sherwood forest plantation

This is a self guided tour of the grounds only for a $10 fee (honor system, leave your money in the box at the parking area.) A house tour is available by appt. only. The tour brochure is easy to follow and informational, but still not worth the $10 fee. Your paying to walk around the house and view a few out buildings. The grounds are nothing more than you would see at any nicer house in Virginia. The house does not appear to be too fancy and is skinny but does hold the title of longest frame house (300'). It is interesting that the Tyler family still owns and lives in the house. I'm glad I stopped since it is a Presidential home but Other plantation tours in the area are much more interesting (Berkley Plantation,also a Pres. Home.)

Sherwood Forest Plantation belongs to the Tyler family. President Tyler did a lot of the maintence on the home and to this day it still shows. One room was devoted to the Virginia Real dance. This room is as long and wide as a singlwide mobile home!This house is also Haunted too. At least 2 spirits still reside in the house. The Tyler family are also unique in the fact that President Tyler's Grandson is still alive.The Grandsons' father was born during the Civil War, and the grandson was born sometime after the Spanish American war. The Tylers are also related to the Gardner family of New York too. President Tylers' 2nd wife was a New Yorker and through her herculean effort to preserve the house as we see it today.

This is a self guided tour if you don't go into the house itself. The route is clearly marked, the brochure is fantastic. It was a hot muggy day, but there was plenty of shade. The most interesting plantation I have been on.

When you pull into the parking lot of an attraction and you're greeted by another guest who is leaving and who tells you "it's not worth the price," you know that you have a decision to make; go ahead and see for yourself, or drive on. We took the chance and stayed.The home of President John Tyler is nice, but not that much nicer than a lot of historic homes that you see in the south. The price to walk around the grounds is $10 per person, and that does not include actually seeing the inside of the house. To do that, you have to pay $35 and make an appointment. In effect what you get for $10 is the right to walk around in a front yard and be chased by bugs.The history of the house is very interesting, but you get more of it by checking Wikipedia or the web site than you'll learn from the pamphlet. Overall, I'm glad that I stopped to have a look at it, but the price is a little high for what you receive.

My wife and I enjoy visiting the homes and/or birthplaces of the presidents so this was a must see for us. We made advance reservations and splurged for the house tour and found it very enjoyable. We were the only one's on the tour and our guide, Tim, I think, while admittedly not a docent or historian did a good job of relating the history of the home and President Tyler's career. Most of the furniture is not original to the house but is of the time period. Glad we stopped by.

Each time we go to Williamsburg, we drive back on 5 & check out some of the plantations. This time we went to Sherwood & Westover (see separate review). I would say this attraction is mainly for history buffs, as the grounds aren't very impressive & there isn't really a lot to see. The fee is high for what you get. I would not recommend for families, as there are other more interesting diversions in the area.

Lots to learn about a little known President. The grounds are beautiful and so is the history of this home. There are different prices, $35 for a guided tour and $10 for a self guided tour of the grounds. Not as elaborate as George Washington's Mount Vernon home but still beautiful and it sits on quite some land!!

we pulled into the parking lot. The sign says $10 per person to walk the grounds. Don't pet the family pets. If you want to tour the house, plan ahead and its $35 per person.We are a family of 4. $140 to walk through a house....no thanks. We got back in the car and left.

My wife and I are trying to see ALL the presidents homes as we travel around the country. We happened to be in Virginia Beach, so I looked up to see if there were any in the area. There was the Tyler home and the William Henry Harrison home. We saw them both, but we're here to talk about Tyler. First, let me tell all of you, that this is a PRIVATE home and not run by the NPS. Hence the high admission fee of $35.00. You get a great guide by the name of Tim, who will not only tell you about the life of John Tyler, but about the times in which he lived to better explain his thinking and administration. As I said before, this is a private home that is owned by the grandson of tyler. Think about that. You have a man born in the 1780's that has a GRANDSON still alive in 2014. I won't explain how that came to be, but Tim will. The house is no Mount Vernon, but still the home of a man that lived very well in his day. It's the longest framed house in America,(the length of a football field). The house is still lived in by the grandson and sometimes, you will get a chance to meet him; we didn't. You must have a love for American history to really appreciate this home, but go see it and you won't be disappointed. This was presidential home number 31 for us and Harrison's home became number 32.

If you want to see the house you have to make a reservation ahead of time. I think it was $35 dollars per person. If you do the self guide grounds it's $10.00 a per person. Have pets on the grounds and you are asked not to pet dogs.There is a Pet graveyardCarriage DriveCircle of CedarsBig houseServant's houseMilk houseLaw officeMapsico roadPatetern of the formal gardensTerracesGinko treeGarden OrnamentSprings and goose pondFurrowsGarden houseshingle makersmoke housewine houseoverseers housepresident Tylers chosen gravesiteKitchen and laundry

As a regular visitor to the United States, we enjoy all and anything to do with the Presidents. So as this was once John Tyler's home, it was a must.Well we tried ringing to try and make an appointment to view the house, but discovered from locals later that they rarely answer the phone (?) So we just turned up, paid the fee (an honesty box on the gate) and did a self guided tour of the grounds. Interesting, depending upon your desire to 'tick all the Presidential boxes'

We came across this plantation while traveling to visit another specific plantation. This is the home of President Tyler, and his grandson, in his 80s, still lives here. I understand he will chat with you if you see him and ask questions. Donations are accepted to tour the grounds, and home tours are by appointment. The brochure you get for the self guided tour is very informative. On you way to visit more popular plantations, be sure to spend at least an hour touring this one!!

My family and I determined a couple years ago we would visit at least one presidential site for each U.S. President. For Tyler, the Sherwood Forest Plantation is it. At first, I choked a little on the tour cost, $35 per person. But, it was worth the tour. We went through the home and then the grounds. There are amazing pieces of history throughout the house - even the trees and shrubs have a history. Some of this history dates back to almost 400 years ago. There is history concerning the first settlers, his Presidency, and the Civil War. I know that Tyler was not a well known, and, was not a loved President. However, his story was one that I won't forget. Call in advance to schedule the tour - I called at least 2 months ahead, and then worked out to the hour of the visit a week or so in advance. Tim is the fellow's name that I worked out the tour with, and, he did a great job going through history, folklore and family tales! My kids, ages 10-17 liked the tour as well.

We pulled up to the entrance of this planation and found that the entrance fee included only a self-guided tour of the grounds. To get inside you must make reservations and the fee for that is $35. That was news to us...somehow we missed that information on the webside.We went ahead and paid our $10 (no discounts for seniors) and toured the grounds. Lots of information is included on the brochure and we did enjoy the grounds, particularly the old old trees planted by President Tyler.

We enjoy visiting plantations so we stopped at this one on the way to Lynchburg, VA. This is a self guided tour. You park and place your $10.00per person in a box and take a paper which tells you about the stops you will visit while walking the plantation. While we enjoyed the tour it was only for the outside of the home. To tour the home it costs $35.00 per person and there was a phone number there to call to schedule your inside tour. We did not visit all the stops as it had recently rained and the ground was soggy. Some of the places you could visit were in marshy places and you were told to stay on the trail. Since it was so wet we decided not to venture near the marsh.