Guidebook for Chester Gap

Julie
Guidebook for Chester Gap

Food Scene

This is my favorite spot for lunch, dinner or just drinks! Lots of outdoor seating also available. Kid friendly, especially on a nice day and sitting outside.
18 locals recommend
The Blue Door Kitchen and Inn
675 Zachary Taylor Hwy
18 locals recommend
This is my favorite spot for lunch, dinner or just drinks! Lots of outdoor seating also available. Kid friendly, especially on a nice day and sitting outside.
Best burgers in town! Also recommend the grilled cheese (how do they get it so crunchy all over?) and the fish and chips. And to top it all off... custard!!
45 locals recommend
Spelunker's
116 South St
45 locals recommend
Best burgers in town! Also recommend the grilled cheese (how do they get it so crunchy all over?) and the fish and chips. And to top it all off... custard!!
#1 on DC's Zagat survey for the last 14 years, Patrick O'Connell's Famed Inn at Little Washington is a special treat.
62 locals recommend
The Inn at Little Washington
309 Middle St
62 locals recommend
#1 on DC's Zagat survey for the last 14 years, Patrick O'Connell's Famed Inn at Little Washington is a special treat.
All natural foods. Excellent shrimp, salads, and highly recommend the chicken salad sandwich.
22 locals recommend
Blue Wing Frog
219 Chester St
22 locals recommend
All natural foods. Excellent shrimp, salads, and highly recommend the chicken salad sandwich.
Relaxed locale offering New American fare & a full bar, plus outdoor garden seating.
37 locals recommend
Element
317 E Main St
37 locals recommend
Relaxed locale offering New American fare & a full bar, plus outdoor garden seating.
Open 11AM-12AM. Good pizza and open late. It's literally like going back in time to an 80s pizza parlor.
39 locals recommend
Melting Pot Pizza
138 W 14th St
39 locals recommend
Open 11AM-12AM. Good pizza and open late. It's literally like going back in time to an 80s pizza parlor.

Sightseeing

Why not see the trail that runs from Georgia to Maine!?!
96 locals recommend
Appalachian Trail Conservancy
799 Washington St
96 locals recommend
Why not see the trail that runs from Georgia to Maine!?!

Entertainment & Activities

See the caverns. And there's a cute train for the little ones.
90 locals recommend
Skyline Caverns
10344 Stonewall Jackson Hwy
90 locals recommend
See the caverns. And there's a cute train for the little ones.
Excellent place for kids and adults! All retro game arcade, all at 25 cents per play! Located in downtown Front Royal.
Fireball Arcade
218 E Main St
Excellent place for kids and adults! All retro game arcade, all at 25 cents per play! Located in downtown Front Royal.

Parks & Nature

If you are planning a trip to the park, enter from the north at the Front Royal entrance and exit at Thorton Gap. Or vice versa!
160 locals recommend
Shenandoah National Park, Front Royal Entrance Station
17157 Skyline Dr
160 locals recommend
If you are planning a trip to the park, enter from the north at the Front Royal entrance and exit at Thorton Gap. Or vice versa!
If you are planning a trip to the park, enter from the south at the Thorton Gap entrance and exit in Front Royal. Or vice versa!
24 locals recommend
Thornton Gap Entrance Station
U.S. 211
24 locals recommend
If you are planning a trip to the park, enter from the south at the Thorton Gap entrance and exit in Front Royal. Or vice versa!

Drinks & Nightlife

41 locals recommend
PaveMint Taphouse and Grill
9 South Commerce Avenue
41 locals recommend
You can see the cellars from The Nest (and don't miss checking out the view of The Nest from the cellars on 522!). Try their Viognier.
42 locals recommend
Rappahannock Cellars
14437 Co Rd 635
42 locals recommend
You can see the cellars from The Nest (and don't miss checking out the view of The Nest from the cellars on 522!). Try their Viognier.
Experience what many consider the best wine in Virginia. Only open on weekends... reservations highly recommended.
36 locals recommend
Linden Vineyards
3708 Harrels Corner Rd
36 locals recommend
Experience what many consider the best wine in Virginia. Only open on weekends... reservations highly recommended.
For the the beer lovers!
32 locals recommend
Pen Druid Brewing
3863 Sperryville Pike
32 locals recommend
For the the beer lovers!
Great views and wine!
28 locals recommend
Glen Manor Vineyards
2244 Browntown Rd
28 locals recommend
Great views and wine!
Gray Ghost is a small, family owned winery and is the oldest in Rappahannock County. Great wines.
31 locals recommend
Gray Ghost Vineyards
14706 Lee Hwy
31 locals recommend
Gray Ghost is a small, family owned winery and is the oldest in Rappahannock County. Great wines.
Your wine tasting is kicked off with Dom Perignon... enough said.
29 locals recommend
RdV Vineyards
2550 Delaplane Grade Rd
29 locals recommend
Your wine tasting is kicked off with Dom Perignon... enough said.

Essentials

We think the Martin's is better than the Food Lion, which is marginally closer.
28 locals recommend
Martin's Food
409 South St
28 locals recommend
We think the Martin's is better than the Food Lion, which is marginally closer.
If you need anything not at Martin's, Rural King will likely have it! It's in the same strip center. Free popcorn and coffee to all patrons.
Rural King
465 South St
If you need anything not at Martin's, Rural King will likely have it! It's in the same strip center. Free popcorn and coffee to all patrons.