Tourism
Tourism is a significant source of economic activity in the Northern Neck region. Visitors are attracted to the natural resources, and history and heritage of the peninsula. Natural attractions include national parks, state parks, and agri-tourism, while a number of historic sites related to the nation's founders are open to the public. Colonial Beach, Westmoreland State Park, Rappahannock River National Wildlife Refuge and many other locations provide water access for fishing, boating, and yachting. The region has twenty-seven marinas.
Nine wineries are in the region and may be found on the Chesapeake Bay Wine Trail.
Other popular Northern Neck attractions include Stratford Hall, the birthplace of Robert E. Lee and a fine example of a Virginia plantation, George Washington's Birthplace, the Westmoreland Berry Farm, and the Westmoreland State Park with Horsehead Cliffs. The historic Christ Church near Irvington dates to 1735, and is one of the finest examples of an Anglican parish church in colonial Virginia.
For more information on visiting the Northern Neck, go to northernneck.org or see the latest visitor's guide online here
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“In the middle ages people were tourists because of their religion, whereas now they are tourists because tourism is their religion.”
—Robert Runcie (b. 1921)