Portsmouth Homes Guide

Recreation and Leisure

Virginia Shenandoah Valley

Bide-A-Wee Golf Course

Experience bent grass greens and narrow, challenging fairways lined with majestic pines. This 18-hole public golf course with its first-class clubhouse, pro shop, restaurant and facilities, is situated among picturesque lakes and ponds. A dramatic $8 million renovation has turned Bid-A-Wee into one of the finest municipal golf courses in the nation.

Chesapeake Bay Cruises

Explore the Chesapeake Bay and Hampton Roads region on a riverboat cruise aboard the new, luxurious, climate-controlled ship, Captain Rudy Thomas. Begin the trip at Crisfield, on Maryland's Eastern shore, and take the scenic four-hour cruise down Chesapeake Bay, through historic Hampton Roads and the Norfolk Naval Shipyard to quaint Olde Towne Portsmouth. Lunch is served aboard the Captain Rudy Thomas on the trip down to Portsmouth and again on the trip back the following day. Each cruise also features a narrated tour along the world's oldest and largest naval base, where you'll see many naval vessels, from giant aircraft carriers to sleek submarines.

Dolphin and Whale Watching Boat Trips

Observe bottlenose dolphins and whales in their natural habitat aboard catamarans and cruisers in Virginia Beach. Members from the Virginia Aquarium come on every trip to instruct about dolphin and whale social behaviors and the latest research studies. Trips are available April through October of each year.