Nestled on the outskirts of the 1880's English village of Rugby, Grey Gables Bed 'n Breakfast Inn...

"Victorian England In Rural America"

...offers the visitor the best of the Victorian English and Tennessee country heritage.

The ten bedrooms, decorated with country and Victorian antiques, show the grace of the English and cordiality of the country. We are pleased to announce that we can now offer an assisted handicapped bedroom and bathroom. We welcome you to our Inn, pledging to give our best service, so your time with us will be a positive and memorable experience.

 

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Linda Brooks Jones is a native of Historic Rugby, Tennessee. Linda's reputation for gracious hospitality and plateau gourmet dining make Grey Gables one of the South's most in-demand inns.

 

In the tradition of our forebears,
one will receive a hearty welcome,
a restful bed and a full table

Directions From Interstate 75:

• At Exit 141 Take 63 West to 27
• Turn left or south on 27
• Go 7 miles and turn right on 52
• Go 8 miles. Grey Gables is on the left.

Directions From Knoxville:

• Take Pellissippi Parkway to Oak Ridge.
• Go through Oak Ridge to first traffic light in Oliver Springs.
• Turn right onto Highway 62.
• Go to next full traffic signal at Wartburg, turn right or north onto 27.
• Go to next flashing traffic light (Elgin..Stop and Go Convenience store on left).
• Turn left, or west, onto highway 52.
• Grey Gables is 8 miles on left.
• If you get to R.M. Brooks General Store, you have gone too far.
• Turn around and Grey Gables is first house on right.
• It is a large gray house that sits along the edge of the woods. A field with horses is in the front.

Direction From Interstate I-40:

• I-40 to Monterey exit 301.
• Go down ramp and turn left.
• Go to first road and turn right. There is a Burger King and Subway on the street that you turn onto.
• Go to Stop sign and turn left.
• Go to dead end and turn right onto 62 East.
• 62 East to 127 (approximately 18 miles).
• Turn left or north on 127 Go approximately 18 miles.
• Highland Manor Winery is on the right. One may stop for tour and tasting. Wine may be purchased there or brought from home, if one desires.
• Approximately 1 mile past the Winery is highway 296 (Taylor Place Road).
• Turn right or east on 296 Go 3 miles to 4-way stop in Allardt.
• Go straight ahead through 4-way stop (becomes 52).
• Go approximately 12 miles to 3-way stop.
• Turn left. Grey Gables is 1 mile on right.

NEW YEAR’S EVE DINNER Saturday December 31, 2011 Grey Gables Bed ‘n Breakfast Inn Rugby, Tennessee 7:00 pm Eastern Time MENU Tortellini, Spinach and Tomato Soup Columbia Salad Choice of One Prime Rib Bennigan’s Broccoli Bites with Honey Mustard Dressing Moroccan Couscous OR Pollo Agridulce _ Sweet and Spicy Chicken Bennigan’s Broccoli Bites with Honey Mustard Dressing Herb Seasoned Rice   Peppermint Ice Cream Pie with Home Made Chocolate Sauce Pecan Pie with Ice Cream   Lodging, Dinner and Country Breakfast, double occupancy $145.00 plus tax and gratuity on dinner only Dinner Only $20.00 per person, plus tax and gratuity   For Reservations:  423.628.5252

 

 

 

 

 

Containing more than 600 of the author's favorite recipes, many of them compiled and collected from family, friends, and guests -- including former First Lady Rosalynn Carter -- the book contains recipes for every occasion, from down home to gourmet. Recipes for high tea, brunches, lunches, and sit-down meals are included, as are abundant numbers of appetizers, sorbets, soups, salads, entrées, vegetables, breads, preserves, desserts, pies, cakes, and cookies.

 

A Note From the Author...

 

The characters and stories in the pages of this cookbook are like various colored threads interwoven with the threads of others, making up the fabric of my life; thus, the weaving goes on from generation to generation and each of us affects the lives of those we happen to meet in the walk of life...

Memories abound as I recount to guests my recollections of the genteel men and women who had the tenacity and desire to stay on the Plateau and leave behind a legacy of character and strength. It is my hope that the narration in this book, a collection of those stories shared with my guests, will reflect the traditions and character of the people who lived in this unique blend of lifestyles and customs.

Please accept our invitation to visit Grey Gables and our community through the pages of this book and enjoy the food prepared at our Inn through the shared recipes.

 

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Pen and ink drawings of the buildings in the historic community are by folk artist Dee Dann,
whose paintings of historic sites are known throughout the world.

 

• Cookbook: $18.95 + $1.50 tax + $3.00 shipping. Total $23.45 (No tax on out of state orders)
  

   

Sample Recipes:

Chocolate Chip Scones | Bread Pudding with Caramel Sauce

 

In the late nineteenth century, aristocratic socialist reformer Thomas Hughes and his group of Utopian intellectuals left England to settle in an isolated area of the Cumberland Plateau in East Tennessee. There they built a charming village of gabled windows, peaked roofs, charming homes, and a quaint church and impressive library, but they were never able to make a success of the settlement. When their Uptopian experiment soon failed, most of the new settlers returned to England.

What remained were the people who lived there before the reformers came, and the buildings, of course. The Table at Grey Gables recounts the founding of the Victorian English village and the dichotomy of the two cultures of Cumberland Plateau country and aristocratic English in the small, rural community. Line drawings, historical narration, biographical sketches, personal anecdotes, and scrumptious recipes of the food served at the Grey Gables Bed 'n Breakfast, noted worldwide for its beauty, charm, and good food, fill the pages of this charming, unique book.