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The 18-hole course at Hobbs Hole features 6,700 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 71. The course rating is 71.8, and it has a slope rating of 125. Designed by Jeff Timmons, the Hobbs Hole golf course opened in 1996.

Enjoy Fishing, Crusing, and other water activities.

Westmoreland State Park lies within Westmoreland County, from which it takes its name. The park extends about one and a half miles along the Potomac River, and its 1,311 acres neighbor the former homes of both George Washington and Robert E. Lee. The park’s Horsehead Cliffs provide visitors with a view of the Potomac River. In addition to the scenic beauty, the park offers hiking, camping, cabins, fishing, boating and swimming. Visitors can enjoy the park’s vacation cabins as well.

Fort A. P. Hill, a Regional Training Center, provides realistic joint and combined arms training support to America's Defense Forces.

Essex and its county seat Tappahannock lie on the beautiful Rappahannock River in Virginia's Middle Peninsula. The Essex County Museum, founded in 1996, and the Essex County Historical Society joined forces in 2006 to celebrate the heritage of the town, county, river and its people. Exhibits include pre-historic through modern displays of life in Essex.