Lorton Marketplace

Lorton Marketplace features retail shops, restaurants, and office space. Retailers include:
  • Shoppers Food and Pharmacy - best doughnuts in the area.  But get there early.
  • Virginia ABC Store - friendly employees who will always greet you with a smile.
  • Mattress Discounters
  • My Eye Doctor
  • Escape Salon and Day Spa
  • UPS Store
  • Lorton Marketplace Barber
  • Lorton Cleaners
  • Reflection Dental
  • C2 Education
  • Minnieland Daycare
  • Bank of America
Future plans for an Exxon Mobil gas station and a medical center are underway. The Marketplace also features a variety of restaurant and food service choices, which include:
  • Caribou Coffee
  • My Karma Indian Bistro
  • Quiznos - Great sandwiches and lunchtime deals.
  • Hong Kong Café
  • Tokyo One
  • Z-Pizza
  • Angie’s Creamery
  • Glory Days Grille

Pohick Bay Golf Course

Pohick Bay Golf Course is located at 10301 Gunston Road, Lorton, Virginia. The golf course is open during daylight hours, all year. The golf course can be contacted at 703-339-8585. They can also be visited at http://www.nvrpa.org/park/pohick_bay_golf_course/content/hours_and_directions This scenic course is located on the Mason Neck Peninsula in Lorton, Virginia. Local golf magazines repeatedly name Pohick Bay as one of the area’s most challenging courses. Maps of the course and additional information about each hole can be viewed at http://www.nvrpa.org/park/pohick_bay_golf_course/content/golf_course . Pohick Bay's Professional Golf Instructor Ferndando Martinez can help you whether you are a beginner or a skilled golfer. Let him help you take your game to the next level. Fernando has worked with men, women and children of all ages. Visit his page for more information http://www.nvrpa.org/park/pohick_bay_golf_course/content/professional_instruction Men’s, women’s and junior leagues are available as well as tournament packages. Tournament rates are applicable Monday through Friday for groups of 24 or more golfers and a maximum of 120 golfers for a tournament.

Tournament packages are as follows:

Basic Package $53 per person Includes: 18-hole greens fee 18-hole cart fee Range balls Course gift (logo ball, tee package, course coupon) Outdoor tent with table and chair setup Standard Package: $58 per person Includes: All items in basic package Longest drive and closest pin markers Personalized cart signs and scorecards Deluxe Package: $63 per person Includes: All items in standard package Post tournament scoring Morning coffee setup Basic Junior/Senior Package: $45 per person Includes: 18-hole greens fee 18-hole cart fee Range balls Course gift (logo ball, tee package, course coupon) Available only to recognized junior or senior golf groups Standard Junior/Senior Package: $50 per person Includes: All items in basic junior/senior package Longest drive and closest pin markers Personalized cart signs and scorecards Outdoor tent with table and chair setup Available only to recognized junior or senior golf groups Additional Services include the Pro Shop and a beverage cart service, The pro shop features a snack bar that offers sandwiches, grill items, breakfast muffins, hot and cold beverages, candy and chips as well as inside seating. The beverage cart is offered at no charge and carry beer, Gatorades, sodas, water and snacks. Golf memberships are also available at affordable rates and offer flexible options for all kinds of golfers plus three courses for the price of one! Member benefits can include advanced tee time reservations, unlimited range balls, discounts on pro shop merchandise and even discounted or free greens fees for your guests. All memberships are for twelve months from the date of purchase.

Lorton – VRE

Lorton Rail Station is located at 8990 Lorton Station Boulevard in Lorton, Virginia. It is currently only serviced by the Virginia Rail Express - Fredericksburg Line. This station is one mile north from the Amtrak Auto Train Lorton station. Amenities include: bike racks; free surface parking; local transit connections; newspaper racks, and a quiet Car. This platform is ADA accessible and serves the Fredericksburg Line only. VRE logo Ticket vending machines at this location only accept credit or debit cards, cash ticket purchases must be purchased at an off-site vendor location. Local connections with Amtrak, Arlington ART Bus, DASH, DC Circulator, Fairfax Connector, GRTC and Mark are available, just to name a few. Many bus connections are free with a valid VRE ticket. For more information on connection services contact the VRE offices at (703) 684-1001.

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Occoquan Regional Park Historical and Recreational

Occoquan Regional Park located at 9751 Ox Road in Lorton VA 22079 conveniently situated along Occoquan River and right across the Town of Occoquan offering over 400 acres of recreational space to everyone. Facilities:
  • Baseball & Softball & Soccer Fields
  • Batting Cages
  • Marina
  • Boating
  • Fishing
  • Snack Bar
  • Trails
  • Turning Point Plaza
Picnic Shelters and Gazebos are available for rent and the option of having a Moon Bounce, Rock Wall and even a mechanical ride can add more fun into the occasion. Turning Point Plaza is a memorial dedicated to the women suffragists who were imprisoned at the Occoquan Workhouse in the 1900’s for defending their right to vote. The reports regarding the situation of the imprisoned suffragists led to the 19th Amendment permitting women to freely vote. Re-enactments and displays are featured at Turning Point Plaza at Occoquan Regional Park.

Irish Style Link Course at Hilltop Golf Club

Hole #3 was voted by Channel 8’s Capital Golf weekly viewers as “One of the 10 toughest holes in the metro area”.

Hilltop Golf Club can be found at 7900 Telegraph Rd in Alexandria Virginia 22315 just 5.5 mile south of Beltway. It is one of the most sought after driving ranges with a 2,300 yard course that was developed by Lindsay Bruce Ervin who has a history of laying out exceptionally beautiful courses as Queenstown Harbor in Maryland, Hog Neck Golf Course on the Eastern Shore and Birdwood Golf Course at the University of Virginia at Charlottesville. The courses at Hilltop Golf Club offer lovely views of the Potomac River and Maryland Shoreline. It is simply an oasis of golfing greenery accessible to everyone. Hilltop Golf Club is situated across Fort Belvoir while making the location accessible for:
Golf
late afternoon golfing
Lessons are provided for everyone both young and old instructed by USGTF, LPGA – PGA professionals. A new course that is a Scottish style link was opened with 4 sets of trees to provide exciting but challenging games.

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Gunston Hall Plantation in Fairfax County

manor of George Mason IV
Gunston Hall
Located in Fairfax County near Lorton and Mason Neck, Gunston Hall Plantation was the center of a 5,500 acre tobacco and corn plantation. Owned by the author of the Virginia Declaration of Rights, George Mason IV (1725 – 1792), this Georgian style home and garden is now a National Historic Landmark. It is now owned by the Commonwealth of Virginia and administered by a Board of Regents appointed from the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America. Gunston Hall is open from 9:30 am to 5:00 pm except holidays such as Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day. And special events are showcased throughout the year. Guided tours are offered of the mansion and the 550 acres of ground. The hiking trails are open till 6:00pm.