tangier island

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.

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.

We arrived on one of the cruise ships and were greeted by a barrage of locals with 8 seater golf carts with tours at $5. A head for a 15 minute worldwind tour of the island which isn't very big. After the tour there us a museum, which we didn't go into. We decided to look at the gift shops and go to lunch. There were a fair amount of friendly cats. It was interesting to see all of the shanties on docks with lots of crab traps in the middle of the channels, with only access by boat. Its worth going there once, but I can't see going there twice. The locals all have a different accent from the areas around, neither Maryland nor Virginia. It was interesting about how a doctor only travels to the island once a week. And supplies come in on the U.S. Mail boat. We only saw three autos, two pick-up trucks and on mini van and lots of golf carts. There was one Bed & Breakfast which looks nice and it had an observation deck. Egrets, loons, pelicans and other sea birds were plentiful. I would imagine that during the summer months the place should be quite buggy due to the marshlands.

Once we arrived in town we were met by locals who offered to drive our party around the island in a golf cart for a 15 minute tour. My husband asked if there was a longer tour for about 30 mins.? He was told that we would just be driving around the whole island twice. We all thought that was funny. The tour cost us $5 per person.

Taking off from Buzzard Landing in Reedsville VA it takes about an hour and a half on a boat. Nice boat ride with great staff! You can see some sea life (we saw dolphins and pelicans) and had clean onboard facilities. Once you get to the island, you are greeted by the locals wanting to give you 15 min tour. Not really necessary to see all there is to see but it was a great way to talk with one of the locals to gain their perspective on their life on the island. Very quaint and loaded with history! Great trip for fa ilies with older children. Seafood is fresh and soft serve ice cream with tons of flavors

We took the Stephen Thomas cruise ship over to the island, which was nice and comfortable for the hour ride over - there is a top sun deck or an inside area. The island is a great place to explore - lots of history and great photo opportunities. Rent a bike or a golf cart for an hour and drive yourself around - it won't take much longer then an hour!Make sure to try and get a soft shell crab sandwich there. I highly recommend bug spray and suntan lotion, especially if you are visiting the beaches

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.....

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.

Tangier Island is a fishing/crabbing village, on a tiny island accessible only by boat. During the spring and summer it is invaded by tourists who arrive in three boats, twice a day. The folks who live there make the best of that by providing services like golf cart guided tours and golf cart rentals, 2 ice cream shops, restaurants, B & B's and 3 gift shops. There is also a museum that plays a 15 minute movie that talks about island life and its challenges. The only public restroom is within the museum, you must pay to pee. And, the museum is not open until afternoon on Sunday.We went on a Sunday. One of the ice cream shops and one of the gift shops was closed on Sundays. One of the B & B's appeared to be closed down and had junked golf carts in the driveway. The family style dining restaurant was closed due to a kitchen fire. It had been closed for a few months according to our golf cart tour guide. I felt terrible for the owner, I'm certain they relied on the summer income to get them through the year.The water level was so high there was standing water in many yards. We wanted to go to the beach, but there was a huge puddle that was too much to wade through blocking the path. I couldn't help but think how harsh an existence this life must be. I was hoping to see some old historic homes, and there were a few. But, practicality won over historic preservation and they had vinyl siding, enclosed porches, and not much for a historical home enthusiast to write home about. The homes on the island are quite small. Heck, the island is quite small. There are a few churches, a post office, a medical facility (but no veterinary care) and a general store for groceries (also closed on Sundays)The residents of the island were for the most part friendly and engaging. Their dialect was not what I expected, not at all.The two gift shops that were open didn't really sell anything that I haven't seen in every beachside gift shop I've ever been in. One had a Christmas shop in the back that was cute.We had lunch at Fisherman's Corner. We split the $27 Fisherman's platter, a fried seafood platter that had exactly two shrimp, half a soft shell crab, a piece of fish, 2 oysters and a few clam strips. It was tasty but small for the price.As others have said, it's a short trip. By the time you take the golf cart tour and eat, you have about an hour to poke around. We rented the slowest golf cart in the history of the sport and puttered around. Then it was time to head back.I'm glad I got to go see it, I've always been curious. But I left feeling just a little sad.

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

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.

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.

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!