My family ( 2 adults, 2 children-ages 14yrs %26amp; 10yrs) will be in Williamsburg July 5- July 12. We thought that we would go one of the days over to Virginia Beach to visit that area%26#39;s attractions. Maybe the Boardwalk and the beach. We will be in Williamsburg from a Sat.- Sat.
My questions are-
What is the best way to the beach from Williamsburg and what day of the week would there be less traffic?
What are attractions that would appeal to preteen/teenager?
Is it worth to hang around for any evening activities on the boardwalk or should we head back to Williamsburg early?
Thank you
Virginia Beach Excursion
No day is better than another although Friday gets the edge for being the worst choice. Any traffic warnings are tied more to the hour than the day. Avoid rush hour and you%26#39;ll be fine.
As for directions, hop on I-64 and follow the signs. The interstate drops off right at the oceanfront.
Municipal parking is at Rudee Loop, 2nd St, 4th St, 9th St., 19th St., 25th St. and 31st St., but there will be other spots as well. Parking is well-marked.
Restrooms are at 17th, 24th, and 30th Streets. There are no bathhouses for changing your clothes.
Beach Street USA is in full swing throughout the summer, so there will be free entertainment up and down the boardwalk. There should be bands playing into the night.
Welcome -- if you have other questions, please don%26#39;t hesitate to ask.
Virginia Beach Excursion
Your kids will enjoy the beach, skim boarding, bike, walk, roller blade the 2 1/2 mi long boardwalk (plenty of bike rentals). If your family likes hiking there is a wonderful state park, First Landing, only 10 minutes from the tourist part of Va Beach. It has great trails and a beach area also, check out the web site for more info, www.dcr.virginia.gov/state_parks/fir.html. Evenings along the oceanfront/boardwalk are nice and again, the whole family may enjoy the live music and boardwalk scene. You may even want to spend one night. More Virginia info on www.virginia.org
Enjoy your trip.
Take a look at these family things to do, from music and sports tp baseball and nature:
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Thank you for your suggestions. The information really does help in how we will plan our day there. It%26#39;s good to get all this ';insider information';. Keep them coming if anyone thinks of anything else!
The boardwalk has plenty to see and do - you are better off just going and not really planning what to do until you get there. Unless you are going to the Virginia Marine Science Museum which is close by and very nice especially for the kids, go there first and then head to the boardwalk. There is always something going on at the boardwalk. Just walk along and stop where it is interesting - musicians and whatever else you see. The road ';behind'; the boardwalk has a lot of souveneer shops, gameroom types places, I think there was a Haunted House type of thing, candy and ice cream shops - very touristy. But definately hang around the boardwalk for the evening. In fact - I think you should do it fairly early in your week just in case you decide you want to go back.
Thanks for the suggestion about visiting earlier in the week. I was wondering about that too. My kids have never been to a beach boardwalk that they can remember anymore (went to Calf. when they were little) so I%26#39;m sure they will consider it a real treat.
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