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Restaurants / Shopping
James City County and Williamsburg offer a wealth of restaurants and shopping.
Restaurants range from authentic 18th century taverns in Colonial Williamsburg and family eateries throughout the County to some of Virginia's award-winning restaurants - The Trellis, the Williamsburg Inn, the Bray at Kingsmill and the Dining Room at Ford's Colony.
A wide variety of shopping opportunities include:
- Colonial Williamsburg's Merchant's Square
- New Town
- Prime Outlets of Williamsburg
- Williamsburg Outlet Mall
- Williamsburg Pavilion Shoppes
- Williamsburg Pottery and Outlet Center
- Numerous specialty stores, antique shops and boutiques
New Town
Over the past few years, New Town has added to the diversity of the County. The 300-acre residential and commercial mixed use, new urbanism development has added approximately 550,000 square feet of retail, office, and hospitality space to the County’s inventory. Developed in collaboration with the College of William and Mary, Discovery Park at New Town offers 350,000 square feet of office/research space with a capacity of 500,000 square feet.
Monticello Market Place and Windsor Meade Market Place
Near New Town, Monticello Avenue quickly established a reputation for quality retail. Monticello Market Place and Windsor Meade Market Place are home to several well-known retailers, and Settler’s Market at New Town, which opened in 2008, is a mixed use center adding 350,000 square feet of retail and office, with residential flats and townhouses. These exciting developments are adding to the reasons to live, work, shop, and play in James City County.
Outlet shopping
James City County has long been synonymous with discount outlet shopping, making it a visitor destination in its own right. The Richmond Road corridor, west of Williamsburg, is bustling with name-brand outlets and unique independent shops. Prime Outlets, which expanded again in 2008 is reported to be one of the busiest Prime Outlets centers in the nation.
Visitor and business convention destination
For decades, James City County Williamsburg has been internationally known as a visitor and business convention destination for its history, scenic beauty, accessibility, and amenities, it has also become a popular residential and retirement location of choice.
The characteristics that make the County desirable to tourists and residents also make the County an attractive business location: convenient mid-Atlantic location, mild climate, wide range of housing types, excellent schools, skilled labor, and relatively low cost of living.