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MaymontvsAgecroft Hall & Gardens
Maymont and Agecroft Hall are both rated very highly by professional reviewers. Overall, Maymont scores slightly better than Agecroft Hall. Maymont comes in at 87 with approval from 7 publications including Michelin Guide, Fodor's and Afar Magazine.
Maymont
Fodor's
Lonely Planet
Michelin Guide
Afar Magazine Afar Magazine Afar Magazine
U.S. News & World Report
Frommer's
1700 Hampton St, Richmond, VA 23220
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Fodor's "Explore the lavish Maymont House museum, a carriage collection, and elaborate Italian and Japanese gardens." Full review
Lonely Planet "The most visited attraction in Richmond." Full review
Michelin Guide 1 Star
"Topping bluffs above the James River, the former estate of the late-19C railroad magnate James Dooley and his wife Sallie May Dooley has become an urban showpiece." Full review
Afar Magazine "The romantic Italian garden has arbors and fountains aplenty amid the rows and rows of brightly colored flowers. " Full review
Afar Magazine "Great Bamboo gardens in Maymont Park, Richmond, VA. I took some dear friends to Maymont when they visited Richmond." Full review
Afar Magazine " A wonderful park with different segments- a historic mansion (available to tour), European gardens, walking paths, animals to see, and my favorite, the serene Japanese gardens." Full review
U.S. News & World Report8.0
"This 100-acre property is one of the top activities for Richmond travelers. " Full review
Frommer's "Romanesque Revival-style mansion surrounded by beautifully landscaped grounds." Full review
Agecroft Hall & Gardens Frommer's Fodor's Michelin Guide Afar Magazine
Atlas Obscura Frommer's
4305 Sulgrave Road, Richmond, VA 23226
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Frommer's "In an elegant neighborhood overlooking the James River, Agecroft Hall is a late-15th-century Tudor manor house built in Lancashire, England, brought here piece by piece in the 1920s." Full review
Fodor's "Set amid gardens planted with specimens typical of 1580–1640, the house contains an extensive assortment of Tudor and early Stuart art and furniture (1485–1660)." Full review
Michelin Guide 1 Star
"The half-timbered walls and leaded windows of this home were originally part of a Tudor and Stuart estate in Lancashire, England." Full review
Afar Magazine " During the summer months, the outdoor courtyard is turned into a stage, and Richmond Shakespeare holds their summer festival here. I like to come to the shows early and picnic on the lawn. " Full review
Atlas Obscura "A genuine Tudor manor transported piece by piece from England. " Full review
Frommer's "it serves as a museum portraying the social history and material culture of an English-gentry family of the late-Tudor and early-Stuart eras...adjoining the mansion are a formal sunken garden" Full review
