Great motorcycle roads – the Blue Ridge Parkway Often called “America’s Favorite Drive”, the Blue Ridge Parkway is 469 miles of gentle curves, easy ascents and descents, and incredible vistas at overlooks through Virginia and North Carolina. The Parkway connects Shenandoah National Park near Waynesboro, Virginia with the Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Cherokee, [...]
No Comments. Continue Reading...“What contemptible scoundrel stole the cork from my lunch?” W. C. Fields (Innkeepers choice for views, fantastic food & Wine is Chateau Morrisette) Wineries within a 60 miles radius of The Claiborne House Bed and Breakfast courtesy of Hearthland Trails: 8.46 miles - Brooks Mill Winery - 6221 Brooks Mill Rd. , Wirtz , Virginia – Phone: (540) [...]
No Comments. Continue Reading...Let me entice you…draw nigh to your monitor or how about this? Been to a B&B lately? What do we have? Private Baths, Cable TV, Central A/C, Comfort, Privacy, Elegance, Home-cooked Breakfast, Great Coffee, Mountains, Lakes, Rivers, Bluegrass, Off-Street Paved Parking, WIFI throughout even on our porch! So do you still think I am kidding? [...]
No Comments. Continue Reading...MAKE THE WORLD A LIBRARY! This book is being sent around the world and journaled in Bookcrossing.com. If you have never seen BookCrossing.com give them a few minutes from your day, it is an interesting concept that I have used since way back in Port Orchard Washington. Read a book and set it free…you register [...]
No Comments. Continue Reading...Coal Heritage Trail – Virginia Is For Lovers The Virginia Coal Heritage Trail is located in the Heart of Appalachia’s coalfield region. Image provided by Town of Appalachia, Va. More than 300 miles of scenic byways stretch through seven counties and the city of Norton, providing the traveler with glimpses of unique coal mining towns [...]
No Comments. Continue Reading...Your Innkeepers, Tony & Shellie were asked to be on a TV program highlighting the Blue Ridge called “OUR BLUE RIDGE.” They filmed LIVE on LOCATION today at The Depot right here in Rocky Mount. They were featuring Rocky Mount on this program in particular. In fact, I heard WSLS will also have more [...]
No Comments. Continue Reading...HOMESTEAD CREAMERYShow me some sugah! I SAW ICE CREAM SALT AT STUFFMART LAST NIGHT! Do you remember the hand churned ice cream from years ago? One favorite author wrote how he longed to become Baptist after observing their Sunday Picnics with all the different flavors of homemade ice cream available and that his church only ever [...]
No Comments. Continue Reading...VISIT SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKEYeah she’s all that! Smith Mountain Lake is a warm 85 degrees in July and NO SHARKS!Closer than you think…Smith Mountain Lake is a lovely country drive from The Claiborne House Bed and Breakfast. Schmooze and Cruise Package to entice you? Let your innkeeper make the arrangements for you. The Dinner Cruise is [...]
No Comments. Continue Reading...Welcome Home to The Claiborne House Bed and Breakfast VIRGINIA IS FOR B&B LOVERS Life is too short for bad coffee… Shellie @ The Claiborne House Bed and Breakfast in Rocky Mount Virginia http://www.claibornehouse.net/
No Comments. Continue Reading...Rocky Mount Ride – Begin The Crooked Road and Blue Ridge Mountain Loop Rocky Mount/Begin the Crooked Road/ Shooting Creek/Blue Ridge Parkway/Peaks of Otter/Smith Mountain Lake Loop (click this image for larger view – your innkeeper Shellie put this ride together for you) Motorcycling enthusiasts often tell us this is one of the best [...]
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