The Claiborne House Blue Ridge Blog

The Claiborne House Bed & Breakfast , (VA)

January 4, 2011

Treasure-hunting utopia hidden in southwestern Virginia

Grandin Village and Black Dog Salvage featured in Washington Examiner Article!

Black Dog Salvage a favorite Roanoke place of The Claiborne House B&B

"After weeks of mall-hopping for holiday gifts, how about a retail therapy getaway for yourself? In Virginia's Roanoke Valley, far from crowds, traffic and chain stores, is a tiny treasure-hunter's paradise.


Grandin Village is an accidentally hip town populated by families there for generations and passers-by who finally found a place that felt like home. The historic 1920s-era village combines vintage and eclectic in a square mile surrounded by the Blue Ridge Mountains."




Your innkeeper's youngest said "Mom hip is not hip anymore!"  I guess we need to reconfigure our vocab to be current aye!  Black Dog Salvage and Grandin Village are about 25 minutes drive fromThe Claiborne House and worth the drive. We recommend Fork in the Alley or Fork in the City for a fantastic lunch!

Meet Frankel Fitzpatrick!
Remember y'all my article on The Claiborne House Bed and Breakfastgnome who was aptly named Frankel Fitzpatrick Claiborne. See theblog article here which features Black Dog Salvage and why we love it!  

And let me ask you again

"HAVE YOU HUGGED YOUR GNOME TODAY?"

VIRGINIA IS FOR FUNKY HIP VILLAGE LOVERS

LIFE IS TOO SHORT FOR BAD COFFEE!   Shellie your innkeeper @ The Claiborne House Bed and Breakfast in Rocky Mount, VA - Blue Ridge Country! You can book your room online at any time right here http://www.claibornehouse.net/

The Claiborne House Bed and Breakfast is 15 miles to three exits off The Blue Ridge Parkway.    We were awarded a Certificate of Excellence from Trip Advisor - click here to see our certificate!
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