Bassett Hall is an 18th-century farmhouse located in Williamsburg, Virginia. It was the home of John D. Rockefeller Jr. And his wife abby aldrich …
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Feb 3, 2024
We have been to Bassett Hall a few times with guests. It is well worth visiting. The original furnishings of the Rockefeller's are in place. There is a brief movie about the creation of Colonial Will…Full review by Cliff S
Mar 27, 2020
Tour the Rockefeller’s country home and see why they loved it. We learned quite a lot about the birth of Williamsburg as well from the knowledgeable guide. Full review by kingbyriverk
We are not doing Colonial Williamsburg this trip, but we'd like to visit Basset Hall. Is there an admission fee?
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You have to have the basic pass. It also hosts special events which have their own ticket and usually an additional cost. All the ones we've done there were well worth the expense. It …
You have to have the basic pass. It also hosts special events which have their own ticket and usually an additional cost. All the ones we've done there were well worth the expense. It is not open all the time, so do check the schedule. There is a special sort of "mini" admission pass you can get now, that I think lets you in just a few buildings instead of everything - a sort of "taste of Colonial Williamsburg" type thing, so if you only want to do a few that might be your best bet.
To the west of Bassett Hall there is a parking lot for patrons of the King's Arms and Shields' Taverns a block away on Duke of Gloucester Street, but I would imagine that one could park …
To the west of Bassett Hall there is a parking lot for patrons of the King's Arms and Shields' Taverns a block away on Duke of Gloucester Street, but I would imagine that one could park there for a visit to Bassett Hall. However, Bassett Hall requires a valid Colonial Williamsburg pass (available for one day up to one full year), and this pass includes the Colonial Williamsburg bus system where the visitors park their cars at the visitors' center and then get around the colonial capital on these buses.