Every coffee house looks for something that makes them unique – a specialty drink, quirky décor, latte art. How about a coffee shop that sits in the middle of a national park, and serves both freshly roasted coffee and extensive history tours? You can get just that at Mobjack Bay Coffee Roasters. Located in the Historic Cole Digges House in Yorktown’s Colonial National Park, Mojack Bay offers a delightful menu of smooth, flavorful coffee, sandwiches, and sweets, as well as a calendar full of tours exploring the complex history of Yorktown.
Mobjack Bay Coffee Roasters began offering history tours in July 2020 and are the only business certified and permitted to offer tours in the park. Owner Celeste Gucanac says she is quite proud of this fact as it entailed a year’s worth of work with the National Park Service to vet their historical interpreters and the information that is being presented. “We take great pride in the quality of what we offer,” says Gucanac. “This is why we have our own professional historian and American history educator on staff. There is nothing like taking a tour with an expert at your side.”
Check out the upcoming tours below and contact Mobjack Bay for tickets, as well as future tour information.
Sunday, May 2, 2021
1:00pm-2:00pm: Citizens of Yorktown Walking Tour, $10
This tour will explore entrepreneurs of Yorktown, including female tavern owners, a famous African American barber, and more.
Saturday, May 15, 2021
1:00pm-2:00pm: Battlefield Tour: Redoubts 9 and 10, $10
Walk the lines of the British Defenses and follows the paths of Redoubts 9 and 10 to learn how the American and French allies captured both within 30 minutes, leading to the British surrender and the end of the American Revolution.
Sunday, May 23, 2021
1:00pm-2:00pm: The Golden Age of Yorktown, 1710-1760, $10
Explore the days when Yorktown was a bustling port, with ships going in and out from the city to England.
Saturday, May 29, 2021
1:00pm-2:00pm: Memorial Day Walking Tour, $10
This tour will begin at Grace Episcopal cemetery, where many of the prominent historic citizens of Yorktown are buried. Stops will include the War Memorial at the Old Courthouse, the Great Valley, and the Monument to Victory and Alliance.
Private Group Tours in Colonial National Historical Park
Contact Mobjack Bay for a 1 hour private group Historic Yorktown Walking Tour or a 1.5 hour Yorktown Battlefield Historian Guided Tour.
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