Enjoy a stay at the York River Inn overlooking the York River in historic Yorktown, Virginia

History Comes Alive in Yorktown, Virginia

Links to Yorktown Area Activities

Here are some helpful links to various area attractions. We hope this will help you in planning your trip to the Yorktown area. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the inn.

Recreational Activities in Yorktown

Relax At the Beach: Yorktown Beach is just a short distance, and we are happy to provide beach towels and other supplies for our guests.

Enjoy a Bicycle Ride: You can bike all over Yorktown. Enjoy riding down to the beach, touring the historic area, or pedaling around the battlefields or along the Colonial Parkway. The York River Inn has bicycles, locks, and helmets for our guest use.

Segway Tours with Patriot Tours and Provisions at: patriottoursva.com What a great adventure in Yorktown for all ages!

Newport News Park: This park is just a few minutes drive from the inn and offers 30 miles of trails. One of the largest municipal parks in the country, its 8,000 acres are home to an incredible variety of native wildlife – deer, foxes, otter, raccoon and beaver, to name a few – all found in a natural setting of lush woodlands, flowering meadows and shimmering lakes.

5000 acres of battlefield are both historically accurate and naturally beautiful.	Re-enactments are frequent both in Yorktown and nearby historic attractions.
Colonial National Historical Park: Information about the battlefields where America won its independence Yorktown Victory Center: The Commonwealth of Virginia’s museum of the American Revolution

A view of the Watermens' Museum from the deck at the York River Inn

"Working the water" is the theme of the Watermen’s Museum, housed in this 1935 Colonial Revival building barged to its present location from Gloucester.

Yorktown Tourism Information
Watermen's Museum
Busch Gardens: The Old Country is just 15 minutes away. Open seasonally–check the websites for exact dates and hours.
Water Country USA: A fun water park for all ages near Busch Gardens. $5 off on one-day tickets here too.
Colonial Williamsburg: One of America's premier historic attractions is just 15 minutes by way of the beautiful Colonial Parkway, an exceptional scenic drive.
Fifes & Drums of Yorktown : Our local group performs frequently in the historic area.

Only a half hour or less from the York River Inn

America's Historic Triangle
Mariners' Museum: The most wonderful maritime museum in America---and the Civil War lives there today !
Virginia Air and Space Museum: Tells the story of the beginning of the American space program in nearby Hampton--second only to the national museum in DC.
Newport News: Numerous historic houses, and wonderful museums very close by.
Rosewell: Extensive ruins of the largest home built in colonial America.
Williamsburg Winery: The largest winery in Virginia with many special tours.

The Watermen’s Heritage Festival is one of many free annual activities held in Yorktown.

The 18th-century Pate House is one of the historic buildings on Main Street.

Local Dining Options

Riverwalk Restaurant: Features specialties from all over the country with a special emphasis on seafood.
Water Street Grill: Tapas,oven-fired pizzas, and great casual meals in addition to TVs and a large selection of beers make this a favorite every day and far into the evening!s
Carrot Tree: Very popular cafe in the Riverwalk Landing area. Best carrot cake you'll ever taste! Hours vary seasonally but open for lunch every day.
Beach Delly : Upscale pizzas and entrees right on the river.
Yorktown Pub: It's a dive, but it's OUR dive, and we love it!
Duke of York: A great lunch place and dinner reminiscent of the old Nick's Seafood Pavilion.

Boat on the York River

Virginia's state boat is the Chesapeake Bay Deadrise, and you can often see one of them from the decks at the Inn going upriver to crab or clam on the York River. This Deadrise is tied up to its pier in a nearby creek.

William Cole, Innkeeper
209 Ambler Street
Yorktown, Virginia 23690
800-884-7003 ~ 757-887-8800
info@yorkriverinn.com
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