Recommendation for good family vacation in New England
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Anonymous
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We're looking for a good place to spend a week with our extended family in New England. We're hoping to find a place where we can rent a house or a townhouse near a lake or the ocean, perhaps with access to some resort amenities, but also access to lots of outdoor activities and maybe a nice nearby town. We don't know the area very well, so we are having difficulty figuring out where to go. We would love suggestions from anyone who knows that area and can recommend a fun place to explore and relax. Our kids are between seven and twelve.
Thanks in advance for any good ideas. |
Anonymous
| I enjoy Cape Cod. If you rent in New Seabury in Mashpee some houses allow access to the New Seabury CC. Its right on the ocean. The Winnetu (not sure the spelling) is a great resort on Marthas Vineyard. |
Anonymous
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Thanks. This is OP. We are also very open to just renting a house without it being part of a resort community, particularly if there is a lot to do nearby. I'm just trying to think of ways to ensure that there is a lot to do for both children and adults.
I'll look at Seabury. That sounds really nice. |
Anonymous
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How old are the kids? Are the grandparents fully mobile/active?
We had a fabulous trip to Acadia, renting a house through air bnb. The trails were easy enough for the kids yet interesting enough for the grandparents. And the town had enough restaurants and ice cream to make everyone happy! |
Anonymous
| I second Acadia, it is a wonderful place with plenty to do, including swimming in the ocean (if you're brave) or lakes, biking the carriage roads or park loop road, visiting the top of Cadillac Mountain, taking a harbor cruise and hiking, to name just a few options. Bar Harbor is very cute and has plenty of restaurants and ice cream shops. It's a great spot for a family vacation; your kids will love it if they enjoy the outdoors. |
Anonymous
| Acadia is awesome. |
Anonymous
| Block Island. More like the Cape was lots of years ago. Walkable, bikeable, much, much less traffic. |
Anonymous
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Also in Cape Cod, Chatham Bars Inn
In Brewster is the Ocean Edge Resort |
Anonymous
| Thanks for these great suggestions! The kids are between 7 and 12 and there are no grandparents. Everyone is very active. |
Anonymous
| Chatham on Cape Cod. Rent a house. |
Anonymous
| The New Hampshire lakes, like Lake Wallenpaupack (sp?)? |
Anonymous
Absolutely Acadia over Cape Cod for these ages. So much to do! |
Anonymous
| Agree on Acadia - it is so beautiful and fun. The New Hampshire lake mentioned is probably Lake Winnepasakee - Wallenpaupak is in Pennsylvania. |
Anonymous
Thank you. I get those W lakes confused. We actually stayed on a smaller lake near Winnepesakee (still not sure about that spelling), but that whole area was nice. Camden, Maine was a cute town too. |
Anonymous
| Acadia is twenty times more beautiful and interesting than cape cod. |