Loved the slow pace and friendly residents..Disliked the bugs and biting flies..Loved the clean beach and clear water. Disliked that if the weather is bad there is nothing else to do.
A beautiful picturesque island, on The Eastern shore of Virginia, we flew in for lunch ,but there is a ferry boat that's goes there too. Home of the best crabcakes ever! Very friendly folks and the language has a British style flair. A fishing town, based around a beautiful church. We will go back! No cars! Sweet cats.
We traveled to Tangier from Smith Island, MD. The tiny island has a bustle of energy during tourist hours. We ate the Fishermen's Corner and had amazing crab bisque. Folks were very friendly and the Island has a few shops and a great museum. There is Four Brother's Ice Cream Stand and golf cart rental, great shakes and very nice friendly owners! We found the beach and it was completely deserted, an individual paradise.... the Island is self contained with its own medical center, k-12 school, grocery store(s), and restaurants. It is a bit more secluded than Smith Island and has more tourism. Wonderful day trip.....
What a great place to hunt and fellowship with great friends! Thanks jeff, donald, and bobby! I have never been so impressed with how hard they work to make it safe and fun!
My husband always wanted to go here. He had read about it and thought it might be a nice getaway. So we drove to Cristfield, Maryland and took a boat over to the island. The ride to the island took a little more than an hour. You don't take your car. The only cars allowed are owned by the people that live there, and there are very few of them. We stayed at Hilda Crocketts B & B. We were booked in the original B & B but there had been a fire so we stayed at the one (same owner) across the street. Our room had a private bath and was clean. There are 2 restaurants and an ice cream stand on the island. There is no night life. They do have a couple little gift shops and a small museum. Interesting, most of the cemetery's are in the front yards. We visited the church, the beach and drove in our rented golf cart, around the island about 10 times cause that's really all there was to do. We're glad we went there and it was nice to stay overnight. We would go back, but only for a day trip and for Hilda Crocketts famous crab cakes. The residents (which we were told is only around 500) we very nice and helpful. There is a charge for the boat ride.
i did this trip from christfield to tangier and then to reedsville trip over was great trip back sucked got stuck on island for 4+hours no steamed crabs nobeer nothing to do wants you see the sights but sit and wait for ferry to leave or spend your money never agian
Took the ferry from the wharf at Onancock, which is a really charming town, with Mark Crockett, a Tangier Island resident, at the helm. The weather was quite changeable with big thunderstorms in the area and Chesapeake Bay can experience a rather heavy swell so be prepared once you leave the calm waters of Onancock Creek.This route of getting to Tangier means that you have about 4 hours on the island. When we arrived we rented a 4 man golf cart from the Four Brothers Crab restaurant for $50. It's not essential to get around the island but we found it great fun. Life on Tangier, which has only approximately 500 residents, is very different to the mainland and feels very other-worldly. We found it quite strange to see the gravestones of family members in the front gardens of houses and the effects of the erosion of the crabbing and oyster industries are marked. It is a very interesting place for it's simple lifestyle and different and be warned, there's no cellphone coverage. The beach is beautifully unspoilt. We had lunch at Lorraine's which was acceptable. We had ice cream pudding at Spanky's where we could transport ourselves back to the 1950s.Worth a visit to appreciate difference.
Great lunch at Fisherman's Corner Restaurant. Delicious crabcake and Rockfish bites. Salad was nice and fresh and also had a yummy Orange cake!
The ride over on the Chesapeake Breeze from Buzzard Point Marina in Reedville was great. The Captain was very informative about the area and the boat had 3 areas for seating, inside (air conditioned),top level and the first deck along the sides. Quaint little houses , and above ground burial due to water, some in the front yards! Bikes and golf carts only, no cars. Great walking tour or for $5 you can have a guided tour via golf cart by one of the locals. Some things are closed on Sundays. Chesapeake house has family style meals that are very nice. Fisherman's Corner had a crab-cake to die for and was huge!Souvenir shops along main drag and a very nice museum that is well worth the $3 (discount for retired military). A must see video inside. Gorgeous Methodist church with stained glass windows. It is dry island (no alcohol). Will try a bed and breakfast next time so I can stay longer. Nice people.
We took the ferry from Reedville and had a very nice time but wished we could have stayed a little longer. Nice lunch at Fishermans Corner and ice cream at Four Brothers. We did a tour on a golf cart for $5 each which was nice. Went to the museum for $3 each then had to hurry back to the boat. Cute island with lots of friendly cats which made my kids happy.