Area Attractions - Rogers and Brown House Bed & Breakfast

Discover all of the great attractions in Ipswich, MA. Ipswich is spectacular in all seasons. During the fall; pick apples, eat hot apple cider donuts or take a hayride at Russell Orchard & Winery. Find your way through the Corn Maze at Marini Farm. Wolf Hollow offers a unique opportunity to view gray wolves in their natural environment.

Photos: Johanne Cassia, Fred Bachiman, & Dylan Brown

During winter months, take a walk on beautiful Crane Beach, a pristine beach with a spectacular expanse of white sand, soothing surf and scurrying local shore birds. Take a painting class, enjoy a visit to our library, cross country ski at Appleton Farm or Bradley Palmer State Park, or visit the Audubon Wildlife Sanctuary and feed the chickadees right out of your hand.

During the summer, Ipswich abounds with fairs, festivals and wonderful water-related activities. The sand-castle contest at Crane Beach attracts sculptors of all ages and the 2.5 mile beach is perfect for a picnic, a swim, a walk or a snooze.

For spring and summer outdoor fun, kayaking around the islands, waterways and salt marshes, bike ride to the beach and Jeffries Neck, hike through the woods at Bradley Palmer State Park, the trails at Appleton Farms or canoe the Ipswich River with Foote Brothers Canoe. Try fly fishing at Pavilion Beach or golf at any one of our 3 golf courses. Visit Marini Farm for wonderful fresh produce and baked goods.

Any time of year you can enjoy the Ipswich Museum, Whipple House and Crane Estate Museums. Walk around town to see "America's First Period Town"; 62 first period homes are still occupied. Museum entry tickets and free walking tour maps may be obtained at the Hall Haskell House Tourist Center on Rte 1A/133, at 30 South Main Street. You will pass small shops and galleries along the way.

Ipswich is famous for its clams and other seafood. Visit some great Ipswich restaurants including: 1640 Hart House, Clam Box, Ithaki Restaurant, Stone Soup Cafe, Choate Bridge Pub, Riverview Pizza and Christopher's Table. Enjoy a cup of fair-trade coffee at Zumi's cafe and listen to live music on the weekends. Get a massage at Sleight of Hand or drop in for a yoga class at our several local studios.

Ipswich is centrally located near Cape Ann, Gloucester, Rockport, Essex, Salem and Newburyport. We are an hour away from Kennebunkport, Ogunquit and the outlets at Kittery, Maine.