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Chowning's Tavern
Chowning's Tavern Review
A reconstructed 18th-century alehouse, Chowning's serves casual quick fare for lunch, including traditional pit-style barbeque, beef brisket sandwiches, and Smithfield ham and Gloucester cheese on a pretzel roll. You can eat either inside the tavern or under a grape arbor behind the tavern. After 5 pm, Chownings becomes a true Colonial tavern where Gambols (18th-century entertainment), a program presented for 25 years, operates throughout the evening. Costumed balladeers lead family sing-alongs, and costumed servers play popular games of the day. From 8 pm until closing, Chowning's caters to a more mature audience.
- Address: 109 E. Duke of Gloucester St., Colonial Williamsburg, VA | Map It
- Location: Colonial Williamsburg
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