Jamestown Glasshouse

I've been there 2x now. It is a small operation. The workers work for a company that do tourist places including ornate ocean stuff down in the outer banks. They aren't super interactive unless you ask questions because they do have a quota of items to make each day. The gift shop is awesome and has reasonably priced items. There is a small exhibit next to the glasshouse that shows the original remnants, but it could be kept in better shape though it is not much to look at. There is plenty of parking. It is stroller and wheelchair accessible but slight uphills. Love my Christmas ornament.

It's such a simple, peaceful place.
Take the woodland trail. Read the signs. Watch them work with the glass. Go sit by the water and watch the ferry.

It's not like being transported to another time, but it's quiet and beautiful. The people blowing the glass are true craftsmans. It's worth spending a fee bucks to enjoy a piece of their art later.

A fun lil place to watch a blowing demonstration. There was a cute gift shop to buy some hand blown glass. A fun experience overall. Definitely encourage attending if you are out and about looking for things to do.

Folks here are great to talk with and love watching them work. This is a gem of a site and well worth your time.

This was a very neat place that had a live viewing of them making glass they also sell the things that they make right next to where they make it the parking lot is large with lots of parking spaces after you park about 50 60 ft down a little Trail you will find the Glass House definitely worth the visit to let the kids watch how glass is made

Wonderful living example of history. Use to visit it alot when my nephews were younger and while visiting my Mom. Even bought a onion bottle when cosplaying as a pirate.

My favorite place, glass blowing is a fave of mine. Take the time to ask questions and talk to the presenters, they are a plethora of info!!! Beautiful beauitful glass works, I couldn't walk out with just one piece!!

Fantastic! We really enjoyed the demonstration from the artists, and getting to ask questions about their work was great! We also loved getting to buy things from the gift shop to support them.

Great experience. I love how they are keeping the history of this glass shop alive.

Cool place, I've never seen this in real life till today. Had a good time learned a lot

Nice quiet section of the park that is often overlooked and passed by. It offers a nice short scenic trail up to a beautiful beach with the glasshouse nearby. You can commonly see bald eagles flying overhead and can witness tons of wildlife as you walk up. The building itself is very clean and well done, the artisans are friendly and take the time to explain their craft. Lots of information around to learn more about the craft and the gift shop offers the same glass items you will find in other stores, but direct from the source and without the third-party markup.

They were making glass items on the spot. Historical designs. Available to purchase at reasonable prices. Loved it. Required a national park pass that could be purchased right there in the Jamestown settlement area.

Really fun little stop in a beautiful spot right off a little beach area.

My husband and I went here for the day to celebrate our wedding! We loved the instructors and had a great time reading the signs and being outside. We bought a vase that perfect fits for our dining room. Love going here, remember coming when I was a kid for field trips. We had a national parks pass so our tickets were half off, only $30 for the two of us!

Visited December 2022, week in between Christmas and New Years. There were no crowds. Maybe 2 or 3 other families there total. The bathroom is in the parking lot as a separate structure. Make sure you paid at the historic jametowne main visitor center as this is a paid attraction. There were signs posted in multiple places.

When you walk down the path make sure to take the right trail that looks to go off road. It's the intended route. There are information plaques to read to get the history. It circles back round to the old ruins of the glass gouse. They have enclosed the ruins in a larger structure. It can be hard to see in there because you get the darkness mixed with bright sunlight coming through some of the upper windows. There are multiple ruin structures. The path brings you out insight of the new glasshouse structure.

The glass house has a giant furnance operating in the middle of it. There were 2 glass blowers working together pracricing make the 2023 glass collectable you can buy. Each of the collectable pieces are numbered and the 2022 was on discount sale available in the store. There was a 3 person who would help out and manage the store front. There is a very nice store front but be careful with younger kids as its all full of glass pieces. They also have their special NPS cancellation stamp on the counter and some merchandise like pins, magnets, keychains etc. They glassblower will answer any questions you have as well. My kids, 13, 10 and 7 were watching them work with the glass for 30 mins and never got bored. This was definitely a must see. Not sure if i would go back just to see it again. As you exit its a much shorter walk back to the parking lot.

We were lucky enough to be there while 2 of the master glass blowers were working on the design of a new piece. It was fascinating to listen to their professional banter about design choices (and mistakes!), while still informing us visitors about what they were doing and why. There were also great stories during a break about the history of glass blowing there, in the U.S., and the world. This was not our 1st visit, but we still spent more than an hour watching the mesmerizing transformation of glowing blobs into beautiful artifacts.

LIVE glass blowing demonstrations! Using original colonial techniques, you can watch the park staff melt, blow, and shape glass ornaments and then buy it once it cools! Don't forget your Jamestown Glasshouse NPS Passport cancellation stamp!

Cool little area to stop by at. Can see demonstrations and buy the handcrafted glasswork

This is a must see and worth the entry fee to the National Park at Historic Jamestowne. Watch traditional glass blowing techniques, talk with the glass blowers, learn about how the original settlers blew glass. It's standing room only and the glass area is cordoned off with fencing. Family friendly fun. There is a gift shop on site with glass made in the shop with prices ranging from $10 to $80+ depending on size. We got a discounted entry with the 4th grade National Park pass, so it was $15 per adult and our son was free. I believe the regular rate is $30 per adult and also includes the archeology museum and dig sites along with the museum.

I had such a wonderful time here, the glass blower was an amazing talent and we watched him work and chatted with him for a good while.

I definitely recommend stopping at the glass house when you visit Historic Jamestown