Discover Warrenton

If you’re looking for a hotel in Warrenton, you can plan your trip around different themes: historic jail buildings and the Warrenton Historic District, a route along the Warrenton Branch Greenway, or seasonal offerings and events. These places and occasions offer different ways to shape your stay.

Jail history and the Historic District

The Fauquier History Museum at the Old Jail is housed in two historic jail buildings dating from 1808 and 1823. Visitors can walk through the old jail cells. The museum has been listed in the National Register of Historic Places since 1978. A visit therefore focuses on a specific group of buildings and their former use as a jail.

The Warrenton Historic District offers a broader view of the town. It was first listed in both the National Register of Historic Places and the Virginia Landmarks Register in 1983. Its focus is the central business district and the five adjacent residential neighborhoods. The district also preserves buildings connected with the American Civil War. The museum and the Historic District thus offer different ways to explore history: the jail buildings on the one hand, and a broader view of historic buildings and neighborhoods on the other.

The dates refer to different things: 1808 and 1823 are the construction years of the two jail buildings; 1978 and 1983 refer to listings in historic registers. If you’re interested in architectural and local history, you can distinguish between these construction and recognition dates rather than reading them as a single historical date.

The Warrenton Branch Greenway

The Warrenton Branch Greenway runs from downtown at South 4th Street to Stafford Educational Farm and the trailhead for the Stafford Farm Trail. It is 2.22 miles long, or about 3.6 kilometers. It was designated a National Recreation Trail in 2012. This length refers to the Greenway; the Stafford Farm Trail is named as a trail whose starting point the route reaches. This can help you distinguish between the two names when planning your route. Check route information before your trip.

Event dates and market offerings

For 2026, the event calendar lists Old Town After Hours in Old Town Warrenton: Fridays from 5 p.m. from spring through October, with live music and food. If you’d like to plan your trip around this event, check the specific event dates in advance.

The Warrenton Farmers Market offers locally grown and produced fruit, vegetables, poultry, pork and beef, eggs, pies, and bread. Offerings may vary by season. The two occasions therefore involve different planning considerations: for Old Town After Hours, a specific date matters; at the Farmers Market, you should take seasonal differences in the products on offer into account.

These highlights can help you choose travel dates for Warrenton that suit your interests.

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For the broader travel overview: Fauquier County.