Reviews of Jamestown Settlement

I highly encourage one and all to come to Jamestown and see if they can feel the 'deja vu feeling i got while there. While standing at the front of pocohantas' statue the feeling that i had been there before swept through me like the wind sweeps the james river. According to our family tree, my ancestors arrived at Jamestown in time for the bacon rebellion and subsequently purchased quite a bit of land in the surrounding area. Their hearts were in Jamestown and i feel compelled to return time and again just to touch the place where the first words of freedom were spoken. America began at Jamestown with those words and then came to fruition just a short piece down the colonial parkway at yorktown. Anyone who holds a love for america should undertake a visit to where it all began...Jamestown! This fall i will begin my search for the actual spot where my ancestors had their homestead.

One of the best displays that to date i have ever seen! Vistors are invited to come aboard each of these three ships, and visit all of the areas of these ships. You will get an almost exact idea of how it was to actually be on these ships, what the passengers wore(costumed shippers are there)what the beds looked like(and even get to lay on one or two), where they ate at, what they did for entertainment, and what kind of travelling gear that was 'shipgear' in 1607. It is almost like you are there. Definitely worth a visit!

This was quite an enjoyable addition to our trip. Fantastic museum and center (very modern bdlg-begin there) and visit atrip into our heritage. An indian village, a large military fort, sailing ships from the past and colonists, soldiers and indians to act the part. The original sites have a glass blowing exhibition (quite unique), outline of a church's ruins and the shore line (more adult type info.)

Was not sure what to expect since my family and i have never been before. It was awesome when you 1st pull into the parking lot and see all the state flags and the info they provide on the states. Once inside and checking in and viewing all the neat and interesting culture and how they lived of the land. Going down to the dock and seeing the ships they used for travel was very interesting. Its very educational and something that both kids and adults can get into.

Love this place, lot of history. We are some how related to pocahontas, so this was very exciting. We loved walking through the village looking at the how they lived. Loved it but we forgot to take pictures.

From the moment one arrives they are taken back into the history of where our nation took root by seeing a movie in the theater. There is also an exhibition gallery that has artifacts, dioramas, and films that chronicle our nation's 17th-century beginnings in virginia. There is james fort and a powhatan indian village as well as a riverfront area with three ships from 1607.

Fun and educational

So interesting to see what we had read in history books

Amazing! Wonderful history. Knowledgeable staff. So glad we visited.

It was beyond our expectations. The characters were fascinating, knowledgeable and engaging. In 3 days we could not cover everything. The food was excellent as we enjoyed bubble and squeak, and bangers and mash! History, plays, craftsmen, music, entertainment and entertainment it was all very well done. We would highly recommend it!

Reasonable price and lots to see and do.

Was over 100 degrees when we went, so found it hard to take our time and enjoy, just wanted to get back to the air conditioned building. It was interesting, and so much information was overwhelming. We are at the cafe and thought the food there was very good just had burger and fries but they were excellent... Almost worth the price.

We all really enjoyed the stories, ships and recreation of settlement. Worth the visit

Easy to redeem voucher. Very nice for all ages, hands-on exhibits. Really liked the ships.

Excellent

Wonderful!

This was a great place. The museum is overwhelming and could be a whole day activity by itself.

We went to williamsburg, va for our 20th wedding anniversary. It was so nice and relaxing to get away for a few days. The food was fantastic but i wish the weather was warmer. We had a great time and i would love to come back.

Excellent & educational - my 3rd grade son went over this in school after we visited, he was so excited to share his artifacts with his class!!

Beautiful new building, wonderful docent, interesting exhibits.

Great as always

Our eleven year old granddaughter so enjoyed seeing in real life the history she studied in school last year. All characters were helpful and interesting. After 30 years of teaching young children about our early us history, i still learned new things. Thank you!

Enjoyed & found very interesting

Great time and great way to prebook a vacation

This was a really valuable and enjoyable experience for me and my teenaged sons. All the staff were friendly and willing to answer questions. The ship was absolutely my favorite!! I just can't say enough good about it.

It was a wonderful trip even though it rain. But the sun came out when we went to yorktown. And that day was sunny and bright. Great place to revisit again. Maybe in the fall months. Thanks again.

Nice also not as big as colonial williamsburg. But nice 1/2 day trip. Very informative with a fort there, 3 old sailing vessels. And you can explore all of them as well as the fort which has many buildings of the time. And the museum with a theater. It's all included in the ticket.

History comes alive! Great day out.

Didn't go

Good time...Easy access from hotel location

We have 4 children and this hands-on learning was incredible. The people in character of the time period was a fantastic, memorable, and enjoyable experience for all of us. The cafe had healthy selections and was a nice place to refresh after the heat outside.

We enjoyed everything about jamestown! You can do both jamestown and yorktown in one day.

This was the highlight of our trip, we had a guide who was enthusiastic and very well versed. York town was excellent also.

This was the most enjoyable attraction of the trip. I would highly recommend everyone to visit jamestown settlement. Well worth the the ticket price.

Loved it! Toured both jamestown and yorktown. Both were exceptional!

Jamestown was good. Very informative.

Wonderful time, nice informative

It was very nice we all liked looking at the great historical items and the people was super. Its good for about 3/4 of a day

Enjoyed the visit. Village areas nicely done, staff very pleasant & informative.

Enjoyed the trip to jamestown/yorktown settlements! People were pleasant, well versed & educated for their position. We even booked a sunset schooner sail that was amazing!

Wow!! What a nice museum! Everything very authentic. Great guides. Boats very interesting. Loved it !!

Very interactive. Enjoyed the ships.

This was a diamond in the rough. The exhibits are first class. The people who worked there went out of there way to make the history of jamestown feel real and interesting. The gift shop was great and the restaurant has great food at a fair price. I want to return jamestown settlement soon.

We all loved jamestown and will soon return for a 2nd trip.

Fantastic settlement, friendly staff. April is a beautiful month to go.

Changed a lot since first seen in 1973. Kids loved getting out on the ships.

Tour guide was very good snd took time to explain everything.

This was the best part of the package. The museum was superb. The guided tour through the settlement was excellent and the guides very knowledgeable. The replica's of the three original sailing ships was very interesting.

Jamestown settlement, not the archeological site, is great for kids. There were a lot of school groups well organized. I went through within less than 2 hours. I did not attend any movies or listen to talks. I went at my own pace and interest. The ships were interesting. I would recommend this for a family with young children.

Smaller than anticipated, but still mind blowing. I never thought about all the different living conditions or the hardships they endured.

Wonderful experience! Absolutely loved the staff. Everyone was accommodating and informative! We enjoyed all the history that was offered.

Very good

The reconstruction was great. The kids enjoyed the re-enactments. And the ships were awesome! The indian village could use some real indians!

This place was verr verry educational, a lot of history so much that i fogot alot of it. Going outside to the different places my husband ,grandson and nepew were in picked to be envoled to do some things with the fort. It is nice to learn thing about history something that we should know and remember so my nephew explained a lot to me. Especially about the indians and their land i really enjoyed everything,. They even had a scotter for me. My leg is in a cast and i needed a scotter,.

Great

Great staff! Loved the preview film, helped to set the stage for the area. Wonderful preservation sites.

This was very interesting.

Very informative, but kinda low on the excitement meter.

Wish we had more time. It was a very hot dayk,but we will definitely go back. They did give us a yorkville ticket good til next year so i am sure we will be back.

My husband and i learned so much from visiting there. I hope we are able to go back again someday.

Ok

Good, but not really for small kids.

Better than one could have imagined. A lot of efforrt has gone into making this a great feature and i recommenmd everyone not to miss out on this

This was the coolest thing to go to. You walked back into time and really learned some very interesting things.

The tour guide was awesome!

Great interpretive staff

Great place. We especially enjoyed visiting the replicas of the ships that brought the jamestown settlers 400 years ago. Again, very knowledgeable tour guides and period costumes.

Very enjoyable...Easy check in

Great! Very interactive staff!

Enjoyed this. The museum was very nice with a couple of areas where you could view films and the auditorium with a 25-minute film. The ships and indian village were also very nice.

Favorite part of the trip! The living history area was so much fun. The best inside museum ever.

Didn't get to go due to weather

Very informative. They had a lot of stuff in their gallery and the movie wss very good. Staff was very friendly and very knowledgeable. Great history vacation spot!!!

Jamestown was awesome can't wait to go back

Nice place and very nice learning experience.

Good for the children

I went there last november and it was amazing, my cousins just moved there back in 2009. It was so cool learning about the history of virginia.

We learned so much more about virgina

It was confusing at first, not realizing there were 2 jamestown attractions....The national park service and the state.

Professional courteous staff and wonderful entertaining exhibits. We had an enjoyable time.

Very interesting.

Very interesting and well done

Awesome

Only part we liked was the ships

Our history is very fascinating. I think it would make for a great fieldtrip for children

Great place to go

Very informative. A great learning experience.

We enjoyed visiting the museum and the recreated settlement and ships. Sadly, we were unable to make it to the real settlement due to time constraints.

Very impressed by the knowledge of the enactors.

A relaxing, informative site. Brings history alive for adults as well as children.

We had a great time there, wish we had allowed ourselves more than 1 days.

First time to jamestown. Enjoyed it to the max.

Awesome!

We missed having a tour guide for the indian village section, and there was nothing going on there with actors.

No problems fun

Excellent.

It was a quality experience rich in history and entertainment. The ease in checking in was wonderful. This was an enjoyable experience!

Very nice

Great family time

Wonderful!

The fort and indian village replecia were realistic.

Ok

This was the best. The girls and iloved getting on the ships and seeing real people at work. We took many photos.

Very interesting and informative.

Enjoyed it very much but warn people that it can be busy. We had 2800 school children viewing it at the same time. It is also a fair weather event.

We went as a school group. We were 42 in all. We had a very good time and the 8th graders enjoyed this trip alot. It was very educational and entertaining. We would definitely suggest this place for any school group. Thank you!

Impressive and plan to go back.

We ran out of time and did not get here want to do it next time.

Best seen in sunny but cool weather.

Great historical demonstrations of life in that era. Very interesting and great interaction with characters/employees.

Again we wish had more time to spend.

Very nice facility. Food was also good. The camps and ships were interesting.

Everyone was pleasant

The best of the trip.

Wonderful layout. Again, staff very knowledgeable, friendly made entire experience enjoyable.

The docent was very good and informative and entertaining. The tour was very good and a great improvement over our last visit. The dining area was okay, not as clean as it should be but the food was okay.

Great especially liked the ships!

The visitor center was really terrific, as was the victory center at yorktown.

Actors were excellent and knowledgeable. I learned to make my owned rope from the indians and how to draw blood 18th century style

They are always adding new things here too. Enjoyed the museum, the movie, the outdoor exhibits very much.

Jamestown and yorktown museums and living history experiences were very good. We did have a negative experience at the gift shop at yorktown having to listen to a clerk expound upon the perils of electing the party she opposed.

One of the highlights of our visit

Got a private tour of the place.

A wonderful tour

Excellent

Was blown away by the new exhibits and the overall park.

I thought that the jamestown settlement and the archeological area belong to the same management. Once we worked out where we were supposed to be, we had a great time.It was a wonderful learning experience for my kids, from the gallery to the outdoor settlement replica. Thank you.

Weve been coming to williamsburg for the last 6 years. This year we went to see the jamestown settlement and it was truly a great lesson in our history. We have two daughters who learned a greater deal about there past. We loved it as well and we will be back. Thank you. Danny, gina, alice, and emily ward

Fabulous!!

We thoroughly enjoyed the tour of jamestown settlement. Very informative and enjoyable. The tour guides were very pleasant and helpful.

Jamestown is a awesome place to go. Fun for kids. Its like your actually living in history. Great experience