Daytrip from Boston--Shopping/Coastline

Hi everyone! We are staying one night in Boston for Easter, and have completed our itinerary thanks to all the great people on these forums!

I have just one more question. We are thinking of driving somewhere from Boston to stay one night before heading back home. I realize it is April and not much is going on, but I%26#39;d really just like to see the ocean--I have a little bit of cabin fever! We don%26#39;t really want to be in a desolate place though, we%26#39;d love to shop a little.

I looked at Rockport, Cape Ann, Glouster, but I%26#39;m not sure if there%26#39;s much going on in April.

Any advice?

Daytrip from Boston--Shopping/Coastline

One of my favorite spots is Rockport. While there%26#39;s not a whole lot going on this time of year, some of the art shops will be open on weekends. However, you may find that you didn%26#39;t allot enough time to Boston itself. One day goes VERY fast.

Daytrip from Boston--Shopping/Coastline

Sorry--I spelled Glouscester wrong--all the cesters take a while to get used to :-)

I can%26#39;t find much of anything for hotels in these areas. BF wants to stop in Salem for some witch trial stuff. Maybe we should just stay in Boston again and take a day trip to Salem instead? I had my heart set on staying on the ocean, though.

Gloucester! Haha.

Hi,

how about you go to Salem, and then to Marblehead? It is a really nice town by the coast with a cute downtown and some great seafood restaurants. You can go for a stroll on the beach, go for lunch at one of the restaurants (I think The Landing is right by the water). Make sure you walk around the old town.

visitmarblehead.com/pages/visit_dining1.asp

This way you get both Salem and a seaside town.

Enjoy!

I wsa going to suggest Salem. Little more year round stuff there and a quick trip to Marblehead from there ... or if you%26#39;ve got a bit more time, continue on to Gloucester for a %26#39;drive-by%26#39;.