Why the South Coast Region?

            The South Coast region of Massachusetts stretches from the Rhode Island border to the Cape Cod Canal and offers some of the finest beaches and freshest seafood in the country without the frustrating traffic jams of Cape Cod. Each of the South Coast villages has a slightly different flavor and demographic.
          

The Town of Westport enjoys the rare combination of beautiful ocean vistas and acres of pastures and farms surrounded by miles of stone walls.



South Dartmouth is home to the legendary New Bedford Yacht Club, boasting some of the best sailing on the east coast, while the quaint village of Padanaram, and the summer communities of Nonquitt, Round Hill,
Salters, and Mishaum Point offer coastal living at its finest. North Dartmouth has become a center for postsecondary education with the campuses of the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth and the Southern New England College of Law.


 

New Bedford remains the leading port in the nation for fishing tonnage and has seen a renaissance in its downtown area since its designation by the National Park Service as the National Whaling Historical Park. New Bedford’s Whaling Museum is the foremost historical institution for whaling history and artifacts, while New Bedford’s Buttonwood Park Zoo has recently been transformed into an accredited and top-tier zoological park. The city hosts art exhibits at several galleries in the downtown area, as well as year round live performances at the refurbished Zeiterion Theatre. Official City Web site

  
Fairhaven is known for the incomparable architecture of its town buildings donated by benefactor, Henry Huttleston Rogers, one of the founders of Standard Oil. Fort Phoenix, where the first naval battle with the British was fought during the Revolutionary War, is now a state park. This charming village center is also home to some of the most photographed Greek Revival and Federal architecture of the Whaling period. The undiscovered summer communities of Wilbur’s Point and West Island enjoy superb boating, swimming and shell fishing.

 

Mattapoisett is the quintessential New England seacoast town known for its quaint antique village, town wharf and Shipyard Park, Ned’s Point Lighthouse, and the private 18-hole golf community, the Bay Club. This is a small town with a strong sense of community, a brand new bike path, and the popular “River Race” on Memorial Day weekend. Wind-surfing and sailing are popular summer sports and the town swells with seasonal residents in the beach communities of Brant Beach, Antassawamock, Crescent Beach, Harbor Beach and Hollywoods.




Marion is home to private secondary school, Tabor Academy, which resembles a college campus on the bay. Marion also boasts miles of coastline, the Beverly Yacht Club, the Piney Point Beach Club and the Kittansett Country Club. The bi-annual Marion to Bermuda sailboat race begins here and takes place in June in odd numbered years. Marion’s population has grown in recent decades with numerous new home subdivisions and is known for gracious living.



Wareham is one of the largest towns in the Commonwealth in area. It stretches to Plymouth on the north, to the Canal on the east, and has several waterfront communities with great boating. The Rose Point, Briarwood, and Pinehurst communities offer affordable waterfront neighborhoods. The Indian Neck, Little Harbor, and Burgess Point Shores Communities usually have larger lot sizes and more water frontage, and as such tend to be more expensive. Wareham is also known for three newer, “Makepeace” communities---subdivisions with miles of walking trails, cranberry bogs and shared access to recreational ponds. Wareham is a commuter’s delight with easy access to Routes 495, 195, 28 and/or 6.
           
The South Coast region is one mile from Boston, one-half hour to Providence, Newport or Cape Cod, and 45 minutes to Martha’s Vineyard by boat or high-speed ferry.