New England Six States | One Fabulous Fall

Days 1-2

Boston

Fly to Boston, transfer to your chosen hotel and spend a couple of days enjoying this historical and vibrant city. Take a trolley tour of the Freedom Trail, board a harbour cruise, visit Faneuil Hall and Quincy Market among the many highlights.

2 nights Boston

Days 3-4

Boston to Kennebunkport

Collect your car and follow the coast through New Hampshire to Maine and the charming resort town of Kennebunkport. We suggest a stop for lunch in Ogunquit, whose name in the language of the Algonquin Indians means beautiful place, to stretch your legs along the 1-mile Marginal Way for breathtaking ocean views.

The popular holiday destination, where the Bush family has had a home for many years is known as “The Kennebunks” and includes Kennebunk, Kennebunkport, Arundel, and Cape Porpoise. You can visit the ‘Wedding Cake House’ the Bush family home and your holiday includes an Old Port Culinary Walking Tour in Portland, which also has excellent shopping opportunities.

TIP – Horse-drawn carriage rides are a fun way to see the historic district of Kennebunkport.

2 nights Kennebunkport

Days 5-6

Kennebunkport to Bar Harbor

Today you will follow the coast north to Bar Harbor.  On the way, you should stop in Camden to stroll through the historic district or take a windjammer sail. You could also extend your holiday with a three or four day cruise on one of these lovely coasters.  Bar Harbor has much of interest despite a 1947 fire which destroyed much of the village.  Walk along Millionaires Row, visit the Abbe Museum to learn about the Wabanki tribe or the Dorr Museum of Natural History, dine at a waterfront restaurant that doubles as a working lobster and fish pier. The following day you should spend among the rolling green hills and forests of Acadia National Park.

2 nights Bar Harbor

Days 7-8

Bar Harbor to North Conway

 A lovely drive today through Maine’s lake region on your way to North Conway where you will find dozens of outlet stores. You will have two nights here so plenty of time to explore the White Mountains’ Franconia Notch, hike the Flume Gorge or drive the Kancamagus Highway.

2 nights North Conway

Days 9-10

North Conway to Stowe

Today you leave the White Mountains and travel into the Green Mountains. On the journey, you will see some of New England’s famous covered bridges along the scenic mountain roads. Once in Stowe, you can visit the Ben & Jerry’s ice-cream factory and take a drive over to Burlington for a cruise on Lake Champlain or to visit the Shelburne Museum of Americana.

2 nights Stowe

Days 11-12

Stowe to Lee

On your way south into Massachusetts, we would suggest you stop at the Morse Farm Maple Sugar works and detour at Cornish to go over the Cornish-Window Covered bridge, the longest wooden covered bridge in the U.S.A. You might also like to stop at Hildene, the Lincoln Family home. Your home for the next two nights will be in the heart of the beautiful Berkshires just a couple of miles from Tanglewood. If you are lucky enough to be there during the season and would like tickets, please let us know and we will do our best to get you some. Other attractions of the area are the Norman Rockwell Museum and the Hancock Shaker Village.

2 nights Lee

Day 13

Lee to Mystic

Travel though Connecticut’s Litchfield County to Mystic to discover America’s living maritime museum and historic village. Mystic Seaport has an enormous collection of historic watercraft, including the 19^th century Charles W. Morgan, the USA’s only surviving wooden whaling ship, and the USS Nautilus, the first nuclear-powered submarine. Your evening could be spent on board the schooner Argia for a cruise into Long Island Sound for a sunset sail.

1 night Mystic

Days 14-15

Mystic to Newport

You have a short drive today, just an hour will get you to Newport, Rhode Island. No city in America crams more history into its quaint streets, from colonial days to the Gilded Age mansions. You will need at least a full day to scratch the surface of all that Newport has to offer. Included in your holiday is a Mansion Duo ticket but you might also like to visit the International Tennis Hall of Fame, St Mary’s, the church where JFK got married, or wander around the wooden city with more than 300 original wooden structures. Newport is also known as the Sailing Capital of the World and you can book a sail on a classic schooner.

2 nights Newport

Days 16-17

Newport to Hyannis

Leave Newport and head for the South Shore Beach. Three centuries of history beckon in Little Compton, where homes are grand and meadows manicured. On the village green are a post office, library, school, and Wilbur’s General Store (since 1893).

Take highway 6, rather than the interstate and you will pass through lots of very pretty little villages as you head for Hyannis where the Kennedy family still maintain a home.  It is a good base from which to explore Cape Cod and you may well want to put in an extra night here. Included in the cost of your holiday is a whale watching trip from Provincetown which will give you the chance to explore the art galleries, restaurants and beautiful beaces of P’town as it is known locally. You might also want to take the ferry over to Martha’s Vineyard from Hyannis.

2 nights Hyannis

Day 18

Hyannis to Boston

Time to return to Boston for your overnight flight home.  On the way, do stop at the Plimoth Plantation; a totally brilliant living history museum where the Pilgrim Fathers first landed in 1620.  See the Mayflower II, the Plimoth Grist Mill amongst many fascinating attractions.  This will be a memorable last day.