Date Ideas in Essex, MA

  • TripBuzz discovered 116 different types of activities for couples in the Essex area, including Specialty Museums (like Essex Shipbuilding Museum), Boat Cruise (like Essex River Cruises & Charters), Parks (like New England Holocaust Memorial) and Movie Theaters (like Coolidge Corner Theatre), and much more.
  • We discovered a total of 391 date ideas in or near Essex, Massachusetts, including 389 fun or romantic activities in nearby cities within 25 miles like Boston, Gloucester, Salem and Cambridge.
  • TripBuzz discovered 116 different types of activities for couples in the Essex area, including Specialty Museums (like Essex Shipbuilding Museum), Boat Cruise (like Essex River Cruises & Charters), Parks (like New England Holocaust Memorial) and Movie Theaters (like Coolidge Corner Theatre), and much more.
  • We discovered a total of 391 date ideas in or near Essex, Massachusetts, including 389 fun or romantic activities in nearby cities within 25 miles like Boston, Gloucester, Salem and Cambridge.
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0.3 Miles
92% 144 votes
Boat Cruise 35 Dodge St., Essex, MA 1929 MoreLess Info
Essex River Cruises & Charters is a local tour company which offers a variety of guided river excursions on the salt marshes around the Essex River where visitors can catch glimpses of local wildlife.
0.2 Miles
95% 22 votes
Specialty Museums 66 Main Street, Essex, MA 1929 MoreLess Info
At Essex Shipbuilding Museum, visitors can view a number of maritime historical artifacts which depict the boat-building techniques from late 17th century to the present.
2.9 Miles
92% 12 votes
Nature & Wildlife Areas Argilla Road, Ipswich, MA 01938 MoreLess Info
Kayakers and boaters love visiting Crane Wildlife Refuge on the Crane Estate. Three-and-a-half miles of gravel roads and foot trails lead to the Crane burial site atop Choate Island. Wildlife seen in the area include gulls, sanderlings and sandpipers.
3.7 Miles
96% 169 votes
Historic Homes 290 Argilla Road, Ipswich, MA 1938 MoreLess Info
Castle Hill lies within the Crane Estate which overlooks the sea and features rolling landscaped gardens that connect to the shoreline. The area comprises of numerous hiking trails and is home to diverse local wildlife.
3.7 Miles
93% 537 votes
Beaches Argilla Road, Ipswich, MA 1938 MoreLess Info
Crane Beach comprises of mutiple sand dunes and salt marshes coupled with a number of walking trails and boardwalks which offer panoramic views of the Ipswich Bay.
4.2 Miles
100% 2 votes
Distilleries 23 Hayward St, Unit 8, Ipswich, MA 01938 MoreLess Info
Turkey Shore Distilleries offers a tour of a rum distillery so that visitors can see rum made, learn about the process from the distiller and taste the wares. Limited release seasonal rums can be sampled there also.
4.3 Miles
75% 4 votes
Beaches Cape Anne, Gloucester, MA 01930 MoreLess Info
Despite its grim-sounding name, Coffin's Beach is a picturesque white sound beach that stretches for almost two miles. The beach features scenic dunes, and when the tide goes out visitors can see a large rock formation with crabs and lobsters.
4.5 Miles
85% 27 votes
Gardens 572 Essex Street, Beverly, MA 1915 MoreLess Info
Known for its beautiful gardens of plants and statuary, Long Hill is located in Beverly, Massachusetts. The estate was the summer residence of the publisher of the Atlantic Monthly in the early 1900s.
4.5 Miles
100% 6 votes
Gardens 572 Essex Street, Beverly, MA 01915 MoreLess Info
A 114 acre property that once belonged to the famous publisher Ellery Sedgwick, Long Hill now boasts an extensive network of meticulously landscaped gardens. The gardens combine intentional plantings with wilderness, and feature walking trails.
4.6 Miles
75% 36 votes
Farms & Ranches Highland St., Ipswich, MA 1982 MoreLess Info
Appleton Farms is the oldest operating agricultural and dairy farm in America and is home to many walking trails, a dairy store and a visitor center.
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