Location: The Villages
Top Things to do in The Villages
- 1. The Grand Oaks Carriage Museum
- 2. Eisenhower Regional Recreation Center
- 3. Wildwood Antique Mall of Wildwood
- 4. Orange Blossom Hills Golf & Country Club
- 5. Lake Sumter Landing
- 6. Brownwood Farmer's Market
- 7. Back Road Berries
- 8. Spanish Springs Town Square
- 9. Gilded Matilda's
- 10. Tai Chi Massage and Foot Spa
Top 10 Things to do in The Villages, United States
The Villages is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sumter County, Florida, United States. It shares its name with a broader master-planned age-restricted community that spreads into portions of Lake and Marion counties. The Villages consistently ranks as a very high growth area. The U.S. Census ranked The Villages as the fastest-growing U.S. city for the second year in a row (during the 12 months ending in July 2014); As of August 2017, the total population of The Villages reached 115,000 people, due to new areas stretching from Fruitland Park to CR 470.
Restaurants in The Villages
1. The Grand Oaks Carriage Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 101 reviews
Discover the Grand Oaks Resort and Museum. Here guests enjoy a gracious Southern sporting lifestyle set amid majestic oaks and gently rolling pastures of Florida's horse country. Whether you wish to stay in one of our well-appointed houses or cottages, RV Park, visit our Carriage Museum, enjoy lunch in our Bistro, visit our Gift Shop or Outfitters store, board your horse, plan an unforgettable wedding or meeting, or enjoy exceptional equestrian activities and training... The Grand Oaks has it all and is ready to welcome you.
Reviewed By Don T - Summerfield, Florida, United States
The food is excellently prepared and reasonably priced. The service is excellent. It's a great place to go for a quiet, reasonably priced lunch. However, the dinner menu is a bit pricy.
2. Eisenhower Regional Recreation Center
Overall Ratings
5 based on 596 reviews
Reviewed By wiloliams
Beautiful facility with room after room of war memorabilia, documents, pictures of war related events, plus a memorial to Ike in the form of personal effects, pictures, etc. Problem is that there is no commentary or explanation of what is on display - usually just a small plaque naming the donor of the display. Too bad - if you were not a WWII vet, it would be difficult to place the contents of the memorial in context.
3. Wildwood Antique Mall of Wildwood
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 56 reviews
Wildwood Antique Mall has 20,000 square feet of antiques, collectibles, and vintage items, with over 120 unique antique dealer partners.
Reviewed By MyFloridaLife11 - Florida
As I walked around I noticed the store was very neat and clean most of the Dealer's appeared to take pride in their booth. It is a very strange layout with not being able to cut through the center of the store and having to walk the complete length from end-to-end to go to the next aisle. Most of the items I looked at, as with most antique malls were extremely overpriced. Some of the pieces that I looked at even still had the cheap thrift store price on them. The markups on these items were ridiculous. There are a lot of newer items and retro vintage I would not necessarily consider antique. I'm sure there's something for everyone however the few things I walked in to look for and found were so overpriced I would never consider buying I'm at those prices. I could find them cheaper on eBay including eBay shipping fees. If you're going to be in this business you should know people are always going to shop for the cheapest price.
4. Orange Blossom Hills Golf & Country Club
Overall Ratings
4 based on 97 reviews
Reviewed By TomBev2014 - The Villages, Florida
Excellent Friday fish fry. Also served another night I believe. We enjoy dining outside overlooking the pool and waterfall. We have never had bad food!
5. Lake Sumter Landing
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 166 reviews
Reviewed By RLWOrangePark - Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
There are 3 large squares that form the entertainment and restaurant hubs of the Villages. Each is excellent for what they have to offer: numerous restaurants, shops, movie theatre, etc. Live entertainment is offered from 5-9 PM every night of the week and it is free of charge. Happy hour prices on drinks is offered from 5-6 PM with very reasonable prices offered throughout the night. We prefer this Square because of the variety of restaurants that we like and because it is where our favorite hotel in the Villages, Waterfront Inn, is located. As the name implies there is a large lake in the square with great views of water birds, people in dragon boats, golf courses, etc. Many of the restaurants offer outdoor seating with views of this lake or the entertainment venue.
6. Brownwood Farmer's Market
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 30 reviews
Reviewed By Valerie M - Boston, Massachusetts
I do love farmers markets so when we were heading to the square for breakfast I was excited to have stumbled upon the Saturday market! They have everything from jewelry to produce, breads, soaps, seafood, fresh guacamole...etc. Oh and let's not forget that the square bar is open during the market for $4 Mimosas and Bloody Mary's! I got the cutest beaded anklet for $8 that was sized to fit perfectly! Fun morning!
7. Back Road Berries
Overall Ratings
5 based on 6 reviews
Reviewed By Janis H - Ocala, Florida
Tom and I have picked thorn less black berries at Back Road Berries a few years in a row...huge, tasty, black berries...easy picking and NO thorns!
This 'winter' we have picked beautiful, juicy strawberries too...once in December & once in January. We are originally from Northern MN so picking strawberries this time of year is a treat and given us 'bragging rights' to our friends and relatives who are still in Northern MN where it is quite 'chilly' to say the least!
Back Road Berries has strawberries, blue berries and blackberries at various times in the year. Check their web-site backroadberries.com
Oh my...luscious berries to eat and make jam with...a bit of Florida sunshine on your toast.
8. Spanish Springs Town Square
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 513 reviews
Reviewed By MG L - Sterling, Virginia
The Villages are like another world. The Spanish Springs lends a Spanish hacienda ambience to this particular village. Each village has its own theme. There are plenty of restaurants surrounding the square. We drove thru carefully to mind the golf carts coming to and fro. Fun to watch!
9. Gilded Matilda's
Overall Ratings
4 based on 1 reviews
"Where country meets costal!" Located near the prominent Florida Villages in Downtown Wildwood , Gilded Matilda's offers a variety of curios, trinkets, art, and accessories crafted by the locals! Over 70% of the shop features local artists, including styles such as water color & acrylic paintings, outdoor mosaic decor, pottery, jewelry and even has several on-campus art classes for a wide range of age groups.
Reviewed By frybuy - Central Florida, Florida
Took a moasics class here. It was fun to be creative. There are over 30 artists that display their work here. It is worth a visit. They offer many classes.
10. Tai Chi Massage and Foot Spa
Overall Ratings
5 based on 4 reviews
Tai Chi Massage & Foot SPA is located in the Villages, FL, which has the team of state licensed therapists focusing on oriental massage techniques. The massage combines classic Swedish and Deep Tissue massage with the traditional Eastern techniques, including Chinese Acupressure and Japanese Shiatsu, in order to ease your muscular tension and stress while providing you with deep relaxation
Reviewed By tgolbs - Massillon, Ohio
Can't wait to return to Florida and visit Hong. I had a full body massage and it was awesome after my flight. Very clean and professional atmosphere.
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