We were there on a weekday after the usual tourist season, so I'm sure that's what contributed to the less than overwhelming experience. The guide was knowledgeable on the family and the home but there was only one other person there discussing the out buildings of the plantation and the way it was run. They offer haunted tours on weekends of full moons, I bet those are fun!
Wonderful place for nature lovers!! Family friendly animal sanctuary & a nature preserve with trails for runners, walkers and dogs on or off leash. There's a large pond and place to picnic. Dogs can swim while kids play! Weekly farmers market held every Wed in season (8 months a year) & community events (like the herb & garden fair or Halloween hay rides) are held there frequently throughout the year. It's just a wonderful place to visit and I'd encourage people to support Poplar Grove any chance they get. I believe they operate on donations although I'm not sure. I'm not affiliated with them in any way. It's just one of my absolute favorite places to be!
We also appreciated the extensive exhibit and information about the roll of slavery and skilled enslaved craftspeople, who were a major part of the success of the plantation.
Wonderful vendor and craft show. Took the candlelight tour at Poplar Grove. Beautiful. Great way to spend a winter, cold day.
I really enjoy the nature preserve for walks and have yet to do a tour of the plantation/zoo during the daylight, but I didn't care much for the Christmas event they had. It was neat that they provide many areas with fires with sticks and marshmallows, but overall everything was too spread out and the lights were underwhelming. The wagon ride was neat, but costs extra which it didn't mention on the site. They had movies playing in a few areas, but the only one people were actually watching was the polar express. Also it was right by the road even though there was plenty of room elsewhere. The only place for the kids to really play was one fairly small bounce house with no supervision. There were kids in there who were wayyyy too big (like preteens) to be in there, being super rambunctious and ruining it for the smaller kids. They should really have more than one bounce house and have someone keeping an eye out. Even one person for 2-3 bounce houses would be plenty. Also the store with crafts could have a bit more. My suggestion is only playing the polar express and Christmas music videos on the screens, making everything a bit more dense so it's not so spread out, and also concentrating the lights to certain areas versus all over the place. And get a couple more bounce houses or something more activity wise for kids so it's less boring and more safe. So overall it was ok, but I won't be going back to the Christmas thing anytime soon. Hopefully it's better when I do decide to go back when my daughter is older.
Very interesting and extensive! Brought an out of town visitor, and we both really enjoyed the house with guided tour by a very knowledgeable woman, the exhibits and demonstrations in the many out buildings, etc.
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