1818 Stone Ridge Farm Country Inn

"You'll wonder why you ever stayed anywhere else!"

Bucks County's most unique and exciting Bed and Breakfast is situated on a 10-acre horse farm in an authentic 1818 historic barn, a scenic setting for a romantic retreat. Located just 5 Miles west of Doylestown, PA and 20 Minutes from New Hope, PA. Bedrooms have queen and king beds, private bath, and air-conditioning. Four of our rooms open onto a large deck overlooking horses at pasture while others have private decks or patios. There's also an air-conditioned two-room cottage with whirlpool duo tub, private patio and garden area. Most rooms are available with 2 beds. We are now offering high-speed internet access. The Pool is open during summer months. This is a NON-Smoking facility - a working horse farm!

1818 Stone Ridge Farm Country Inn has been voted one of the Top 15 B&B's
with "The Best for Rest and Relaxation in the Northeast" by inngoers
in Arrington's Bed & Breakfast Journal's Book of Lists!
The Inn is also an Inspected Inn by the PA Tourism and Lodging Association

The inn is perfect for a romantic getaway or as a location for a corporate retreat. It's near Peddler's Village, New Hope, Frenchtown, NJ, and Pearl S. Buck International. Enjoy art museums, antiquing, galleries, historical attractions and fine dining. The inn is four miles from Doylestown, PA located between Peace Valley Lake and Lake Nockamixon State Park. We are also located between three Nature Reserves, Honey Hollow Nature Reserve and Home of the Bucks County Audubon Society, Peace Valley Nature Center, and Southeastern Pa's largest bird sanctuary The Quakertown Great Swamp.

The National Geographic's (June 2000) Guide to Small Town Escapes rates Doylestown as one of the nation's top places to visit for a weekend escape. Doylestown is also listed in the top Dozen Destinations of Distinction by the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

Built about 1818, the original farm consisted of a stone house and stone bank barn. Author, Pearl S. Buck bought the farm in 1942 and in 1948 added a wing to the original barn and built a machine shed and a ten stall barn. Ms. Buck raised prize-winning Guernsey cows. The farm is considered a historic farmstead and is being considered for eligibility on the National Register.

The Walkers bought the farm in 1984 and have used the ten-acre farm for their horses. In 1997, they began the conversion of the barn and addition into a bed and breakfast. They opened in September of 1999. The original part of the barn has all the old hand hewn barn beams, plank floors, and stone walls. Guests can enjoy a large-screen TV while relaxing in a rustic sitting room in the original barn filled with antiques and wood-burning stove. They can have breakfast in the dining area at one of the eight tables that sit two to four people.

Bucks County Art Workshops @ Stone Ridge Farm

Welcome to our Art Workshops at Stone Ridge Farm located in the heart of Bucks County, Pennsylvania. We offer a selection of creative art workshops in oil, acrylic, watercolor, and pastel. Study your favorite art medium in picturesque Bucks County, home of the New Hope Impressionists, with accomplished instructors who excel in their field. Our outstanding Inn is a historic converted barn, once the dairy farm of Nobel Prize winning author Pearl S. Buck ("The Good Earth"), whose estate is just down the road.

• Week-Long Workshops begin late Sunday afternoon with a "Welcome" dinner to meet the artist. You and your classmates will enjoy breakfasts here at the Inn. Lunch and dinner will be on your own at one of the many wonderful dining places nearby. Our Art Classes meet Monday through Friday, from 9 AM until 4 PM.
• 3-Day Workshops - Classes will run from 9 AM until 4 PM, ending Sunday afternoon. You'll have breakfast here at the Inn, then be on your own for lunch and dinner at any of the excellent area restaurants. Studio available 24 hours a day, for students who wish to work after class.

For More Information Visit buckscountyartworkshops.com

Four of the rooms open onto a deck that overlooks the horses in the pastures and the swimming pool and gardens. A fifth room is a cottage with private patio that opens to a garden. Sixth room is a suite with private deck, private bath w/whirlpool, and views of all the pastures and countryside from windows all around the room. The seventh room has views of the horse paddock and the eighth room opens out onto a patio and the perennial garden.

We have 10 rooms in all. Click Here to see descriptions and rates for all our rooms.

In the morning wake to the whinny of the horses outside your room and to a delicious homemade breakfast served in the old barn. Our breakfast feature is our "Hay Baler's Breakfast" which consists of bacon or sausage, farm fresh eggs, potatoes, and homemade breads. Other entrees include pancakes, waffles, and quiche. We are now offering high-speed internet access. This is a NON-Smoking facility - a working horse farm! The pool is available for guest use from Memorial Day to Labor Day.

Corporate Retreats

Have a unique and successful meeting in a great atmosphere in the original historic barn. Hand hewn beams, wide plank floors, barn siding and stone walls all make for a comfortable environment. We offer a great environment for your meeting, plus personal services and the ambiance of a fabulous converted Bucks County barn for an effective and memorable meeting for your staff and clients.

Just call us and your lodging will include private baths, full breakfast, snacks, TVs, comfortable and unique meeting areas. We will provide for your dining requirements and entertainment needs of your staff and clients. Tell us the number of people in your meeting and we will take care of all the arrangements. Meeting rooms are $250 per day which includes coffee/ tea/ snacks. Lunch is available for an additional charge. Dining arrangements can be made at the barn or in town.

Plan your next Christmas party at Stone Ridge Farm. The barn is an awesome sight at Christmas time. Decorated throughout the Inn with lighted trees and poinsettias,it is the perfect place for a holiday event. Please call us for information on having your Holiday party here at the Inn.

We have enjoyed hosting guests from around the world since we opened our facilities in the fall of 1999 and we wish that you would be so gracious as to come and spend some time with us.

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 105,
Dublin, PA 18917-0105

Stone Ridge Farm Country Inn is an outstanding location for a wedding in a historic converted barn filled with antiques on a ten acre horse farm. This historic site (formerly the dairy farm of author Pearl S. Buck) is the perfect place in the heart of Bucks County. We can help you plan a country wedding for up to 80 guests. We specialize in offering intimate elegant weddings so that you and your family and friends can gather in a relaxed atmosphere for your wedding weekend.

We have seven rooms and 3 suites which can accommodate up to 33 guests. All of our rooms have private entrances, cable TV, AC, private baths, most have fireplaces, and/or whirlpool tubs and king and queen size beds. All rooms and suites must be reserved for two nights for a weekend wedding, or one night for a Sunday wedding reception. We serve a full country breakfast to your guests at the inn each morning and refreshments in the afternoon.

Bucks County is a beautiful scenic destination for your wedding weekend. According to Life books, Bucks County is one of the top 20 most scenic places in the world and is listed in "Dream Distinations". Sherman Travel rates Bucks County as one of the top 29 places to visit in 2009. We specialize in small intimate weddings for up to 50 guests. You may have your wedding ceremony on the Inn's grounds. We have beautiful perennial gardens and an arbor perfect for an outdoor wedding ceremony. We have several options for your ceremony, indoor or outdoor.

We can serve a buffet or sit down dinner by our caterer, Jessica Lee. We can also assist you in selecting a photographer, music and your floral needs.

Booking your wedding at Stone Ridge Farm Country inn will include exclusive use of the Inn and grounds, patios, porches, swimming pool as well as a 30 x 60 studio where you can have a cocktail reception or rehearsal dinner for up to 50 people.

Please call for an appointment to view the Inn and the grounds.
Jackie Walker, Innkeeper
(215) 249-9186

Located in Bucks County, the Inn is just four miles from the charming borough of Doylestown, which is home to the James A. Michener Art Museum, Moravian Tile Works, the Fonthill Museum, Antique shops, Galleries, and over 15 fine Restaurants. The Inn is just around the corner from the Pearl S. Buck house and is located between the Nockamixon State Park and Peace Valley Park. Both parks have lakes, boating, fishing, and hiking trails. The Inn is also conveniently located close to Peddler's Village, New Hope, and Washington Crossing State Park.

Historical Sites:

Washington Crossing Historic Park
The Pearl S. Buck House
Fonthill Museum
Moravian Pottery & Tile Works Museum
Mercer Museum
Michener Art Museum

Shopping:

Rice's Sale & Country Market
Peddler's Village
Penn's Purchase Factory Outlet Village

Recreation:

Canal Rides:
New Hope Canal Boat Ride

Tubing:
Bucks County River Country

Biking:
Delaware Canal State Park

Boating, Swimming & Fishing:
Nockamixon State Park
Peace Valley Park

From Allentown Area & Points North:
Route 309 South to Quakertown. Left onto Route 313 East. Continue to traffic light in the Center of Dublin. Right onto Maple Avenue - staying to the right of the "Y" which becomes Dublin Road. Continue one mile just before stone bridge make a left on Bypass Road. The second drive on the right will have a Yellow sign for the 1818 Stone Ridge Farm Country Inn.

From Points Northwest & Southwest:
Northeast Extension of the PA Turnpike to Quakertown exit. Turn left onto Route 663 East to center of Quakertown. Continuing on Route 663 which becomes 313 East - cross over Route 309. Proceed East on 313 to the traffic light in the center of Dublin. Turn right onto Maple Avenue - staying to the right of the "Y" which becomes Dublin Road. Continue 1 mile just before stone bridge make a left on Bypass Road. The second drive on the right will have a Yellow sign for the Stone Ridge Farm Bed and Breakfast.

From Philadelphia & South Jersey:
Route 611 Bypass North to Dublin exit. Left onto Route 313 West. Continue to fourth traffic light in the center of Dublin. Left onto Maple Avenue - staying to the right of the "Y" which becomes Dublin Road. Continue l mile just before stone bridge make a left on Bypass Road. The second drive on the right will have a Yellow sign for the 1818 Stone Ridge Farm Country Inn.

From Philadelphia Airport, Delaware, Maryland, Washington DC & Parts South:
I-95 North (from the Philadelphia Airport, go South) to I-476 North to PA Turnpike. Take the Turnpike East toward New Jersey. Exit Turnpike at Willow Grove exit 343 and take Route 611 North. When the Expressway starts stay left and byass the city of Doylestown, exit 611 at the Dublin Route 313 exit (Thompson Toyota will be on the right). Turn left onto Route 313 and go about four miles and four lights to Dublin. At the light in Dublin, (The Dublin Inn will be on your right) turn left onto Maple Avenue - staying to the right of the "Y" which becomes Dublin Road. Continue l 1/4 miles just before stone bridge. Turn left onto Bypass Road and the farm is the second place on the right. Go to the second drive on the right it will have a Yellow sign for the 1818 Stone Ridge Farm Country Inn.

From North Jersey & New York:
Take the New Jersey Turnpike to Route 78 West towards Clinton. Stay on Route 78 to Somerville New Jersey where you will get onto Route 202 South. Route 202 South to Route 313 West. Turn right onto 313 West. Continue to traffic light in the center of Dublin. Left onto Maple Avenue - staying to the right of the "Y" which becomes Dublin Road. Continue l mile just before stone bridge make a left on Bypass Road. The second drive on the right will have a Yellow sign for the 1818 Stone Ridge Farm Country Inn.