Bacon's Castle

Bacon's Castle: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this museum: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Bacon's Castle

Season: Year-round; check weekly closing day (often Monday).

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Bacon's Castle — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.10905, -76.72238. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bacon's Castle

• Chippokes State Park · park · Surry · ~3 km · Must-see
• Fort Huger · fort · Isle of Wight · ~7 km · Must-see
• Fort Crafford · fort · Newport News · ~12 km · Must-see
• Smith's Fort Plantation · fort · Surry · ~13 km · Must-see
• Jamestown Island · river spot · James City · ~14 km · Must-see
• Tercentenary Statue · attraction · James City · ~15 km · Must-see
• Fort Boykin · fort · Isle of Wight · ~15 km · Must-see
• Susan Constant · fort · James City · ~17 km · Must-see
• Jamestown Settlement · museum · James City · ~17 km · Must-see
• Lake Powell · lake · James City · ~18 km · Must-see
• Lee's Mill · fort · Newport News · ~19 km · Must-see
• Le Scoot · temple · James City · ~19 km · Must-see
• Verbolten · attraction · James City · ~19 km · Must-see
• Busch Gardens Williamsburg · park · James City · ~19 km · Must-see
• Loch Ness Monster · attraction · James City · ~19 km · Must-see
• Pantheon · attraction · James City · ~19 km · Must-see
• Escape From Pompeii · temple · James City · ~20 km · Must-see
• City Reservoir Dam · lake · Newport News · ~20 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bacon's Castle

Other museums near Bacon's Castle

• Jamestown Settlement · museum · James City · ~17 km · Must-see
• Isle of Wight County Museum · museum · Isle of Wight · ~20 km · Must-see
• Muscarelle Museum of Art · museum · Williamsburg · ~22 km · Must-see
• Peninsula Fine Arts Center · museum · Newport News · ~27 km · Must-see
• The Mariners' Museum · museum · Newport News · ~27 km · Must-see
• Virginia Living Museum · museum · Newport News · ~27 km · Must-see
• Watermen's Museum · museum · York · ~30 km · Must-see
• Virginia War Museum · museum · Newport News · ~32 km · Must-see
• Presidents Park Statues · museum · James City · ~38 km · Must-see
• Air Power Park · museum · Hampton · ~41 km · Must-see

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