New Kent Virginia Family Vacations - Ideas on Hotels Attractions & Reviews

The City of New Kent, VA

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New Kent is a small town in the state of Virginia. The largest nearby city to New Kent is Richmond, approximately 25 miles from the city center.

There are several family restaurants in or near New Kent, including Jones & Hawkes Southern Style Restaurant, Talleysville Travel Center, Subway Sandwiches & Salads, Dairy Queen Racetrack and McDonalds Family Restaurant. For a larger selection of New Kent restaurants select our Restaurants tab above.

Visitors and residents can enjoy nearby New Kent Golf Courses and/or Museums, including the Golf Club At Brickshire The, Colonial Golf Course The, Brookwoods Golf Club, Tradition Golf Club At Royal New Kent The and Piney Grove at Southall's Plantation. For a more complete list of attractions in or around the city of New Kent please click on the Attractions tab above.

The following airport is located in or near New Kent:
- Richmond Intl. Airport (RIC)

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New Kent, Virginia Attractions

Agecroft Hall - Richmond,
Agecroft Hall is a Tudor-style estate currently on the James River in Virginia, though originally built in Pendlebury, Lancashire, England in the late 15th century. It is now operated as a museum. It was the home of Lancashire's Langley and Dauntesey families before falling into disrepair at the end of the 19th century. In 1925 it was sold at auction. Richmonder Thomas C. Williams, Jr. purchased the structure, had it dismantled, crated and shipped across the Atlantic, and then reassembled in a Richmond neighbourhood known as Windsor Farms.

American Civil War Center at Historic Tredegar - Richmond,
Tredegar Iron Works is a historic iron foundry in Richmond, Virginia of America. The site is now the main visitor center for NPS Richmond National Battlefield Park and the location of a private museum called The American Civil War Center at Historic Tredegar.

Army Quartermaster Museum Fort Lee Virginia

Army Quartermaster Museum - Fort Lee,
The United States Army Quartermaster Museum, located at Fort Lee, Virginia, is one of a number of small museums in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The museum's aim is to preserve and exhibit the history of the Quartermaster Corps, which was formed in 1775 and to date it has collected more than 20,000 items. The Museum also serves the Quartermaster Center and School as a classroom for the teaching of history, educating more than 16,000 soldiers, non-commissioned officers, warrant officers, and officers a year.

Army Women's Museum - Fort Lee,
The US Army Women's Museum is a museum that can be found at Fort Lee, Virginia in the US.

Arthur Ashe Athletic Center - Richmond,
The Arthur Ashe Athletic Center is a 6,000 seat multi-purpose arena in Richmond, Virginia. It was built in 1982. It hosts locals sporting events and concerts. It is named after former tennis player and Richmond resident Arthur Ashe.

Bacon's Castle - Surry,
Bacon's Castle, also variously known as "Allen's Brick House" or the "Arthur Allen House" is located in Surry County, Virginia in the US. Soon after Surry County was formed in the Royal Colony of Virginia in 1652, Arthur Allen built a Jacobean brick house in 1665 near the James River, where he and his wife Alice Allen lived. He was a wealthy merchant and a Justice of the Peace in Surry County. Allen died in 1669, but his son, Major Arthur Allen II, inherited the house and property.

Bassett Hall - Williamsburg,
Bassett Hall is an 18th-century farmhouse located in Williamsburg, Virginia. It was the home of John D. Rockefeller, Jr. and his wife Abby Aldrich Rockefeller during the restoration of Colonial Williamsburg, .

Belle Air Plantation - Charles City,
Belle Air Plantation is an estate that can be found on the north bank of the James River in Charles City County, Virginia in the US. It is located along State Route 5, a scenic byway which runs between the independent cities of Richmond and Williamsburg, . Belle Air is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Belmont Golf Course - Richmond,
The Belmont Golf Course is an 18 hole public golf course in Henrico County Virginia. Built in 1938, this Richmond course designed by A. W. Tillinghast is open all year. Tee times are accepted up to 7 days in advance and the pro shop phone number for reservations is 804-501-4653. The golf course dress code is as follows: No denim, collared shirt and bermuda shorts required.
Address: 1600 Hilliard Rd, Richmond, VA 23228

Berkeley Plantation Charles City Virginia

Berkeley Plantation - Charles City,
Berkeley Plantation, one of the first great estates in America, comprises about 1,000 acres on the banks of the James River on State Route 5 in Charles City County, Virginia. Berkeley Plantation was originally called Berkeley Hundred and named after one of its founders of the 1618 land grant, Richard Berkeley. Benjamin Harrison IV built on the estate what is believed to be the oldest three-story brick mansion in Virginia and is the ancestral home to two Presidents of the United States: William Henry Harrison, his grandson, and Benjamin Harrison his great-great-grandson.

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