More than just a beach house

Within a short walk from Barclay Cottage:

A three minute walk from the oceanfront and the heart of Virginia Beach's exciting resort area, Barclay Cottage is just minutes from the wide sandy beach and boardwalk. You will find: over 20 restaurants; shopping; the Virginia Beach Fishing Pier; Old Coast Guard Station Museum; De Witt Cottage/Atlantic Wildfowl Heritage Museum; Virginia Beach Pavilion Convention Center; Virginia Contemporary Arts Center; and several other local attractions.

Within a few miles:

Within a 5 mile bicycle ride are: 50 more restaurants; even more shopping; The Virginia Beach Fishing Center; the Virginia Marine Science Museum; and Edgar Cayce's Association of Research and Enlightenment.

Within 30 minutes' drive:

Hop in the car, and within a 30 minute ride, all of Virginia Beach, and Norfolk, and parts of Chesapeake and Portsmouth are accessible.

Within an hour's drive:

An hour's drive brings all of Hampton Roads (including Hampton, Newport News, Suffolk, and Smithfield) within reach as well as southern parts of the Eastern Shore (Fisherman's Island, Cape Charles, and Kiptopeke). Yorktown, and Williamsburg are only a few minutes further making them easy day trips from the beach.

Links

Virginia Beach Area Attractions:

Virginia Beach Official Site
Virginia Beach Unofficial
Virginia Beach Golf
Virginia Beach Tennis
Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center
Old Coast Guard Station Museum
De Witt Cottage/Atlantic Wildfowl Heritage Museum
Virginia Beach Convention Center
Virginia Contemporary Arts Center
Virginia Beach Fishing Center
Association of Research and Enlightenment
Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge
False Cape State Park
First Landing/Seashore State Park
Eco-tourism
Virginia Musical Theatre
Shakespeare Festival
Virginia Beach Amphitheater
Kayak/canoe trips
Ocean Breeze Water Park
Ghost Tour
Cape Henry Lighthouse
Historic Houses
Ferry Plantation House
Lynnhaven House
Francis Land House
Horseback Riding

NORFOLK (30 minutes) Area Attractions:

Norfolk official site
Nauticus
Battleship Wisconsin
Chrysler Museum
Virginia Symphony
Virginia Ballet
Virginia Opera at Harrison Opera House
Hampton Roads Navy Museum
MacArthur Memorial Museum
Norfolk Botanical Garden

Virginia Beach Restaurants:

Va. Beach Net Dining Guide
Visitor Center Dining Guide
VB Restaurant Association

HAMPTON ROADS AREA (within one hour)Attractions:

Civil War Sites/Attractions
Coastal Area Attractions
Chesapeake
Hampton
Virginia Air & Space Museum
American Theater
Charles Taylor Art Center
Hampton University Museum
Newport News
Mariners Museum
USS Monitor
Endview Plantation
US Army Transportation Museum
Virginia Living Museum
Virginia War Museum
Portsmouth
Naval shipyard and Lightship museum
Elizabeth River Ferry to Norfolk
Smithfield
St. Lukes Church
Suffolk
Heirloom Botanica
Cape Charles
Kiptopeke
Williamsburg
Busch Gardens
Water Country
Jamestown
Yorktown











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