Location: Winchester
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Top 10 Free Things to do in Winchester, Virginia (VA)
Sitting at the northernmost corner of Virginia in the Shenandoah Valley, Winchester offers visitors the chance to explore historical sites, museums, vineyards, farmers' markets, and tree-lined Old Town streets once wandered by the likes of George Washington and Stonewall Jackson. The fruitful fields of the surrounding Frederick County have earned the area the title "apple capital of the world," with the city hosting the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival annually for almost a century.
Restaurants in Winchester
1. Posh Pets Boutique
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 9 reviews
Posh Pets Boutique is a place for pets and those who love them! The store is stocked with unique pet supplies, beds, eco-friendly toys, adorable clothes, holistic foods, natural treats, and pet-themed gifts that cannot be found in big box stores. Owners Lanette Orduna and Rebecca Miller consider themselves the ultimate pet lovers and are active members of the animal rescue community. Bring your dog by to meet us--we're open 7 days a week!
2. Blue Plate Books
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 14 reviews
Serving up a healthy helping of good used books at Blue Plate Special prices. Browse our 50,000 books in 3,500 square feet. -- Relax while browsing our well stocked shelves. Slow down. Sit a while. No mouse clicking required. -- Locally owned & operated. Support your local bookstores! -- You never know what you'll find at a used bookstore...
Reviewed By BBVacation2015 - Ladysmith, United States
I don't live in the area but visit a couple times a year and always shop here. Friendly employees and lots of books to choose from. Prices are good and inventory changes. Recommend and will be back again.
3. Stonewall Confederate Cemetery
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 58 reviews
Reviewed By JackL448 - East Syracuse, United States
The Stonewall Cemetery is just a small part of the Mount Hebron Cemetery located about 150 yards from the cemetery's main office. Visiting the is the quickest way of locating the cemetery, in which a woman will show on a map the exact cemetery's location, which can be walked or driven to. All eleven confederate states have some type pf memorial that will at least 20 or possibly 100 grave sites. Several individual stones are: Gen. Turner-Ashey. Major Jas Thomson, Capt. Hugh McGuire. Brigadier Gen. Robert Danial Johnson, In Honor of the Women of Winchester. One stone that stands out-not to readable- is the Patton Brothers. One brother was uncle of WW11 U.S. General George S. Patton. By itself is the To the Unknown & Unrested Dead, with three separate stones. 1.) Unknown Dead from the Battle of Cedar Creek Battle Field. 2.) Unknown Dead from the Kernstown Battlefield. 3.) Unknown Dead from the Cool Spring Battle. Depending on what a visitor views & reads, time spent could be 15-45 minutes. The grass hadn't been mown for a while, was a bit high & wet. Would suggest waiting two days if any measurable rain has fallen. If person has an a civil war cemetery of the final resting site of the confederate passing a visit is recommended.
4. Kernstown Battlefield and Pritchard House
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 61 reviews
Reviewed By janhP5062CT
Expected to drive or walk around the battlefield, reading markers. Instead, we got a personal tour in a golf cart by one of the volunteers (thanks, Bill!), with a running narrative of the battles and more. Then a tour of the Pritchard House given by another volunteer, ending with the recreation of the field hospital that was created in the lower level of the house during the battles, again with a knowledgeable talk by a volunteer. Get the gist? Volunteers not only raised the money to save this battlefield from development, they now maintain it and are restoring buildings and landscapes as they can. Highly recommended.
5. Handley Regional Library
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 150 reviews
Reviewed By NJLivingston
This building is stunning and we had no plans to visit but once we spotted it, we had to go inside. It is a beautiful building with a lovely duomo. Great to explore and has lots of fantastic reading niches. Huge section for kids and teens on second floor. Spiral stairwells were fun.
6. Marker-Miller Orchards
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 76 reviews
A Century Farm offering a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables available in our market and for pick-your-own. (Please check our website for availability for seasonal pick-your-own). We have a large selection of jams/jellies, fruit wines, honey, and no sugar added items to choose from. Visit our on-site bakery for pies, cakes, cookies, and apple cider donuts and our sweet shop for fresh made fudge and hand dipped ice cream.
Reviewed By CharleneW560
We had a great day picking a bag of apples- Crispin variety. I like to make pies and applesauce so I bought 2 boxes of 2nds.
7. Winchester-Frederick County Convention & Visitors Center
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 42 reviews
Welcome to the Winchester area! We're the official Visitor Center and Tourism Office representing the City of Winchester and Frederick County, Virginia. Stop by any day of the week, 9am-5pm, to get personal and friendly information on the entire area. Enjoy our large and clean family-friendly bathrooms and gift shop offering local and regional items, souvenirs, official Virginia is for Lovers shirts and merchandise, and local beer, wine and cider. Free bus and RV parking available on-site. Need to stretch your legs? We're just steps from the Abram's Delight historic home, historical society museum, and Wilkins Lake which has a paved trail surrounding it. We're also on the edge of the Shenandoah University campus which has trails and paths throughout. A great stop if you have a dog that needs a walk as all areas mentioned above are dog friendly!
Reviewed By 2b00mers - Virginia, United States
This site is a must stop for your orientation as to what to do during your visit to Winchester and the Shenandoah Valley. Besides the usual array of travel brochures this is also where you can purchase your souvenirs from clothing, coffee mugs, apple candy, Patsy Cline tunes to refrigerator magnets. Ask the friendly staff if you have any questions.
8. Exotic Himalayan Handicrafts
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 19 reviews
Exotic Himalayan handcrafts mission is to bring the world around to you and to provide a unique shopping experience through our product and services. Our wide variety of gifts, silver jewelry, fashionable scarves, shawls, dresses, hats, mittens, incense, singing bowls, thangkas, Hindu and Buddhist artifacts, statues, yoga accessories, prayer flags, monastery wall hanging & more
Reviewed By D2319IBdeed - Culpeper, United States
Lovely shop with a plethora of products to look at, touch, smell, try on and make sing! I am happy I happened upon this quaint pedestrian shopping area in Winchester, Va!
9. Escutcheon Brewing Co
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4.5 based on 29 reviews
Escutcheon Brewing is Winchester, VA's first and only micro brewery in operation. We strive to produce true-to-style classic beers - we don't do trendy and novel...we make solid styles, with an unwavering commitment to quality. Our flagship beers include a Kolsch, Vienna Lager, American Pale Ale, India Pale Ale, Dry Irish Stout and our newest beer, the John Riggins' 4th and 1 Pilsner...a classic pils brewed in collaboration with our friend and NFL hall-of-fame runningback, John Riggins. Come by our beautiful public taproom for a pint, a flight, a tour...whatever suits your fancy.
Reviewed By 601georged - Winchester, United States
We had looked for breweries close to us and found Escutcheon after tasting the Christmas Ale in Union Jack Pub and Restaurant. The tasting room features about half light beers and half heavy beers, is very clean and has a friendly server. The beer not to miss is the Winter Ale (AKA Christmas Ale). Full of flavor, medium in body with several different spice flavors brings out the season. A mixture of ales, stouts and IPAs makes this a must visit. Food can be brought in or ordered in to eat. So if you are looking for a local brewery with great tasting beers, check this out.
10. Jim Barnett Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 28 reviews
Reviewed By ShadowtheKitty - Painesville, United States
Disc Golf Course and Geocaching. Very nice disc golf course with some unique features. Didn't lose any disc while playing disc golf. Were several other groups also playing, but we weren't crowded. Geocaching in this park is great for beginners and for younger geocaches. Very unique. One of the geocaches I wouldn't do if it is where I think it is, for safety reasons don't go into storm sewers due to potential for oxygen deficient atmosphere. But the others were good.
