{"id":1055,"date":"2020-04-27T12:41:44","date_gmt":"2020-04-27T12:41:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-photo-tour\/?p=1055"},"modified":"2020-04-27T12:57:06","modified_gmt":"2020-04-27T12:57:06","slug":"where-is-the-farmcoast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-photo-tour\/2020\/04\/27\/where-is-the-farmcoast\/","title":{"rendered":"Where is the FarmCoast?"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1056\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1056\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1056\" src=\"http:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-photo-tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/westport-ma-900x675.jpg\" alt=\"Westport Town Farm in Westport, MA.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-photo-tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/westport-ma-900x675.jpg 900w, https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-photo-tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/westport-ma-900x675-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-photo-tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/westport-ma-900x675-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1056\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Westport Town Farm in Westport, Mass., a beautiful spot at the FarmCoast.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The FarmCoast spans from Tiverton and Little Compton. R.I. to Westport and Dartmouth, Mass. The crystal clear coastal waters combine with rolling meadows, stone walls and ancient barns to create this beautiful New England wonderland &#8212; like something out of a storybook.\u00a0 It&#8217;s an ideal place to take a walk by the water at publicly accessible spaces in the form of beaches and farmland.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0542617997214413\" data-ad-slot=\"8767959031\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t let the sparsely populated lands fool you, however. There&#8217;s plenty to do here &#8212; it&#8217;s just that things are spread out and often hidden. If you look long and hard enough at the FarmCoast, you&#8217;ll find unique places to shop and restaurants that specialize in fresh local seafood, as well as vineyards and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/walkersstand\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">farmstands<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Historic Tiverton Four Corners reigns at the &#8220;hub&#8221; of the area with the landmark <a href=\"http:\/\/www.visitingnewengland.com\/grays-ice-cream-tiverton-ri.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gray&#8217;s Ice Cream stand<\/a>, Provender Gourmet Food Shop housed in an 1876 Victorian home and a few galleries, boutiques and locally-owned shops. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.visitingnewengland.com\/Little-Compton-RI.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Little Compton<\/a> could give Tiverton Four Corners a run for the money, however, with its town center pretty much consisting of Wilbur&#8217;s General Store (more than 100-years old) and the Commons Lunch which specializes in the locally famous johnnycakes ((sweetened cornmeal flatbreads).<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1062\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1062\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1062\" src=\"http:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-photo-tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/little-compton-commons-lunch.jpg\" alt=\"The Commons Lunch in Little Compton, R.I.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-photo-tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/little-compton-commons-lunch.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-photo-tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/little-compton-commons-lunch-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-photo-tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/little-compton-commons-lunch-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1062\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Commons Lunch.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Some other highlights at The FarmCoast&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1057\" src=\"http:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-photo-tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Sakonnet-Point-900x675.jpg\" alt=\"Sakonnet Point in Little Compton, RI.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-photo-tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Sakonnet-Point-900x675.jpg 900w, https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-photo-tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Sakonnet-Point-900x675-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-photo-tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Sakonnet-Point-900x675-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>*The stunning ocean views at Sakonnet Point in Little Compton (pictured above)<\/p>\n<p>*Little Compton&#8217;s Sakonnet Vineyards where the microclimate and rich soil are reportedly similar to the coastal climates of Northern France<\/p>\n<p>*<a href=\"http:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/coastal-roasters-tiverton.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Coastal Roasters<\/a> in Tiverton where you enjoy a cup of freshly roasted coffee with water views<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1058\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1058\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1058\" src=\"http:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-photo-tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/coastal-roasters-storefront.jpg\" alt=\"Coastal Roasters in Tiverton. RI.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-photo-tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/coastal-roasters-storefront.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-photo-tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/coastal-roasters-storefront-300x137.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-photo-tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/coastal-roasters-storefront-768x350.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1058\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Coastal Roasters in Tiverton.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>*The seasonal <a href=\"http:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/?p=1098\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Evelyn&#8217;s Drive-in<\/a> in Tiverton with its water views, lobster, quahogs, fried seafood and specialty dishes like lobster chow mein<\/p>\n<p>*<a href=\"http:\/\/www.visitingnewengland.com\/Horseneck-Beach-Westport.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Horseneck Beach<\/a> in Westport, one of the greatest stretches of ocean beach in southeastern Massachusetts.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1060\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1060\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1060\" src=\"http:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-photo-tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Horseneck-Beach-Westport.jpg\" alt=\"Horseneck Beach in Westport, Mass.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"612\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-photo-tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Horseneck-Beach-Westport.jpg 900w, https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-photo-tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Horseneck-Beach-Westport-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-photo-tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Horseneck-Beach-Westport-768x470.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1060\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Horseneck Beach.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>*South Shore Beach in Little Compton &#8212; one of the\u00a0 lesser-known beaches in southern New England<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1061\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1061\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1061\" src=\"http:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-photo-tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Little-Compton-Beach.jpg\" alt=\"South Shore Beach in Little Compton, R.I.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-photo-tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Little-Compton-Beach.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-photo-tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Little-Compton-Beach-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-photo-tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Little-Compton-Beach-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1061\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">South Shore Beach.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>*Westport Town Farm with a centuries-old farmhouse and pastures bracketed by stone walls leading to views of the Westport River.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0542617997214413\" data-ad-slot=\"8767959031\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, the\u00a0FarmCoast truly shines with its appealing mix of farms and coast. It&#8217;s truly a vastly underrated region!<\/p>\n<p>The FarmCoast is conveniently located, also, within an hour from Boston, Mass. and Cape Cod and about 20-30 minutes from Newport and Providence, R.I.<\/p>\n<p>For more on the FarmCoast, <a href=\"http:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/?p=3152\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/farmcoast.com\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>. Also check out the story, <a href=\"http:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/?p=7004\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0Amazing Under the Radar New England Destinations,<\/a> which features the FarmCoast.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1059\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1059\" style=\"width: 1632px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1059\" src=\"http:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-photo-tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/farmland-by-the-water.jpg\" alt=\"Farmland by the water at the FarmCoast in Tiverton, R.I.\" width=\"1632\" height=\"1224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-photo-tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/farmland-by-the-water.jpg 1632w, https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-photo-tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/farmland-by-the-water-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-photo-tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/farmland-by-the-water-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-photo-tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/farmland-by-the-water-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-photo-tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/farmland-by-the-water-1200x900-cropped.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1632px) 100vw, 1632px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1059\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Farmland by the water at the FarmCoast.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The FarmCoast spans from Tiverton and Little Compton. 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