About the Area

Quaint cafés, soul food, Thai, Middle Eastern, authentic Mexican, Vietnamese. You’re not far from just about anything you might crave. Local coffee shops, Greek, Chinese, American, Japanese, and Italian food are all within close reach of the Embrey Mill community. It's a foodie's paradise.

Golf till your heart’s content on nearby courses. Highly acclaimed golf courses in the area include Augustine Golf Club in Stafford, Gauntlet Golf Club in Fredericksburg, and Medal of Honor Golf Course in Quantico.

Embrey Mill is surrounded by parks in every direction. Some of the most memorable are Curtis Memorial Park in Fredericksburg, and Smith Lake Park and Civil War Park in Stafford.

Beyond swimming at our community pools, residents can enjoy fun in the water at such localities as Stafford’s Aquia Landing Waterfront Park, Hope Springs Marina, and Virginia Outdoor Center, as well as the Rappahannock area YMCA locations.

Shop till you drop at one of many nearby shopping centers, including the Embrey Mill Town Center located at the entrance to Embrey Mill community. A quick 10 minutes away is the Stafford Marketplace with Kohl’s, TJ Maxx, Lowe’s, Target, and much more. Just up the road from the Embrey Mill community, the Shops at Doc Stone Commons include Home Depot, Petco, and Staples. A short trip up I-95, you’ll find Potomac Mills Mall and Stonebridge at Potomac Town Center, which features the popular food market, Wegmans. Head south and you’ll find Central Park and Spotsylvania Towne Centre in Fredericksburg.

Smithsonian Museums. The federal institution has multiple museums scattered throughout Washington, DC. Ten of the museums are located on the National Mall, within a one-mile radius. National Gallery of Art. The world-class art museum in DC displays one of the largest collections of masterpieces in the world including paintings, drawings, prints, photographs, sculptures, and decorative arts from the 13th century to the present. National Museum of the Marine Corps. This first-class facility offers an unforgettable interactive experience amidst some of the nation’s most historic and treasured artifacts just off I-95 at Exit 150A. Belmont. This 18th-century home and museum in Stafford, VA features the love story of Gari and Corinne Melcher. He, a successful sought-after painter of his time. She, a young art student and his biggest fan

Riverside Center Dinner Theater the center of a thriving cultural arts community in Fredericksburg, the Riverside Center has hosted over 100 main-stage Broadway musical productions and over 120 musical adaptations of popular children’s stories in the Children’s Theater. Regal Fredericksburg located in Central Park and EVO Entertainment located at the Spotsylvania Towne Centre both show first-run films, seven days-a-week.

Great communities include great schools and Embrey Mill includes proposed onsite future school locations, that will feature state-of-the art learning environments. Today, students enjoy the Stafford School District which is highly regarded in the Washington, DC Metro Area with schools consistently ranked some of the highest in the state. For more about our schools, click here ».