Princess Anne Country Club

Princess Anne Country Club is one of Hampton Roads' oldest private clubs, founded in 1916 by a group of Norfolk businessmen looking for a recreational retreat in what was then a coastal backwater; the golf course itself followed a few years later, generally dated to 1920-21. More than a century on, it sits two blocks from the Atlantic in Virginia Beach's North End -- a long-established, architecturally distinct beach neighborhood of large homes on quarter-acre-plus lots -- with a golf course that winds through stands of pines and live oaks and along narrow waterways, plus an extensive tennis program (indoor and outdoor courts), a full clubhouse with dining and bars, and a swimming complex.

For a golf-oriented buyer, Princess Anne's appeal is prestige and social standing rather than a formal development bundle: it is the kind of club where membership itself, not a specific gated subdivision, is the product. The club offers several membership categories (including a Legacy track for members' families and a reduced-cost Under-40 tier aimed at bringing in younger members), which suggests an institution actively managing generational turnover rather than one with an open waitlist-free door. Buyers drawn to the club should evaluate it on its own membership terms -- prestige, waitlist status, category fit -- rather than assuming any particular North End address confers access.