PRESENTED BY:
The Garden Club of the Eastern Shore
The Garden Club of Virginia
Saturday, April 28, 2012
All sites open 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Rain or shine.
WEBSITES:
www.esgardentours.com
www.vagardenweek.org
Follow the tour on Facebook.
DIRECTIONS TO TOUR AREA:
From the south:
Rte. 13 (Northampton Blvd) in Virginia Beach to Chesapeake Bay
Bridge Tunnel and continue north on Rte. 13.
From the north:
Delaware Memorial Bridge to Rte. 1 South to Rte. 13 South.
From Washington/Baltimore:
Rte. 50 East across Bay Bridge at Annapolis and continue on
Rte. 50 East to Rte. 13 South at Salisbury.
In immediate tour area, follow directions given for each tour stop below.
CO-CHAIRMEN:
Cissy Hall (Mrs. Richard F. III)
23113 Mount Custis Drive
Accomac, VA 23301
Telephone: 757-787-7955
Email: mountcustis@verizon.net
Suzanne Tankard (Mrs. David B.)
P.O. Box 926
Exmore, VA 23350
Telephone: 757-442-7364
Email: mounthope@esva.net
TICKETS:
Tickets may be purchased on tour day at any of the houses open
for tour and homes may be visited in any order.
Children ages 5 and younger free of charge; ages 6-12 half-price;
Age 17 or younger must be accompanied by an adult.
Full five house tour tickets: $40
Single-site tickets: $15
Advance tickets: $35
No advance single site admission.
Advance tickets available via the internet at www.vagardenweek.org or visit
Shore Bank branch locations in Cape Charles, Exmore, Onley, Parksley, Chincoteague, VA;
Pocomoke and Salisbury, MD; the Book Bin, Onley, VA; Ker Place, Onancock, VA;
and Rayfield’s Pharmacy in Nassawadox and Cape Charles, VA.
Checks payable to G.C.E.S. Credit cards via internet only.
FESTIVE LUNCH VENUE:
Hungars Episcopal Church (1742), 10107 Bayside Rd., Machipongo, VA 23405.
From the north:
From Rte. 13 stoplight in Nassawadox, turn west onto Rogers Drive (Rte. 606); proceed .7 mi.
Turn left onto Bayside Rd. (Rte. 618); proceed 4.8 mi.
From the south:
Four miles north of Eastville stoplight on Rte. 13, turn west onto Young St. (Rte. 627).
Go to end .2 mi. Turn right onto Bayside Rd. (Rte. 618); Proceed 3.3 mi.
Box lunches ($12) will be available from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday.
Reservations are requested; please call 757-442-5263 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. weekdays.
Seating will be available in the newly redecorated Parish House, where cookbooks
and note cards will be on sale.
TOUR INFORMATION:
Questions regarding ticket purchases, bus tours, local accommodations
or any related concerns may be directed to either:
Megan Ames
(757) 787-7626
megan_ames@hotmail.com
Jody Bundy
(757) 647-1320
bonderosa10@msn.com
AREA INFORMATION:
Eastern Shore Tourism Commission
www.esvatourism.org
757-787-8268
The Eastern Shore of Va. Chamber of Commerce
www.esvachamber.org
757-787-2460
Northampton County Chamber of Commerce
www.northamptoncountychamber.com
757-678-0010
Chincoteague Chamber of Commerce
www.chincoteaguechamber.com
757-336-6161
TOUR AT A GLANCE:
Historic Garden Week on Virginia’s Eastern Shore easily takes the
touring public from one end of our beautiful peninsula to the other.
Horticulturalists and flower lovers will be thrilled by stunning arrangements and elaborate landscapes.
Naturalists will love the serenity and beauty native
to this undeveloped territory.
Let history and hospitality embrace you on Virginia’s Eastern Shore.
DRIVING DIRECTIONS:
PROPERTIES MAY BE VISITED IN ANY ORDER.
BAYHOLME
306 Bay Avenue, Cape Charles, VA 23310.
At Cape Charles stoplight, turn west onto Stone Rd. (Rte. 184); proceed 2 mi.
Turn left onto Fig St.; proceed .2 mi. Follow Mason Ave.; proceed .6 mi.
Turn right onto Bay Ave.; proceed .1 mi.
EYRE HALL
3215 Eyre Hall Dr., Cheriton, VA 23316.
Entrance on west side of Rte. 13 between Cheriton and Eastville.
VAUCLUSE
3350 Vaucluse Rd., Machipongo, VA 23405.
From the north:
From Rte. 13 stoplight in Nassawadox, turn west onto Rogers Drive (Rte. 606); proceed .7 mi.
Turn left onto Bayside Rd. (Rte. 618); proceed 4.9 mi. Turn right onto Church Neck Rd. (Rte. 619);
Proceed to end, 4.3 mi.
From the south:
Four miles north of Eastville stoplight on Rte. 13, Turn west onto Young St. (Rte. 627).
Go to end, .2 mi. Turn right onto Bayside Rd. (Rte. 618); Proceed 3.2 mi.
Turn left onto Church Neck Rd. (Rte. 619); Proceed to end, 4.3 mi.
CEDAR GROVE
28538 Bloxom Rd., Parksley, VA 23421.
From Rte. 13 between Nelsonia and Accomac,
turn east onto Muttonhunk Rd. (Rte. 676); proceed .9 mi.
Turn left heading north onto Metompkin Rd.; proceed .5 mi.
Turn right onto Bloxom Rd. (Rte. 812); proceed .8 mi.
BEVERLY
808 Beverly Lane, Pocomoke, MD 21851.
At Va./Md. Line from Rte. 13 turn west onto Holland Road; proceed 1.3 mi.
Turn right (west) onto Dunn’s Swamp Rd./Wagram Rd.; proceed .7 mi.
Turn left (west) onto Colona Rd.; proceed 3 mi. Turn left onto Cedar Hall Wharf Rd.; proceed .9 mi.
Bear left onto Beverly Lane.
OTHER PLACES OF INTEREST:
No charge except as noted.
Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge & Assateague Island National Seashore:
8231 Beach Road, Chincoteague Island, VA 23336. Admission to Assateague Island $8
Tour Tom’s Cove Visitor’s Center, Herbert H. Bateman Educational and Administrative Center, Assateague Lighthouse.
Onancock:
*Ker Place (1799). 69 Market St., Rte. 179 west at Rte. 13 stoplight in Onley.
This historic mansion is home to the Eastern Shore of Virginia Historical Society.
Open Friday, April 27 for extended hours, 10:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. Open Saturday, April 28, 9:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.
Free admission to the gardens, which were restored by the Garden Club of Virginia.
House tour $5. Call (757) 787-8012 or visit www.kerplace.org.
Also Historic Cokesbury Church (1854), corner of Market and West Streets and
*Hopkins and Bros. Store (1842), 2 Market St.
Eastville:
1677 County seat. *Historic Courthouse and Court Green (1731),
Debtor’s Prison, Old Clerk’s Office; Rte. 631 west at highway stoplight at Courthouse Rd.
Near Machipongo:
*Barrier Islands Center & Historic Almshouse Farm (1803).
Visible from Rte. 13, exit west on Rte. 627(Young St.); Hungars Episcopal Church (1742),
10107 Bayside Rd., Rte. 627 west to Rte. 618 North (See lunch venue.).
Cape Charles:
Victorian railroad town. Cape Charles Museum, Historic Palace Theatre and Stage Door Gallery,
Cape Charles Coffee House. Rte 184 west at highway stoplight.
*National Register of Historic Places
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