Jamestown Glasshouse Tours and Tickets

There are many ways to experience the Jamestown Glasshouse. Looking at ratings and reviews previously given by customers, these are the best tours available right now:

• Exclusive Private Jamestown to Yorktown Tour with Surrender Field

• Exclusive Private Tour of the Jamestown Settlement

While admission to the Glasshouse is included in your entrance pass for the Colonial National Historic Park, a guided tour can help you learn more about this historical site. Guided tours of the Jamestown settlement that feature the Glasshouse start at about US$175, while private tours that also include nearby attractions like Yorktown cost closer to US$375.

Yes, live glassblowing demonstrations are one of the Glasshouse’s biggest draws. Stop by to see artisans in period clothing produce common glass housewares such as wine bottles, pitchers, and candleholders using similar tools and methods to those used 400 years ago. Most artisans are available to provide commentary and answer questions as they work.

Plan to spend anywhere from 15 minutes to one hour at the Glasshouse. A quick stop is all the time you need to view the ruins of the excavated historical furnaces from the 1600s and to see part of a glassblowing demonstration. Stay for longer to watch artisans create a glass object from start to end and to visit the on-site gift shop.

Yes, there’s a gift shop where you can buy handcrafted glassware made at the Glasshouse. The shop specializes in green glass that’s similar to the style of glassware first made in Jamestown in the 1600s. The gift shop is open daily from 9am to 5pm, except on holidays.

The Glasshouse demonstration area is accessible to wheelchairs, but wheelchair users may require assistance navigating the steep, hard-packed dirt trail. There is also an accessible restroom located in the Glasshouse parking lot area. Wheelchairs are available at the Visitor Center on a first-come, first-served basis at no cost.