The Ultimate New England Getaway Guide

By Nancy and Richard Woodworth

When you want a break from everyday life, where can you go to get away?

New England offers whatever you’re looking for. Do you like to be at the coast or in the mountains? Beside a lake? In the midst of a vibrant city? Hidden in the quiet countryside?

Do you want a sumptuous resort with golf and tennis, a pool and a spa? A luxurious inn where you can sleep late, relax over afternoon tea and eat a gourmet dinner by candlelight? A small country retreat where you can get close to nature? A secluded place to get lost in, just you and your significant other, with a canopy bed, a whirlpool tub and a blazing fireplace to rekindle romance?

For those seeking the perfect getaway for any reason or season, this book has the answers. It reveals the details on 30 New England getaway destinations that have the best of everything:

• Escape to the mountains of Vermont or New Hampshire.
• Revel in city life in Portland or Providence.
• Savor history and hamlets in rural Connecticut.
• Recharge along the coast of Maine or Rhode Island.
• Explore the Mad River Valley, Mount Washington or Moosehead Lake.
• Enjoy culture and the good life in the Berkshires or Boston.
• Succumb to the mystique of Mystic or Stowe, Nantucket or Kennebunkport.

The recommendations are here. So are the specifics on the best places to stay, where to eat, and what to see and do to indulge your cravings. The authors share their favorite getaway places. Now you can enjoy.

Pub Date: April 2005 490 Pages. $18.95.
Paperback: 5½ by 8½.
ISBN: 0-934260-97-4.

CONTENTS

CONNECTICUT
Northwest Corner
Lower Connecticut River Valley
Mystic/Stonington
Northeastern Connecticut

RHODE ISLAND
Newport
Providence
Bristol

MASSACHUSETTS
The Southern Berkshires
Williamstown/North Adams
Nantucket
Provincetown
Boston
Salem

VERMONT
Manchester
Middlebury/Champlain Valley
Burlington
Stowe
Mad River Valley
Woodstock/Quechee

NEW HAMPSHIRE
Lake Winnipesaukee
Franconia/Bethlehem
Mount Washington Valley
Portsmouth

MAINE
Kennebunkport
Portland
Freeport and the Harpswells
Camden/Rockland
Blue Hill Peninsula/Deer Isle
Mount Desert and Bar Harbor

Click here to order this book.

Wood Pond Press
365 Ridgewood Road
West Hartford, CT 06107
Phone: (860) 521-0389
Fax: (860) 313-0185
© Copyright 2006
All rights reserved.

E-mail feedback to:
woodpond@ntplx.net

Home page | Full destination index |
About Wood Pond Press | Ordering Information | Restaurant of the Week | Inn of the Week |
Book of the Month | Getaway of the Month |