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An overnight stay at the Blue Bell offers a chance to experience the beauties of Virginia's "Golden Age" while enjoying the original colonial tavern like those in Colonial Williamsburg. The house has been furnished with exquisite antiques while providing contemporary comforts. Its perfect proportions belie its spaciousness. With a large living room, three bedrooms, two baths, kitchen and informal dining area, this is an inviting dwelling-place. A smaller adjacent 1740 Cottage, elegantly appointed as well, is also available for overnight, weekend, or weekly rental. Both houses and the surrounding grounds have been immaculately maintained. Additionally, walking areas with extensive gardens beckon the visitor with English boxwood, camellias, azaleas, and rhododendron, particularly glorious in the spring. |
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These are part of Mary and David Peebles' Lisburne estate, adored by visitors to Historic Garden Week for forty years. A tennis court is available also for sporting alternatives. The Cottages at Lisburne are in harmony with nature amidst beautiful gardens and tranquil pastures with our Llama, Bojangles, and his dutiful followers, a dozen Dorset sheep. Our buttercup meadows offer a breathtaking sight in the springtime. There is an original ice house on the grounds along with an outside small quaint kitchen of 1903. Most of all, the Cottages at Lisburne reflect the generous and thoughtful attention to detail in hosting their guests. Lisburne is located on Vaughn's Creek, a finger of the Severn River, one of many beautiful rivers in Gloucester. |
| The Cottages at Lisburne are located in Gloucester County, Virginia about five miles north of the York River. Surrounded by rivers and tributaries, Gloucester County is home to many historic and stately waterfront homes, yet still holds true to its small town image as founded in 1655. The ruins of Rosewell, perhaps the grandest 18th century manor, is located in Gloucester. Historic Yorktown, the birthplace of our country, is ten minutes away and offers a chance to walk the battlefields and the Historic Yorktown Village. The beach and waterfront area in Yorktown offers shopping, waterfront restaurants, scenic walks along the river, and sailboat tours seasonally. The Colonial Parkway is a relaxing and scenic route from Yorktown to Colonial Williamsburg, and is about a twenty minute drive. Water Country USA and Busch Gardens are in close proximity. |
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Swan Tavern Antiques Historic Yorktown Colonial Williamsburg Rosewell Ruins Newport News: 30 minutes Mariners Museum Virginia Living Museum Air and Space Museum Williamsburg: 30 minutes |
Busch Gardens and Colonial Williamsburg Richmond: 1 hour Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Norfolk: 1 hour Chrysler Museum, Botanical Gardens General MacArthur Memorial Museum Virginia Beach: 1 hour Charlottesville and Monticello: 2-1/2 hours Washington D.C.: 3 hours |
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The Cottages at Lisburne 7896 Glass Road Ordinary, Virginia 23131 (804) 642-3460 Fax: (804) 642-1760 email: 
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