Inn at Vaucluse Spring

The Inn at Vaucluse Spring is a fifteen room bed and breakfast spread throughout a small village of six guest houses surrounding a large limestone spring in Virginia's fabled Shenandoah Valley. Set amidst 100 scenic acres in rolling orchard country, the Inn is ideally located between the historic sites of Winchester and the outdoor activities near Front Royal and Shenandoah National Park's Skyline Drive. Choose from a wide variety of accommodations, from the elegance of the historic Vaucluse Manor House to the log and stone warmth of an 1850's log house, to the privacy of individual cottages.  

Come discover why Washingtonian Magazine and American Historic Hotels
both named it one of their "Top 10 Most Romantic Inns".

Spacious guest rooms indulge your senses with Jacuzzis, fireplaces, queen and king beds, and bucolic views. Sitting rooms, porches, and outdoor seating abound, providing plenty of nooks for intimate conversation and daydreaming. The Inn's modern Southern cuisine uses the best local ingredients, including herbs, heirloom tomatoes and wild watercress from the inn's gardens and grounds and fruit from nearby orchards.

Dining at the Inn

Come experience modern American cuisine using the finest regional ingredients from the Valley. Upon arrival, Afternoon Tea is the first clue that you are in for culinary pampering. In fall, hot or chilled local apple cider from a nearby orchard. In winter, made-from-scratch hot chocolate with whipped cream you can pile on high. Warm weather, lemonade and iced tea served with mint julep syrup. All seasons, our own homemade cookies, warm from the oven. In the morning, a decadently delicious Three-Course Breakfast is included with your overnight stay.

Dietary Restrictions/Dislikes: Breakfast and dinner are fixed menus. With advance notice, we are happy to adjust meals to accommodate special dietary needs/dislikes. Please let us know at the time you make your reservation of any special needs.

Friday Nights

The perfect beginning to a relaxing weekend. Put the week behind you and unwind with a glass of wine while you enjoy a deliciously seasonal three-course Friday dinner. Reserve a table at least by the preceding Wednesday (two days in advance). Open seating (with a reservation) any time between 6:30 and 8:00 p.m. $39.50 per person plus tax and 18 percent gratuity. The evening's featured wines are available by the bottle or glass for an additional charge.

Saturday Nights

The culinary highlight of the week. Following a social gathering featuring sangria or mulled wine, dinner's five-course bill of fare is introduced by the chef. Reserve a table at least by the preceding Wednesday (three days in advance). Social gathering at 6:30; single seating and announcement by the chef for dinner at 7:00 p.m. $62.50 per person plus tax and 18 percent gratuity. The evening's featured wines are available by the bottle or glass for an additional charge.

Special Event Dinners

Each year the Inn hosts a series of Vintner's Dinner Weekends. Working with the evening's vintner, we develop a special menu, and paired wines are selected. During the serving of each course, the vintner provides a brief description of the characteristics of the wine chosen to accompany each course.

The Inn can host Private Dinner Parties for 12 to 40 guests on weeknights (Sunday through Thursday nights) on a space available basis. Please call us with your thoughts and ideas and we would be delighted to help plan your party.

Although The Inn feels deep in the heart of the country once you are here, it is located only minutes from the intersection of Interstates 66 and 81. This makes it an ideal getaway from Washington (90 minutes), Baltimore (2 hours), Richmond (3 hours), or Philidelphia or Pittsburgh (4 hours), as well as a very convenient stop over for those traveling I-81.

From I-66 Westbound (from Washington, DC): Continue to end of I-66 and exit onto I-81 North (right). Exit I-81 at first opportunity (exit 302) onto Rte. 627 west (left) toward Middletown. Continue to end of Rte. 627 and turn right onto Rte. 11. Drive 2 miles on Rte. 11 and turn left onto Vaucluse Road (Rte. 638). DRIVE 3/4 MILE AND TURN LEFT AT OUR SIGN. Follow signs to check in at Manor House.

From 340 Southbound (from Frederick, Maryland): Continue to intersection at Double Tollgate of 340, 522 and 277. Go straight through intersection (Dinosaur Land will be on your left) onto 277 into Stephens City. Turn left at Rte. 11. Drive 2 miles on Rte. 11 and turn right onto Vaucluse Road (Rte. 638). DRIVE 3/4 MILE AND TURN LEFT AT OUR SIGN. Follow signs to check in at Manor House.

From I-81 Northbound (from Harrisonburg, Virginia): Take exit 302 onto Rte. 627 west (left) toward Middletown. Continue to end of Rte. 627 and turn right onto Rte. 11. Drive 2 miles on Rte. 11 and turn left onto Vaucluse Road (Rte. 638). DRIVE 3/4 MILE AND TURN LEFT AT OUR SIGN. Follow signs to check in at Manor House.

From I-81 Southbound (from Martinsburg, West Virginia): Take exit 307 onto Rte. 277 west (turn right at light at end of exit ramp) toward Stephens City. Turn left at the next light onto Rte. 11. Drive 2 miles on Rte. 11 and turn right onto Vaucluse Road (Rte. 638). DRIVE 3/4 MILE AND TURN LEFT AT OUR SIGN. Follow signs to check in at Manor House.

Our historic Federal Manor House, gracefully landscaped grounds and large limestone spring can provide the perfect setting for your wedding and reception.

With 15 guest rooms, sleeping up to 34 guests, the Inn can accommodate immediate family and provide a relaxed setting for becoming better acquainted. Consider a Friday evening rehearsal dinner/picnic/barbecue around our pool. For indoor events, two Manor House dining rooms can accommodate up to 40 people total. With its own private cottage garden and patio at water's edge, the Mill House Studio is the quintessential honeymoon cottage.

Only 90 minutes from Washington, DC, and only 75 minutes from Dulles International Airport, the Inn is ideally located for easy access by your guests -- just 3 miles off Interstate 81 and 4 miles off Interstate 66.

Rental of all 15 guest rooms for two nights is required. Room rates are based on double occupancy. Two rooms can each sleep one additional person and the Mill House Studio can accommodate an additional two persons on a sleep sofa. There is a $25 per person per day charge for a third or fourth person in the room.

Please contact us for the facility fee for weekend weddings for 2011. This fee allows you and your guests the exclusive use of The Inn from check in beginning at 3:00 on Friday afternoon, through check out at 11:00 on Sunday morning. Our kitchen is available to licensed caterers, by previous arrangement, for heating and plating food that has been prepared by the caterer off premises.

The Inn can accommodate indoor wedding ceremonies with up to 30 persons in a standing room only setting. Both the Manor House and Chumley Homeplace have suitable common rooms for ceremonies. Both houses have a first floor powder room.

Large lawns accommodate tented events up to 90 people. The Inn can provide indoor dining for up to 40 persons in the two manor house dining rooms. Meals for groups larger than that must be prepared and served by a licensed caterer approved by The Inn. An additional 176 guest rooms are available within a 3 mile radius at 3 national chain motels plus additional rooms at area Bed and Breakfasts and Country Inns.

If you need more information or we can help in any way, please don't hesitate to let us know.