Last Week's Adventures ~ Part 3

We could not have asked for a more beautiful day to visit a friend and stroll a historic site. Before heading back home to the Valley last week, we stopped by Berry Hill Mansion in South Boston. My friend, Carolyn, who recently visited us here at Mountain Musings, lives directly across the road from Berry Hill and had invited Hannah and me for lunch and a tour while we were in town.

We crossed River Road and headed toward the well-maintained entrance. Carolyn said there would be plenty of walking involved. The driveway itself was at least a half mile long or more, plus all the grounds to be toured. But the exploring was delightful.

An avenue of beautiful trees lined the driveway up to the mansion, and Carolyn's dog, Morgan, walked with us and patiently waited while we toured the house, the backyard rose gardens, the family cemetery, the resort facilities, and the grounds.

Inside: Below you can see the double staircase leading to the upstairs bedrooms, and in the next photo you see all the many silhouettes of the family adorning the walls of the dining room. Carolyn was a great tour guide and told us all about the Bruce family who had lived here at Berry Hill. There's more history here.

Below are views of the Rose Garden taken from inside looking out and also photos taken in back of the mansion. The property was lovely.

After a morning of touring and walking, we were all ready for lunch and made our way back across River Road and sat down to a wonderful lunch buffet.

Lunch menu: Creamy Almond Chicken, Salad with lettuce and onions from Carolyn's garden, watermelon rind pickle, fresh fruit, rolls, peach tea, and lemonade; and for dessert Strawberry Cake. Everything was displayed beautifully and was delicious, too! Thank you, Carolyn!

After lunch we drove to the Crystal Hill area where an Amish community has been established. We shopped in the Scratch and Dent store, stuck our head in the Bakery, and eventually ended up at a beautiful greenhouse where we brought some flowers home with us.

All in all, it was a great trip to South Boston seeing my mom and sister and a real blessing that we could visit with Carolyn while we were in the area.

~ Deb

 

 

 

 

 

 

Previous posts in this series:

Adventures ~Part 1 ~ Wedding Parsonage

Adventures ~ Part 2~ Bloomsburg Mansion

Next: Adventures ~ Part 4 ~ Geo-Caching

Comments

[Victoria]

What a fun weekend you had. I love the staircase in the mansion. Your friend must enjoy living right across the street. Thanks for sharing all these pretty pictures.

Victoria