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B&B Packages Combine
Covered Bridges With Scenic Tours
B&Bs throughout the USA offer ideal bases for
covered bridge tours
Somehow, fall foliage and covered bridges are
synonymous in B&B travelers' minds. After all, what is a fall foliage tour
without a ride through one of these nostalgic moments of history?
Experience the romance of a simpler time and take in gorgeous fall foliage
scenery while enjoying some of the oldest covered bridges in the country.
Don't forget to bring your camera; covered bridges framed by colorful leaves
offer the perfect Kodak moment.
These BedandBreakfast.com member inns offer ideal hubs
for your fall covered bridge tour. Many have created customized maps,
directing you to scenic routes to relive history inside a covered bridge.
Unless otherwise stated, all prices are quoted per room per night for double
occupancy and do not include applicable taxes or gratuities.
Rosewood Country Inn, Bradford, NH: Explore
quaint New England villages, rolling farmland and covered bridges. The
Apple Picking and Covered Bridge package includes a mapped tour of some of
the nearby covered bridges of New Hampshire, and orchards for apple picking.
Two nights, including breakfast, start at $278 per couple. Info:
www.rosewoodcountryinn.com, 800-938-5273.
Hearthstone Inn, Cedarville, OH: Discover Greene
County's five covered bridges, while side-tripping to Historic Clifton Mill
(a water-powered 1802 grist mill), Young's Golden Jersey Dairy for great ice
cream, and the Heritage Center Museum in nearby Springfield. Midweek rates
start at $79, up to $139 for king-bedded whirlpool suites. Children 12 and
under stay free. Info:
www.Hearthstone-Inn.com, 877-644-6466.
Mill Creek Homestead B&B, Bird in Hand, PA: Take
the scenic Pequea Creek driving tour and enjoy six covered bridges. You'll
receive a free tour map and a disposable camera to capture the memories. The
two-night package is $250 for two. Info:
www.millcreekhomestead.com, 800-771-2578.
Brooke Mansion Victorian Inn, Birdsboro, PA:
Stay in scenic Berks County, home to the "Fancy" Pennsylvania Dutch
community. Tour the area bridges, including Wertz Covered Bridge, the
204-foot long covered bridge said to be Pennsylvania's longest. You'll see
century-old barns painted with hex signs, intended to bring luck, strength,
long life, and happiness. Complimentary maps are provided for both covered
bridge and hex sign tours along scenic back roads. Info:
www.brookemansion.com, 610-582-9775.
Swiss Woods Bed and Breakfast Inn, Lititz, PA:
Maps and detailed directions are provided for a variety of Lancaster County
driving tours; this county is home to more covered bridges than any other in
the U.S. The Lancaster City Circle Tour, for example, takes a visitor
through seven covered bridges, while traveling through rolling farmland,
suburbs, a college campus, and city streets. B&B double rates range from
$125-190. Info:
www.swisswoods.com, 800-594-8018.
The Noble House, Marietta, PA: Located in the
heart of Amish country, Lancaster County is home to 30 covered bridges,
dating back to 1875. Take the Noble House personalized scenic road trip
through Lancaster's covered bridge territory and have the camera ready to
snap shots of Amish buggies en route. Stay three nights and the fourth is
free. B&B rates from $95-145.00 nightly through December, 2003. Info:
www.thenoblehouse.com, 888.271.6426.
The Spirit of the Red Horse, Landrum, South
Carolina: Stay here and enjoy not only 200 acres of sweeping Blue Ridge
Mountain views, but a ride through South Carolina's only remaining covered
bridge, just around the corner. This luxury inn, located on scenic Route 11,
offers in-room fireplaces and whirlpools, along with the Blue Ridge mountain
foliage for $190-310 nightly. Info:
www.theredhorseinn.com, 864-895-4968.
The Arlington Inn, Arlington VT: Enjoy the
Covered Bridges of Vermont Package, including two nights lodging, a
four-course candlelight dinner for two, and a full country breakfast each
morning, plus a map and history of the covered bridges of Bennington County,
and a picnic basket lunch to enjoy en route. Rates start at $395 midweek,
including tax. Info:
www.arlingtoninn.com, 800-443-9442
Stone Hill Inn, Stowe, VT: Lamoille County is
home to more covered bridges than any other county in Vermont, and Stowe's
Stone Hill Inn offers a scenic, romantic, and extremely luxurious base for
touring. The Romance in the Mountains Package includes a complimentary
guidebook to scenic drives throughout Vermont (including the "The Covered
Bridges of Lamoille County" drive) along with fresh flowers and a keepsake
picnic basket filled with goodies for the road. This two-night package is
available September. 25 - October 8, and costs $868 for two, including
breakfast, evening hors d'oeuvres, refreshments, and tax. Info:
802-253-6282,
www.stonehillinn.com.
Fitch Hill Inn B&B, Hyde Park, VT: Located
between Vermont's Lamoille and Franklin counties, the Fitch Hill Inn is
close to the highest concentration of covered bridges in New England,
including one of the last remaining covered railroad bridges in the U.S.,
and another, Emily's Bridge, that's said to be haunted! B&B rates are
$85-$205 nightly. Info:
www.fitchhillinn.com, 800-639-2903.
West Hill House B&B, Warren, VT: You've hit the
bonanza on covered bridges when you stay in the Mad River region of Vermont.
From West Hill House, take the thirty mile loop, including six covered
bridges, three of which can be seen at the same time - the perfect photo op!
The Waitsfield covered bridge, just six miles from the inn, is the oldest
covered bridge in continuous use in the state of Vermont. Nearby is the
tiniest covered bridge -- about one car length. After a day of touring,
return to your fireplaced room, then luxuriate in your private whirlpool tub
or steam bath. B&B rates from $135-190. Info:
www.westhillhouse.com, 802-496-7162.
Grunberg Haus Bed & Breakfast and Cabins,
Waterbury, VT: What do covered bridges, waterfalls and Ben & Jerry's Ice
Cream have in common? They're all part of a wonderful package including
two-nights lodging in a comfortable Austrian chalet guestroom or cabin,
breakfast and dinner daily, two passes to the Ben & Jerry's ice cream
factory, a scenic cruise on Lake Champlain, and directions for a self-guided
driving tour, taking you to a dozen covered bridges and waterfalls. Double
rates $300-570 per room. Info:
www.grunberghaus.com, 800-800-7760.
Red Fern Farm B&B, Cathlamet, WA: Wahkiakum
County, on the lower Columbia River, is home to the last covered bridge in
use by cars in Washington. Follow SR4 to trace the trip Lewis and Clark took
along Gray's River on their way to the Pacific. Your home base will be Red
Fern Farm B&B on Puget Island, where you can snuggle under a down comforter
after your scenic tour. B&B rates are $65 nightly. Info:
www.redfernfarmbnb.com, 360-849-4108.
The Gillum House, Shinnston, WV: Choose from one
of two bridge tours, with side stops to to glass factories and craft shops.
Two nights lodging with full breakfasts, a packed lunch for two, and
itineraries, are $195. Info:
www.gillumhouse.com, 888-592-0177.
Sugarbush B&B, Guelph, Ontario, Canada: Just 20
minutes from the Sugarbush is Ontario's only remaining covered bridge.
September through November, enjoy a 20% discount on any two-night stay.
Rates (Canadian currency) are $50-90. Info:
http://www.sugarbushbb.com/main.htm, 519-760-4103.
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