Tourism Department Develops Cultural Trail

The Surry County Board of Supervisors passed Resolution 2022-21 in November 2022 establishing a Local Committee responsible for planning activities relative to the Virginia 250 – A Revolution of Ideas. 

The Local Committee has initiated ...

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Haunted History Tours at Bacon's Castle

Want to tour a real haunted house this Halloween? Bacon's Castle has just the evening you're looking for!

Tours incorporate ghost stories told around a campfire, food trucks, costumed interpreters, and Q&A with paranormal investigator...

Chippokes Harvest Festival

Celebrate the harvest at one of the oldest, continuously-farmed properties in the country on Saturday, October 21, 2023.

Event runs from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM and features family-friendly activities including antique tractor pull, pumpkin painting, corn hole...

Bacon's Castle Frost Faire

Bacon's Castle presents a holiday celebration in the style of the festivals of yesteryear when the River Thames in London froze solid and revelry ensued! This modern-day version will feature rollicking entertainment by the Knights before Christma...

Hike into History

“Being able to smell the fresh air and disconnect from the news and your phone—there’s nothing like it.”  - Jason Ward, American Naturalist

Hike into History at Chippokes State Park which offers over 12 mile...

The Jamestown-Scotland Ferry

The Jamestown-Scotland Ferry system provides a relaxing and unique way to travel to, or from Surry County. The ferry system operates 24 hours, seven days a week - find the ferry schedule here.

It may only take one trip across the James River on a ferry boa...