Day trips from the Stoneridge Bed and Breakfast, Lexington Virginia.

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Northern Rockbridge County
Travel north along scenic highway 11 to the small village of Raphine where you can taste local wines at Rockbridge Vineyard, and tour Wade’s Mill, a working 18th century flour mill. Return to Lexington by way of historic Brownsburg.  Numerous antique shops can be visited along the way.  You may wish to take along a picnic lunch prepared by Stoneridge Inn.

Bedford and Lynchburg
Travel across the Blue Ridge Mountains, past the Peaks of Otter, to the small historic town of Bedford, home of the National D-Day Memorial. This awe inspiring memorial was deliberately sited above the community that experienced this country's severest per capita losses on D-Day. On the drive from Bedford to Historic Lynchburg, visit Thomas Jefferson's Poplar Forest, the home Jefferson designed, built, and used as his personal retreat.

Charlottesville
Travel to the historic city of Charlottesville where you can visit Monticello, the home of President Thomas Jefferson, Ash Lawn-Highland, the restored home of President James Monroe, Jefferson Vineyards, and the University of Virginia.  Lunch at Michie Tavern ca. 1784, located on the mountainside near Jefferson’s Monticello, is always a pleasant experience.

Staunton
Travel north to Staunton where you can visit the Frontier Culture Museum with its working farms from England, Northern Ireland, and Germany that illustrate the lifestyles of the Europeans who settled the Shenandoah Valley. The birthplace and library of President Woodrow Wilson are conveniently located in the historic section of town and across from Mary Baldwin College.  In the evening, experience one of Shakespeare’s plays at the Blackfriars Playhouse, the world’s only re-creation of Shakespeare’s original indoor theatre.

Blue Ridge Parkway
The portion of the Parkway in and around Rockbridge County, ranging from milepost 28 in the north at Whetstone Ridge through milepost 90 on the southern end at the Peaks of Otter, offers visitors a real microcosm of the entire parkway. This 62-mile stretch runs past gorgeous mountaintop views, mountain meadows, foothills, and river crossings.  There are waterfalls. walking trails, and places to access the Appalachian Trail. You may wish to take along a picnic lunch prepared by Stoneridge Inn to enjoy along the way.