slides: Top 10 Beach Towns: New England’s Best Beach Towns 2012

Thursday, August 09, 2012

Tracey Minkin, GoLocal Features Editor

It's no easy task naming New England's Best Beach Towns, much less ranking them from #1 to #33. On the other hand, it's easy to see how these 10 beautiful towns landed at the very top of GoLocal's first-ever ranking. Each one combines great beaches, clean air and water, and a walking-friendly layout that allows you to get from all the restaurants, bars and ice cream parlors to the beach--or to your B&B--without blowing out a flip-flop. Here, then, are the Top 10 Beach Towns in New England for 2012. Start planning your next getaway before Labor Day gets here.

For how GoLocal ranked New England's Best Beach Towns, go here.