A Grounds Pass gives you access to the hiking trails, public beach area, gardens, public grounds, and Visitor Center. The pass does not include admission to the Great House and other historic buildings. The Visitor Center, Gift Shop, and Great House are closed Mondays and Tuesdays. (Access to the gift shop does not require a grounds ticket).
Grounds passes are valid from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the date of purchase. Please be prepared to show your order confirmation email upon arrival and while enjoying the grounds.
Holiday Operations
Stratford Hall is closed on the following holidays:
- Thanksgiving Day
- Christmas Eve & Christmas Day
- New Year’s Eve & New Year’s Day (Open for Grounds Passes only)
Overnight accommodations available.
Hours:
Wednesdays – Sundays (plus holiday Mondays)
Great House, Historic Outbuildings, Visitor Center, and Grounds Open 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Gift Shop Open Wednesdays - Fridays 12 p.m. – 5 p.m.; Saturdays & Sundays 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Mondays & Tuesdays
Grounds and Visitor Center Open 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Great House, Historic Outbuildings, and Gift Shop Closed
Grounds Policies:
Stratford Hall grounds are only accessible during posted business hours. No admittance prior to 10 a.m. or after 5 p.m.
Fishing is allowed at the mill pond, but not the beach. Prior to fishing, a fishing release must be signed and can be acquired at the Visitor Center. The launching of any watercrafts from the Stratford Hall beach or mill pond is prohibited.
Swimming and/or deep wading is not allowed at the beach.
No grilling or fires allowed on premises.
Grounds passes offers access to the public beach. Visitors are not permitted beyond the rope barriers. If you are interested in Stratford Hall's paleontology program and would like to know more about our fossil excursions please email info@stratfordhall.org.
Questions? Please contact info@stratfordhall.org or (804) 493-8038.
Stratford Hall brings together people from around the world to experience two-thousand acres of natural and human history, preserved and presented so that we can all learn from the courageous struggles of our ancestors, taking inspiration both from what they endured and what they accomplished. There are few places in America where people can travel down small, rural roads to arrive at a vast site that preserves so many aspects of early-American life, from the Great House where the influential Lee family helped to forge a new nation, to the fields worked by enslaved Africans, to the waters of the rivers that fueled trade, to the ground, which still yields secrets about the people and animals that lived before.
Come experience this extraordinary place and learn about a layered history that began millions of years ago - a history that continues to educate, inspire, and influence Americans to the present day.
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