The Williamsburg pottery factory

The Williamsburg Pottery Factory located in Williamsburg, Virginia, is one of the hottest tourist attractions around. It brings people from all over the states for its unique items and low prices. If you love shopping for treasures at great prices you will fall in love with the Williamsburg Pottery Factory. When you first walk in you’ll feel like a kid in a candy store. You’ll be fascinated with the tremendous variety of items.

They provide plenty of parking in their large parking lots and lots of shopping carts. This factory consists of 32 buildings divided into two sections, one is called the Old Buildings and the other is the New Buildings. Each building is uniquely named according to the type of items that they sell. They have the Christmas Building, the Cement Building, the Ceramics Building, and the Glass Factory. You can visit the Woodshop and watch as they build all sorts of things. In the New Buildings section you’ll find the brand name outlet stores, which offer fantastic bargains. You’ll also find small boutique style shops with crafts, 1960’s and 1970’s memorabilia, a discount cigarette warehouse, housewares and much more. There are plenty of bathrooms throughout the buildings to accommodate the customers and lots of soda machines. When you get hungry visit one of their restaurants to break for lunch. Eat, relax, and rest your feet before you continue with your shopping expedition. Don’t worry if your shopping cart is full, you can bring it into the restaurant while you eat.

In the Christmas Building you will find nothing but Christmas related articles, a limitless collection of trees, decorations, unique candleholders, lighted crystal figurines, tree skirts, and ornaments of every kind, type, and theme. This building is prepared to provide you with every Christmas item that you can possibly need to decorate the inside and outside of your home for that special holiday.

You can practically spend an entire day in the Brass and Glass building alone. Stocked with everything brass and glass, from small trinket boxes to a suit of armor. They carry a large selection of sconces, trays, wall plaques, bowls and vases of every size from the Roman era. There are no words to describe the endless inventory of crystal. Vases, bowls, figurines, dining ware, chandeliers, and crystal floor lamps. The tremendous selection of candleholders is awesome. If you’re a crystal lover, this place will fascinate you.

The Ceramics Building carries gorgeous ceramic pillars, vases, wall decorations, water fountains, planters and pots, and beautiful ceramic figurines. Everything you need to make the outside of your home the envy of your neighborhood you will find in the Cement Building. With giant water fountains, cement pillars of every size, gorgeous stepping stones, and unique bird baths.

One building that you absolutely can’t miss is the Glass Blowing Factory where you can watch the craftsman work creating gorgeous items; you will be amazed with their techniques and craftsmanship. You can watch the entire process from beginning to end.

The building with the housewares will simply amaze you. From their lacey curtains, overstuffed pillows, embroidered table cloths, table runners, plush carpets and picture frames, to a collection of miniature wooden cabinets that you won’t be able to pass on.

When you come to visit make sure that you have lots of storage space in your vehicle. You’ll definitely wind up purchasing lots of things. If you don’t have enough storage space you will be disappointed because the uniqueness of the articles, the tremendous inventory and low prices will astound you. You’ll even come across life size statues of horses, cows and pigs. Not that you may have room in your car or may actually want to buy one of these for your home, but if you should be in the market for them, you’ll find them here.

If you want to get the most enjoyment out of this place plan a two-day trip because you can’t possibly see everything in one day.