Newbury, Massachusetts Travel Information

Bird-Watching at Plum Island When the sun crosses the equator for the vernal equinox, it’s time to take a long trip and start courting. Birds have that instinct hard-wired into their genes; humans have to make a conscious effort.... Newburyport, MA

Cape Ann & the North Shore, Massachusetts (Including Essex, Gloucester, Ipswich, Newburypoty, and Rockport) When Bostonians say they're going to "The Cape," they’re generally talking about Cape Cod. Fewer people consider regular weekends at the northern Cape, Cape Ann, which is a shame, because it’s equally... Gloucester, MA

Cape Ann, The North Shore, and the Merrimack Valley The ragged coastline of the North Shore begins in the shipyards on Boston’s north edges. As the crow flies, it stretches for 30 miles, up and around the fist of Cape Ann, in and out of Ipswich Bay, an... Gloucester, MA

Cape Ann: Gloucester, Rockport & Essex, MA Nothing epitomizes New England seafaring more than Gloucester, home port of the oldest maritime industry in North America. So if you’re determined to immerse yourself in the atmosphere of a working po... Gloucester, MA

Essex and Cape Ann, Massachusetts At the entrance to Cape Ann, the town of Essex is well known as an antiques capital. What is typically overlooked here is the Essex Shipbuilding Museum, even though it is in the thick of the antiques ... Essex, MA

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Eliza Little Walking Trail (Distance: 1.8 mi) A pastoral walk across old farmland from a seventeenth-century farmhouse to the Merrimack estuary. The Eliza Little Walking Trail is part of the 170-mile Bay Circuit Walking Trail, which makes a half ...

Newbury , MA - Walking - length:1 mi

Merrimack River: Cashman Park to Amesbury and the Mouth of the Merrimack River (Distance: 2.0 mi) The mouth of the Merrimack at Newburyport is a strong and exciting place. The 115-mile river flows through most of New Hampshire, including Manchester and the Massachusetts mill towns of Haverhill, Lo...

Newbury, MA - Sea Kayaking - length:12.5 mi

Ocean and River Trail (Distance: 2.7 mi) A family day-use and camping seaside area where the Merrimack River meets the Atlantic Ocean. This is a first-class state beach with clean, airy rest rooms and changing facilities. It’s a good idea to...

Salisbury, MA - Hiking - length:0.75 mi

Drumlin Trail (Distance: 2.9 mi) Expansive distant views of the Parker River estuary from a 168-foot-high glacial drumlin used for three centuries as a coastal landmark. Old Town Hill is one of several noncontiguous sites making up t...

Newbury, MA - Hiking - length:1.3 mi

Old Town Hill Reservation (Distance: 3.2 mi) Owned by the Trustees of Reservations, Old Town Hill offers the nature lover a chance to walk to the top of a wooded glacial drumlin and explore the edge of a broad salt marsh. It’s a very quiet area ...

Newbury, MA - Hiking - length:2.25 mi

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Ould Newbury Ould Newbury Golf Club Public, 9 holes 3100 yards, par 35 3.3 miles from center of Newbury, Massachusetts

Evergreen Evergreen Golf Course Public, 18 holes 3000 yards, par 35 6.0 miles from center of Newbury, Massachusetts

Amesbury Amesbury Golf & Country Club Public, 9 holes 3150 yards, par 35 7.3 miles from center of Newbury, Massachusetts

Ipswich Ipswich Country Club Private Non-Equity, 18 holes 7023 yards, par 72 8.3 miles from center of Newbury, Massachusetts

Rowley Carriage Pines Golf At Rowley Country Club Public, 18 holes 3325 yards, par 36 8.5 miles from center of Newbury, Massachusetts

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