Williamsburg Pottery
Williamsburg Pottery
2.5
9:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Monday
9:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Tuesday
9:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Wednesday
9:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Thursday
9:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Friday
9:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Saturday
9:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Sunday
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
About
The NEW Williamsburg Pottery is a set of 3 beautiful, European-boutique-style Marketplaces: Gourmet Kitchen, Home Essentials, and Outdoor Living. We offer thousands of items both International and USA-made. We support local growers and small business with our Virginia's Finest, Award-Winning Custom Frame Shop, and handmade reproduction Salt Glaze Pottery. We are also home to a huge award-winning wine shop, hand-arranged custom silk flowers, and much more! We offer a huge variety of fine items at great values. From our "Best New Business in Williamsburg" Au Bon Pain restaurant, to summer Entertainment in the Courtyard, plus lots of new events and departments coming soon in 2013, The Pottery has so much new to discover!
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2.5
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Robert C
4 contributions
Jun 2021
Probably one of the greatest mistakes in retailing ever! I grew up in Norfolk so a trip to Williamsburg Pottery was looked at with a sense of excitement and adventure! The buildings were a little shabby and rough around the edges but that was part of the charm and led to a feeling of discovery. You could find things here that were truly unique, some locally crafted and the prices were hard to beat. Once, I believe I furnished nearly my entire apartment from them. Later in life, whenever I was in this area I always asked my wife if there was anything she needed from the pottery factory and usually there was something to pick up.
It is now a sad shadow of it’s former self. You may as well walk into any contemporary strip mall and find the exact same merchandise (and likely cheaper) – gone is that sense of discovering that great bargain that you won’t find anywhere else and exploring what the next, slightly rough-around-the edges building has to offer.
Sad, certainly won’t be back
It is now a sad shadow of it’s former self. You may as well walk into any contemporary strip mall and find the exact same merchandise (and likely cheaper) – gone is that sense of discovering that great bargain that you won’t find anywhere else and exploring what the next, slightly rough-around-the edges building has to offer.
Sad, certainly won’t be back
Written July 29, 2021
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Mary A
1 contribution
Dec 2019 • Friends
I usually stop in Pottery once a year to see if it’s improved. Sadly, it has not. It’s the same every year. They never have much on the shelves, even at Christmas time. No products and poor shopping experience = no customers. At my 2018 visit, it was so empty (of products and customers). I asked a cashier if they were about to shut down. She said no. I’m amazed they have managed to stay in business and don’t understand why they don’t improve their stock and at least try to give customers a worthwhile experience. I’m very fortunate to have been a frequent shopper at the original Williamsburg Pottery. So many great memories there! You never left empty handed, and you always had a great time. This replacement Pottery is sad and disappointing.
Written January 17, 2020
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DannyWasserman
Virginia Beach, VA4,579 contributions
Sep 2020
Used to be so much better in the old days. As kids, we loved going to the old pottery, so many store outside and you could spend hours going in and out of the shops , some inside and some outside. Today, all the shops are inside like a large Garden Ridge format. Its okay, lots of stuff to buy and take home. We liked their pottery section the most.
Written September 20, 2020
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Angelina PL
Verona, PA2 contributions
Nov 2020 • Solo
One would think the utter failure of the strip mall "Williamsburg Pottery" would be incentive to go back to the old successful layout of the "Pottery Factory." I imagine the support for such a rejuvenation would pay itself and for any repairs and renovation of the old buildings. Sadly, the Williamsburg Pottery Factory that people drove hours for, saved up for, braved crowds for, made a whole day of no matter the weather and the sore feet because it was worth it, that people loved is no more. I'm sad for all the children who will never find the fascination with the tunnel under the tracks. (As a note my last and final visit was 2018 not 2020).
Written October 3, 2021
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LAWRENCE D
1 contribution
Oct 2021
I lived in Williamsburg in the late 70s and 80s, loved the pottery and went often. Recently some friends went to Virginia and i made a suggestion of the pottery since they were going to Busch gardens and colonial Williamsburg....actually they said aside from Busch gardens it all sucked. When i called friends in the area, they also said the area now sucked. And were moving. but you know i still remember having a great time in the area, all things change sadly.
Written July 25, 2022
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Jean B
Georgetown, DE268 contributions
Jun 2021 • Couples
We started visiting the pottery many years ago when it was just pole buildings with plywood tables. I have to say that since the move it has been downhill ever since. It is mostly empty with mostly unwanted items. This place needs a major over haul. It was always a must visit place for us. Unfortunately we have watched it go down hill year after year, very sad.
Written June 9, 2021
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Joanne G
1 contribution
Aug 2023 • Couples
I hadn't been to the Williamsburg pottery in about 35 years. I remember going there with my family as a young teen. It was a glorious place, so large and just filled with treasures to buy! On a trip to Virginia Beach this past week, I was so excited to finally go back. We drove an hour and 20 minutes to get there. What a disappointment! Only one building was open and the selection of items was a joke. A lot of the department's shelves were almost bare! The fountain was dried up and the rest of the buildings were empty. There were only two other cars in the parking lot! It was so sad to see. What disappoints me the most is that I got on the website before we went, to make sure it was still even there after all this time, and the video posted was totally different than what was actually there. How deceiving! We spent maybe 20 minutes there and left. A wasted 2 1/2 hour trip. Don't bother going there.
Written August 24, 2023
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Robert C
7 contributions
Apr 2024 • Couples
We were looking forward to visiting to view and buy some cool pottery. The store was about 20% pottery, although some was cool, the prices were nothing special. The remainder of the store was a mix of misc. cheap housewares, cheesy home welcome flags, plastic/cheap home decor. Not worth a visit.
Written May 1, 2024
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Scott C
1 contribution
May 2021 • Family
This place is straight garbage. Don’t go. The highlight of my trip was the Mexican restaurant across the street. And trust me you'll need a few margs after this shopping trip. save your gas and your time. The shelves were bare and the customer service was awful. When I asked about the 200+ craft beers that were advertised on their website the answer was “we’re expecting a delivery tomorrow”. I you counted only six. Lol yeah yall been saying that since 2019.
Written May 24, 2021
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Saundra M
1 contribution
Feb 2020
I miss the old pottery so much. I lived about 1.5 hours away, then I moved about 30 min closer and I was so excited. It would be nothing for me to run down to the old pottery....when I went to the new pottery, I wanted to cry. I've been there twice and I won't go back. I miss the dirt floors, I miss the flowers, the ladies making arrangements, all of the old feel of the pottery. It was wonderful. What a mistake this place is.
Written May 8, 2020
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It seems from reviews that my planned trip to the pottery is a bust. Do any TA readers know of an alternative in VA, WV, NC, MD, PA similar to the pottery of old where I can find unique dinnerware sets, area rugs, and other household goods?
Written August 13, 2018
My mother use to spend over a thousand dollars at a time at the Williamsburg Pottery. She buys many things from Hobby Lobby now. Definitely don't waste your time at the Pottery. It's nothing more than memories today.
Written August 14, 2018
I will be visiting the outlet the second week of January. Can I order my wine a couple weeks in advance nd pick it up when I arrive?
Written December 16, 2017
You definitely can order wine ahead of your visit. We ordered wine for my daughter's wedding and were able to pick it up in less than a week. Since we live in the area, we ordered in person, but you can certainly call them.
Written August 14, 2018
Is the Pottery handicapped friendly, ramps not curbs ?
And do they have complimentary wheelchairs or carts for those who need mobility assistance?
Written October 6, 2016
From what I remember, there were curb ramps (most likely due to shopping carts). I don't know about complimentary wheelchairs or carts. All the storefronts we went through were one level. The bathrooms were equipped with assistance bars and handicap accessible stalls. Its new construction, so I'm sure they had to meet code and I'm sure 'handicap friendly' was more than likely discussed and taken care of during construction. Inside the stores, there were wide areas and there were a couple of 'tight' areas, but I don't think there would be any issues for a wheelchair.
Written October 6, 2016
when is the going out of business sale
Written August 21, 2015
Well we visited "your location", I wouldn't call what we did shopping because there just was nothing there we wanted, not like a few years ago, we never left empty handed. Hell, once we whim purchased a $$ Tiffany style lamp from the Pottery. Now?We were ready to leave within the first 25 minutes. I think the lack of the bus tours, your empty parking lot backs up your very poor choice of a business model you decided to move to and the above inquiry into the Going Out of Business date is valid. I once said to someone from Brooklyn must be nice living so close to New York City and being able to go there. Their reply was,"they never go, hadn't been in years, why would they? Everything they needed was in Brooklyn". Took the winds out of my sails. Same feeling with the new Pottery, why do I want to drive that distance, everything is available local with a 5-15 drive of the house, more select better prices. This includes the "great wine", award winning framing, what every that is, as for salted pottery, I have no interest in seeing a few stacks of salted pottery for sale at CW prices.. Maybe if you could see it being made, but getting your hands dirty in pottery is now at odds with this yuppie tourist trinket store image of the new Pottery. The problem here is the Pottery is the Pottery in name only. Take that faux, what is it French facade, what does that have to do with the old Pottery's roots? Nothing, same with that Bon Au Pain, or what ever it is called French fast food franchise mall eatery. Gee, there is one of those over in a Norfolk mall.
Written September 1, 2015
Call to find out; like many businesses they are probably having a Memorial Day sale.
Written May 26, 2015
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