Albemarle County · 22947

Keswick
~15 min from UVA.

Keswick is a historic, low-density estate community in eastern Albemarle County roughly six miles east of Charlottesville, organized around the Keswick Hunt Club, Keswick Hall (a luxury resort with a Pete Dye-designed golf course), and a string of former 18th-century plantations spread across the Southwest Mountains.

Character

Predominantly residential and rural in character, with large parcels, former plantation estates, working horse farms, and a small number of mid-income and low-income homes interspersed. There is no central business district. Conservation easements and strict Albemarle County review of development keep much of the landscape essentially unchanged from the 18th and 19th centuries. Two gated residential enclaves anchor the luxury market: Keswick Estate (a ~600-acre, ~121-homesite community tied to Keswick Hall, with lots typically 2-6 acres) and the adjacent Glenmore. Buyers skew toward affluent professionals, UVA-affiliated physicians, equestrian families, and retirees seeking privacy with quick access to Charlottesville.

History

How Keswick came to be.

Founded: Settlement traces to the mid-1700s; many estates were established as 18th-century plantations.

Named for: The Keswick name is shared with the postal community that grew up around the historic Keswick train station (no longer in operation, now part of Little Keswick School). The Keswick Hunt Club, formally recognized in 1903 and established in 1896, gives the area much of its modern identity.

First appeared as a Census-Designated Place in the 2020 U.S. Census with a population of 321 (a CDP boundary; the wider 22947 postal area is much larger).

Parts of the 1956 film 'Giant' starring Elizabeth Taylor and James Dean were filmed in Keswick (at the old train station and at the farm called Belmont).

Keswick Hunt Club was established 1896, formally recognized 1903; ~200 individual and family memberships, ~60 hounds.

Annual Thanksgiving Blessing of the Hounds service at Grace Episcopal Church started in 1929 by John Stewart, MFH.

East Belmont, Limestone, and the Southwest Mountains Rural Historic District are on the National Register of Historic Places.

The New York Times described the drive through Keswick as 'one of the most scenic in America.'

Amenities & Anchors

What anchors Keswick.

hotel resort

Keswick Hall

Luxury 80-room boutique resort with spa, Marigold restaurant by Chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten, and the Full Cry 18-hole championship golf course (Pete Dye design, rebuilt from an Arnold Palmer-renovated 1948 Fred Findlay routing).

private club

Keswick Hunt Club

Established 1896, formally recognized 1903. ~200 individual/family memberships, ~60 hounds. Hunts across Albemarle, Louisa, Madison, and Orange counties. Hosts the Thanksgiving Blessing of the Hounds at Grace Episcopal Church (since 1929).

winery

Keswick Vineyards

Local winery on a historic Keswick estate; longstanding contributor to Virginia wine country tourism.

golf course

Full Cry Golf at Keswick Hall

18-hole Pete Dye design; the resort course adjacent to Keswick Estate.

cidery historic estate

Castle Hill Cider

Cidery on the 1764 Castle Hill estate; tasting room open to the public.

church historic

Grace Episcopal Church (Keswick)

Site of the Thanksgiving Blessing of the Hounds; historic Episcopal congregation tied to the hunt tradition.

Schools

Where children go to school.

elementary · PK-5

Stone-Robinson Elementary School

Located at 958 North Milton Road, Charlottesville VA 22911. Albemarle County Public Schools. Serves much of the Keswick/Glenmore attendance area.

elementary · PK-5

Stony Point Elementary School

Serves northern parts of the Keswick postal area (Stony Point/Cobham). Albemarle County Public Schools.

middle · 6-8

Burley Middle School

Public middle school in Albemarle County serving the Keswick area.

high · 9-12

Monticello High School

Public high school serving the Keswick/Glenmore area in eastern Albemarle County.

private_boarding · boys 9-15 at admission

Little Keswick School

Private therapeutic boarding school for boys with learning and social-emotional challenges; located in Keswick.

private_boarding_day · elementary/middle

Oakland School

Private boarding and day school for children with learning disabilities; located in Keswick.

Housing

What sells in Keswick.

Typical price range

$0.7M – $5.0M

2025

Median sale price

$529K

March 2026 · Redfin 22947 housing market (note: 22947 is the postal area covering Keswick + Glenmore + surrounding rural Albemarle; the gated Keswick Estate skews substantially higher, with a $1.725M median sale price in July 2024 per Toby Beavers).

Typical acreage

Estate lots in Keswick Estate run 2-6 acres; surrounding farms and historic estates frequently 10-100+ acres.

Architectural styles

Historic Federal/Georgian plantation · Colonial Revival · Virginia manor · Custom traditional estate · Equestrian farmhouse

Common features

pastures · barns and stables · guest cottages · conservation easements · spring-fed ponds · Blue Ridge / Southwest Mountains views · long private drives

Lifestyle

Quiet old-money pastoral; the kind of Virginia hunt country that has changed little since the 19th century.

Activitiesfoxhunting · equestrian sport · vineyard and cidery visits · golf at Full Cry · spa and resort dining at Keswick Hall

FAQ

Frequently asked about Keswick

Keswick is best known for its historic estates, the Keswick Hunt Club (founded 1896, one of America's oldest formal fox hunts), Keswick Hall — a luxury resort with the Pete Dye-designed Full Cry golf course and Marigold by Jean-Georges Vongerichten — and one of the most scenic drives in America along Route 22/231.

No. Keswick is an unincorporated community in Albemarle County, about 6 miles east of the city of Charlottesville. It is its own census-designated place (population 321 in the 2020 Census) and uses the 22947 ZIP code.

Public schools are part of Albemarle County Public Schools — typically Stone-Robinson Elementary or Stony Point Elementary, Burley Middle, and Monticello High. Private options include Little Keswick School and Oakland School.

Keswick is in Albemarle County, where the 2026 real estate tax rate is $0.894 per $100 of assessed value (per the Albemarle County government website).

In the 22947 ZIP code overall, Redfin reports a March 2026 median sale price of about $529K (across 26 sales). Inside the gated Keswick Estate community, the median sale price was approximately $1.725M in July 2024 per a local broker — and individual estates regularly trade above $2-5M.

They are neighbors but separate communities. Keswick Estate is a roughly 600-acre gated community tied to Keswick Hall with about 121 lots of 2-6 acres. Glenmore is a larger, more family-oriented gated community (1,300 acres, ~824 homesites) with its own Club at Glenmore.

The Keswick Hunt Club has approximately 200 individual and family memberships. New members are typically introduced through existing members. Non-members can attend the public Thanksgiving Blessing of the Hounds at Grace Episcopal Church.

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