Guidebook to River Country
Sightseeing
The Tide's Inn is great to visit even if not staying there. Five minute drive or 15 minute walk. A patio restaurant with a broad sweeping view of Carter's Creek, and a second dockside casual restaurant are on premises and serve the general public. Live music or karaoke some evenings in season. The grounds are beautiful and the Inn in newly remodeled in 2020. New beach and waterside walkway installed for 2021.
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The Tides Inn
480 King Carter DrThe Tide's Inn is great to visit even if not staying there. Five minute drive or 15 minute walk. A patio restaurant with a broad sweeping view of Carter's Creek, and a second dockside casual restaurant are on premises and serve the general public. Live music or karaoke some evenings in season. The grounds are beautiful and the Inn in newly remodeled in 2020. New beach and waterside walkway installed for 2021.
Kilmarnock is a nearby town (10 minute drive) in which you can find everything from small shops and galleries, restaurants and cafes, to big box retail (Walmart), auto parts, fast food, groceries stores (an independent grocer and Food Lion) and more. Worth a stroll along Main Street.
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Kilmarnock
Kilmarnock is a nearby town (10 minute drive) in which you can find everything from small shops and galleries, restaurants and cafes, to big box retail (Walmart), auto parts, fast food, groceries stores (an independent grocer and Food Lion) and more. Worth a stroll along Main Street.
Urbanna is a little town across the Norris Bridge and about 20 minutes away on the south side of the Rappahannock River. Located on Urbanna Creek, the town has several good restaurants, a town marina with slips to rent, two private marinas, an ABC store, and an independent grocery store. Local favorites are the Something Different restaurant for BBQ and burgers and live entertainment at night on the weekends, Half Shell for excellent food of various types including seafood and a nice covered outdoor patio, and Portside Grill for waterfront dining inside or on the dock waterside.
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Urbanna
Urbanna is a little town across the Norris Bridge and about 20 minutes away on the south side of the Rappahannock River. Located on Urbanna Creek, the town has several good restaurants, a town marina with slips to rent, two private marinas, an ABC store, and an independent grocery store. Local favorites are the Something Different restaurant for BBQ and burgers and live entertainment at night on the weekends, Half Shell for excellent food of various types including seafood and a nice covered outdoor patio, and Portside Grill for waterfront dining inside or on the dock waterside.
Steamboat Era Museum
156 King Carter DrAbout a twenty minute drive away, a beautiful riverfront park with places to walk and water to see. Historic home on the grounds. Kayaks for rent. Check the Virginia state parks website for more details.
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Belle Isle State Park
1632 Belle Isle RoadAbout a twenty minute drive away, a beautiful riverfront park with places to walk and water to see. Historic home on the grounds. Kayaks for rent. Check the Virginia state parks website for more details.
A walk through a maritime forest leads you to a natural beach and coastline that looks the way it did when the colonists first arrived. Natural and unspoiled and great views of the Chesapeake Bay.
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Hughlett Point Natural Area Preserve
5755 Balls Neck RdA walk through a maritime forest leads you to a natural beach and coastline that looks the way it did when the colonists first arrived. Natural and unspoiled and great views of the Chesapeake Bay.
Sometimes closed due to storm damage but when open, there's little water side restaurant and bar. The marina offers transient boat slips and there is a pool you can use for a fee. Nice drive down Windmill Point Rd from White Stone winding through maritime forest, marshes and water views on both sides of the road, which dead ends in a little beach on the Chesapeake Bay at the mouth of the Rappahannock River.
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Windmill Point Marina
40 Windjammer LnSometimes closed due to storm damage but when open, there's little water side restaurant and bar. The marina offers transient boat slips and there is a pool you can use for a fee. Nice drive down Windmill Point Rd from White Stone winding through maritime forest, marshes and water views on both sides of the road, which dead ends in a little beach on the Chesapeake Bay at the mouth of the Rappahannock River.
White Stone is another town, about a 6 minute drive away. There is a 7-11 there, a bakery, a donut shop, a couple of restaurants described elsewhere in the guide, Willabys and the Quay/Walkabout.
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White Stone
White Stone is another town, about a 6 minute drive away. There is a 7-11 there, a bakery, a donut shop, a couple of restaurants described elsewhere in the guide, Willabys and the Quay/Walkabout.
Food Scene
Coffee, breakfast and lunch, casual dining inside at booths or outside on small patio. Located right in Irvington on State Rt. 200 across from the Office Bistro. As you might expect with the name, a favorite of both locals.
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The Local
4337 Irvington RdCoffee, breakfast and lunch, casual dining inside at booths or outside on small patio. Located right in Irvington on State Rt. 200 across from the Office Bistro. As you might expect with the name, a favorite of both locals.
The Office Bistro is a bit pricey but has very good food, in a casual but elegant surrounding. Inside, screen porch or patio seating (patio is new in 2020). Right at the intersection of Chesapeake Drive and State Rt. 200, across from the Local in Irvington.
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The Office Irvington
4346 Irvington RdThe Office Bistro is a bit pricey but has very good food, in a casual but elegant surrounding. Inside, screen porch or patio seating (patio is new in 2020). Right at the intersection of Chesapeake Drive and State Rt. 200, across from the Local in Irvington.
A former school, now a cool B&B, you should call for dinner reservations in the "hall" (prix fixe menu), or stop by for an evening drink at the "detention" bar. In season, a guest pianist will stop by a tickle the ivories for restaurant and bar guests. Historic property. The owners and staff are delightful.
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Hope and Glory Inn
65 Tavern RdA former school, now a cool B&B, you should call for dinner reservations in the "hall" (prix fixe menu), or stop by for an evening drink at the "detention" bar. In season, a guest pianist will stop by a tickle the ivories for restaurant and bar guests. Historic property. The owners and staff are delightful.
Good food and several distinct options depending on your mood. In a renovated school building in the nearby Town of White Stone, this restaurant has a sports bar with TVs aplenty, an Irish pub with bar and fireplace, and a fine dining room.
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The 606 featuring Walkabout Creek and The Quays
606 Chesapeake DrGood food and several distinct options depending on your mood. In a renovated school building in the nearby Town of White Stone, this restaurant has a sports bar with TVs aplenty, an Irish pub with bar and fireplace, and a fine dining room.
Casual eating near the water with views of the Rappahannock River and the Norris Bridge. Nothing fancy, but good.
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Willaby's Cafe
327 Old Ferry RdCasual eating near the water with views of the Rappahannock River and the Norris Bridge. Nothing fancy, but good.
Old fashioned diner, for breakfast or lunch. A Kilmarnock family tradition.
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Lee's Restaurant
30 S Main StOld fashioned diner, for breakfast or lunch. A Kilmarnock family tradition.
Breakfast is really good here, adjacent to a car wash. Small town cafe/diner vibe. On main commercial strip in suburban Kilmarnock not far from Walmart.
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Car Wash Cafe
481 N Main StBreakfast is really good here, adjacent to a car wash. Small town cafe/diner vibe. On main commercial strip in suburban Kilmarnock not far from Walmart.
The Vine is directly across from the Hope & Glory Inn on King Carter Drive in Irvington. Excellent small plates and vine and lovely little streetside patio.
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Vine
77 King Carter DrThe Vine is directly across from the Hope & Glory Inn on King Carter Drive in Irvington. Excellent small plates and vine and lovely little streetside patio.
Merroir is a must visit Oyster and Seafood restaurant, located across the Rappahannock River in the Topping, Va. area. A bit pricey but the food is good (especially the oysters) and the views of the Creek out into the Rappahannock River are excellent. We typically sit outside in the yard seating area facing the water.
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Merroir Tasting Room
784 Locklies Creek RdMerroir is a must visit Oyster and Seafood restaurant, located across the Rappahannock River in the Topping, Va. area. A bit pricey but the food is good (especially the oysters) and the views of the Creek out into the Rappahannock River are excellent. We typically sit outside in the yard seating area facing the water.