Enchanting New England

In April 2019 I was part of a group of Travel Counsellors who visited Boston and Cape Cod as guests of the Massachusetts Tourist board. We had an amazing time and I really enjoyed visiting a part of the US I hadn't been to before.

Our first two nights were in Boston City and we stayed at the gorgeous Four Seasons Hotel in Back Bay overlooking the public gardens. The rooms were amazing, very spacious and comfortable and the staff were all very friendly and welcoming. Our first day was a full on day of exploring the city, we took a local bike tour, which was something quite out of my comfort zone but I loved it, we got to see so much of the city in around two and a half hours, way more than we would have done otherwise. We cycled alongside the river, around historic Beacon Hill with it's beautiful houses and learnt all about the history of the Boston Tea Party. We stopped to take pictures at Fenway Park, home of the Boston Red Sox and finished with a well earned lunch stop at Quincy Market, Boston's amazing food hall. No visit to Boston would have been complete without a stop for a beer in the famous Cheers Bar...only those of a certain age would remember that! The day was finished off with attending a performance of the Blue Man Group...very different!

Our next two nights were spent on Cape Cod. Admittedly we didn't visit at the best time, the April weather was not brilliant, but it did gives us a great flavour of this beautiful area and an idea of what it would be like in the summer months. Lots of this to see and do including a quaint villages, lighthouses, the glass museum, maritime history and the most amazing local seafood. Wherever we went we were met with the most amazing hospitality.

We visited the Plymouth Plantation to learn about the 400th Anniversary of the arrival of the Mayflower in 2020 and the effect on the indigenous Wampanoag people. And finally we finished our stay off by travelling to the home of the New England Patriots...wow what a place, it had a shop larger than most supermarkets at home, shops and hotels, and a great interactive museum where you can learn all about one of the most successful ever NFL teams.

I'd love to go back to this area, perhaps in the Fall, there is so much to see and do, hotels were of a great standard and we had some amazing food during our stay....Boston and Cape Cod is highly recommended!