Berkeley Plantation

12602 Harrison Landing Road, Charles City, Virginia

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1 (804) 829-6018, +1 804 829 675

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www.berkeleyplantation.com

Situated on the stately banks of the James River, this sprawling 1,000 acres estate recalls the grandeur of a bygone era. Take a leisurely tour of this 18th century mansion and landscaped gardens and grounds, and stop by the gift shop for some colonial memorabilia to take home.

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The entire movie and lower house tour only takes about 35-40 minutes, but after the tour you are free to roam the property and gardens all the way down to the James River. more on TripAdvisor

We stopped on our way from Williamsburg on scenic route 5 to pick up 295/95 in lieu of 64 east to Richmond (which takes longer and ia all freeway). more on TripAdvisor

We paid $21 to just tour the grounds (2 adults at $7,50 each and 1 child at $6,00) (it is more if you want to go in the house) To be quiet honest for that amount of money I expect the grounds to be ma ... more on TripAdvisor

It was worth, tops $10,00 if the rest rooms would have been clean. more on TripAdvisor

The Westover plantation next door is $2,00 per adult, $0.50 children and seems to be better maintained and to have nicer gardens. more on TripAdvisor

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A great house with a big history! Just beautiful...and don't forget the garden. You got to see it!!! more on Yahoo! Travel

I visited Berkeley on Friday 9/30/05. It was by no means close to Williamsburg, VA where I had been vacationing but it was still close enough for a visit. The history of the plantation is just overwhelmingly tremendous and was the ... more on Yahoo! Travel

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I live only 20 minutes from the James River Plantations and never took time to do this tour. So glad we spent my husband's birthday touring this beautiful plantation. So much ... more on TripAdvisor

Of all the plantations along the historic Route 5 corridor, this is the best. The grounds are beautiful, the tour guides are quite good and the house is fascinating. ... more on TripAdvisor

As the were closed for the season-but nice grounds more on TripAdvisor

I am writing this review a couple of months after visiting Berkeley Plantation during our first East Coast vacation. We saw the signs for the James River plantations on the way back to Williamsburg fr ... more on TripAdvisor

Very historic site. Like many (if not most) of the plantations in the area (see my reviews of Shirley Plantation and Tuckahoe Plantation), the owners still live here. Thus, the tour was limited to the ... more on TripAdvisor