Come spend your vacation in this quiet, peaceful setting on the Ware River. This charming and romantic 2 story cottage has hand hewn post and peg construction dating to the 1890's. There are fireplaces in both the living room and bedroom with ceiling fans in the bedroom and on the front porch. Just in front of the cottage is a restored icehouse used to store vegetables and dairy with blocks of ice brought from up north by steamboats down the Chesapeake Bay. The waterfront is a short stroll down our private oyster shell drive and has a pier with a floating dock, table, chairs and fishing gear. This is a perfect spot for watching our beautiful sunsets while enjoying a glass of wine, fishing, crabbing, or launching your canoe or kayak. The Cottage is 1 hr from Richmond or Norfolk, 2 hours from DC, 45 min from Williamsburg, 30 min from Yorktown, and 20 minutes to the Arts and waterman community of Mathews. It provides a great home base for exploring this beautiful and diverse region of Virginia.
This cottage was quaint, peaceful, and beautifully appointed. Everything you need for a quiet getaway. We absolutely loved it, and Sherri and John are the best hosts ever â extremely helpful and responsive. We will definitely look to come back!
This is a lovely historical cottage on a peaceful and large property. Spring was a beautiful time to be there. Great home base for side trips to Yorktown. Highly recommend Oliviaâs in the Village in Gloucester.
Everything was so charming and cozy! We appreciated the little holidy touches for our Christmas away from home. I would definitely come again when in the area!
The cottage was a wonderful place to get away and decompress. We loved the peaceful location and side trips to Williamsburg and Gloucester.
Would love to return.
We did a short stay over a weekend - the weather was bad so we weren't able to do much in the area, but the host answered all our questions and was very pleasant to work with. We enjoyed our stay!
My husband and I stayed at the cottage over a long weekend for our anniversary. We brought our dog and enjoyed a wonderful weekend. It was quiet and cozy! We also enjoyed talking with the neighbor about the history of the property. We definitely recommend!
We had an amazing time staying at this property. The place was extremely clean and well-maintained, and the house and grounds are so gorgeous and charming. We would look forward to returning again some day.
Such a well appointed cozy cottage on a beautiful estate. Hosts were super friendly. Great location for checking out that part of Virginia. Hope to come back.
My husband and I loved our stay at the Middle Cottage! The setting was idyllic and the amenities were phenomenal. It was the perfect retreat from our busy lives in the city. The only thing of note is the steep staircase up to the second floor. If you have any sort of mobility issues, this may not be the spot for you. We enjoyed visiting downtown Gloucester and making a day-trip to Williamsburg. We also considered a dinner on Yorktown beach because of its easy access. We truly loved our stay and hope to be back very soon!
Lovely cottage in beautiful setting. Half mile tree lined drive, well kept garden and great dock by the river.
John and Sherrie are super hosts and very responsive.
Would like to see a printout with a short history of the cottage and the area
Thank you John And Sherrie for everything
This lovely cottage is about an hour's drive from the Historic Triangle: a little farther than we had anticipated, but this in NO way spoiled our trip! The "Middle Cottage" offered us a place to call "home" from our travels.
The cottage was beyond adorable! It was decorated to perfection, and the property was quiet and peaceful. We took many long walks with our small dog who was in heaven!