It is April vacation week for New Hampshire. With my daughter playing high school sports we did not have time for a bigger trip, but was able to sneak away for a day trip. We lucked out as the weather was beautiful.
We left our home in Southern New Hampshire heading into Massachusetts. Our first stop was for breakfast at one of our favorite places, Salt and Light Cafe in Groton, Massachusetts. We love their bagels, breakfast’s, pastries and drinks.
After a delicious breakfast we headed south to Dartmouth, Massachusetts. A few people sent me social media posts of a daffodil forest and I had to check it out.
Located at Parson’s Reserve at 50 Horseneck Road in Dartmouth is a land trust. There is limited parking and volunteers are directing traffic. With us visiting on a Thursday we did not have difficulty finding parking. There were porta potty’s, a playground and spots to have a picnic along a river. Across the street was the trailhead to the daffodils. The path was easy to follow. Dogs are not allowed.
After about a quarter mile easy walk you to come to the daffodils. They ask for a $5 donation per person. There are volunteers providing information and will take a photo if you ask. These daffodils were planted during World War Two and have sustained all these years. There are paths throughout the one and half acres of daffodils.
The daffodils were absolutely stunning, we walked around enjoying them for about 45 minutes.
I’m so glad we made the drive, as this preserve was so stunning.
Our next stop was Haskell Gardens in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Located at 787 Shawmut Avenue in New Bedford is one of the oldest homes in the city. It is now a public park and garden. Parking is street only, which we did not have a problem doing. There is a small gift shop. The greenhouses did not have anything growing at this time. There were some flowers in bloom along a pathway.
In the back of the property was a large field with flowers, a spiral labyrinth garden and a cool wooden garden structure.
We only spent about 30 minutes exploring the property. With not a lot of flowers in bloom there was not a lot to see.
Our next stop was Borderland State Park located at 259 Massapoag Ave. North Easton, MA. The State Park offers a variety of hiking trails, a disc golf course, fishing and home to Ames Mansion. There is a small fee to enter the park. We walked some of the hiking trails, which were easy to navigate.
The main reason for the visit to this park was to see Ames Mansion. I did not realize that you could only go inside if you booked a tour, which we did not have time to do. We walked around the outside of it.
There were many people playing disc golf, fishing or just enjoying the open space. There is a small visitor center to get information and book tours through.
Our final activity of the day was visiting Supercharged Entertainment in Wrentham, Massachusetts for my daughter and husband to ride the indoor go carts on their multi level track. We were able to get tickets without an issue and did not have to wait too long, but it was not busy. My guess is it can get very busy and have long wait times. My husband and daughter really enjoyed the go carts. They rode for about 10 minutes.
Our final stop of the day was dinner at Rail Trail Flatbread Company in Milford, Massachusetts. We usually go to the one in Hudson, but I navigated to the wrong location, not realizing there are two of them. My husband had some delicious wings and a Big Mac Pizza, my daughter had a greek chicken salad and truffle fries and I had a Mexican Street Corn Pizza. All of our food was excellent. Our waiter was friendly and prompt. With it being a nice day we sat outside, which we really enjoyed. We will absolutely continue to return to Rail Trail Flatbread Company.
Overall we had a great day exploring south eastern Massachusetts. The daffodil forest was the highlight of our day trip.
