{"id":1800,"date":"2022-02-15T17:03:36","date_gmt":"2022-02-15T17:03:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rockcleft.com\/home\/?page_id=1800"},"modified":"2022-04-26T22:15:50","modified_gmt":"2022-04-26T22:15:50","slug":"area-overview","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rockcleft.com\/home\/area-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"Local Overview"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1800\" class=\"elementor elementor-1800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d437fd0 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"d437fd0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5d82d3e8\" data-id=\"5d82d3e8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-455221fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"455221fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.6.5 - 27-04-2022 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Local Overview<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6f070f9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6f070f9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-317bbd0\" data-id=\"317bbd0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edda6f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"edda6f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.6.5 - 27-04-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Rockcleft is located in the seaside community of Marblehead, Massachusetts, a small town on a peninsula 15 miles north of Boston.&nbsp;<span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5); color: var(--ast-global-color-3);\">The house itself can be found on Marblehead Neck, a smaller peninsula that is connected to the main part of Marblehead by a half mile long causeway. The causeway is open to cars, bicycles and pedestrians,&nbsp; and it affords views of the Atlantic Ocean on one side and Marblehead harbor on the other.&nbsp; There is much to see and do both in Marblehead and in the surrounding communities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5); color: var(--ast-global-color-3);\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><br><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f71d2c2\" data-id=\"f71d2c2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-170d86c elementor-widget elementor-widget-google_maps\" data-id=\"170d86c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"google_maps.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.6.5 - 27-04-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-google_maps .elementor-widget-container{overflow:hidden}.elementor-widget-google_maps iframe{height:300px}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed\">\n\t\t\t<iframe frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=309%20ocean%20avenue%20Marblehead%20ma&#038;t=m&#038;z=10&#038;output=embed&#038;iwloc=near\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"309 ocean avenue Marblehead ma\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"309 ocean avenue Marblehead ma\"\n\t\t\t><\/iframe>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6256638 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6256638\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f6000ee\" data-id=\"f6000ee\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eee7a0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eee7a0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: inherit; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5); color: var(--ast-global-color-3);\">Within Marblehead<\/span><\/em><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5); color: var(--ast-global-color-3);\">A walk or bike ride along the Marblehead Rail Trail, a 4-mile long pathway that meanders through wooded areas and continues on into the neighboring towns of Swampscott and Salem.<\/span><\/li><li>A walk through the Marblehead Neck Wildlife Sanctuary, located just 1\/4 mile from Rockcleft, offering a one mile trail through 20 wooded acres, with the opportunity for bird and animal sightings.<\/li><li>A visit to Devereux Beach, Marblehead&#8217;s largest beach, which offers a playground, restaurant, picnic tables, and parking. Lifeguards on duty during specified hours.\u00a0<\/li><li>Renting stand-up paddle boards at Riverhead Beach and exploring the boats and sites in Marblehead Harbor.<\/li><li>Eating in Marblehead&#8217;s many restaurants, from waterfront dining at the Landing to seafood at the Barnacle or sandwiches and pizza at Cafe Vesuvius.<\/li><li>A visit to one of Marblehead&#8217;s many beautiful oceanfront parks, including Chandler Hovey park (featuring the Marblehead Lighthouse), Castle Rock (for the climb and the views), and Fort Sewall (for the scenery and the history).<\/li><li>A visit to one of Marblehead&#8217;s many historical sites, including the Jeremiah Lee Mansion, the King Hooper Mansion, Old Burial Hill, the Old Townhouse, and Abbot Hall (home of the painting the Spirit of &#8217;76).\u00a0<\/li><li>Wandering through Marblehead&#8217;s two quaint shopping districts, one newer and one dating from the 1600s, with both offering a variety of dining and shopping options.<\/li><li>Exploring the older part of Marblehead at the far end of the peninsula, with many houses bearing plaques dating from the 1600s and providing information about the original owner&#8217;s name and occupation.<\/li><li>A visit to one of Marblehead&#8217;s many playgrounds, including Gatchell&#8217;s, Hobbs, and Gerry, with climbing structures and slides as well as open fields for children and adults to enjoy.\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-38eed04\" data-id=\"38eed04\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d986bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d986bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Salem, Massachusetts, about a 10 minute drive from Marblehead, offers many additional options for eating, shopping and entertainment<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Salem Witch Museum, Witch House, and Witch Dungeon offer educational insights into the witch trials that took place in Salem in the 1600s.<\/li>\n<li>The world class Peabody Essex Museum with a variety of unique exhibitions from around the world.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5); color: var(--ast-global-color-3);\">The House of the Seven Gables,&nbsp; well known as the setting of Nathaniel Hawthorne&#8217;s novel of the same name.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Pickering Wharf, a harbor front shopping and dining district offering views of beautiful boats and the opportunity to stroll to the end of the nearby pier, ideally after first stopping by Captain Dusty&#8217;s for some homemade ice cream.<\/li>\n<li>Salem Willows, which offers ocean front parks, beaches, and walking paths as well as an old fashioned arcade, including a carousel and miniature golf course.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>A variety of specialty walking tours are available, many focusing on the Salem Witch Trials.<\/li>\n<li>Boat and trolley tours also offer the opportunity to explore Salem by land or water and learn about the town&#8217;s history.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<p>Boston is easily accessible from Marblehead via train, car or ferry and offers an even&nbsp;<span style=\"background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5); color: var(--ast-global-color-3); font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">wider range of entertainment options from museums and Duck Boat tours to Faneuil Hall and Quincy Marketplace, the North End, Newbury Street,&nbsp; Boston Common, and Fenway Park.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5); color: var(--ast-global-color-3); font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Local Overview Rockcleft is located in the seaside community of Marblehead, Massachusetts, a small town on a peninsula 15 miles north of Boston.&nbsp;The house itself can be found on Marblehead Neck, a smaller peninsula that is connected to the main part of Marblehead by a half mile long causeway. The causeway is open to cars, &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/rockcleft.com\/home\/area-overview\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Local Overview<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"page-builder","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1800","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rockcleft.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1800","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rockcleft.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rockcleft.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rockcleft.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rockcleft.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1800"}],"version-history":[{"count":45,"href":"https:\/\/rockcleft.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1800\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2014,"href":"https:\/\/rockcleft.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1800\/revisions\/2014"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rockcleft.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1800"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}