Glen Gordon Manor

Over the years, Glen Gordon Manor has hosted members of the British royal family and set the scene for many memorable hunts and balls.  Overlooking Shenandoah National Park from 45 acres of pasture, lawns, gardens and parkland.  The captivating retreat glories in views of the Blue Ridge Mountains and neighboring farms and vineyards.  Tracing its roots to 1833 as a Wells Fargo stagecoach stop, the main house brims with nostalgic settings: a fire-lit entrance hall, a baronial oak hunt room with minstrel gallery, a stone wine cellar, and a charming country kitchen. Guest rooms echo the warm radiance.  Luxuriously appointed Glencroft Cottage suites and spacious Gordon Mews House lend further hospitality, along with a sparkling pool and stables.

We are pleased to offer the following amenities to our valued guests:

45 park like acres
Spacious public areas
Pool and screened gazebo
Free high speed wireless internet access
Luxury Linens
Bath robes
Fine English toiletries
Umbrellas
Hair dryers
Iron and ironing board
Coffee and tea
Soda and waters
Lunch baskets available for purchase with advance notice
Office space available upon request (including laser printer & fax)

Breakfast
As a guest of Glen Gordon Manor you will have the option of dining in the dining room of the manor house for a full four-course breakfast, or if you prefer we will send breakfast to your room.

We have an extensive garden that will provide the seasonal ingredients in your breakfast, as well as fruit trees that still remain from a past orchard. We raise our own organic free range chickens for the eggs that go into the many breakfast creations. What we don't grow ourselves we procure from local farmers as much as possible.

Sample in-room dining menu
Freshly squeezed Valencia orange juice
Pot of coffee or tea
Fresh fruit and Greek yogurt with house made granola
Basket of house baked breakfast pastries
Smoked salmon and scallion pancake pinwheels

Sample dining room menu
Seasonal fresh juice
Coffee and assorted teas
Basket of house baked breakfast pastries
Fruit and Greek yogurt parfait
Duo of benedict
Butter poached lobster and duck confit served with rosti potatoes and sauce hollandaise
Lemon ricotta pancakes
Local black raspberries and crème chantilly
Please contact us for more information about our offerings.

Meet The Owners:  Dayn Smith and Nancy Moon

We first visited Rappahannock County in 2005 and fell in love with the beauty and serenity of the area.  We investigated further and were very impressed with the philosophical position of the County in terms of conservation, and the support this position receives from the community.  We determined this was where we wanted to live and raise our family purchasing Glen Gordon Manor in 2006.

We have traveled the world on culinary adventures and will bring this knowledge and refinement to our Inn.  At this time we own three restaurants.  Two in El Conquistador Resort and Country Club, Las Croabas, Puerto Rico (Stingray Café and Ballyhoo Bar and Grill) and one in La Concha Resort, San Juan Puerto Rico (Perla – Architectural Digest Aug 2010).  Prior to this Nancy Moon owned a private duty nursing service in Manhattan, providing post-op treatment for plastic surgery patients of Drs. Sherrell Aston, Steve Colen, Richard Lisman, and John Seibert.  Nancy is a registered nurse and a graduate of Binghamton University.  In the restaurants her responsibilities included overseeing the service and financial aspects of the business.  Prior to the inception of Stingray Café Chef Smith ran the 32 million dollar food and beverage department of El Conquistador Resort.  Chef Dayn Smith graduated from the Culinary Institute of America with honors, and then traveled to Europe to train at the re-known Le Beau Rivage Palace in Lausanne, Switzerland.  He was the chef of the fine dining room of the Detroit Plaza Hotel for two years. He then went to the United Nations Plaza Hotel as executive sous-chef and was promoted to executive chef a year later.  After five years at the UN Plaza he went to the St. Moritz Hotel as executive chef where he stayed for five years.

Dayn' first position in the Caribbean was at the Condado Plaza Hotel and Casino where he was the executive chef for two years.  Chef Smith has won numerous competitions in ice sculpture, cold food preparation, buffet preparation and hot food competitions.  He also competed in the 1992 Culinary Olympics in Frankfurt Germany.   He has been featured in numerous Magazine and Newspapers including Gourmet Magazine,  National Restaurant News as well as The Discovery Channel's Great Chefs of the Caribbean, and Great Chefs of the World.

For experienced riders we offer a number of equestrian possibilities! You can bring your own horse (stable board $50 per night) for hunting with local clubs. Or we can arrange a trail ride from our property. A two-hour trail ride (jumps optional) for $100 per person. Includes picnic lunch. Add $50 if on our horse.  We can arrange one-hour lessons with Eduardo Coria for jumper, eventing, or flat work instruction. Lessons must be booked at least one week in advance.

Eduardo is one of the most patient, and knowledgeable instructors we have ever met.  $100 per lesson on your own horse and $150 on ours.  Our horses are all European warm bloods. Pony rides for younger children are also available $25 per ride. (approximately 20 minutes)

Originally built as a Wells Fargo Stage coach stop, the house was greatly expanded by the Gordon Family in the early 1920’s to serve as an aristocratic hunting lodge. The Manor house has two guest rooms and spacious public areas including the foyer, hunt room, dining room, screened in porch, terraces, and pool.

Charming 2000 square foot two bedroom, two bath, open floor plan house.  Located about 100 yards and just out of sight of the manor house, Gordon Mews offers the perfect accommodations for a family, or couple who like to cook, or would prefer the spaciousness and privacy of their own house.  The full kitchen allows the guests to cook for themselves the outstanding organic food (from meat to vegetables to fruit) that is so plentifully grown in Rappahannock County.

Spend some time visiting the farms and markets, then come home and enjoy! 

Houses two Suites with beautiful views of the paddocks and mountains.  Additional amenities offered in the suites of Glencroft Cottage include an iPad with Bose speaker system for the master bed and bathrooms. The iPad offers some fun as well as great information at your fingertips: Pandora (on-line personalized music), local attractions, wineries, and restaurants, etc. Located about 100 feet from the main house it is close, yet private. You will also find a discreetly concealed beverage station in each suite allowing you to enjoy a cocktail, glass of wine (bring your own as our ABC license is pending), coffee or tea whenever you like.

Glen Gordon Manor is located in the beautiful countryside of Huntly, VA and is in local driving distance to many area attractions, wineries, shops, restaurants and various other activities. Below are some of the local attractions that our guests can visit during their stay: 
 
Restaurants & Pubs
The Blue Rock Inn   Washington, VA   540-987-3388
24 Crows   Flint Hill, VA   540-675-1111
Cafe Indigo   Sperryville, VA   540-987-8770
Rudy's Pizza   Sperryville, VA   540-987-9494
The Rail Stop   The Plains, VA   540-253-5644
The Orlean Market   Orlean, VA   540-364-7339
The Melting Pot Pizzeria   Front Royal, VA   540-636-6146
Mikado Japanese Restaurant   Front Royal, VA   540-631-0050
Apt. 2G & Element       Front Royal, VA       540-636-7306
The Inn at Little Washington       Washington, VA       540-675-3800
Thornton River Grille       Sperryville, VA       540-987-8790
Griffin Tavern  Flint Hill, VA  540-675-3227
Jalisco Mexican Restaurant Front Royal, VA       540-635-7348

Galleries & Shops 

Delaplane Store and Antique Center Delaplane, VA 540-364-2754
Strasburg Emporium Strasburg, VA  540-465-3711
Rappahannock Central and Farmers Co-op   Sperryville, VA   540-987-8770
Caulfield Gallery   Washington, VA   540-675-3214
Haley Fine Art   Sperryville, VA   540-987-1000
Sperryville Pottery   Sperryville, VA   540-987-1000
Godine’s Designs in Gold and Silver       N/A
Old Rag Photography Gallery   Sperryville, VA   540-987-9400
Earthworks Gallery   Front Royal, VA   540-636-4560
Enso Art Gallery   Front Royal, VA   540-636-9075
Glassworks Gallery   Sperryville, VA   540-987-8474
River District Arts   Sperryville, VA   540-987-8770
Wasmund's Distillery   Sperryville, VA   540-987-8554
Copper Fox Antiques   Sperryville, VA   540-987-8800
Geneva Welch Gallery   Washington, VA   540-675-3332
Six Pack Gallery   Washington, VA   N/A
RH Ballard   Washington, VA   540-675-1411
Middle Street Gallery   Washington, VA   540-675-3440
Ice House Art & Gift   Washington, VA   540-675-3039
Middle of Main Antique Emporium Front Royal, VA       540-636-7787
Architectural Old House Parts, Inc. Front Royal, VA       540-636-7984

Music & Theatre 

Chateauville Foundation  Castleton, VA   540-937-8969
Castleton Festival  Castleton, VA   202-721-0020
The Theatre at Washington, VA  540-675-1253
Wayside Theatre Middletown, VA       540-869-1776
Highland Center for the Arts Warrenton, VA  540-878-2733

Vineyards, Wineries & Orchards 

Rappahannock Cellars Huntly, VA 540-635-9398
Barrel Oak Winery Delaplane, VA       540-364-6402
Linden Vineyards Linden, VA       540-364-1997
Marterella Winery Warrenton, VA       540-347-1119
Mediterranean Cellars Warrenton, VA       540-428-1984
Naked Mountain Vineyard Markham, VA       540-364-1609
Pearmund Cellars Broad Run, VA       540-347-3475
Chester Gap Cellars Front Royal, VA       540-687-5528
Philip Carter Winery Hume, VA 540-364-1203
Three Fox Vineyards Delaplane, VA 540-364-6073
Gray Ghost Vineyards Amissville, VA 540-937-4869
Hume Vineyards Hume, VA 540-364-2587
Molon Lave Vineyards Warrenton, VA 540-439-5460
Chateau O'Brien Vineyards  Markham, VA 540-347-3475
Desert Rose Ranch & Winery Hume, VA   540-635-3200
Gadino Cellars   Washington, VA   540-987-9292
Narmada Winery   Amissville, VA   540-937-8215

Equestrian 

Virginia Steeplechase Association  Middleburg, VA       703-777-2575
Virginia Gold Cup Association Warrenton, VA       540-347-2612
Great Meadow Equestrian Events The Plains, VA       540-253-5005
Old Dominion Hounds Fauquier / Rappahannock   N/A
Thornton Hill Hounds Sperryville, VA 540-987-8338
Rappahannock Hunt  Rappahannock, VA 540-987-8597
Point to Point Races Warrenton, VA 540-937-2786
Marriott Ranch Hume, VA   540-364-2627
Eduardo Coria Middleburg, VA   540-905-6625

Activities

Skyline Drive Shenandoah National Park
Front Royal and Luray, VA   540-999-3500
Skyline Caverns Front Royal, VA 540-635-4545
Luray Caverns  Luray, VA  540-743-6551
Front Royal Canoe Company  Front Royal, VA   800-270-8808
Downriver Canoe Company  Bentonville, VA   800-338-1963
Jackson's Chase at Pine Hills Golf Club  Front Royal, VA  540-636-4653
Shenandoah Valley Golf Club  Front Royal, VA 540-636-4653
Bowling Green Golf Club  Front Royal, VA  540-635-2095
Blue Ridge Shadows Golf Club  Front Royal, VA       866-631-9661
South Wales Golf Course   Jeffersonton, VA   540-937-3250

Transportation 

Integrity Limo Service  540-229-7466