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Post by Deleted on Mar 25, 2019 0:19:48 GMT
In May any advice? (already have a place to stay) We like to hike and do outdoor stuff.
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Post by Linda on Mar 25, 2019 0:50:17 GMT
no idea but I want to follow this thread because DS is probably headed there and I'm sure we'll end up going up to visit him
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Post by Basket1lady on Mar 25, 2019 4:47:32 GMT
How many and what ages? Are you interested in history (Colonial Williamsburg, Jamestown, Yorktown)?
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Post by myboysnme on Mar 25, 2019 11:12:53 GMT
I live here for the past 30 years. You should buy a pass for the Historic Triangle - Colonial Williamsburg, Jamestown Settlement and the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown. If you do those 3 you will be outside and inside, walk a whole lot, see cool stuff and know that you visited the area. I volunteer at Yorktown and have volunteered at Jamestown and am at those 3 places probably once a month. Right now there is a fabulous exhibit called Tenacity at Jamestown Settlement about the first women in the colony.
There is tons of stuff to do but much of it you could do anyplace not specific to here. If you want to hike around an amusement park, Busch Gardens will be open. Also if you'd like to sail on a tall ship, the Alliance is docked in Yorktown and you can get tickets to sail around for a few hours.
You can also walk/hike around the Yorktown National Battlefield and Jamestown Island National Park |
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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on Mar 25, 2019 11:32:36 GMT
If you don't mind a short drive to get there, Grandview Nature Preserve in Newport News is a wonderful place to do some hiking. I lived in NN years ago and it was one of my favorite places.
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Post by myboysnme on Mar 25, 2019 11:38:34 GMT
Grandview Nature Preserve in Newport News It's actually in Hampton, in the Grandview Heights area. It is about 45 minutes from Colonial Williamsburg. However in Newport News is the Mariner's Museum with a wonderful hiking trail. There is also an obstacle course in Williamsburg called Go Ape. |
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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on Mar 25, 2019 12:22:21 GMT
Oh, shoot! I knew that. Thanks for setting the record straight.  |
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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on Mar 25, 2019 12:26:47 GMT
However in Newport News is the Mariner's Museum with a wonderful hiking trail. Also, here's a fun fact. I worked on the team that built the Fort Fun playground in Huntington Park. I was a "construction supervisor" meaning I oversaw teams of volunteers who came in to help. It was lots of fun and a really gratifying volunteer gig. My oldest child's name is on one of the fence posts there honoring donors. |
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Post by peabrain on Mar 25, 2019 12:41:29 GMT
How long are you staying? If you've never done.... Ripley's Museum.... my kid loves it for some reason. It's one of those, you've done it once and you can say you did it. Not saying to do it over Yorktown or anything, but if you've got some time or if it's raining or something. There's a flagship Yankee Candle that's good for a stroll if you've never been to one of those. Personally, I'd steer clear of the outlet mall, unless that's what you're there for. Gives me a headache. The GoApe mentioned above is a ZipLine park. I love it. Outside of Williamsburg in Newport News, I believe is a wonderful place for kids called the Virginia Living Museum. Half of it is outside. Maybe a half hour drive from there, I'd guess. Segway tours in Yorktown: segway tours ghost tours williamsburg check other links too I just grabbed the first I saw. Hope this helps. Have fun and enjoy. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 25, 2019 13:42:39 GMT
How many and what ages? Are you interested in history (Colonial Williamsburg, Jamestown, Yorktown)? 13- 76 10 of us but we don't have to all do things together every day. 7 nights. We are interested in history. I read somewhere: don't buy tickets to Williamsburg....not worth it. You can walk around the town free.is that legit? We've been to Jamestown but dont think the rest of the family has. Thanks everyone...great suggestions. |
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Post by Mystie on Mar 25, 2019 13:52:01 GMT
How many and what ages? Are you interested in history (Colonial Williamsburg, Jamestown, Yorktown)? 13- 76 years. 10 of us 7 nights. We are interested in history. I read somewhere: don't buy tickets to Williamsburg....not worth it. You can walk around the town free.is that legit? We've been to Jamestown but dont think the rest of the family has. Thanks everyone...great suggestions. You can definitely walk around the grounds of Colonial Williamsburg for free. They blend into the downtown area. But the only buildings in the CW area you can go into without passes are the church and the shops, and eat at the taverns. Passes enable you to see the various workers and talk to them about their tasks, take different kinds of tours, and see the actors who give presentations. If your group is very mixed as to how how much they'd enjoy it, I'd just do a walk-through and then have lunch or dinner in Merchants Square next to CW. Or the older folks in your group might enjoy a day at CW while the younger ones go to Busch Gardens, for instance. My husband and I live about 20 minutes from CW and we love to just go up and walk around. But we've also had passes at various times and took my in-laws up when they visited, and they absolutely loved seeing and doing all the tours and the presentations. So you just have to take your group into consideration and what they'd enjoy. |
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Post by Basket1lady on Mar 26, 2019 18:10:56 GMT
How many and what ages? Are you interested in history (Colonial Williamsburg, Jamestown, Yorktown)? 13- 76 10 of us but we don't have to all do things together every day. 7 nights. We are interested in history. I read somewhere: don't buy tickets to Williamsburg....not worth it. You can walk around the town free.is that legit? We've been to Jamestown but dont think the rest of the family has. Thanks everyone...great suggestions. You have some good suggestions. For that age group, I'd probably not pay for the Colonial Williamsburg visit. There are some areas that are only open to paying customers, but I'm not sure that it would be worth it. My kids were 6 and 8 when we went and it was well worth it to pay. The American Girl movie "Felicity" had just come out, DD had the doll, and for an additional fee, the kids could dress up in costume and participate in the activities in the town. I remember they had to deliver a letter from the post office, see the printer, water some plants, march in formation, learn their courtesies, etc. They LOVED it. But I think a 13 year old would just roll their eyes! We loved Jamestown, but again it was very interactive. The kids hauled water, hoisted a sail on the shop, put on armor, touched the thatch roof, climbed onto a feather bed, and swept the dirt floor with a willow broom. All fascinating when you are young, but not sure how teens would take all of that. But it is an interesting walk around the little settlement. And it was real enough for me to just imagine carving out a home in the wilderness of the New World. There are some outlet malls and quite a bit of shopping around there. If you don't mind a drive, the aquarium at Virginia Beach is small and nice and the pier/boardwalk are fun to explore. You can also go out on a whale watching and dolphin watching tour, which are really fun. But ask about the whales--they may already be headed north for cooler waters. |
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Post by mich5481 on Mar 26, 2019 20:36:30 GMT
Sno to Go should be open that time of year. It's near the outlet mall. My personal favorite was always clear strawberry stuffed! That would be a colorless strawberry snow cone stuffed with vanilla soft serve ice cream.
I think Aromas (next to the Campus Shop) has smores on the menu still.
In Merchants Square is a place called the Cheese Shop. They make sandwiches there, but if you want a cheap snack, "house and ends" are usually a hit. House is their own dressing, and the ends are sold in a bag - it is the end pieces of French bread they use for the sandwiches.
Stop by William and Mary- you could do a student tour, if any of the teenagers are looking at colleges. If not, at least check out the Wren Building and the Wren Chapel. It's the oldest academic building in continuous use in the country. It is right across the street from Merchant's Square.
Look into doing a ghost tour while you are there.
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Post by nana2callie on Jul 30, 2021 16:04:34 GMT
Planning an October trip - great ideas. Anymore updated info?
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Post by Basket1lady on Jul 30, 2021 17:37:07 GMT
Planning an October trip - great ideas. Anymore updated info? Ages? Early or late October? Virginia is quite lovely in October! |
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Post by Kelly_MR on Jul 30, 2021 18:04:16 GMT
When you get here Google Williamsburg Discount tickets, different stores run different promotions throughout the year.
In May (and October) Busch Gardens may be open, probably only on the weekends. Kings Dominion also but about 90 minute drive. Both are a great way to spend the day.
Several State parks near Williamsburg which are great for getting outside and hiking
Va Beach is a easy day trip if you want to see the ocean
Not sure when Easter is, it will be very busy the week before and after. There are great Halloween festivals near Williamsburg in the fall.
Lots of places to picnic in Colonial area, pack food if you can, its very expensive.
Hope that helps
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Post by nana2callie on Jul 30, 2021 18:38:58 GMT
Planning an October trip - great ideas. Anymore updated info? Ages? Early or late October? Virginia is quite lovely in October! First couple of weeks of October... we will be driving from Arkansas. |
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Post by Basket1lady on Jul 30, 2021 18:43:49 GMT
Ages? Early or late October? Virginia is quite lovely in October! First couple of weeks of October... we will be driving from Arkansas. Ages? |
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Post by myboysnme on Jul 30, 2021 19:27:28 GMT
I worked on the team that built the Fort Fun playground in Huntington Park. I took my kids there when they were little. Some time ago they replaced all the wooden play structures with another type of construction. I do not know if the original names remain but may take DGD there and check it out. If I do you can pm me your daughters name and I'll look for it. |
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Post by lucyg on Jul 30, 2021 23:39:32 GMT
Why did @elaynef leave?
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Post by myboysnme on Jul 30, 2021 23:51:25 GMT
Planning an October trip - great ideas. Anymore updated info? I answered above and I have lived here for more than 30 years. Busch Gardens has Hallow scream in the evenings in October if you have older kids or Halloween loving adults. The Historic Triangle of Colonial Williamsburg, Jamestown and Yorktown that I recommended in an above post is still my best recommendation and I do encourage you to get passes because the tourist industry keeps the area going. The Jamestown Island National Park has some amazing finds for history buffs, and the Living History sites at Jamestown Settlement and American Revolution Museum at Yorktown are really fun interactive sites and very affordable. These three sites are all in the same basic area maybe 15 mins part between the 3. The town of Yorktown is very historic and a lovely walk along the York River. There are nice places to eat and things to see and cute shops. The Watermen's Museum is also along the water in Yorktown. The Living History Museum is just up the hill very close by. Not sure how much time you will spend in the area but I think one day for each of the 3 is good. I recently combined Colonial Williamsburg and Yorktown together but Williamsburg got cut short. Lots of walking but it gets broken up with cool things to see and do. October weather is really nice. |
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Post by nana2callie on Aug 2, 2021 21:34:38 GMT
First couple of weeks of October... we will be driving from Arkansas. Ages? Adults and one teen |
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Post by nana2callie on Aug 2, 2021 21:36:08 GMT
We are driving from Arkansas - doing a two day drive both ways - with possible stop over somewhere if there is something we want to do. Spending about 5 days in Williamsburg area.
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Post by Basket1lady on Aug 2, 2021 22:05:25 GMT
Busch Gardens is right there. That’s popular with the teens! |
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Post by malibou on Aug 2, 2021 23:45:09 GMT
I just hate it when a pea deletes and leaves. Makes me sad. |
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Post by christine58 on Aug 2, 2021 23:51:07 GMT
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Post by tanya2 on Apr 1, 2022 4:36:54 GMT
Sorry to bump an old thread, but we just booked a trip to Williamsburg, just for dh & I, driving from Ontario at the beginning of July. Yes over the 4th. which will probably be a zoo but was the only time we had available. Any updated tips?
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Post by jenjie on Apr 1, 2022 8:09:23 GMT
tanya2 Have a wonderful time! I just noticed it’s an old thread. Lots of great suggestions. Dh and I and his parents went prob 25-30 years ago, before kids and before we were in our house. It’s funny the things you remember. We loved it! Dh especially bc he loved history. At the time they were just beginning to build up Jamestown, so all that was there were boards outlining the shapes of the structures. Each one had a little speaker, you could push a button and hear about it. I’m very visual so that part was boring to me. I’d like to go back and see it all built up. What I remember most is the tour of the governor’s mansion. The wall was covered in guns that made a cool looking display. I’m not into guns, I just thought the way they did it was really cool looking. I just said cool twice. I think I’ve aged myself. 😂
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Post by doxiesx3 on Apr 1, 2022 9:13:02 GMT
However in Newport News is the Mariner's Museum with a wonderful hiking trail. Also, here's a fun fact. I worked on the team that built the Fort Fun playground in Huntington Park. I was a "construction supervisor" meaning I oversaw teams of volunteers who came in to help. It was lots of fun and a really gratifying volunteer gig. My oldest child's name is on one of the fence posts there honoring donors. I used to live within walking distance of Fort Fun and I took my kids there regularly. We loved it!! |
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