Private Colonial Williamsburg Breakfast - Exploring Before and After Restoration
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Private Colonial Williamsburg Breakfast - Exploring Before and After Restoration
By Best Williamsburg Tours
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Relaxed, yet luxurious learning experience about Williamsburg before and after the restoration of Colonial Williamsburg in the late 1920s and early 1930s with photos and stories from either Williamsburg Before and After or Restoring Williamsburg. These photos help visualize and better understand the restoration of the world’s largest history museum. Most of the tour is seated during breakfast for those who enjoy the warmth (or air conditioning) indoors.
This is an easily accessible tour, well suited for those who enjoy a creative culinary experience, breakfast on bad weather days or for any individuals with physical limitations. Our guide will offer an easy tour of some of the grounds including a look at the Golden Horseshoe Golf courses or admire some of the original décor of the hotel and grounds as well as a short walk to the Duke of Gloucester St., the most historic street in America.
Note: Guests pay for their own breakfast including food, drinks and gratuities to hotel staff.
Lowest price guaranteeReserve now & pay laterFree cancellation
Ages 10-120
Duration: 1h 30m
Start time: Check availability
Mobile ticket
Live guide: English
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- Williamsburg Before and After Book or Restoring Williamsburg Book
What's not included- Breakfast
- Gratuities
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- Williamsburg Inn, an official Colonial Williamsburg Hotel, 136 Francis St E, Williamsburg, VA 23185, USAWe will meet in the lobby of The Williamsburg Inn (136 Street East, Williamsburg, VA 23815) to begin our tour and end tour on grounds or nearby Duke of Gloucester Street (if desired). Parking for the hotel is free using Passport App (Zone 75755). NOTE: GUESTS SELF PAY FOR MEAL AND GRATUITIES.
End:This activity ends back at the meeting point. - Wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 335271P5- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Most travelers can participate
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
- If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 335271P5
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- Shoeguy1800 contributionsGreat picture of historyYou can "see" it in a day, but you can't experience it in a day! We spent several hours a day for 5 days taking in almost everything.Written October 7, 2024
- I6274QLchrism0 contributionsPersonal tourMy husband and I had a private tour with Bambi. She was absolutely amazing with her knowledge of the history of Williamsburg. She is very professional yet personable and it is obvious that she loves sharing the rich history. I highly recommend her if you want the most out of your Williamsburg stay!Written October 5, 2024
- Vacation155388960040 contributionsGreat Private Walking Tour!Bambi did a wonderful job taking us on a private tour of colonial Williamsburg and William and Mary College. She was very knowledgeable and really knew the history of the people and places for the area. She was attentive and we even stopped at one point for refreshments. She took her time with our tour and we really felt like we were able to see everything we wanted and enjoy the afternoon. I would highly recommend!Written September 20, 2024
- Jet7839230 contributions100% worth it!We brought our family (ages 6-55) for a vacation that included a stay in Virginia. We are a history-loving homeschool family, and we knew we wanted to explore as much as we could there in our limited time frame. We decided to book this private tour of Jamestown and Yorktown, and it turned out to be such a great experience. Our tour guide was so accommodating and knowledgeable. Having her drive us made things so much easier, negating any navigation concerns that we otherwise would have had. A seemingly endless supply of bottled water and a wide variety of snacks kept hunger and thirst at bay, enabling even the youngest of the children to maintain interest and attention. She knew the best times to explore each place, the must-see exhibits and locations, the best hands-on demonstrations, the questions we might not know to ask, and her personal knowledge of the area, the people, and the history made the tour such an exceptional experience for our family. The whole tour was phenomenal, and well worth the price. We enthusiastically recommend this tour to anyone who wants to get the most out of their visit.Written August 22, 2024
- Rhea L0 contributionsPrivate tourThe tour was somewhat informative, and our guide was an extremely nice young lady. However, for the cost we would have expected to have someone more versed in the history of the area and all the little nuances of the time. Having a historian would have been cool but love seeing the young college kids participate in the tours and speaking on early American history!Written August 16, 2024
- Y2089ZYbrucel0 contributionsWonderful private tour with TiffanyTiffany was a wonderful guide for our private tour (just my wife and I). We loved that she grew up in the area and had a passion for the history which really brought it to life for us. It is a walking tour, so come prepared. A great experience!Written August 8, 2024
- Bonnie V0 contributionsGreat private tourGreat private tour with Cyndi. She is really knowledge and we learned a lot more of what the town was about. When they say private, they mean that. It was just my husband & I. We enjoyed it! Thanks!Written July 4, 2024
- Stagedoor0 contributionsSo much wonderful history …and we had so little time!So much amazing history! Two days wasn’t enough for me! I could have spent an entire day just at the American Revolution Museum! The free Yorktown Trolley will get you most places you want to see by walking. The Steamer Tour of Yorktown either the day tour or the ghost tour is awesome! (We did both with Yorktown & Co Tours and couldn’t have been more thrilled with the results. We didn’t have time to go to Williamsburg or Jamestown, but would like to do that next time!Written June 23, 2024
- melissadO7327PH0 contributionsGreat tour guide and lovely tourBambi was a wonderful tour guide providing detailed information about Williamsburg and the college. Her tour was well paced and family friendly. She offered great suggestions on how to spend the rest of our afternoon too. Highly recommend.Written June 16, 2024
- Debora D0 contributionsGreat TourBambi is a very vibrant and extremely knowledgeable tour guide. She communicates promptly and adjusted the time we had set with her so that we would not miss the Grand Illumination on the same night. She gave us a wonderfully description of the area focusing on the Holiday decorations. She answer all our questions nd even stopped by and took pictures of us when asked! Thank you!Written December 3, 2023
- Lisa C0 contributionsWonderful tour!This was an incredible tour! Bambi shared so much interesting information with us! She answered all of our questions. Explained everything so well. I highly recommend Bambi.Written November 25, 2023
- Wanderer2095850 contributionsA Tour Worth TakingEnjoyed our tour given by Cyndi Young. The tour was very informative on the history of Williamsburg and the buildings in the town. We went back later to some of the buildings we were shown on this tour and it made planning which ones to see much easier in the time we had in Williamsburg.Written October 26, 2023
- olivias330 contributionsArt MusuemThere is a whole lot of different exhibits that you can see. This is a big musuem. They have a gift shop, cafeteria and lockers that are free to use. I would not eat in the cafeteria because it is really expensive and it takes a long time and the choices are just ok.Written October 26, 2023
- sjcdrckac0 contributionsAmazing Tour With Cyndi!Cyndi was our tour guide. Communication was superb as she sent us messages prior to the meet up and directed us where to meet. Her knowledge of Colonial Williamsburg and its “ founding” by John D. Rockefeller as a reconstruction of colonial history was phenomenal. Cyndi’s knowledge of the buildings, their function, and the historical figures gave us a realistic understanding of the prime time of Williamsburg. She answered our questions and gave suggestions about other things to do and enjoy in Williamsburg. I highly recommend this tour, and request Cyndi!!!!Written October 3, 2023
- seanmI2315WA0 contributionsAwsome and fun experience with tour guide !!!The views were amazing and plenty of photos!! Our tour guide Bambi was amazing and full of history!!! A must!!Written September 27, 2023
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Rebecca B
Philadelphia, PA9 contributions
Jul 2023 • Couples
We had an excellent time! Bambi is super knowledgeable and enthusiastic about Colonial Williamsburg and it's infectious. For this, it's more of a talk than a tour but it's a great alternative to all the walking tours in town and a good break from the weather. This talk is about the restoration of the town in the 30s but did cover a lot of the colonial town history. Breakfast is not included in the tour price, but the price was worth the education. And we got a book to keep that had a lot of information that was covered in the tour for additional reading.
Written July 22, 2023
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Thank you lots for your review and sharing your experience. I love my hometown and am glad you enjoyed. Everyone gets a book to keep because there's so much information about how Williamsburg became Virginia's Capitol from 1699-1780, the evolution when the Capitol moved to Richmond in 1780, and what happens afterwards. No spoiler alerts ;-) With kindness and gratitude, Bambi Walters, Managing Member Best Williamsburg Tours
Written September 2, 2023
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Steve M
Virginia Beach, VA1 contribution
May 2023 • Solo
Williamsburg is great in understanding the colonial era and its culture. This tour and its app will not allow single (1) bookings. It will accept couples (2).
Not sure if this is discriminatory or “all about the Monet.”
Not sure if this is discriminatory or “all about the Monet.”
Written May 11, 2023
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It is important to me that each traveler have a wonderful experience, not just couples, but individuals too. Because this tour includes a book to those attending to keep (the book explains the restoration of Colonial Williamsburg), we have an additional fee for the book as well as to our wonderful 3rd party partners that help promote us.
I have changed this tour to accept 1 (one) person in response to your review. While that may not help you, I hope it helps future travelers. We cannot do that with every tour, but there are many other providers who have walking tours or holiday tours that accept one person in a large group. I don't know any other company or guide that offers anything like this tour (the story about the restoration of Colonial Williamsburg), and know it's important that there is an option for solo travelers.
Most important, if there is something that I can do for you, like a partial refund, please reach out to me and let me know. You can find my direct contact information on our website for Best Williamsburg Tours.
Respectfully, Bambi Walters, Managing Member Best Williamsburg Tours
Written June 20, 2023
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Geneva M
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My husband and I went here for vacation. The weather was cool. One day rain. Everything was easy to find. Lots of history to enjoy. Nice dinning at several places.
Written March 22, 2023
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Thank you for sharing your experiences in Williamsburg. Our breakfast tour is perfect for a rainy day or to help plan which buildings to visit before Colonial Williamsburg opens and learn about the restoration. We hope your vacation with your husband was filled with lots of memorable moments.
Written March 28, 2023
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