Area Attractions

Shopping and Special Amenities

Meadows of Dan, VA (less than 1 mile) Grocery & Specialty Foods: Poor Farmers Market; Meadows of Dan Market & General Store; Nancy's Candy Company. Restaurants/Cafes: Poppa's Country Cooking; Primitive Coffee Boutiques/Crafts/Antiques: Poppy's; Jerry & Connie's Collectibles; Concord Corner Store. Services: Skyline National Bank; US Post Office. Events: including local music, seasonal festivals, etc. Stuart, VA (16 miles) – Shopping & Restaurants; Farmers Markets (May-November); seasonal festivals, historic sites Floyd Tourism info Floyd, VA (20 miles) – Shopping & Restaurants; Art Galleries and Boutiques; Floyd Center for the Arts, Country Store, Farmers Market [May-November]; seasonal festivals and cultural events.  Hillsville, VA (22 miles) – Shopping & Restaurants; Major flea markets on Memorial and Labor Day Weekends. Galax, VA (35 miles) – Annual Fiddlers’ Convention, Blue Ridge Music Center , restaurants & shopping Carroll County info Mt Airy, NC (30 miles) – Historic downtown, Andy Griffith Theater, Museum of Regional History, restaurants & shopping Wineries Chateau Morrisette (6 miles north via Parkway) [Wine Tasting, Tours, Restaurant, and Music Programs] Villa Appalaccia (4 miles north via Parkway) [Italian Style Wine Specialties-- Open for Tastings Fri, Sat & Sun -- April-November] Cultural Interest “Crooked Road: Virginia's Music Trail” winds throughout SW Virginia Mabry Mill Exhibits and Demonstration Area (1 mile north on Parkway) Friday Night Music Jamboree at Country Store and on the streets of Floyd, VA (about 18 miles north) Blue Ridge Music Center has regularly scheduled bluegrass and old-time music performances (about 35 miles south along Parkway near Galax, VA) Historic Rock Churches of Buffalo Mountain Area (surrounding area) FloydFest -- 4-day Music extravaganza during last week of July (4 miles north) Granny Puckett Cabin (12 miles south along Parkway) Local Artisans Round the Mountain - Southwest Virginia's Artisan Network Artist & Craftsman Directory for Patrick County Fiber Arts -- Poppy's featuring hand-spun and hand-dyed fibers and yarns and supplies plus miscellaneous curios & books. Lots of friendly advice on spinning, knitting, crocheting... and even local history. [Located on Concord Road in Meadows of Dan] “16 Hands” -- Artist Studio Open Houses in November and May Classes & exhibits at Floyd Center for the Arts in Floyd Annual Fall Season Crafts Show at Floyd High School [ additional listings in compilation ] OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES Blue Ridge Parkway -- Features of Special Interest: Friends of the Blue Ridge Parkway -- [For general information with focus on local area] Rocky Knob Recreation Area -- Scenic Overlooks, Hiking Trails & Picnicking (8 miles north) Mabry Mill Exhibits and Demonstration Area (1 mile north) Round Meadow Creek Overlook and Trail (1 mile south) Groundhog Mountain Overlook (11 miles south) Hiking Buffalo Mountain Natural Reserve & Hiking Trail with spectacular mountaintop panoramas !! (approx 20 min drive to trailhead) Rock Castle Gorge National Recreation Trail (6 to 10 miles north along Parkway) Bicycling Local bicycle-friendly backroad loops accessible directly from Pondview Guesthouse (We have a small fleet of bicycles for use) New River Trail (32 miles west) Boating & Fishing On the Water -- Canoe, kayak, tube outfitters on the Little River in Floyd County (about 25 miles north) Smith River Outfitters -- Canoe, kayak, tube rentals as well as guiding fishing & float trips along 44 mile stretch of the Smith River (about 1 hr east) Dan River [stocked trout stream] & Kibler Valley [seasonal kayak run] (within 1/2 hr) New River -- Canoe rentals and excursions (about 1 hr west) Zip-Line Buffalo Mountain Zip Lines (approx 6 miles up Parkesy and west on BlackRidge Rd) Golf Olde Mill Resort (12 miles west off of US 58) Primland Resort (5 miles east off of US 58) Horseback Riding New River Valley Retreat (approx 38 miles west near Foster Falls, VA) Fruit & Berry Picking Levering Orchard (approx 16 miles south via Parkway) Windy Hill Orchards & seasonal cider-making (approx 18 miles near Ararat, VA) Other nearby orchards and farms [More information available on request] Other Scenic Spots and Picnicking · Lovers Leap Overlook/Fred Clifton Park (6 miles east along US 58) · Covered Bridges of Patrick County (scenic drive off US 58 toward Woolwine, VA)