
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AlisonFletcher
Brilliant trip organised by Dave, included Helsinki, Tallin, Vilnius and Riga. (4 different countries) Everything ran smoothly. Dave organised hotels, flights, taxis, ferry and coach. Have used this company a few times and can't recommend highly enough they are fab 😀
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Sandra
As always, Chris was extremely helpful and knowledgeable. He gave me good advice on my travel plans and booked the holiday on my behalf. I've used eshores a number of times, and will continue to do so.
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Harrison
We haven’t been on our trip yet but based purely on the experience of booking the trip we are pleased with the result. It started with a bit of a hiccup as we spoke to a member of staff who never came back to us but when we reached back out again we were placed in the hands of Andy who has helped us book a 2 week trip to India including the golden triangle and then a few days on the beach. Andy was very patient with us with our changes to our tailor made holiday, even when we asked him to explore different areas only to revert back to the original plan. He also recommended moving the holiday back one week which created a saving of over £700 which meant we could upgrade the room for our beach stay in Goa. Andy was also available on weekends if we wanted to speak and regularly picked up the phone as opposed to keeping it to purely email dialogue. Hopefully the holiday will be amazing but based on the booking experience I would recommend eShores if you’re looking to book a tailor made holiday
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Wendy
I spoke to Lynette who was extremely helpful in understanding the trip that myself and my sister in law wanted from Thailand. Myself and my sister in law are both 72years young and we are really looking forward to our trip.
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Dawn
Excellent service from Matt at eShores. So very helpful and nothing was too much trouble. I booked Mya holiday after all his hard work finding me the perfect holiday that I wanted. Superb service and not pushy all all.
Posted 1 week ago
Amrik
We have booked two big holidays this year for a group of 8 and a group of 10, Rachel has coordinated our holidays with the utmost excellence, during the consultation we changed countires hotels and even flights but it did not phase Rachel one bit. Exceeds customer expectations by helping advising and supporting throughout the holiday. We are off to Thailand and Dubai in August and then followed by India and Thailand in November, I have rang emailed Rachel many times during the booking and I got very prompt responses even on her days off. Rachel is a credit to EShores and EShores is setting standards regarding customer focus.
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IainWilliam
I can’t praise Lynette at EShores enough. She has organised my trips perfectly to the point that I wouldn’t use anyone else. She listens to what I want or to the problem I have and comes up with a solution. Nothing is too much trouble. Try them out yourselves and I bet you become a repeater too!
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Kevin
At short notice, I needed a quote to travel through the USA (July the 20th) I emailed eShores with an idea of what I wanted to do, within a short period of time I had a response from Matthew, After several amendments to my holiday which wasn't any trouble to Matthew, Holiday all booked, now looking forward to travelling through the USA Have to say, the service I had through eShores was fantastic, well done Matthew for working through the changes,
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Marcus
Dealt with Adam who was great, I went back and forth many times, nothing was a problem for him. We got there in the end and Adam arranged a 3 place holiday to Malaysia and Singapore. We go on 5th August, will if update review when we return. EShores so far brilliant hats of to Adam.
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Jill
We as a family used eShores last year to go to USA, and they were brilliant, my husband and 1 are going to Italy with them this September and we have just booked again to go back to USA with them next May, very efficient and Matt is lovely to deal with
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