Oak Grove Plantation Bed & Breakfast

1245 Cluster Springs Road, South Boston, Virginia 24592
Innkeeper(s): Pickett Craddock and Mike Doan
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  • Introduction

    The healthy air revives you as you approach Oak Grove down its sienna-colored lane, lined with loblolly pines. The air is alive with the sound of country.. .crickets, frogs, cicadas and birds. Visitors enjoy sipping cool lemonade and iced tea on the front porch on a lazy summer day.

    That was the scene that greeted visitors to this antebellum home in the 1820s. Today, nearly 180 years later, the same family can welcome you with Southern hospitality this summer.

    We are the only bed & breakfast in Virginia to have photovoltaic solar panels providing electricity to the house. We are environmentally conscious also by recycling, using clotheslines for drying, composting and using rain barrels.

    The choice is yours. You can stay near the plantation house for wildflower walks, reading, birding, bike riding and hiking over 400 acres, a house tour, a neighborhood tour or a reiki session...

    Or you can see the many sights of Southside Virginia...

    Civil War battlefields
    The last capital of the Confederacy in Danville
    South Boston Museum
    Auto racing
    Minor league baseball
    Prestwould Plantation
    Antique shops
    Sculpture garden
    Golf
    Buggs Island Lake
    Hyco Lake for swimming and boating
    And much, much more!

    South Boston is 6 miles north; Durham 55 miles south; Danville 30 miles west; and Buggs Island Lake 30 miles west. Children especially like Oak Grove. Children love to climbs tree, hunt for frogs in the creek, swing on a tire and watch the train go by from the railroad bridge. There are legos on the sun porch, croquet, board games and our two resident standard poodles.

    Our gourmet breakfast is served family style in the Victorian dining room, sun shining in through the bay windows. Entrees may include Cluster Spring egg puff, lemon souffle pancakes or other specialties, served with locally grown fruits, coffee, and homemade biscuits or muffins.

    Our Amenities

    • AC/Room
    • Bathrobes
    • Ceiling Fan
    • Extra Bed Available
    • Fireplace/Electric & Woodburning
    • Hair Dryer
    • Iron/Ironing Board Available
    • Telephone
    • Wi-Fi

    Dogs especially love Oak Grove Plantation. Our grounds are perfect for frolicking and working off energy. Walk with them off-leash or pay us to walk them on our wide-open spaces of fields, trails, woods and streams. You can also play with them on-leash in the beautiful yards surrounding the plantation house.

    Bicyclists will enjoy the lightly trafficked roads and gently rolling landscape near Oak Grove. Glide down the path from the inn to a beautiful journey of any length you desire. Ride for hours on country byways, stopping at a friendly general store for light refreshments and conversation. We'll provide maps and bicycles if you need them. Mountain bikers will enjoy the paths on the farm.

     


    Those who travel with horses may board them at a nearby farm's stable.
    ($20 per horse per night) There are riding trails in a local State Park.


    Open May to September

    Mailing Address:
    P.O. Box 45
    Cluster Springs, Va. 24535

  • Breakfast

    After a refreshing night’s sleep in one of the three guest rooms, you’ll awake to the smell of our specialties such as Cluster Springs Egg Puff, Lemon Souffle Pancakes, homemade biscuits or muffins and coffee or other delicious choices which have won raves from our guests.

    We provide a complimentary full breakfast for our guests.  We try our best to accommodate special dietary needs if we are informed in advance about them.

    Guests will also enjoy early morning coffee and tea as well as an afternoon / evening dessert.

    If you are planning to do some sightseeing while staying with us, we can also provide you with a picnic lunch for an extra charge. Please let us know in advance if your are interested in this.

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  • How to Find Us

    Directions from Washington D.C. Area and Richmond

    • Go south on Interstate 95.
    • Veer off to Interstate 85 near Petersburg.
    • Turn right on U.S. 58 (west) near South Hill.
    • At South Boston, go left on U.S. 501.
    • In about five miles, turn right on State Route 658
    • Oak Grove is one mile on the left.

    From South Boston,Virginia:

    • Go 5 miles south on 501
    • Turn right on 658
    • Go 1 mile
    • Oak Grove is on the left.

    From Durham, North Carolina:

    • Go north on 501 (50 miles)
    • Turn left on 704 for 1/2 mile
    • At the stop sign turn left on 658
    • Oak Grove is 1/2 mile on the left.