Fairfax Arms, Woodbridge

Name: Fairfax Arms
Address: Woodbridge, United States

#7 among attractions in Woodbridge

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The Fairfax Arms, also known as the Colchester Inn, is a historic inn and tavern located at Colchester, Fairfax County, Virginia. It was built in the mid-18th century, and is a 1 1/2-story, three bay, brick building measuring approximately 25 feet by 32 feet. It features flanking exterior stone chimneys and a gable roof with dormers. ()

Coordinates: 38°40'7"N, 77°14'8"W

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LortonWoodbridge United States

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Fairfax Arms – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Potomac Mills, Gunston Hall, Pohick Church, Pirate's Cove Waterpark.

3.6 miSW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Potomac Mills, Woodbridge
92 min walk • Potomac Mills is a shopping mall located in Woodbridge, Virginia, in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. The first mall developed by the Mills Corporation, it was acquired in 2007 by Simon Property Group.
4.1 miE
Historical place, Georgian architecture, History museum
Gunston Hall, Lorton
104 min walk • Gunston Hall is an 18th-century Georgian mansion near the Potomac River in Mason Neck, Virginia, United States. Built between 1755 and 1759 as the main residence and headquarters of a 5,500-acre plantation, the house was the home of the United States Founding Father George Mason.
3.6 miNE
Historical place, Georgian architecture, Sacred and religious sites
Pohick Church, Mount Vernon
92 min walk • Pohick Church, previously known as Pohick Episcopal Church, is an Episcopal church in the community of Lorton in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States.
3.6 miE
38°40'18"N • 77°10'8"W
Pirate's Cove Waterpark, Lorton
92 min walk • Watersports, Water park, Amusement park
5.1 miNE
Museum, Military museum
National Museum of the United States Army, Lorton
131 min walk • The National Museum of the United States Army is the official museum for the history of the United States Army and is just outside Washington, D.C. It opened on November 11, 2020.
1.4 miNW
Park
Occoquan Regional Park, Lorton
35 min walk • Occoquan Regional Park is a regional park along a tributary of the Potomac River, located in Lorton in Fairfax County, Northern Virginia. It is protected and operated by the NOVA Parks agency of Northern Virginia.
6.4 miNE
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Pope–Leighey House, Alexandria
164 min walk • The Pope–Leighey House, formerly known as the Loren Pope Residence, is a suburban home in Virginia designed by American architect Frank Lloyd Wright. The house, which belongs to the National Trust for Historic Preservation, has been relocated twice and sits on the grounds of Woodlawn Plantation, Alexandria, Virginia.
2.3 miNW
Classes and workshops, Georgian architecture, Art gallery
Workhouse Arts Center, Lorton
59 min walk • The Lorton Reformatory, also known as the Lorton Correctional Complex, is a former prison complex in Lorton, Virginia, established in 1910 for the District of Columbia, United States.
4.4 miSW
Historical place, History museum, Museum
Rippon Lodge, Woodbridge
112 min walk • Rippon Lodge is one of the oldest houses remaining in Prince William County, Virginia. Built around 1747 by Richard Blackburn as the main residence and headquarters of his plantation, it lies on high ground overlooking Neabsco Creek at the south end of what is now the unincorporated town of Woodbridge at 15520 Blackburn Road.
5.3 miS
Forts and castles
Freestone Point Confederate Battery, Leesylvania State Park
135 min walk • Freestone Point Confederate Battery is a historic American Civil War gun emplacement located at Leesylvania State Park, Woodbridge, Prince William County, Virginia.
1.7 miS
National park
Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge
43 min walk • The Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge located where the Occoquan River meets the Potomac River in Woodbridge, Virginia, United States between Belmont Bay and Occoquan Bay.