hopson plantation

A great all in one location of old cabins (shacks/former slave cabins) - old trucks - farm equipment and a small cotton field just off the road.Much history and lore for this once large working plantation. As others have said - a real Mississippi history lesson with something for everyone. The gift shop is well stocked and the Rust Restaurant and music venue a delightful addition. Just a very short drive from Clarksdale....less than 15 minutes....a fun place - don't miss it.The photo ops of course depend on what kind of photography you do/like. Since I love old houses, old cars, trucks, washing machines, furniture etc. it was a delight for me.

We booked the entire Place for Mother's Day weekend 2014. We had about 50 or more folks come for a great weekend. The folks at the Hopson did a great job for us with our BBQ dinner that they prepared for us on Friday Night plus Saturday morning breakfast....it was the perfect backdrop for Photo Ops too. Yes we will go back and still trying to figure out why we haven't been before! Clarksdale is such a great spot to get YOUR BLUES FIX!

Awfully conflicted feeling in this place full of nifty stuff that is an actual plantation with guests staying in former slave quarters. We went for the blues get together after King Biscuit. We did not stay there overnight.Great music, mediocre food, lots of old time memorabilia. If we could forget that they are making money on their slave history, we would have loved the place. But with that reality, we were eager to leave.

Hopson Plantation is one of those places that can't be separated from the roots of blues music. So many great blues artist had their beginnings while living and working for the Hopsons. The old commissary had been converted to a restaurant and music venue. We were there quite by chance having pulled in from the highway and seeing blues guitarist Bob Margolin talking to some young people in the parking lot. We followed them inside and watched while he and others rehearsed for a performance later that evening at Ground Zero. Next visit I'll try out Hopson's when they're actually open.

Great people. Great service. You may even see Robert Plant come by. Cool atmosphere. Blues history. Music and culture. Must see!

Will absolutely return again! This place was GREAT! Definitely a must try for blues lovers. Great mix of rolling stones, European cuties, wise old birds and broads like us. Fun!!!!

Looks old timey on the outside ...not much change over the years, they say. Inside is a full bar, blues stage, food, and lots to look at. Owners are working hard to cover all the bases here. Lots of seating, back room and outdoor back patio and stage. Enjoyed their crawdad boil. Just a few miles of out town and worth it.

Hopson's is preserving the history of the MS Delta one shack at a time and they are doing a great job! Fun place to visit, listen to music and have a bite to eat.

This is a photographers dream, gives one a glimpse into the cotton picking history of the area and an end to an era due to modern machinery.This is really nicely done, and for me one of the highlights of Clarksdale.Those traveling with a GPS the coordinates are: 34°09.586' - 90°32.878'

A great venue with a unique atmosphere. Saw some great acts while drinking some Sweet Magnolia Pecan Nut Brown Ales. Crowd was enegetic and fun. It was right next door to where I stayed so it made for a no brainer for late night fun on Friday and Saturday nights.

Most of the Sunflower attractions were all close together in the downtown area so it was a minor challenge driving out to Hopson - it almost has to be very special to do this but I did want to see Big George Brock.As good as he is, I felt Hopson lacked the emotion, grunge and intensity of say Reds or Ground Zero.Perhaps it was the red wine though - should have stuck to beer as they have the worst wine imaginable.

The Hopson Commissary and the Shack Up Inn are 2 different lodging and entertainment venues on Hopson Plantation land. We were told that an old feud between owners of these 2 establishments mandates the circuitous quarter-mile route behind the Commissary necessary to reach the Shack Up Inn front entrance, rather than the 100 yards that northward extension of Hopson-Pixley Road would have permitted. Lightnin' Malcom payed an impromptu visit to the stage of Shack Up Inn the midweek night of our visit. The crowd of about two dozen was treated to the same multifaceted talent, intensity, and stamina that he displays to packed houses all over the world.In front of Shack Up Inn a rusted mechanical cotton picker reminds us that this revolutionary invention was introduced to large scale use right here at Hopson Plantation in the mid-1940s. It became a key cause of the Great Migration away from sharecropper shotgun shacks to the industrial North and, hence, dispersion of the culture that gave birth to the Delta Blues.

Nice room, good seats with clear view of the performers. Nice bar! Food was really good better than expected!

This was definitely a must on our blues trail pilgrimage. Our only regret was we were there on a weekday and missed live music. Next time we'll plan on getting a room and soak up the whole experience. Old signs are everywhere and you can just picture what it looked like when Pinetop and Ike Turner worked there. What a magnificent piece of blues history that is preserved for our generation and the next.

I didn’t find the blues music here that I was looking for, but I did find a wonderfully laid out joint that had live music and food and drink. The setting was decorated in a southern style and the venue was ideal for live music and large crowds. I would recommend coming here when they have music and getting a place at the Shack-up Inn that is located right behind.