How much time in Williamsburgh, VA?

[Anonymous]

I’m thinking about a mini spring break trip to Williamsburgh with one elementary school and one middle school kid. It has been many years since I was there and i’m trying to figure out how long is reasonable to be there and an itinerary. Is it reasonable to plan one full day in Williamsburgh, one full day in Jamestown and one full day at Busch Gardens? Will we want more or less than a day at any of these locations? TIA

[Anonymous]

Yes that itinerary will work, we did something similar last year with ES and MS kids. We stayed at the Embassy Suites which has free breakfast and an indoor pool and free happy hour. It was well located and clean.

[Anonymous]

No h on the end of Williamsburg. Fool.

[Anonymous]

I would do 1.5 days in Williamsburg, .5 days in Jamestown, and the day at BG. Our trip last year, half a day at Jamestown was plenty (to be fair it was also at the end of our trip so we were kind of worn out). And we loved Williamsburg. Also, not all places are open every day at Williamsburg, so if you have just a day, you might not get to see certain places.
Another stop might be Yorktown, which we also loved. And by 'we' I mean me and my 11-year old son. Helped that he was learning about colonial America at the time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would do 1.5 days in Williamsburg, .5 days in Jamestown, and the day at BG. Our trip last year, half a day at Jamestown was plenty (to be fair it was also at the end of our trip so we were kind of worn out). And we loved Williamsburg. Also, not all places are open every day at Williamsburg, so if you have just a day, you might not get to see certain places.
Another stop might be Yorktown, which we also loved. And by 'we' I mean me and my 11-year old son. Helped that he was learning about colonial America at the time.

+1 Williamsburg is better on two different days.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would do 1.5 days in Williamsburg, .5 days in Jamestown, and the day at BG. Our trip last year, half a day at Jamestown was plenty (to be fair it was also at the end of our trip so we were kind of worn out). And we loved Williamsburg. Also, not all places are open every day at Williamsburg, so if you have just a day, you might not get to see certain places.
Another stop might be Yorktown, which we also loved. And by 'we' I mean me and my 11-year old son. Helped that he was learning about colonial America at the time.

Yup, this is what we did last year and even so, it wasn't really enough time. We could have done another couple of days, to include Yorktown and some more general sightseeing (there was a park with boat rentals that I thought might have been fun).

[Anonymous]

I think it depends on the weather. If it sucks, you’ll want less time at all of these places.

[Anonymous]

3-4 days max. Great Wolf Lodge is very close too depending on your kids ages.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:3-4 days max. Great Wolf Lodge is very close too depending on your kids ages.

why would the closeness of Great Wolf Lodge depend on your kids' age?

[Anonymous]

2 days Williamsburg. We also loved Yorktown. Might be able to do Yorktown and a 2nd day at Williamsburg in one day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:3-4 days max. Great Wolf Lodge is very close too depending on your kids ages.

why would the closeness of Great Wolf Lodge depend on your kids' age?

Because maybe it wouldn't be interesting to either super young or super older kids?

[Anonymous]

Thanks everyone, this is very helpful! I think my kids are a little old for Great Wolf Lodge, 11 and 12. That focuses more on younger children, right? Yorktown is a good suggestion to add. What are the things not to miss there?

[Anonymous]

Look into getting the Triangle Pass (not sure if that's the right name) which gets you York/Jamestown and Williamsburg. It's cheaper than al la carte and cheaper, too, if you're a VA resident.
We did it last year - there was some program they had to entice people to go to Williamsburg (it's in heavy debt) and so they offered a pass for all 3 places for $XX.00. DH did the math and it paid for itself in 1 visit so we went multiple times throughout the course of the year).

[Anonymous]

“I would do 1.5 days in Williamsburg, .5 days in Jamestown, and the day at BG”

+1
Williamsburg is a LOT of walking.

[Anonymous]

This itinerary sounds tiring to me. All locations will involve a lot of walking.

Though they don't advertise it, when you buy a ticket for Williamsburg you can use that ticket at 3 p.m. and later the previous day. So, you can get about 1.5 days without paying for the half day.