
The Holidays in the Virginia Blue Ridge
The December Holidays
Activity Cancellations Dec 31 and Jan 1
All indoor activities and the New Year's Buffet are all cancelled out of pro-active safety concerns.
There will be a served, modified dinner on Dec 31.
The stables are open and the Mule Ride is continuing on Jan 1.

Santa Breakfasts
Dec Saturdays
Saturday Breakfasts
On Dec 4, 11 and 18
A Large Breakfast Buffet from 8-10AM with Santa Here from 8-11AM to listen to Young People's Wish Lists and sit for photos.
Meal - $16.50 plus Tax for Big Folks, Half Price 14 to 6 yrs, Free 5 and unders
Reservations please: info@gravesmountain.com & 540 923 4231.

New Year's Eve Buffet
Distancing
New Year's Buffet Dinner in The Farmm Restaurant
Low Key but with a Fine Menu for Celebration
Canape Tray
Fruit and Cheese Platter
Freshly Made Breads
Butternut Squash and Goat Cheese
Crostinis
Crab Stuffed Mushrooms
Wild Mushrooms en Croute
Black Eyed Peas with Kale and
Brown Rice
Root Vegetable Gratin
Country Green Beans
Butternut Squash Mashed Potatoes
Roasted Fingerling Russet and
Sweet Potatoes
Breaded Chicken Breast Stuffed with Country Ham and Gruyere Peanut Pesto Sauce
Beef Wellington with Horseradish Sauce and Demi Glaze
Roasted Pork Loin with Blueberry Relish
Bourbon Glazed Broiled Salmon
Homemade Desserts
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Champagne toast and non-alcoholic beverages.
$50 pp all courses, Bringing young ones - 14 to 6 years half price and free for all 5 and unders

Get to Know the Horse
At the Stables - weekdays
30 minutes - Free
Learning & Discovery
When
2:00PM Mon, Wed, Thur, Fri
Where
The Stables by the farm-yard
Free
Reserve if you can, please with Guest Care
That way Eddie and Leah know that you are coming.
What
Eddie and Leah, lead a discussion over at our Stables with the help of one of the trail horses.
How does the horse think? How do we think? What does a horse see, what do we see? How do the two work together?

Mule Cart Rides
New Year's, MLK, Valentines

Winter Fly Fishing & Clinics
Beginners up
Yes, IT IS doable in the winter.
Clinics on MLK weekend, Valentines Weekend Sat. and following Sats. in February and March.
:: Read details here >

Holiday Fair at the Market
Dec 11 - 11 AM- 4PM

Cookie Decorating
Physical Distancing
For New Year's and MLK weekends, Judy Knighting will do Cookie Decorating for the family. Afternoons at 3 PM.
Each set-up is five cookies to work with - at your own space and with your own tools.
$20 pp - and five big cookies are the result
New Year's Weekend
Dec 31, Fri, 3PM
Jan 1, Sat 3PM
Martin Luther King Weekend
Feb 15, Sat, 3PM
Feb 16, Sat, 3PM

The Farm Restaurant
Southern Contemporary

Hiking Old Rag
Front or Back Ways
Old Rag front entrance is 9.5 miles from us, the back way (not crowded) is 7.5 miles up our own back hollow road.
White Oak Canyon Waterfall Trail is also up our back hollow road, 7 miles.
Plus we have endless Or our other famous nearby trail (just up our back hollow road - White Oak Canyon.
Plus 18 miles of trails here on the Farm and our own big mountain - Doubletop - is 200 feet higher than Old Rag and a tough, technical footing climb.

Massages by Pre-schedule
In-room
Where?
Your choice (and the weather's)
In-room, outside in nature, or a private meeting room.
Now available with CDC precautions. Please book with the reservation desk. In room or in the Library.
Rate
$90 per hr. Please give us at least a day to arrange with Jenn or Megan as their schedules are busy.
Massage can be 60, 90, or 120 minutes.
What Styles
Both therapeutic and relaxation approaches.
Treatments are catered to meet your needs, whether preparing for or recovering from an outdoor adventure or wanting to promote relaxation for your stay at the Graves Mountain Farm

Road Biking - Exceptional -
Scenic Byways
We have some of the best road biking a rider, pro or wanderer could ask for,
Our roads have very narrow shoulders but whole sequences of them are barely traveled and cars can be heard a long ways off.
The nature of hollers allow for winding, steep pushes, followed by winding turns down.
Note - we do not rent bikes, so please bring your own.

Fly Fishing Guide
Tim Lewis, Expert Guide
Learn to fish or gain more expert skills with Tim Lewis.
:: Read about Tim Lewis, Fly Fishing Guide for the VA Blue Ridge

Soap Making Classes
With Old Rag Soap Co

New Year's Wkend
Dec 30- Jan 2
Activities - Dec 30 - Jan 2and Covid Aware
- Dec 31 - Celebration Buffet Dinner.
Low Key NOT a "Party'
- Cookie Decorating
- Story Telling
- Bingo
- Mule Cart Rides
Then all our usual
- Nature Walk
- Riding
- Get to Know the Horse
- The Farm Animals
- Hiking
- Mountain Biking - bring your own
- Road Bike Riding - bring your own

Exploring the Animals
at Farm-yard
:: Read more about the farm animals here >
We are a working farm and orchard - 1800 acres.
We start each weekend day with a visit to the rolling chicken coop at the bottom of the Main Lodge hill for egg collecting and feeding.
The onto the pet pigs having a run, followed by the goats - in their fenced in area and usually with youngsters and babes.
The ponies and longhorn cattle are around the corner and horses over at the stable.

Watercolor Workshop
Beginners Up
Art Workshops
Watercolor Landscapes with our renowned landscape artist and mentor, Lou Messa
Learning and Discovery at Graves Mountain Farm
When?
Monthly workshops on Saturday, $175 per person, limited to eight. Lou is a painter of America’s rural heritage.
Regular monthly schedule and also guests can pre-book their own group with a minimum of three people.
- Dec 4, Sat
- Jan 1, Sat
- Jan 8, Sat
- Jan 15, Sat of Martin Luther King Weekend
- Feb 5, Sat
- Feb 19, Sat
- Mar 5, Sat
How long?
From 10 AM to 3:30 PM
Reservations - Guest Services info@gravesmountain.com | 540 923 4231
:; Please read watercolor workshop details here >

Trail Riding - 1 Hr Plus
Up to Full Day
Horseback Rides in the Blue Ridge and into Shenandoah National Park are for beginners to experts.
Eddie and Leah will guide you onto the horse and take you out for the horseback ride you have chosen.
Lessons are available- anywhere from half an hour to half a day.
At Circle B Stable, we ride western style through our 1100 acres and into the Shenandoah National Park – over 100 miles of trails.
You will cross streams, open fields and woodlands. We offer one hour, half-day and full-day rides every day at Graves Mountain Farm.
:: Read details about horseback riding at Graves Mountain Farm by the VA Blue Ridge >