The capital of New England is charming. Boston’s impressive heritage is well preserved and easily accessible in this compact and walkable city. Boston has a refined old world atmosphere that mixes well with new world pride. It is also the perfect place for easy history lessons and excellent shopping. First timers on a holiday to Boston can follow the Freedom Trail – one of America’s first walking tours. A painted red line takes you from Boston Common to the Bunker Hill Monument in Charlestown. Along the two and a half mile/four kilometre route, you’ll find 16 historical sites and learn much about colonial revolutionary Boston. Holidays in Boston involve gentle but fascinating sightseeing, some great shopping and plenty of lingering over coffees and meals in this world-class city. Add a waterfront location, a good choice of accommodation and the chance to see whales in summer and you have the perfect destination for a relaxing but stimulating holiday.
Whale watching – April to October
Family holidays
Shopping
Comparing Harvard unfavourably with Oxford and Cambridge.
Most holidaymakers with a machine readable or biometric UK passport and a return or onward ticket can travel to Boston on the Visa Waiver scheme for stays of less than ninety days. It’s recommended that your passport has twelve months to run to the expiry date. Tipping is a way of life. Double the tax part of your restaurant bill to know the amount you ought to leave. Tip a dollar a drink in a bar. Have a stash of dollar bills at hand to tip doormen, taxi drivers and chambermaids.
May, June and September are usually the most pleasant months for holidays in Boston. Winters can be snowy and cold.
Flights to Boston from London take approx seven hours
Driving is on the right. Holidays in Boston are easily manageable without a car. There’s an efficient metro and not for nothing is Boston known as the ‘walking city’.