If you are planning to visit Essex for a day trip, I suggest that you take you car and park it on or around Main St. and walk around. You can walk to the Town Green, the Connecticut River Museum and various shops and restaurants. It's lots of fun.
Written Jul 25, 2006
Take I-95 to Exit 69 (CT Route 9). Take Route 9 for about 3 Miles to Exit 3 (CT Route 154). The RR Station (which is well marked) is located on CT Route 154.
Written Oct 5, 2002
We drove down since we live in Massachusetts.
By car or on foot.
Written Oct 4, 2002
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2 Reviews and 86 Opinions My stay here was pleasant. There was a sale on the rooms for $109 a night during the summer for...
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We drove down since we live in Massachusetts.By car or on foot.
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I came to Essex because it was one of the first entries in 1000 Things to See Before You Die, USA Edition. It's such a charming one-road town. The water and the quaint shopping, historical inn and...
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Essex CT was voted the best small town in the country. It is a tiny town on the Connecticut river steeped in history. During the revoloutinary war Essex was the shipbuilding town. In fact the British...
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Essex is a small town located near the mouth of the Connecticut River. It is an old railroad town.
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I want to visit this area again. The town of Essex is very charming and it looks as if there is much more to do there. :-)
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Essex -- a great small town for a day trip!

There are a few must do's in the small town which was rated as one of the best small town's in America. First is the Essex Steam Train and Riverboat, which there is more info about in the Things to Do...
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