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Pasture and pond at Old Spring Farm with horses grazing below the tree line

Old Spring Farm

Come to the Mountains

Slip back to a simpler time and a slower pace, where an occasional logging truck is the only traffic and the sounds of nature prevail.

1883 Farmhouse
Built by Alexander Rakes
Appaloosa Horses
Bred here since 1956
Manx and Bengal Cats
Manx since 1965
Blue Ridge Mountains
Woolwine, Virginia

Our Farm

Our Farm Story

Fully restored and thoughtfully improved upon every year, Old Spring Farm Bed & Breakfast offers country living at its best in Blue Ridge Wine Country fifty miles south of Roanoke, Virginia.

Alexander Rakes built the two story farmhouse in 1883. Old Spring Farm relocated to Charity, Virginia in 1983 in continuance of breeding a spotted horse known as an Appaloosa. The joint venture of Bed & Breakfast and working farm began in 1997.

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Morning mist layered across the ridges of the Blue Ridge Mountains

Around the Farm

Things to See at Old Spring Farm

Five guest rooms, a hearty breakfast for the gourmand, a working farm and a walking tour at feeding time.

A four poster bed dressed in floral linens in a guest room at Old Spring Farm

Rooms

The theme of each uniquely appointed room is Country French, complimented with period pieces and original paintings.

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The Audubon papered dining room at Old Spring Farm laid with breakfast

Breakfast & Dining

A hearty breakfast served on Apple patterned Franciscan Earthenware, accompanied by vintage family silverware.

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Sheep in the pasture at Old Spring Farm

Photo Farm Tour

Sheep, llamas, Bengal Manx kittens and the latest foals, photographed around the working farm.

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An Appaloosa horse in the pasture at Old Spring Farm

Appaloosa Horses

Descendants of Red Eagle's Peacock, inducted into the Appaloosa Hall of Fame in 1996, carry on his bloodline.

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Evening light over the fields and pond at Old Spring Farm

The Farm

A Walking Tour at Feeding Time

A walking tour of the farm at feeding time affords exercise and the opportunity to view the latest foals and learn about Appaloosa history.

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From the Farm

Recipes from the kitchen, words from guests, and photographs from around the farm.

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Grilled rosemary lamb chops from the Old Spring Farm kitchen

Recipes

Hand-me-down recipes

Rosemary Lamb Chops, Uncle Amos' Buttermilk Waffles and jams made from fruit grown on the farm.

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The gathering room and library at Old Spring Farm

Testimonials

What guests wrote

The highlight for me is the animals! You are living my dream and I am so jealous.

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Harvest from the kitchen garden at Old Spring Farm

Gallery

Around the farm

Photographs of the farmhouse, the animals and the changing seasons at Old Spring Farm.

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