Historic Shirley 501 Shirley Plantation Road, Charles City, VA 23030

"Shirley is on your honor payment and you are free to walk around the grounds. They could really up their game with an audio app tour and gift shop. Looks like a working farm, lots bales of cotton. Super nice winery and event Center."

"Wonderful, our tour guide very informative. If no one at gift shop she is doing a tour of home. Check the times."

"An impressive plantation on the river. Many outbuildings to view. Purchase tickets at the gift shop. $11 to walk the grounds and over $20 to tour the house ground floor. The family still lives in the house so the upstairs is closed off. The gardens were disappointing as they were overgrown. It would be nice if a community group would volunteer to help preserve the gardens as they were probably very nice at some time in the past. There are two magnificent old trees behind the house. The tour guide says they are over 450 years old. There is approximately a 2 mile drive from the main highway."

"We decided to come on a whim the Saturday before Father's day. We were pleasantly surprised that admission to the grounds were free that particular day. The house itself was spectacular and we enjoyed.the grounds and gardens. They had an amazing 350 year old willow oak behind the house near the river. The was a very informative time-line of the history of the site found in the ice house building."