What
is There to Do When I Visit?
The
Claiborne House is the perfect place to use as a hub as you
are traveling. We are centrally located to just about
everything. There are so many things to do, or just
relax and do nothing.
4 nights/5
days itinerary suggestion
Start
every day with an inn-credible breakfast at the Inn including fruit, juice,
coffee and eggs, biscuits and sausage gravy or even French toast topped
with fresh strawberries. Life is too short for bad coffee!
Day 1
Check in, wander our beautiful grounds or sit by the pond, relax on the
porch with some iced tea or soda. Dine at the
Red Clay restaurant just three doors up, a restored old brick bank
with great food! (travel time 2 minutes) The owner John Kim has
graciously offered all Claiborne House guests a 10% off card.
Day 2 Tour the
Booker T Washington national monument only 10 miles up the road.
From there follow Route 122 and enjoy a Caribbean buffet on the water
aboard the
Virginia Dare Paddle Boat at
Smith Mountain Lake as it cruises this large lake. Stop at a
Mountain
Winery for grape stomping or
wine tasting.
Day 3 Prepare your heart strings as you visit National
D-Day Memorial in Bedford, placed in Bedford as they lost more men
per capita than any other place in the USA.
Bedford Boys was the book written about this brave community; the
movie Saving Private Ryan made after these boys. Enjoy dinner in an old
train depot the
Olde Liberty Station for the best hot pastrami and award winning
cheesecake. Or stop at
Homestead Creamery on the way home in Burnt Chimney for fresh home
churned ice cream (no additives) you can see the dairy cows out back.
Day 4
Visit downtown Roanoke for our new
art museum,
transportation museum,
O. Winston
Link museum, and some
fantastic restaurants,
many feature live music in the evenings. Don't forget your camera
and go to the famous
Texas Tavern. Park and walk to all of these places. Parking is free
after 5pm in certain lots. Walk the famous
Farmer’s Market, take in a live show at
Mill Mountain Theater and end your evening at our local
Mill Mountain Coffee.
Day 5 Check out, Antique shopping awaits you! Our local Blue Ridge
Antique Center is just 3 miles North of the B&B.
Please see our
sites of interest page for more information on suggested places to
visit, here is a small sampling:
History:
Visit
Patrick Henry’s house – instigator of the Revolution, Thomas
Jefferson’s Summer home –
Poplar Forest,
Appomattox Courthouse – where the Civil War ended,
Montpelier – the lifelong home of Pres James Madison the Father
of the Constitution,
Virginia Military Institute and the home of
Stonewall Jackson,
Blue Ridge Farm
Museum
Mountain wineries with festivals and events
Safari Park drive thru fun
Horseback riding
Hiking
Golfing World Famous Courses –
Primland in the mountains or
Westlake at Smith Mountain Lake
Kayaking,
Pontoon rental, Speedboat,
Jet Ski,
Sailing, even
Parasailing
Swimming and sun bathing at
our lakes at
our beach
Fishing (Citation brown trout in our rivers or
citation Striper in our
lakes)
Tour
The Blue Ridge Parkway – picnic and sightsee (lookout for bears
and turkey and deer!)
Drive Inn Theater with 50’s Diner
Stock Car Racing – The Thunder in The Blue Ridge at Franklin
County Speedway (Sat nights)
Crooked Road Music trail with their local wing-dings – walk to
the Depot on Friday’s for Footlights of the Blue Ridge heritage
music prgm, or drive up the famous Shooting Creek Road past the
moonshiners to reach the
Floyd Friday Night Jamboree. Dine family style at The
Historic Pine Tavern in Floyd or eclectic
Oddfellas Cantina. Visit
award winning Wineries up
near Floyd on the Blue Ridge Parkway or near
Bent Mountain.
We will
try to keep upcoming events listed
on our blog and highlight annual events like
Wine Festivals and
Antique Farm Days.
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