Keswick, Gordonsville & Barboursville
The Route 231 Hop On Tour
Out Route 231 through Keswick, Gordonsville and Barboursville: three one-hour stops, mostly wineries. It used to be called the Barboursville Tour.
- Fare
- $74.20 per person, ages 21+
- Starts
- 11am, Three Notch'd Brewing Company @ IX Art Park
- Length
- 6.5 hours
- Stops
- 3. One hour at each stop
- Runs
- Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays; October 9 to January 3, 2027; no Saturday run on October 17 (booking calendar, October 4, 2026)
The stops
Pick one at each.
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Stop 1, choose from 3
- Merrie Mill Farm & Vineyards winery
- Keswick Vineyards winery
- Patch Brewing Co brewery
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Stop 2, choose from 4
- Patch Brewing Co brewery
- Barbeque Exchange restaurant
- Well Hung Vineyards winery
- Honah Lee Vineyard winery
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Stop 3, choose from 5
- Horton Vineyards winery
- The Barn at 678 Vineyard winery
- Barboursville Vineyards winery
- Exchange Cafe & Virginia Foothills Distillery & Co distillery
- Chestnut Oak Vineyards winery
Each group selects its own stops, not the bus as a whole. Food, tastings and driver gratuities aren't included in the fare.
The listing's booking notes say 5 hours, and also offer Barbeque Exchange as a first stop.
A stop on this route
Patch Brewing Co.
Patch, in Gordonsville, opened in September 2021 in a former VFW post. NBC29 reported the plan as André Xavier and Jon Craig's, the founders of Cville Hop On Tours.
Before you ride
The fine print.
- Ages
- All tour participants must be ages 21 and up with valid ID.
- Who you ride with
- Tours are public and you will accompany an average of 6-8 other participants depending on your own party size.
- The loop
- The bus runs on an hour loop and will not wait for participants past the scheduled departure time.
- Minimum to run
- We require at least 6 total tour participants to operate. Not 6 in your group, just 6 total people to run the tour. (The Evening tour's listing says 8.)
- Not included
- Food, tastings, and driver gratuities.
- Weather
- Activity takes place rain or shine. Be prepared for inclement weather. You WILL be outside.
- Cancelling
- ALL cancellations incur a $5 cancellation service fee per seat. 48 hours or more ahead: reschedule, or a full refund minus that fee and the online booking fee. 24 to 48 hours: re-book once. Inside 24 hours: nonrefundable and not re-bookable.
- Outside alcohol
- Open alcohol not permitted.
- Cleaning fee
- Don't be that guy or girl. Any bodily fluids will incur a $350 cleaning fee.
Meet the bus
Three Notch'd Brewing Company @ IX Art Park
We'll pick you up at the stop light behind Three Notch'd Brewery. Feel free to park anywhere suitable in the IX Complex.
By Uber or Lyft: Ask the driver to drop you at the Monticello Ave and Second St SE entrance of IX Art Park; the only entrance with a stop light.
Or from your hotel
- Country Inn and Suites
- Courtyard by Marriott (Hillsdale Dr)
- Graduate Hotel
- Hilton Garden Inn (Pantops)
- Holiday Inn 29N (University Area)
- Homewood Suites (India Road)
- Hyatt Place
- Residence Inn Downtown
- The Boar's Head Inn
- The Draftsman Hotel
The listing: "Complimentary pick up at select hotels and anywhere within Charlottesville City limits for groups 6 or larger (Call 434-218-3565 to confirm)."
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