Area Attractions

Area Links & Attractions

OLD SPRING FARM BED & BREAKFAST – THE PERFECT ESCAPE

“Escapism” – A tendency to escape from reality, the responsibility and routine of real life.

Plan your “Escape route” & tempt your senses with these SIMPLE PLEASURES & “MUST SEES”.

Telephone numbers, opening times and web addresses are transcribed from the original site as published between 2007 and 2009. Some will have changed.

Destination Floyd, 15 miles

www.floydvirginia.com check website for current calendar of events.

Floyd is bordered on its entire eastern side by the scenic Blue Ridge Parkway (BRP). It is situated on designated music, birding and craft trails. Several area restaurants offer entertainment in addition to unique dining experiences. It is a pleasant surprise for guests to discover the character of Floyd and it’s surrounds – both nouveau yet traditional. Slip back in time to the slower pace of a one-light town.

Floyd County – all you ever wanted to know. www.floydcountyinview.com
Blue Ridge Parkway information. www.blueridgeparkway.org
Virginia Tourism information. www.virginia.org
World famous Friday night Bluegrass Jamboree – www.floydcountrystore.com
County Records – Mail-order repository of Bluegrass Music located at Talley’s Alley. www.countysales.com
The Crooked Road Music Trail – Connects sites of mountain music, annual festivals, weekly concerts, radio shows & jam sessions. Old Spring Farm is 3.7 miles from The Crooked Road at Shooting Creek. www.thecrookedroad.org
Floyd Fest – Annual music Festival – July www.floydfest.com
Mabry Grist Mill – Open May thru October. Old-timey exhibits, Sunday music & restaurant. 276-952-2947 BRP mp 176.1 – 25 miles
Sixteen Hand Pottery Studio Tours – First weekend in May & Thanksgiving weekend. www.16hands.com
Schoolhouse Fabrics – An old schoolhouse turned into a sewing paradise. 540-745-4561

Wineries

The Blue Ridge Wine Trail – www.blueridgewinetrail.com
Am Rheim Wine Cellars – www.amrheimwinecellars.com
Boundary Rock Vineyard – www.boundaryrock.com
Chateau Morrisette Winery – www.chateaumorrisette.com
Valhalla Vineyards – www.valhallawine.com
Villa Appalaccia Winery – www.villappalaccia.com

Wine is good for the heart.

Ferrum, 15 miles

www.blueridgeinstitute.org

Blue Ridge Institute & Museum of Ferrum College – State repository for Blue Ridge Folklife.
Blue Ridge Farm Museum – An 1800 Virginia-German farm complex. Mid-May through mid-August, Saturday 10 A.M. to 5 P.M.; Sunday 1 P.M. to 5 P.M.
Blue Ridge Draft Horse & Mule Show – Fourth Saturday in July
Blue Ridge Folklife Festival – VA’s largest celebration of regional traditions. Fourth Saturday in October.
Blue Ridge Dinner Theatre – Over 25 years of productions. 540-365-4335

We attended the Blue Ridge Folklife Festival in Ferrum and loved it! Especially the quilt show and molasses making and sheep herding demonstration.Bob & Joy Boatwright – Bristol, VA

Stuart, 24 miles

www.patrickchamber.com

Fairystone State Park – 168 acre Fairystone Lake for swimming, boating & fishing, 15 miles. Philpott Lake, adjacent to Fairystone Lake, is 3000 acres. www.dcr.virginia.gov/parks
Historic Star Theatre – Dinner Theater, new & classic films and concerts. www.historicstartheatre.com
Laurel Hill – JEB Stuart birthplace. Annual Civil War encampment reenactment – October, Ararat. www.jebstuart.org
The Reynolds Homestead – A National Historic Landmark. Concerts, lectures & festivals – Critz. www.reynoldshomestead.vt.edu
Stone Cross Mountain Museum – Crystalline crosses which in legend are said to be the tear of fairies. Fairystones are believed to protect the wearer against sickness, accident & disaster. Martinsville. www.stonecrossmountain.com
Strawberry Festival – May
Beach Music Festival – June. www.beachfestival.com
Peach Festival – August

Music events occurring each month

American Legion Square Dance
Christopher’s Pizza Bluegrass Jams – Meadows of Dan
Patrick County Music Association Open Jam Session
State Line Grocery Open Jam Session
Willis Gap Open Jam Session

Woolwine, 8 miles

Patrick County Covered Bridge Festival – see 2 of only 8 covered bridges statewide. Crafts, Antique auto rides, horse-drawn wagon rides.
Woolwine Fire Department Pig Roast – June
Woolwine Fire Department Music Event – July & September
Apple Butter Festival – October

Sports & outdoor activities

Martinsville Speedway – April & October NASCAR racing. Martinsville – 30 miles. www.martinsvillespeedway.com
Virginia Motorsports Museum and Hall of Fame – Stuart, VA. www.varacingregion.com
Wood Brothers Racing Museum showcases over 50 years of NASCAR history. Stuart – 24 miles. www.woodbrothersracing.com
Antiques – Chic’s Antique Mall, Farmer’s Supply an old-timey hardware store – Floyd. Many shops of interest in Meadows of Dan, VA.
Art Galleries – Above the Moon, Bell Gallery – Floyd. www.overthemoongallery.com
Biking – along the crest of the Blue Ridge Parkway – 10 miles
Birding & wildlife Trails – Fairystone Loop – moderate to strenuous trails 0.9 to 4.2 miles. 4,570 acres to enjoy. The rare staurolite stones are not found in such abundance and shaped so nearly like crosses as they are in Patrick County. Sweet Mountain Laurel Loop. Descriptive guide available. www.dgif.state.va.us
Old Spring Farm on-site birding list available “Birds I View”
Fly fishing – stocked trout streams – 7 miles
Jackpot carp fishing – 10 miles
Trout farm – pond fishing – Meadows of Dan, VA.
Golf – Olde Mill Golf Club – Hwy 58 toward Hillsville 800-753-5005. Gordon Trent Golf Course, Inc. – Stuart 276-694-3805. Great Oaks Country Club – Floyd – 15 miles 540-745-2189
Hiking – Blue Ridge Parkway – Rock Castle Gorge 10 mile hike – Smart View 2.5 mile loop. www.mountaintravelguide.com
The Stone Churches of Rev. Bob Childress – “The Man Who Moved a Mountain” by Richard Davis – Descriptive guide and map available at Old Spring Farm Bed & Breakfast
ATV rental on guided trails, deer hunting, fly fishing, Spring gobblers and wing shooting on 14,000 acres – Primland Resort – Meadows of Dan. www.primland.com
Virginia Tech football games – Blacksburg – 45 miles. www.hokiesport.com

Travel links

Bed & Breakfast Association of Virginia (BBAV) – www.innvirginia.com
Bed and Breakfast.com – www.bedandbreakfast.com
Blue Ridge Directory – www.blueridgedirectory.com
Blue Ridge Host – www.blueridgehost.com
Blue Ridge Park and Skyline Drive – www.blueridgeskyline.com
Blue Ridge Travel – www.virginiablueridge.org
Chateau Morrisette – www.chateaumorrisette.com
Floyd County Chamber of Commerce – www.floydvirginia.com
I Love Inns – www.IloveInns.com
Patrick County Chamber of Commerce – www.patrickchamber.com
The Blue Ridge Parkway – www.blueridgeparkway.org
The Jacksonville Center for the Arts – www.jacksonvillecenter.org
The Roanoke Valley of Virginia – www.visitroanokeva.com
I-81 Traffic and Travel Info – www.511Virginia.org