Bacon's Castle

Bacons Castle Museum is located at 465 Bacons Castle Trl, Surry, VA. This business specializes in Tourist Attractions.

Although located in Surry County, Virginia west of Smithfield and South of the James from Jamestown and Williamsburg, well worth the day trip because of the ancient mansion built in 1665 has a great tour and the outside 17th-century English formal gardens, slave quarters, 1710 Barn, and smokehouse are awesome!

Bacon's Castle was originally home to a prosperous planter, Arthur Allen, and his family. Built in 1665, it is the oldest brick dwelling in the United States and has the oldest English formal garden in North America. Bacon's Castle is the nation's only surviving High Jacobean structure. ¶ Following Allen's death, the house was inherited by his son, Major Arthur Allen II. A loyalist supporter...

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The Castle is open for the 2014 Season! General admissions tours, shopping, and information on Fridays and Saturdays between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. and Sundays between 12 p.m. and 5 p.m. Private group tours are available upon securing reservations with at least one-week's prior notice and confirmation. Special pricing applies to groups of (10) or more persons. Inquire for more details. The...

Welcome to Preservation Virginia's Bacon's Castle located in Surry County, Virginia convenient to Greater Richmond, Williamsburg, and Hampton Roads, Virginia.  Built in 1665, Bacon's Castle remains North America's only surviving example of Jacobean Architecture and has the oldest English Formal Gardens (1670s) in North America.  The 40-acre historic site is complete with several 18th, 19th, and...