‘Cast Away, Dropping Anchor in: Westerly/Watch Hill, Rhode Island

By Laura Winters, Hilary Jenison & Ally Donnelly Often people are looking for destinations within a short drive of #02043, and a quick search of social media boards reveals a list of the usual, albeit lovely, destinations. We got together with Ally Donnelly from The Hingham ‘Cast and decided we wanted to check out a few lesser-known …

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Pick-Your-Own Apples: 3 Orchards Within 30 Miles of Hingham

Photo by Gabrielle Martin. October 1, 2020 by Gabrielle S. Martin For the past few weeks, I’ve had apple picking on the brain – but then again, who could blame me? My Instagram feed has been overwhelmed by cute snapshots of flannel-clad friends and families standing in blooming apple orchards with picture-perfect blue skies in …

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DIY Day Trips to the Boston Harbor Islands

Saturday, August 8, 2020 by Gabrielle Martin Photography courtesy of Jen Cormier. Photo courtesy of Jen Cormier. Find her on Instagram: @jscormier. The Boston Harbor Islands National and State Park is composed of 34 islands and peninsulas, all located within 10 miles of Boston, making these accessible and low-cost DIY destinations for Hinghamites. Overall operation …

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Five Perfect Places to Picnic

Photography by Abigail Noyes and Gabrielle Martin. July 30, 2020 by Gabrielle Martin In the current coronavirus climate, people are opting to eat outdoors more than ever! Plus, let’s face it: after months and months of being confined to our homes, we’ve all begun searching for new places to visit to cure our cabin fever. …

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The World Awaits for Hingham Native, Kelsey Johnson

When your boyfriend lands a job for a high-end travel concierge company, you have something to celebrate. Exotic trips are just one of the perks for Kelsey Johnson, a long-time Hingham resident and girlfriend of Travel Sommelier’s new VP of Sales, Mike Abrahams.  “As part of the training process, Travel Sommelier sent Mike around Africa …

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Hingham to Hingham: An Tale of Two Stones

October 21, 2019 by Laura Winters To celebrate the 275th anniversary of the founding of Hingham, MA , the residents here decided to erect a Memorial Tower near the Old Ship Church. As a tribute to our old Hingham heritage, it was decided that a stone from old Hingham should be delivered to Hingham, MA …

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24 Hours in Hingham, Norfolk

October 20, 2019 by Hilary Jenison We left London at noon on Friday and set out via train to Hingham, Norfolk.  It’s about a two-hour train ride North East of London and it was fairly easy to navigate.  The train brings you to Norwich (pronounced N-aw-rich) which is about a 30-minute taxi ride through the …

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A trip across the pond – Hingham Anchor Visits Hingham, England

October 18, 2019 by Hilary Jenison and Laura Winters The Hingham Anchor officially set sail last October and it’s been such a fun ride and exceeded our wildest expectations because of all of you – our local followers – that have decided to hop aboard with us.  Our goal has always been to celebrate the …

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