Irvington & Kilmarnock VIRGINIA
The Tides Inn has lovely views over Carters Creek.
FAST FACTS • Located at the southern end of Virginia’s Northern Neck • Much of the area was part of the land grant deeded by King Charles II in the 1600s • The Northern Neck peninsula is bounded by the Potomac to the north and Rappahannock to the south.
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WHAT MAKES IT UNIQUE Instead of highlighting a single town, what we’re recommending is more like an area. In between the Potomac and Rappahannock rivers and the Bay is lovely, rolling, largely uncommercialized country with farms, woods, water and not all that many people. Yet within this quiet amalgam of land and water, you’ll find one of the region’s best-known resorts, one of the nation’s oldest and bestpreserved churches, a delightful steamboat museum, wonderful restaurants and lovely natural areas. A good part of it you can get to by boat, but some of it will require land transportation: a bicycle or, better yet, a loaner car from the marina.
ChesapeakeBayMagazine.com | Weekends on the Water 2022
MARINA BASICS Chesapeake Boat Basin on Indian
Creek is the best choice for visiting Kilmarnock. Frankly, it’s a good choice even if you are just transiting the Bay and looking for a stopover. It’s 1.5 miles upstream, but accessible via a deep-water channel. You’ll find floating, fixed and covered docks; amenities like a saltwater pool, ship store and loaner bicycles; and very nice folks. For Irvington, the Tides Inn is the most convenient and most elegant choice. The Inn has everything: restaurants, a spa, golf course, watersports, and a long history. Dockage at their 24 slips includes access to all Tides facilities.
