Colonial Place/Riverview Neighborhood Guide

Colonial Place and Riverview occupy a quiet residential peninsula in northern Norfolk, bordered by the Lafayette River and Knitting Mill Creek, where the water is less a backdrop than a daily presence. The neighborhood is known for its well-preserved colonial-style homes, generous porches, and the kind of unhurried street life that follows when people actually know their neighbors. Mayflower Road draws residents out at dusk for river views that reward the walk, and kayaks and crab pots are common enough to count as local decor. Its location just east of Ghent gives residents easy access to some of Norfolk's best dining and independent retail without sacrificing the calmer pace of a river neighborhood. King tide flooding and ambitious mosquitoes are part of the package, but for most people here, the river breezes and the sense of place more than settle the score.