Diane’s guidebook

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Diane’s guidebook

Food scene

A great vibe. Delicious food and live music sometimes.Mathews, VA.
40 locals recommend
Southwind Pizza
44 Church St
40 locals recommend
A great vibe. Delicious food and live music sometimes.Mathews, VA.
Local favorite that used to be a drugstore.Mathews, VA.
40 locals recommend
Richardson’s Cafe
12 Church St
40 locals recommend
Local favorite that used to be a drugstore.Mathews, VA.
Pub food with a great view. Inside and outside seating. Local seafood. Gwynn's Island, VA.
37 locals recommend
Hole in the Wall
384 Old Ferry Rd
37 locals recommend
Pub food with a great view. Inside and outside seating. Local seafood. Gwynn's Island, VA.
Thai food is featured along with sushi. Gloucester, VA.
19 locals recommend
Bangkok Noi Thai Cuisine
6724 Main St
19 locals recommend
Thai food is featured along with sushi. Gloucester, VA.
Find all your specialty food, wine and beer. Great customer service. Gloucester, VA. Now serving food and beverages is a friendly bistro setting along with market merchandise.
8 locals recommend
Kelsick Specialty Market
6706 Main St
8 locals recommend
Find all your specialty food, wine and beer. Great customer service. Gloucester, VA. Now serving food and beverages is a friendly bistro setting along with market merchandise.
Oysters galore. Beautiful outdoor seating with a view that can't be beat and a fun inside seating area if the weather doesn't cooperate. Small menu but everything is delicious.Topping, VA.
70 locals recommend
Merroir Tasting Room
784 Locklies Creek Rd
70 locals recommend
Oysters galore. Beautiful outdoor seating with a view that can't be beat and a fun inside seating area if the weather doesn't cooperate. Small menu but everything is delicious.Topping, VA.
Close by and great for take out. Delicious pizzas with homemade crust. A family shop.
7 locals recommend
Anna's Pizza, Subs & More
14911 George Washington Memorial Hwy
7 locals recommend
Close by and great for take out. Delicious pizzas with homemade crust. A family shop.
New! Lots of special events plus tasting room.Closeby.
12 locals recommend
Zoll Vineyards
10309 Vineyard Rd
12 locals recommend
New! Lots of special events plus tasting room.Closeby.
Wonderful foods prepared next door to carry out. As good as homemade!
21 locals recommend
Something Different
213 Virginia St
21 locals recommend
Wonderful foods prepared next door to carry out. As good as homemade!
Breakfast and lunch, made from scratch food. Small seating area. Mostly take out!
Where The Sidewalk Ends
280 State Rte 602
Breakfast and lunch, made from scratch food. Small seating area. Mostly take out!
Delightful wine tasting, picnic area, beautiful setting.
30 locals recommend
Saudé Creek Vineyards
16230 Cooks Mill Rd
30 locals recommend
Delightful wine tasting, picnic area, beautiful setting.
Boat and Farm to Table. Lively restaurant in Irvington. Casual. Great flavors and fresh seafood.
21 locals recommend
Dredge
4357 Irvington Rd
21 locals recommend
Boat and Farm to Table. Lively restaurant in Irvington. Casual. Great flavors and fresh seafood.
Best fresh seafood in the area. Crabs, clams, shrimp, fish! My favorite place to get crab cakes. Call ahead and reserve them, they sell out.
12 locals recommend
J&W Seafood
16552 General Puller Hwy
12 locals recommend
Best fresh seafood in the area. Crabs, clams, shrimp, fish! My favorite place to get crab cakes. Call ahead and reserve them, they sell out.
Sit on their screen porch or right on the dock. Casual and tasty local catch.
11 locals recommend
Urbanna Seafood Restaurant & Raw Bar
453 Johnsons Dr
11 locals recommend
Sit on their screen porch or right on the dock. Casual and tasty local catch.

Sightseeing

Quirky but fun. Local history on display.
11 locals recommend
Gwynn's Island Museum
1775 Old Ferry Road
11 locals recommend
Quirky but fun. Local history on display.
Come enjoy a wonderful garden shop with outside garden rooms. Get inspired and take home some new bulbs. Gloucester is know for their daffodils!
Brent & Becky's
7900 Daffodil Ln
Come enjoy a wonderful garden shop with outside garden rooms. Get inspired and take home some new bulbs. Gloucester is know for their daffodils!
Stretch your legs and enjoy local fauna and flora. Picnic and playground area.
15 locals recommend
Beaverdam Park
8687 Roaring Springs Rd
15 locals recommend
Stretch your legs and enjoy local fauna and flora. Picnic and playground area.
The Botetourt Building houses the museum. It was built in 1770. Home to 3000 objects, documents, photographs and old tools telling the story of Gloucester County's history.
Gloucester Museum of History
6539 Main St
The Botetourt Building houses the museum. It was built in 1770. Home to 3000 objects, documents, photographs and old tools telling the story of Gloucester County's history.
Virginia's Newest State Park.
7 locals recommend
Machicomoco State Park
3601 Timberneck Farm Rd
7 locals recommend
Virginia's Newest State Park.
Gallery with local and not so local art, classes for all ages, gifts. Gloucester Arts Festival June 2-24, 2023. Many fantastic events, tours, workshops, plein air invitational and gala.
Gloucester Arts On Main
Gallery with local and not so local art, classes for all ages, gifts. Gloucester Arts Festival June 2-24, 2023. Many fantastic events, tours, workshops, plein air invitational and gala.
Beautiful area in Mathews. Great for kite surfing, kayaking, and bird watching. The light house was recently refurbished. We have also scene dolphins while boating around the light house.
20 locals recommend
New Point Comfort Lighthouse
20 locals recommend
Beautiful area in Mathews. Great for kite surfing, kayaking, and bird watching. The light house was recently refurbished. We have also scene dolphins while boating around the light house.

City/town information

Historic Gloucester Courthouse is fun to explore. Historic area and Main Street with many fun shops. Gloucester Daffodil Festival April 7-8, 2024.
25 locals recommend
Gloucester
25 locals recommend
Historic Gloucester Courthouse is fun to explore. Historic area and Main Street with many fun shops. Gloucester Daffodil Festival April 7-8, 2024.
Small town with many great shops, restaurants and art. Mathews Market Days-September 8-9, 2024. Mathews Market Days Race-September 9th, 2024.
17 locals recommend
Mathews
17 locals recommend
Small town with many great shops, restaurants and art. Mathews Market Days-September 8-9, 2024. Mathews Market Days Race-September 9th, 2024.
Small town with many fun shops and restaurants. Urbanna Oyster Festival November 1-2, 2024.
23 locals recommend
Urbanna
23 locals recommend
Small town with many fun shops and restaurants. Urbanna Oyster Festival November 1-2, 2024.
30 minutes. A great little town for snooping. Antiques, art, food, wine.
61 locals recommend
Kilmarnock
61 locals recommend
30 minutes. A great little town for snooping. Antiques, art, food, wine.
Small town 20 minutes from Eventide. Great Restaurants. Home to The Tides Inn. Also Compass Entertainment Center with movies, arcade, indoor adventure course, go carts, and miniature golf.
Irvington Town Office
Small town 20 minutes from Eventide. Great Restaurants. Home to The Tides Inn. Also Compass Entertainment Center with movies, arcade, indoor adventure course, go carts, and miniature golf.

Traveler advice

Book before you go

Bay Country Kayaking

www.baycountrykayaking.com Shannon Alexander 804-695-4660 Here's a way to explore local waters. Shannon provides everything you need.
Book before you go

The Dragon Run is the headwaters of the Piankatank River.

Friends of the Dragon www.dragonrun.org Learn more about the Dragon Run They run paddle trips in warm weather!