Recreational Activities
Explore the wide array of nearby resources available to Ford’s Colony residents:
Swimming
- James City County Recreation Center
5301 Longhill Road, Williamsburg
(757) 220-4700
Tennis
- McCormack-Nagelsen Tennis Center
College of William and Mary, Williamsburg
(757) 221-7378
Beaches
- Huntington Park
Newport News side of the James River Bridge.
(757) 247-8451 - King-Lincoln Park
Near the intersection of Sixth Street and Jefferson Avenue in Newport News.
(757) 247-8451 - Yorktown Beach
Along Water Street in downtown Yorktown, just off Route 17.
(757) 890-3500 - Gloucester Point Park
Off Route 17 on the Gloucester side of the Coleman Bridge, next to the Virginia Institute of Marine Science.
(804) 693-2355 - Buckroe Beach
Near the intersection of Pembroke Avenue and Mallory Street in Hampton.
(757) 727-6347 - Grandview Beach
At the edge of Grandview Natural Preserve in the Fox Hill part of Hampton. A trail winds through the park to the stretch of beach. - Ocean View Beaches
4 beaches anchor intersections along Ocean View Avenue in Norfolk.
(757) 441-2149 - The Virginia Beach Strip
Runs along the Atlantic Avenue from 1st Street to 41st Street.
(757) 437-4824 - Sandbridge
Several miles south of the Virginia Beach strip, off Sandbridge Road.
(757) 437-4824
Parks
- College Landing Park
South Henry Street, Williamsburg
(757) 220-6170 - Highland Parkette
Highland Park subdivision, North Henry Street, Williamsburg
(757) 220-6170 - Kiwanis Municipal Park
Longhill Road, Williamsburg
(757) 220-6170 - Quarterpath Park
Quarterpath Road off Route 60 East, Williamsbur
(757) 220-6170 - Waller Mill Park
Airport Road, York County
(757) 220-6178 - Carriage Road Park
Carriage Road just off Longhill Road, Williamsburg (757) 220-6178 - Grove Community Center
111 Grove Heights Avenue
(757) 220-4700 - Little Creek Reservoir
Toano
(757) 566-1702 - Mid County Park
Ironbound Road, Williamsburg
(757) 229-1232 - Upper County Park
Leisure Road, Toano
(757) 566-1451 - York River State Park
5526 Riverview Road
(757) 566-3036
History
- Bacon's Castle
Route 617, off Highway 10, Surry
(757) 357-5976 - Casemate Museum
Casemate 20, Bernard Road, Fort Monroe
(757) 727-3391 - Chippokes Plantation/Farm and Forestry Museum
Chippokes Plantation State Park, Route 634 off Route 10, Surry
(757) 294-3625 - Colonial Williamsburg
Visitor Center, Route 132Y, off Colonial Parkway, Williamsburg
1-800-HISTORY - Fort Wool
Access by tour boat that docks at Hampton Visitor Center, next to Radisson Hotel on Settlers Landing Road, Hampton
(757) 722-9102 - Hampton Roads Naval Museum
Located in Nauticus, One Waterside Drive, Norfolk
(757) 444-8971 - Hunter House Victorian Museum
240 W. Freemason Street, Norfolk
(757) 623-9814 - Isle of Wight County Museum
103 Main Street, Smithfield
(757) 357-7459 - Evelynton
Route 5, Charles City
(804) 829-5075 - Belle Air Plantation
Route 5, Charles City
(804) 829-2431 - Historic Jamestowne
Located adjacent to Jamestown Island, on Route 31, James City
(757) 229-1607 - Jamestown Island
Located about 10 miles west of Williamsburg on Colonial Parkway, James City
(757) 229-1733 - Lancaster Train and Toy Museum
5661 Shoulders Hill Road, Suffolk
(757) 484-4224 - Old Coast Guard Station
24th Street and Atlantic Avenue, Virginia Beach
(757) 422-1587 - MacArthur Memorial
City Hall Avenue and Bank Street, Norfolk
(757) 441-2965 - The Mariners' Museum
100 Museum Drive, Newport News
(757) 596-2222 - Moore House
Highway 238, Yorktown
(757) 898-3400 - Nelson House
Main Street, Yorktown
(757) 898-3400 - Newsome House Museum and Cultural Center
2803 Oak Avenue, Newport News
(757) 247-2360 - Portsmouth Lightship Museum
Water Street at London Boulevard, Portsmouth
(757) 393-8741 - Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum
2 High Street, Portsmouth
(757) 393-8591 - Riddick's Folly
510 N. Main Street, Suffolk
(757) 934-1390 - St. John's Church
W. Queens Way at High Court Lane, Hampton
(757) 722-2567 - St. Luke's (Old Brick) Church
Route 10, Isle of Wight County
(757) 357-3367 - Smith's Fort Plantation
Highway 31 between Surry and Scotland Wharf.
(757) 294-3872 - U.S. Army Transportation Museum
Besson Hall, Building 300, Fort Eustis, Newport News
(757) 878-1109 - Virginia Sports Hall of Fame
420 High Street, Courthouse Square, Portsmouth
(757) 393-8031 - War Memorial Museum of Virginia
9285 Warwick Boulevard, Newport News
(757) 247-8523 - The Watermen's Museum
309 Water Street, Yorktown
(757) 887-2641 - Yorktown Battlefield
Eastern end of Colonial Parkway, Yorktown
(757) 898-3400 - Yorktown Victory Center
Route 238, Yorktown
(757) 887-1776 - Zollinger Museum/Earl Gregg Swem Library
Jamestown Road, Williamsburg
(757) 221-3090
Science, Natural History
- Air Power Park
413 W. Mercury Boulevard, Hampton
(757) 727-1163 - Children's Museum of Virginia
221 High Street, Portsmouth
(757) 393-8393 - Nauticus, The National Maritime Center
One Waterside Drive, Norfolk
(757) 664-1000 - Norfolk Botanical Gardens
Azalea Garden Road, Norfolk
(757) 441-5830 - Virginia Living Museum
524 J. Clyde Morris Boulevard, Newport News
(757) 595-1900 - Virginia Air and Space Center and Hampton Roads History Center
600 Settlers Landing Road, Hampton
(757) 727-0800 - Virginia Marine Science Museum
717 Gen. Booth Boulevard, Virginia Beach
(757) 425-FISH - Virginia Zoological Park
3500 Granby Street, Norfolk
(757) 441-5227
Art Museums
- Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Center
307 S. England Street, Williamsburg
(757) 220-7669 - Art Center of the Portsmouth Museums
Court and High Streets, Portsmouth
(757) 393-8983 - Charles H. Taylor Arts Center
4205 Victoria Boulevard, Hampton
(757) 722-2787 - Chrysler Museum of Art
Olney Road and Mowbray Arch, Norfolk
(757) 664-6220 - DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Gallery
Henry and Francis Streets, Williamsburg
(757) 220-7724 - Hampton University Museum
Academy Building, Marshall Avenue and the waterfront, Hampton University, Hampton
(757) 727-5308 - Hermitage Foundation
7637 North Shore Road, Norfolk
(757) 423-2052 - Muscarelle Museum of Art
Jamestown Road, Williamsburg
(757) 221-2703 - Peninsula Fine Arts Center
101 Museum Drive, Newport News
(757) 596-8175 - Suffolk Museum
118 Bosley Avenue, Suffolk
(757) 925-6311 - Virginia Beach Center for the Arts
2200 Parks Avenue, Virginia Beach
(757) 425-0000
Art Galleries
- A Touch of Earth
6580 Richmond Road, Lightfoot
(757) 565-0425 - Blue Skies Gallery
26 S. King St., Hampton
(757) 727-0028 - Christopher Newport University/Falk Gallery
50 Shoe Lane, Newport News
(757) 594-7089 - College Studio & Galleries/Isle of Wight Art League
346 Main Street, Smithfield
(757) 357-7707 - College of William and Mary/Andrews Gallery
Andrews Hall, Jamestown Road, Williamsburg
(757) 221-2520 - d'Art Center
125 College Place, Norfolk
(757) 625-4211 - Eden Gallery
45 E. Queens Way, Hampton
(757)723-6600 - Electric Glass Company
1 E. Mellen Street, Hampton
(757) 722-6200 - Electric Glass Gallery
823 W. Pembroke Avenue, Hampton
(757) 722-6300 - Focal Point Gallery
6602 Main Street, Gloucester
(804) 693-5038 - The Frame Shop & Gallery
11 Hidenwood Shopping Center, Newport News
(757) 596-7401 - The Framery
535 Denbigh Boulevard, Newport News
(757) 872-9406
2155 Cunningham Drive, Hampton
(757) 827-9974 - The Gallery
One Main Street, Mathews
(804) 725-3326 - Gallery on the Green
307 Main Street, Yorktown
(757) 989-0191 - Nancy Thomas Studio Gallery
145 Ballard Street, Yorktown
(757) 898-3665 - Old Dominion University Gallery
765 Granby Street, Norfolk
(757) 683-2843 or (757) 683-4047 - On the Hill/Yorktown Arts Foundation
121 Alexander Hamilton Boulevard, Yorktown
(757) 898-3076 - The Poddery
State Route 660 off Route 14, Mathews
(804) 725-5956 - Sarah Creek Potters
7653 Tidemill Road, Gloucester Point
(804) 642-2791 - Thomas Nelson Community College LRC Gallery
Wythe Hall, 99 Thomas Nelson Drive, Hampton (757) 825-2868 - The Trimble Collection
1915 Pocahontas Trail, Willliamsburg
(757) 220-3456 - Twentieth Century Gallery
219 North Boundary Street, Williamsburg
(757) 229-4949 - Wakefield Foundation Center for the Arts
100 Wilson Avenue, Wakefield
(575) 899-6005 - Williamsburg Regional Library Arts Center Gallery
515 Scotland Street, Wiliamsburg
(575) 229-4198
Dance
- Chamber Ballet
120 Waller Mill Road, Williamsburg
(757) 229-1717 - Ferguson Center for the Arts
Christopher Newport University
50 Shoe Lane, Newport News
(757) 594-7448 - Eastern Virginia School for the Performing Arts
Village Shops at Kingsmill, Route 60, York County (757) 229-8535 - Hampton Roads Civic Ballet
4607 & 4218 Victoria Boulevard, Hampton
(757) 722-8216 - Old Dominion University Ballet
Old Dominion University, Elkhorn Avenue and 49th Street, Norfolk
(757) 683-4486 - Richmond Ballet
614 N. Lombardy Street, Richmond
(804) 359-0906 - Terpsichoreans
Hampton University
(757) 727-5317 - Tidewater Dance Theatre
Greenwood Shopping Cente
2513 W. Mercury Boulevard, Hampton
(757) 826-3333 - Debbi Evans Dance Center
Warwick Blvd. & Deep Creek Road, Newport News
(757) 930-3444 - Virginia Ballet Theatre
134 W. Olney Road, Norfolk
(757)622-4822 - William and Mary Dance
College of Willliam and Mary
Room 401, Adair Building, Williamsburg
(757) 221-2785
Music
- Cantata Chorus of Norfolk
Christ & St. Luke's Church
560 West Olney Road, Norfolk
(757) 627-5665 - Capriole
(757) 220-1248 - The Chamber Music Society of Williamsburg
Williamsburg Regional Library
515 Scotland Street, Williamsburg
(757) 220-2821 - F. Ludwig Diehn Concert Series
(757) 683-3020 - Ewell Recital Series
(757) 221-1000 - Gloucester Choral Society
(757) 886-1313 - Feldman Chamber Music Society
Olney Road and Mowbray Arch, Norfolk
(757) 623-6959 - Hampton Arts Commission Great Performers Series
Hampton University's Ogden Hall
(757) 722-2787 - Hampton University Musical Arts Society
Hampton University's Ogden Hall
(757) 727-5691 - Middle Peninsula Community Concerts Association
Gloucester High School
(804) 693-3025 - Norfolk Chamber Consort
(757) 440-1803 - Peninsula Concert Band
(757) 877-2836 - Portsmouth Community Concerts Association
Willett Hall, 3701 Willett Avenue, Portsmouth
(757) 393-5144 - Publick Times Chorus of Sweet Adelines
(757) 566-3933 - Ramseur Concert Series
Christopher Newport University in Newport News
(757) 594-7552 - Tidewater Classic Guitar Society
Hampton Roads. (757) 566-3304 - Tidewater Performing Arts Society
(757) 627-2314 - Virginia Choral Society
(757) 851-9114 - Virginia Chorale
(formerly McCullough Chorale)
(757) 627-8375 - Virginia Opera
Harrison Opera House
Llewellyn Avenue & Virginia Beach Boulevard, Norfolk
(757) 627-9545 - The Virginia Symphony
(757) 623-8590 - William and Mary Concert Series
College of William and Mary's Phi Beta Kappa Memorial Hall
(757) 221-3269 - Williamsburg Symphonia
(757) 229-9857 - Williamsburg Women's Chorus
(757) 220-1537 - York River Orchestra
(757) 898-4489 - Yorktown Chorale
(757) 890-3158
Theater
- Broadway at Chrysler Hall
(757) 622-0288 - CNU Players
Christopher Newport University in Newport News
(757) 594-7552 - Commonwealth Musical Stage
Virginia Beach Pavilion Theatre
(757) 340-5446 - Court House Players
(804) 693-0129 - Founders Inn Dinner Theatre
5641 Indian River Road, Virginia Beach
(757) 366-5749 - Hampton Players & Company
Hampton University
(757) 727-5402 - Penninsula Community Theatre
Newport News
(757) 595-5728 - Poquoson Island Players
(757) 881-9797 - Smithfield Little Theatre
(757) 357-7338 - Virginia Company of Comedians
Colonial Williamsburg
(757) 220-7041 - Virginia Shakespeare Festival
College of William and Mary
(757) 221-2674 - Virginia Stage Company
Wells Theatre, 108 E. Tazewell Street, Norfolk
(757) 627-6988 - William and Mary Theatre
(757) 221-2660 - Williamsburg Players
James-York Playhouse
(757) 229-1697
Arts Organizations
- Business Consortium for Arts Support
(757) 625-8163 - Cultural Alliance of Greater Hampton Roads
(757) 889-9479 - Young Audiences of Virginia
(757) 466-7555
Movie Cinemas
- Kimball Theatre
428 West Duke of Gloucester Street, Williamsburg (757) 645-0440 - NewTown Cinemas 12
4911 Courthouse Street, Williamsburg
(757) 645-0440 - York River Crossing 8
2226 York Crossing Drive, Hayes
(804) 642-5999 - Hillside Cinema
Route 14, Gloucester
(804) 693-2770 - Coliseum 4
Mercury Boulevard and Coliseum Drive, Hampton
(757) 838-5442 - Newmarket Mall 4
Newmarket Fair, Hampton
(757) 827-8220 - NEI Riverdale
Riverdale Shopping Center, Hampton
(757) 838-3768. - Regal Cinemas Kiln Creek 14
100 Regal Way, Newport News
(757) 989-5200 - Regal Newmarket
Newmarket Shopping Center, Newport News
(757) 244-7648
