The Claiborne House Blue Ridge Blog

The Claiborne House Bed & Breakfast , (VA)

Love in a mason jar

Jun 20, 2010
VIRGINIA IS FOR LOVERSRomantic Add ons at The Claiborne House Bed and BreakfastFor all of you who thought I was talking about moonshine or illicit likker, shame on you!  There... Read more

Levon Helm will be driving Dixie down to FloydFest this Summer!

Jun 18, 2010
MOUNTAINS OF MUSIC!Listening to Levon: FloydFest 2010BY JEDD FERRIS • NOVEMBER 30, 2009Levon Helm will be driving Dixie down to the Dreaming Creek Stage this summer. The iconic drummer from The Band... Read more

Rocky Mount Ride

Jun 16, 2010
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... Read more

Walk The Road

Jun 15, 2010
 The Crooked Road: Virginia's Heritage TrailThe Claiborne House Bed and Breakfast is at the start of this music trail.  The first roadside kiosk for the Crooked Road is one block... Read more

CONTINENTAL IS NOT SPOKEN HERE!

Jun 14, 2010
WHAT DID YOU HAVE FOR BREAKFAST TODAY?Here is what the guests at The Claiborne House Bed and Breakfast hadas their main course.  "All happiness depends on a leisurely breakfast."(click images... Read more

Bed and Breakfast for Birds

Jun 12, 2010
CHICK MAGNETYes, here at The Claiborne House Bed and Breakfast we are a chick magnet.Last count I found 5 nests with baby chicks...from robins nesting in the hanging ferns along the... Read more

Father's Day Ideas - Sporting Clays Anyone?

Jun 10, 2010
Summit Springs Shooting Sports - Father's Day IdeaSummit Springs Shooting Sports offers the following:Fully automated 12 station Sporting Clays CourseModified Bunker Trap/5-StandCombination Smallbore (50 ft.) Rifle Range and Pistol Range... Read more

Love is at the heart of every Blue Ridge Parkway Virginia vacation

Jun 09, 2010
Summer Events Along the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia~ Enjoy music, arts, crafts, food and wine to celebrate 75 years of the Parkway ~RICHMOND, Va. (June 9, 2010) - In honor... Read more

GET OUTSIDE! It doesn't get any better than this

Jun 07, 2010
NATURE LANDSCAPES AND WONDERSThe mountains are impossible to miss. From every angle a view greets you. While it would be impossible to provide all the spectacular natural amenities throughout the region,... Read more

Get Rockin' In Rocky Mount

Jun 05, 2010
An Old Rocking Chair, is it a Southern Thang?Rocking chairs (sometimes called rockers) first made an appearance sometime in the 1700s, although no one knows exactly when. Stories also abound that ...Rocking chairs... Read more