https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 04 May 2026 03:20:24 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/suggestions-for-a-weekend-getaway-in-new-england#post-2771611 Tue, 05 Sep 2017 10:57:37 +0000 Alba4 2771611@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd do Burlington, VT or Newport, RI. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/suggestions-for-a-weekend-getaway-in-new-england#post-2771608 Tue, 05 Sep 2017 10:29:38 +0000 periwinklebee 2771608@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@QueensBee: We stayed at Apple Hill Inn this weekend and it was *amazing* - thank you so much for the recommendation!</p> <p>I'm hoping to be able to make it to at least another place or two from this thread before the baby comes, so many awesome suggestions. :grin: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/suggestions-for-a-weekend-getaway-in-new-england#post-2764592 Wed, 02 Aug 2017 17:55:30 +0000 periwinklebee 2764592@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Wow, these are all awesome suggestions! Now the only hard part is figuring out where to go - this thread makes me wish I'd been more adventurous in my pre-baby days. :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/suggestions-for-a-weekend-getaway-in-new-england#post-2764477 Wed, 02 Aug 2017 13:38:29 +0000 snarkybiochemist 2764477@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I totally forgot about Cape Cod, mostly b/c its not a vacation destination for me, my grandfather lives there and we go once a year to visit him. It closes up real fast, if you go much later then early October many things won't be open. We usually target our visit for late September early October so the majority of restaurants and things to do are open. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/suggestions-for-a-weekend-getaway-in-new-england#post-2764460 Wed, 02 Aug 2017 13:01:11 +0000 ineebee 2764460@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sounds like a lot of these suggestions are very nature-y, but I have to put in my two cents about Providence, RI. Lived there for a year, and it was the best year ever. So many cheap, omg-unbelievable eats, so many things to do and see, and such a walkable town. Highly recommend it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/suggestions-for-a-weekend-getaway-in-new-england#post-2764404 Wed, 02 Aug 2017 12:00:09 +0000 Dahlia 2764404@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Portland, ME, anywhere on Acadia National Park, Boothbay Harbor, ME, Burlington, VT... New England is the best! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/suggestions-for-a-weekend-getaway-in-new-england#post-2764376 Wed, 02 Aug 2017 11:08:59 +0000 skiierchck99 2764376@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@periwinklebee: If you have SPG points or just feel like a splurge the Equinox in Manchester VT is quite nice. I'd also recommend Hanover NH, Porland ME, the Cape, Newport, or Jackson NH - many of which have been recommended. Let us know where you decide and I can give more specific recommendations! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/suggestions-for-a-weekend-getaway-in-new-england#post-2764351 Wed, 02 Aug 2017 10:40:04 +0000 hellobeeboston 2764351@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Rocker2014: @periwinklebee: I'm also on the North Shore by the beaches! LOVE IT... we lived in Boston and used to drive up this way to visit all the time and decided we should live full time up this way :) :)</p> <p>My suggestions:<br /> Bar Harbor, ME (if you feel like driving)<br /> Kennebunkport, ME - SO CUTE, much closer... we stayed at the cutest little cottage there, I can get you the name if you want.<br /> Portsmouth, ME is also great as mentioned</p> <p>Lake Winnepesauke (various spots to stay on):<br /> Meredith, NH - Stay at Church Landing (they have a few different properties, they're all great)<br /> Wolfeboro, NH - further north, ADORABLE, stay on the lake</p> <p>Or a night at the Mount Washington Hotel in NH - so pretty.</p> <p>We go to RI often and usually visit Westerly, RI.... If you feel like having a very fancy night - stay at the Ocean House in Watch Hill. AMAZING, next door to Taylor Swifts house ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/suggestions-for-a-weekend-getaway-in-new-england#post-2764348 Wed, 02 Aug 2017 10:35:18 +0000 catlady 2764348@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You've gotten some great suggestions and you can't really go wrong with any of them. I live in Boston and we did trips to Portsmouth NH, Portland ME, Burlington VT, and Nantucket while I was pregnant. I think Portland was my favorite, mostly due to the many amazing things that I ate there. :) Nantucket was also great, but we had our toddler with us on that trip so it wasn't very relaxing. I also really love the White Mountains in NH (didn't do that while pregnant but I imagine it was be lovely). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/suggestions-for-a-weekend-getaway-in-new-england#post-2764342 Wed, 02 Aug 2017 10:16:16 +0000 jennlin821 2764342@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I second all the Portland Maine suggestions!</p> <p>However, also check out the Mountain View Inn, in NH. We got married there, and its a beautiful place, with a lot to do on the property. (its very close to Mt. Washington). Its a small resort that reminds me of the Dirty Dancing resort, with stuff to do. My husband and his groomsmen did axe throwing the morning of our wedding! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/suggestions-for-a-weekend-getaway-in-new-england#post-2764269 Wed, 02 Aug 2017 08:28:39 +0000 yoursilverlining 2764269@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My vote is for Portsmouth, NH or Portland, ME. Bar Harbor is great but quite a drive and also generally completely booked up already this time of year (and $$$$$$$)</p> <p>If you end up in/near Portland I can give you more specific suggestions! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/suggestions-for-a-weekend-getaway-in-new-england#post-2764140 Tue, 01 Aug 2017 20:51:18 +0000 QueensBee 2764140@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Woodstock, VT! I'm actually here now visiting family and it's picture-perfect.</p> <p>The Woostock Inn is amazing. The Apple Hill Inn is also spectacular. Definitely eat dinner at Simon Pearce which is a few miles away. There's lots to do- shopping, farms, scenic hikes, river tubing, kayaking, get a massage... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/suggestions-for-a-weekend-getaway-in-new-england#post-2764101 Tue, 01 Aug 2017 19:46:13 +0000 periwinklebee 2764101@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Eko: Thanks - sounds awesome!</p> <p>@Rocker2014: I'm jealous, the north shore is so amazing. There are so many great places in RI, and the traffic is usually a lot better getting there compared to the cape. We love Colt State Park (on a peninsula in Narragansett bay), which is near the Newport Cliff Walk (not the greatest on weekends in the middle of summer when crowds are insane but otherwise gorgeous). Block Island is gorgeous, though a bit more of a trip to get to since it involves a ferry. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/suggestions-for-a-weekend-getaway-in-new-england#post-2764087 Tue, 01 Aug 2017 19:17:36 +0000 Rocker2014 2764087@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@periwinklebee: And I live on the north shore right by the beach and never think to go down to RI, now you've given me some ideas, thanks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/suggestions-for-a-weekend-getaway-in-new-england#post-2764078 Tue, 01 Aug 2017 18:57:34 +0000 Eko 2764078@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@periwinklebee: our favorite weekend spots have been Portsmouth, nh and Woodstock, vt. Jackson nh and stowe are also other good suggestions. Bar Harbor is awesome but it is a drive. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/suggestions-for-a-weekend-getaway-in-new-england#post-2764065 Tue, 01 Aug 2017 17:56:50 +0000 periwinklebee 2764065@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks everyone, these are awesome suggestions! </p> <p>@Rocker2014: Our usual favorite is RI (Bristol, Newport area, Block Island, food in Providence), and we spent a weekend last year in Tanglewood in western MA, which was lovely - great b&amp;b's and music. We do lots of short day trips to the North Shore, which has nice beaches. It's been awhile since we've been to ME/NH/VT, and these are all really great suggestions. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/suggestions-for-a-weekend-getaway-in-new-england#post-2764062 Tue, 01 Aug 2017 17:48:08 +0000 skipra 2764062@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Newport or Block Island, RI (could fly into Providence to reduce drive time)<br /> Cape Cod<br /> Martha's Vineyard or Nantucket if you are willing to fly there as drive + ferry would eat up too much time.<br /> Newburyport/Salem/MA north shore<br /> Portsmouth, NH </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/suggestions-for-a-weekend-getaway-in-new-england#post-2764055 Tue, 01 Aug 2017 17:35:12 +0000 bhbee 2764055@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We used points at a hotel in Manchester vt once and loved it! We went in summer but would be great in fall. I think it was called the equinox? A little longer drive than some places. Our baby moon for #1 was a long weekend on Nantucket off season - so quiet! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/suggestions-for-a-weekend-getaway-in-new-england#post-2764048 Tue, 01 Aug 2017 17:16:33 +0000 peaches1038 2764048@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Portland Maine is my happy place. It's so so cute and the food is amazing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/suggestions-for-a-weekend-getaway-in-new-england#post-2764045 Tue, 01 Aug 2017 17:11:48 +0000 bushelandapeck 2764045@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We live near Boston but live to visit North Conway, Stowe, VT, Bar Harbor/Acadia, and Portsmouth, NH. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/suggestions-for-a-weekend-getaway-in-new-england#post-2764040 Tue, 01 Aug 2017 17:00:51 +0000 ocean81 2764040@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I vote for cape cod or Nantucket depending on your budget. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/suggestions-for-a-weekend-getaway-in-new-england#post-2764026 Tue, 01 Aug 2017 16:23:41 +0000 BSB 2764026@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Bar Harbor, ME is beautiful when I went a few years ago. I just moved to New England so other than Boston, I don't have any more suggestions. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/suggestions-for-a-weekend-getaway-in-new-england#post-2764025 Tue, 01 Aug 2017 16:23:04 +0000 sillymilly 2764025@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I recently went to Newport, RI and it was a really nice trip. There are lots of restaurants on the water. For activities, cliff walk and touring the mansions are fun and pregnancy friendly :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/suggestions-for-a-weekend-getaway-in-new-england#post-2764008 Tue, 01 Aug 2017 16:09:17 +0000 snarkybiochemist 2764008@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We were just in Jackson nh and had a great time, we also really love bar harbor and Maine in general </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/suggestions-for-a-weekend-getaway-in-new-england#post-2764006 Tue, 01 Aug 2017 16:07:07 +0000 Rocker2014 2764006@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What are your usual favorites? </p> <p>My first choice would be Portland ME, followed by North Conway NH. Bar Harbor, ME and Burlington VT are fantastic, but a much longer drive. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/suggestions-for-a-weekend-getaway-in-new-england#post-2763998 Tue, 01 Aug 2017 16:00:02 +0000 periwinklebee 2763998@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm hoping to go on a weekend baby moon somewhere in the New England area (ideally within a few hours drive of Boston, but not Boston itself) sometime this month. I would love any and all suggestions about great places to go/stay/eat, as I'd like to do something new rather than defaulting to our usual favorites. </p>