Visit Williamsburg - What to See, Do, Love & Hate about Colonial Williamsburg - Wolters World
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Date: 2022-02-04
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moodylicious
This is one of the places I am happiest. It is peaceful. It is steeped in centuries old American and British history. It is the birthplace of our Republic, our Nation. To see trades being worked as in the 1700's with tools and techniques throughout the town by trained craftsmen is a treat. Does that not count for something? To think, the vision and the passion of one man Rev. W. A. R. Goodwin's, with his tireless effort to have someone help him realize his dream of restoring this one time Colonial Capital city to it's former authentic glory from the impoverished, run-down town it had become in 1926, is a miracle in and of itself; thanks to the partnership and financial backing of another visionary John D. Rockefeller, Jr. If ya'll only knew 1/10 of what went into the CW restoration you would be in awe and not against contributing funds towards its continued upkeep.
I live out of state and visit CW on an annual pass purchase every year. I will stay at one of the foundation's official hotels for as many as 5 nights, if time permits. Did the professor use the term lower class to describe one of the Colonial WB hotels? How 'bout a little tact. They offer a range from budget to a 5-Star experience for whatever the pocket-book affords. And considering a VAST majority of visitors have no qualms with traipsing through DoG St, partaking the restoration w/o contributing a dime is downright insensitive to CW's mission, cheap and rude. Do your visit but go home, get online and donate $20. 00 towards the upkeep. I am also a donor. I am not a wealthy person and cut corners and look for bargains where I can find them. I've bought clothes or lamps etc. at thrift stores. But I gladly support Williamsburg, as it has enriched my world far beyond everything I have experienced in many spots I have vacationed, all due to the unique nature of its formula and appeal. I believe in the importance of this National treasure and don't want to see it wither and die. If we stop going it will die and then everyone will cry and moan when it is too late to raise from ruin. It is wrong to thoughtlessly use this carefully planned and maintained interactive living history community without giving back something.
As a donor, when I first received President and CEO Mitchell Reiss's letter outlining the state of the CW Foundation I was literally sick to my stomach, crushed, disheartened. How can this be? What can we do to save it? How can we generate interest in CW and get people in, people generous enough to pay the reasonable fee for entry and partaking all this special place has to offer?
Have the craftsmen fashion period-style wood donation collection boxes and place them at either end of DoG Street, at the intersections of cross streets. Put those boxes inside every Historic Trades shop and every retail shop with all proceeds going to the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation for upkeep. Go to history. org and make a donation.
Take your family there. Take your honeymoon there. CW was once a great destination wedding and honeymoon location. Kids LOVE Williamsburg. I watch them with great pleasure. History is fun. The historic interpreters make it fun, as well as informative and enlightening. There is more to family fun than carnival rides, roller-coasters and log-flumes.
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This is one of the places I am happiest. It is peaceful. It is steeped in centuries old American and British history. It is the birthplace of our Republic, our Nation. To see trades being worked as in the 1700's with tools and techniques throughout the town by trained craftsmen is a treat. Does that not count for something? To think, the vision and the passion of one man Rev. W. A. R. Goodwin's, with his tireless effort to have someone help him realize his dream of restoring this one time Colonial Capital city to it's former authentic glory from the impoverished, run-down town it had become in 1926, is a miracle in and of itself; thanks to the partnership and financial backing of another visionary John D. Rockefeller, Jr. If ya'll only knew 1/10 of what went into the CW restoration you would be in awe and not against contributing funds towards its continued upkeep.
I live out of state and visit CW on an annual pass purchase every year. I will stay at one of the foundation's official hotels for as many as 5 nights, if time permits. Did the professor use the term lower class to describe one of the Colonial WB hotels? How 'bout a little tact. They offer a range from budget to a 5-Star experience for whatever the pocket-book affords. And considering a VAST majority of visitors have no qualms with traipsing through DoG St, partaking the restoration w/o contributing a dime is downright insensitive to CW's mission, cheap and rude. Do your visit but go home, get online and donate $20. 00 towards the upkeep. I am also a donor. I am not a wealthy person and cut corners and look for bargains where I can find them. I've bought clothes or lamps etc. at thrift stores. But I gladly support Williamsburg, as it has enriched my world far beyond everything I have experienced in many spots I have vacationed, all due to the unique nature of its formula and appeal. I believe in the importance of this National treasure and don't want to see it wither and die. If we stop going it will die and then everyone will cry and moan when it is too late to raise from ruin. It is wrong to thoughtlessly use this carefully planned and maintained interactive living history community without giving back something.
As a donor, when I first received President and CEO Mitchell Reiss's letter outlining the state of the CW Foundation I was literally sick to my stomach, crushed, disheartened. How can this be? What can we do to save it? How can we generate interest in CW and get people in, people generous enough to pay the reasonable fee for entry and partaking all this special place has to offer?
Have the craftsmen fashion period-style wood donation collection boxes and place them at either end of DoG Street, at the intersections of cross streets. Put those boxes inside every Historic Trades shop and every retail shop with all proceeds going to the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation for upkeep. Go to history. org and make a donation.
Take your family there. Take your honeymoon there. CW was once a great destination wedding and honeymoon location. Kids LOVE Williamsburg. I watch them with great pleasure. History is fun. The historic interpreters make it fun, as well as informative and enlightening. There is more to family fun than carnival rides, roller-coasters and log-flumes.
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DustBat
Love this place. If you want a more scenic ride access rt. 5 off 295. This brings you in the backdoor to the city. You come in at James town and follow parkway to visitor center. Takes some research on this route. After eating at all the places in the little books you can buy, I find Cracker Barrel is the best. Not a lot for young kids. See the places you paid to see before hanging out in free ones. When in a building, do not get locked in on the host visually. Listen, but look around. These homes are full of the work of great craftsmen and decorators. I often find I spend a lot of time just studying the exterior of the buildings.
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Love this place. If you want a more scenic ride access rt. 5 off 295. This brings you in the backdoor to the city. You come in at James town and follow parkway to visitor center. Takes some research on this route. After eating at all the places in the little books you can buy, I find Cracker Barrel is the best. Not a lot for young kids. See the places you paid to see before hanging out in free ones. When in a building, do not get locked in on the host visually. Listen, but look around. These homes are full of the work of great craftsmen and decorators. I often find I spend a lot of time just studying the exterior of the buildings.
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Mc
Marc mentions that Williamsburg can be pricey. and it can. But the last time my daughter and I went. we were only going for a day and we took the less expensive pass (the sampler pack) which in 10/16 stands at $25. 99 instead of $40. 99 for the LARGE one-day package. It worked out for us. Check it out. Know that there are different levels of pricing. (Our last vacation, when the kids were younger and we spent a few days there. we took the LARGE packages. This time, with 2 adults, the smaller sampler was just fine)
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Marc mentions that Williamsburg can be pricey. and it can. But the last time my daughter and I went. we were only going for a day and we took the less expensive pass (the sampler pack) which in 10/16 stands at $25. 99 instead of $40. 99 for the LARGE one-day package. It worked out for us. Check it out. Know that there are different levels of pricing. (Our last vacation, when the kids were younger and we spent a few days there. we took the LARGE packages. This time, with 2 adults, the smaller sampler was just fine)
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Warp
I went down there last year with my mother & sister. My mum got really lucky and landed us a friend's timeshare at the Historic Powhatan Resort, so we were practically up the street from the place. We had an amazing time, even on the day that it rained 4 times in one day. I've never been any place where rainwater steamed right off the streets just ten minutes after it stopped raining. And, yeah. It was HOT down there.
I'd still love to go again.
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I went down there last year with my mother & sister. My mum got really lucky and landed us a friend's timeshare at the Historic Powhatan Resort, so we were practically up the street from the place. We had an amazing time, even on the day that it rained 4 times in one day. I've never been any place where rainwater steamed right off the streets just ten minutes after it stopped raining. And, yeah. It was HOT down there.
I'd still love to go again.
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Winnie
Love Colonial Williamsburg. I have been there 10 times, and planning on going again in Oct. i don't go after Memorial day and summer due to the heat, but Spring and Fall are perfect for us. See new programs often and always come home with new things i learned. Take time for tea at the Williamsburg inn, it is so lovely there and a nice break. As a member, i visit the St. George Tucker house for members each day and see great programs there.
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Love Colonial Williamsburg. I have been there 10 times, and planning on going again in Oct. i don't go after Memorial day and summer due to the heat, but Spring and Fall are perfect for us. See new programs often and always come home with new things i learned. Take time for tea at the Williamsburg inn, it is so lovely there and a nice break. As a member, i visit the St. George Tucker house for members each day and see great programs there.
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welcome
i did a week long Life Experience Lesson (earned field trip) in 5th grade and did this exact tour, visited Williamsburg, Bush (Busch? dont remember, Garden, Water Country, did the ghost walk, Jamestown, and much more, being from and growing up in los angeles i can definitely say that this trip made appreciate our history x10 fold. what an amazing and beautiful country we have, i wish to go back soon
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i did a week long Life Experience Lesson (earned field trip) in 5th grade and did this exact tour, visited Williamsburg, Bush (Busch? dont remember, Garden, Water Country, did the ghost walk, Jamestown, and much more, being from and growing up in los angeles i can definitely say that this trip made appreciate our history x10 fold. what an amazing and beautiful country we have, i wish to go back soon
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Michele
I used to go down to Williamsburg from NY with my kids on Amtrak. Sooo easy and convenient. Been there 9x! With the historic area, Busch Gardens and Water Country, it makes a great vacation! P. S. I really don't like how they revamped the Lodge. We always stayed there. The lobby was a great space to relax, have a drink or play checkers. The remodel was a big mistake IMO.
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I used to go down to Williamsburg from NY with my kids on Amtrak. Sooo easy and convenient. Been there 9x! With the historic area, Busch Gardens and Water Country, it makes a great vacation! P. S. I really don't like how they revamped the Lodge. We always stayed there. The lobby was a great space to relax, have a drink or play checkers. The remodel was a big mistake IMO.
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Bob
DO NOT come in the Summer unless you have to. I'm from the Richmond area. Summers are very hot and humid here. Spring and Fall are best. I will play devil's advocate and say Winter in W'burg is not terrible except for a few cold days. Way less crowded then. Christmas is very nice as well.
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DO NOT come in the Summer unless you have to. I'm from the Richmond area. Summers are very hot and humid here. Spring and Fall are best. I will play devil's advocate and say Winter in W'burg is not terrible except for a few cold days. Way less crowded then. Christmas is very nice as well.
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Tricia
as someone who was born and raised there I think you did a great job of covering the area. You could have mentioned there is a nice beach in Yorktown. It can get crowded but it is a great place to work on a tan or play in the water. Remember Virginia Beach isn't too far away.
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as someone who was born and raised there I think you did a great job of covering the area. You could have mentioned there is a nice beach in Yorktown. It can get crowded but it is a great place to work on a tan or play in the water. Remember Virginia Beach isn't too far away.
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Echo
Having grown up in NC and always loved history and living history, I've never even heard of Colonial Williamsburg until I was notified of them selling out via CNN. If I had known in the past I would have definitely visited but there's zero advertising down here.
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Having grown up in NC and always loved history and living history, I've never even heard of Colonial Williamsburg until I was notified of them selling out via CNN. If I had known in the past I would have definitely visited but there's zero advertising down here.
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