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Brush Hill Transportation Company dba Brush Hill Tours (www.brushhilltours.com) a family-owned independent transportation company and the Gray Line licensee for Boston and Cape Cod that specializes in charter and sightseeing transportation for the region has begun its series of tours for 2015. Last week the Plimoth Plantation and Mayflower II Tour which visits Plymouth Mass. commenced. This tour is available on Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays through October 25.
Follow in the steps of the Pilgrims and "set sail" for Plymouth America's Hometown. Visit Plimoth Plantation a living re-creation of the small farming and maritime community built by the Pilgrims along the shore of Plymouth Harbor. Interact with the Pilgrims as they go about their daily tasks. Explore the Craft Center where artisans recreate 17th century pottery baskets books and furniture. Visit the home of Hobbamock the Pokanoket Wampanoag Indian who lived next to the plantation and provided guidance and counsel to the settlers. Then on to Plymouth Harbor to board the Mayflower II a full-scale representation of the vessel that carried the Pilgrims to this land. Built in England in 1957 the ship has been carefully recreated to give you a sense of what the original 17th-century voyage was like. Lunch is on your own at one of the many eateries located along the waterfront. After lunch visit some of the other historical sites including Plymouth Rock Cole's Hill and lovely Brewster Gardens. Be sure to view the National Monument of the Forefathers formerly known as the Pilgrim Monument
Other Gray Line tours currently running include the Total Experience Tour (Boston Cambridge Lexington and Concord; watch a tour summary at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FcgkL3E3YY); the Battle Trail Tour (Cambridge Lexington and Concord route of Paul Revere old North Bridge); the JFK Library and Museum/Boston Tour (Kennedy years in Boston Freedom Trail Fenway Park); the Cape Cod Excursion Tour (Hyannis harbor cruise seaside shopping); the New England Seacoast Tour (New Hampshire and Maine coastline and Bush’s summer home); the Fabulous Newport Tour (the Breakers the Marble House and waterfront); the Beantown Trolley Tour (“hop on and off” stops throughout Boston); and the Wrentham Village Tour (premium outlet shopping).
“The Gray Line Plymouth tour is a wonderful opportunity for visitors to experience ‘America’s Hometown’ especially as excitement builds for the town’s 400th anniversary’” said operations manager Richard Anzuoni Jr. “This tour is a perfect day trip for all ages and combines the beauty of Massachusetts’ South Shore with its lively history.”
Additional Gray Line Tours including trips to Martha’s Vineyard Salem and Marblehead Maine Seacoast and the Downeast Lobsterbake are also available throughout the summer. All tours are available for groups.
About Brush Hill Transportation Company
Brush Hill Transportation Company and Gray Line Boston & Cape Cod (www.brushhilltours.com or www.grayline.com/boston) is a premier charter and transportation service and greater Boston’s only Gray Line-affiliated touring company. Travelers look to Gray Line the global leader in sightseeing as a name they know and trust. The familiar blue and white diamond logo is a symbol of reliability shared by over 150 members in major cities throughout the world each independently owned and operated.
In 1981 Brush Hill obtained a sightseeing license in Boston which opened the door for new opportunities in the revived tourism and convention marketplace. In the early ‘90s the Gray Line Sightseeing Franchise or “diamond” was awarded to Brush Hill. A full schedule of one-day Boston and New England tours continues to be offered as well as the Beantown Trolley shuttle a San Francisco-style trackless trolley car with a fully narrated 105-minute tour of Boston and point-to-point shuttle service along the tour route.
As the local expert in transportation one of Brush Hill's specialties is in providing shuttle services. The company coordinates pick-ups for all size groups and shuttles passengers to and from their destination point. Brush Hill’s charter services are used frequently for corporate academic or special events including weddings proms or reunions for organizations as varied as the Boston Red Sox John Hancock and many area high schools and colleges (for both academic and athletic purposes). In addition Brush Hill participates in the large shuttle movements for the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority (MCCA) and the Greater Boston Visitor and Convention Bureau (GBVCB). The company also runs a number of routes to Foxwoods and operates the Boston-based Red Beantown Trolley. Brush Hill Transportation Company is owned by the Anzuoni family who also own Plymouth & Brockton Street Railway Company.
The Anzuoni family has been at the forefront of the transportation business since 1920 when George A. Anzuoni Sr. founded Service Bus Lines. Service Bus was the first motorcoach company to use rubber tires on the eastern seaboard. Brush Hill Transportation Company was acquired in 1954. George A. Anzuoni Sr. delegated his son Larry to take control of the commuter line. It originally offered a mode of transportation to domestics employed by the large estates on Brush Hill Road in Milton Mass. The company also provided transit service on two commuter lines. Brush Hill’s charter business began to grow and soon had many prominent businesses schools senior recreation departments and individual clients on board.
Brush Hill Transportation is located at 435 High Street Randolph Massachusetts. For additional information please call 781-986-6100.
Follow in the steps of the Pilgrims and "set sail" for Plymouth America's Hometown. Visit Plimoth Plantation a living re-creation of the small farming and maritime community built by the Pilgrims along the shore of Plymouth Harbor. Interact with the Pilgrims as they go about their daily tasks. Talk with them and learn what it was like to come to this foreign place to build their future. Explore the Craft Center where artisans recreate 17th century pottery baskets books and furniture. Visit the home of Hobbamock the Pokanoket Wampanoag Indian who lived next to the plantation and provided guidance and counsel to the settlers. Then on to Plymouth Harbor to board the Mayflower II a full-scale representation of the vessel that carried the Pilgrims to this land. Built in England in 1957 the ship has been carefully recreated to give you a sense of what the original 17th-century voyage was like.
Lunch is on your own at one of the many eateries located along the waterfront. After lunch visit some of the other historical sites including Plymouth Rock Cole's Hill and lovely Brewster Gardens. Be sure to view the National Monument of the Forefathers formerly known as the Pilgrim Monument
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