Williamsburg, Jamestown, Yorktown Ticket Package Options
May 18th, 2012, 07:55 AM
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Williamsburg, Jamestown, Yorktown Ticket Package Options
There is quite an array of admission ticket package options.
We are driving up from NC's Outer Banks on Saturday June 2nd. We're staying 3 nights at the Fife & Drum Inn just near Merchants Square in Williamsburg. Then we head out in the afternoon on the 5th with the only goal in mind an airport hotel in Norfolk for the early am flight out.
We feel that we will be focused on CW, but the other (all 4) Triangle areas in JT and YT look appealing as well. We will have a rental car and like the freedom to stop along the parkway, etc where we please but also notice what appears to be a very efficient shuttle system.
I have noticed the 'Multi-day' ticket at colonialwilliamsburg.com that seems to fit perfectly: three consecutive days of admission to 35 historic area sites, 15 site tours, 16 trade shops and 3 world-class museums, plus a 10% discount on most tours, programs, and carriage rides, not including walking tours and programs or special events for which a separate paid ticket is required.
Does anyone have any caveats regarding this package? Is there an arrangement with the NPS and other separate vendors regarding honoring such a combined ticket? What else does one typically want to see while there which is not included in this package?
I'd save $4 by purchasing a voucher in advance online and then exchanging it at the CW Visitor Center, but they want a specific date. Am I better off making it for Jun 2-4? or Jun 3-5? or are the dates actually determined by the date the voucher is exchanged at the Visitor Center?
We are driving up from NC's Outer Banks on Saturday June 2nd. We're staying 3 nights at the Fife & Drum Inn just near Merchants Square in Williamsburg. Then we head out in the afternoon on the 5th with the only goal in mind an airport hotel in Norfolk for the early am flight out.
We feel that we will be focused on CW, but the other (all 4) Triangle areas in JT and YT look appealing as well. We will have a rental car and like the freedom to stop along the parkway, etc where we please but also notice what appears to be a very efficient shuttle system.
I have noticed the 'Multi-day' ticket at colonialwilliamsburg.com that seems to fit perfectly: three consecutive days of admission to 35 historic area sites, 15 site tours, 16 trade shops and 3 world-class museums, plus a 10% discount on most tours, programs, and carriage rides, not including walking tours and programs or special events for which a separate paid ticket is required.
Does anyone have any caveats regarding this package? Is there an arrangement with the NPS and other separate vendors regarding honoring such a combined ticket? What else does one typically want to see while there which is not included in this package?
I'd save $4 by purchasing a voucher in advance online and then exchanging it at the CW Visitor Center, but they want a specific date. Am I better off making it for Jun 2-4? or Jun 3-5? or are the dates actually determined by the date the voucher is exchanged at the Visitor Center?
May 18th, 2012, 09:29 AM
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From what I can see at
http://www.colonialwilliamsburg.com/...lans/index.cfm
you have two options:
1) for $44 per adult, you can visit Colonial Williamsburg -- and ONLY CW -- for three consecutive days of your choice.
2) for $81 per adult, you can visit CW, Historic Jamestowne, Yorktown Battlefield (these two are administered by the National Parks Service), Jamestown Settlement (a privately operated re-creation of Jamestown), and Yorktown Victory Center (also privately operated, focusing on the Continental Army); and do so in any amount for one week.
> Is there an arrangement with the NPS and
> other separate vendors regarding honoring such a combined ticket?
Apparently not for option (1), which I presume you are asking about.
Is it worth an extra $37 to see four other attractions, and have four extra days of visitation for more flexibility in your plans?
Hard to say: admission price for both of the NPS sites is only $10 per person for one week. If you only want to visit the actual sites of Jamestown and Yorktown, and skip the re-creations, the three-day pass to CW may be all that you need.
Or you can buy a one week pass for both of the privately run sites for $20 per person
http://tinyurl.com/cwj6bjj
That, plus a one week ticket to the NPS sites, would mean you get three days at CW, one week at NPS, and one week at the private sites for less than a one-week pass to all five.
http://www.colonialwilliamsburg.com/...lans/index.cfm
you have two options:
1) for $44 per adult, you can visit Colonial Williamsburg -- and ONLY CW -- for three consecutive days of your choice.
2) for $81 per adult, you can visit CW, Historic Jamestowne, Yorktown Battlefield (these two are administered by the National Parks Service), Jamestown Settlement (a privately operated re-creation of Jamestown), and Yorktown Victory Center (also privately operated, focusing on the Continental Army); and do so in any amount for one week.
> Is there an arrangement with the NPS and
> other separate vendors regarding honoring such a combined ticket?
Apparently not for option (1), which I presume you are asking about.
Is it worth an extra $37 to see four other attractions, and have four extra days of visitation for more flexibility in your plans?
Hard to say: admission price for both of the NPS sites is only $10 per person for one week. If you only want to visit the actual sites of Jamestown and Yorktown, and skip the re-creations, the three-day pass to CW may be all that you need.
Or you can buy a one week pass for both of the privately run sites for $20 per person
http://tinyurl.com/cwj6bjj
That, plus a one week ticket to the NPS sites, would mean you get three days at CW, one week at NPS, and one week at the private sites for less than a one-week pass to all five.
May 18th, 2012, 09:52 AM
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So, the "admission to 35 historic area sites" is all in CW? What, is each building a "site"? And nothing at JT and YT are included in the 3-day ticket?
I've always liked the freedom provided by the 'all-inclusive' pass so you don't feel nickel and dimed to death, but I'm not so keen on spending $81 when we will only be able to use it 3 (maybe 4) days. Seems like they need a $50 or so (?) 3- or 4-day pass that includes all 3 areas. Or, maybe the remainder of our pass can be 'transferred' to some lucky tourist on our last day??
I've always liked the freedom provided by the 'all-inclusive' pass so you don't feel nickel and dimed to death, but I'm not so keen on spending $81 when we will only be able to use it 3 (maybe 4) days. Seems like they need a $50 or so (?) 3- or 4-day pass that includes all 3 areas. Or, maybe the remainder of our pass can be 'transferred' to some lucky tourist on our last day??
May 18th, 2012, 10:11 AM
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> So, the "admission to 35 historic area sites" is all in CW?
> What, is each building a "site"?
> And nothing at JT and YT are included in the 3-day ticket?
Correct, correct, and correct.
> maybe the remainder of our pass can be 'transferred'
> to some lucky tourist on our last day?
Only if that lucky tourist has photo ID with the exact same name as you have.
Which beats the Disney parks -- to use an extended pass bought by someone else, the recipient would need the same FINGERPRINTS as the original owner.
> What, is each building a "site"?
> And nothing at JT and YT are included in the 3-day ticket?
Correct, correct, and correct.
> maybe the remainder of our pass can be 'transferred'
> to some lucky tourist on our last day?
Only if that lucky tourist has photo ID with the exact same name as you have.
Which beats the Disney parks -- to use an extended pass bought by someone else, the recipient would need the same FINGERPRINTS as the original owner.
May 20th, 2012, 09:15 AM
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Am I correct in assuming that the "3 world-class museums" included in this ticket are the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum, the Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum, and Bassett Hall?
May 20th, 2012, 11:16 AM
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Your visit coincides with the kick off of the area's participation in OpSail 2012, the Bicentennial of the War of 1812. There is a lot going on in Yorktown that weekend which is free: music, tours of Navy, Coast Guard, and Army vessels, fife and drum corps,and general fanfare. Specific info here:
http://www.opsail2012virginia.com/ev...edule/yorktown
As to which ticket package, $81 buys you maximum flexibility for visiting the area's best historic sites.
For $65.50 you can get a one day ticket to Colonial Wmbg ($40), tickets to Jamestown Settlement ($15.50) and Historic Jamestown ($10) with the flexibility to return to the last one more than once. My personal opinion is that the Yorktown end of things (the battlefield and the Victory Center) are the weaker places to visit and less appealing considering the OpSail activities that will be going on in the area when you are here. JT Settlement and Historic JT are co-located and about 12-15 minutes drive from Colonial Wmbg. The two JTs compliment each other and are both worthy of a visit if the history interests you.
I agree with you about needing a 3-4 day multi site pass which is a timeframe many visitors use to see the area. However, for those who can spend 4-7 days, the $81 pass is a deal. There is more than a person can see in 3 days.
Have a great visit!!
http://www.opsail2012virginia.com/ev...edule/yorktown
As to which ticket package, $81 buys you maximum flexibility for visiting the area's best historic sites.
For $65.50 you can get a one day ticket to Colonial Wmbg ($40), tickets to Jamestown Settlement ($15.50) and Historic Jamestown ($10) with the flexibility to return to the last one more than once. My personal opinion is that the Yorktown end of things (the battlefield and the Victory Center) are the weaker places to visit and less appealing considering the OpSail activities that will be going on in the area when you are here. JT Settlement and Historic JT are co-located and about 12-15 minutes drive from Colonial Wmbg. The two JTs compliment each other and are both worthy of a visit if the history interests you.
I agree with you about needing a 3-4 day multi site pass which is a timeframe many visitors use to see the area. However, for those who can spend 4-7 days, the $81 pass is a deal. There is more than a person can see in 3 days.
Have a great visit!!
May 20th, 2012, 04:09 PM
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And if you have a senior pass for the National Parks ($10 for a lifetime pass if you're over 62) or a regular national park pass ($ 50 ? for a year I think) you can get into YT and JT on the pass.
May 21st, 2012, 09:37 AM
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obxgirl: You consider YT weaker overall, or simply because of the crowds expected that weekend for OpSail?
Goodness! Yorktown Maritime Weekend’s Parade of Sail 2 pm on our travel day. Thanks for the link. Although it appears to be an attraction somewhat smaller than the huge Tall Ship Parade of Sail on June 8, would we find ourselves hopelessly mired in traffic if we opted to make YT our first stop on Saturday, driving in directly from the Hampton Roads area?
Goodness! Yorktown Maritime Weekend’s Parade of Sail 2 pm on our travel day. Thanks for the link. Although it appears to be an attraction somewhat smaller than the huge Tall Ship Parade of Sail on June 8, would we find ourselves hopelessly mired in traffic if we opted to make YT our first stop on Saturday, driving in directly from the Hampton Roads area?
May 21st, 2012, 02:06 PM
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I don't really know what the OpSail activities will do to traffic in Yorktown but I can say you will not be the only people leaving the Outer Banks on Saturday. Most visitors are weekly renters and Saturday is the most popular turnover day for homes. Any time from 8 am on you will find the roads back through Norfolk and east on I64 to be pretty busy. I don't think you'll be hopelessly mired but it's something to be aware of in planning. What time do you think you might leave the OBX?
>>You consider YT weaker overall, or simply because of the crowds expected that weekend for OpSail?
>>You consider YT weaker overall, or simply because of the crowds expected that weekend for OpSail?
May 21st, 2012, 02:23 PM
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Saturday... Yes, that poor planning hit me only after our hotel reservations were nailed down. As a result, we are pretty sold on an early OBX departure not only in anticipation of the traffic (grr) but now also to possibly allow time for YT's OpSail stuff prior to our CW arrival. (I am reminded occasionally of our experience with weekend bridge traffic one summer around Cape Cod.)
Yes, we plan on traveling via Parkway between vertices of the Triangle.
Yes, we plan on traveling via Parkway between vertices of the Triangle.
