Charged with a rich history of once being a barrel staves exporter, a shipbuilding town and then an artist’s summer retreat, Lyme lures its visitors to enjoy a holiday seeped in history at one of its myriad vacation rentals. Nestled on the eastern bank of Connecticut River, Lyme is in New London County, thereby befalling in the Norwich-New London metro area.
Named after Lyme Regis, the fascinating town boasts some colonial architecture dating to circa 1640s, which comprise some churches and public buildings. Flourishing the most around 1700s and 1800s, Lyme soon became a favorite ‘painters’ summer art colony’. Glimpse some fine architecture or delve into its arts scene as you choose to stay in one of the Lyme vacation rentals, varying from lovely beach houses and charming cottages. Not only this, vacation rentals at Lyme Connecticut allow you to visit Mystic Seaport Museum at Mystic or to plan a short trip to US Coast Guard Academy at New London.
Unravel the artistic past of this coastal town as you witness some creative entangles of Charles Ebert, Willard Metcalfe or Childe Hassam at the 11-acres Florence Griswold Museum, which even houses Lyme Art Colony. Witness the inspirational heritage of these artists as you reserve some Lyme vacation rentals close to the much-traveled Connecticut Impressionist Art Trail; or get active at the nearby Nehantic State Forest, Selden Neck State Park or Hammonasset Beach; better still, enjoy skiing in winters at the tiny Dartmouth Skiway.