Northern Neck Area Activities
Through the resort's partnership with Northern Neck Heritage
Tours, the Tides Inn is able to offer guests fun and informational
experiences and Chesapeake Bay activities including Chesapeake Bay
Virginia tours. The team works closely with area museums, historic
and cultural sites, historical societies, heritage crafters, and
various affinity groups to produce high quality, in-depth
content.
A variety of opportunities await you in the Northern Neck. Here is
a sampling of the Chesapeake Bay tours available:
- Northern Neck Museum Tour
- A Cruise Across the Chesapeake Bay
- Kayaking Historic Waterways
- George Washington and Friends
- Discovering Your Roots and Ancestors
- The Romantic Steamboat Era
- Historic Churches
- Courthouse Towns in the 18th Century
- A Colonial Journey Through the Northern Neck
- Historic Taverns and the People Who Frequented Them
- Berries, Grapes and Wine
If you want to experience an island getaway and travel back in
time, take a day trip during your stay at the Tides Inn to tour
Tangier Island or Smith Island:
TANGIER ISLAND, VIRGINIA
From Buzzard's Point in Reedville, board the Chesapeake Breeze
for a day boat cruise to Tangier Island. Tour this quaint island in
the middle of Chesapeake Bay where island families earn their
living from the famous blue crab. See crab shanties, wander along
the commercial docks where the crab boats are tied up, and stroll
the narrow streets where bicycles and golf carts are the main means
of transportation. After a seafood dinner at the Chesapeake House,
return to the boat and arrive back in Reedville.
SMITH ISLAND, MARYLAND
Board the Captain Evans from Smith Point in Reedville for a day
cruise to quaint Smith Island. On your way, pass by the Smith Point
Lighthouse guarding the shoals where the Potomac River meets the
Chesapeake Bay. On the island, also home to families who make their
living on the water, stop in at the Smith Island Museum, which
interprets the history and culture of Maryland's only inhabited
off-shore island, then take a walking tour of the village of Ewell.
After lunch at your choice of waterfront restaurants, return to
your boat for the homeward cruise and arrive back in Reedville.
For more information on Chesapeake Bay tours and activities,
call the Tides Inn's Activities team at 804.438.4489 or email
activities@tidesinn.com.