Christmas Around the World at Belle Grove Plantation
Belle Grove Plantation is decorated for the holidays and open for touring from Friday, December 4 through Wednesday, December 30. Twelve area garden clubs have elaborately decorated each room of the 1797 Manor House to the theme of “Christmas Around the World.” In the Parlor is a 12-foot Norway Spruce Christmas tree donated by John and Judith Tole from their Christmas tree farm in Woodville, Virginia.
“Last year when our theme was ‘Christmas in the Valley,’ we noted how many nationalities have settled in the Shenandoah Valley in the last three hundred years. This inspired us to highlight holiday traditions from all around the world during the 2015 Christmas season,” said Kristen Laise, Executive Director of Belle Grove.
The Belle Grove Museum Shop will be open during all touring hours and is the perfect place to find unique gifts. Belle Grove is a member of the Top of Virginia Artisans Guild and features many Virginia products and items from area artists, farms, and businesses. For example, Belle Grove’s signature whiskey chocolates are made by the Cocoa Mill Chocolatier in Lexington using Belle Grove 1797 Whiskey made by Copper Fox Distiller in Sperryville. The Shop also carries natural beauty products, teas, coffees, gourmet food items, jewelry, pottery, and books on Shenandoah Valley and Civil War history.
Date and Time
Friday Dec 4, 2015
From Friday, December 4-Wednesday, December 30, guided house tours will be offered Monday-Saturday from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. with tours beginning at quarter past each hour (last tour at 3:15 p.m.). On Friday and Saturday evenings from 4-8 p.m. and Sunday afternoons from 1-5 p.m., visitors are welcome to take self-guided tours and the Manor House will be lit by candlelight. After touring the house, guests are invited to enjoy spiced tea and homemade cookies by the glowing fire in the Winter Kitchen. A new addition this year will be children?s storytimes in the Parlor on Sunday December 13, 20, and 27 with Donna Hughes, Youth Services Division Head at the Bowman Library. Ms. Hughes will read 'Twas the Night Before Christmas, The Polar Express, and lead a participatory ?Twelve Days of Christmas? sing-a-long on each Sunday. There will be also be live holiday music on Fridays and Saturdays from 6-8 p.m. and Sundays 3-5 p.m. The schedule includes: John Tole of Evergreen Shade - Friday, December 11, 6-8 p.m. - Saturday, December 26, 6-8 p.m. - Sunday, December 27, 3-5 p.m. Harpist Allen Dec - Saturday, December 12, 6-8 p.m. - Sunday, December 13, 3-5 p.m. - Friday, December 18, 6-8 p.m. - Saturday, December 19, 6-8 p.m. - Sunday, December 20, 3-5 p.m. Belle Grove will be closed on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
Location
Belle Grove Plantation is a non-profit historic house museum that is a National Trust for Historic Preservation site and a partner in Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park. It is located off Route 11 at 336 Belle Grove Road south of Middletown, Virginia.
Fees/Admission
Admission for all tours is $12 for adults, $11 for members of the military, AAA, the National Park Service, and individuals 60 and older. Students 6-16 and National Trust for Historic Preservation members are $6. Belle Grove members are free of charge as benefit of their membership. Visitors may join Belle Grove and immediately use this benefit at Christmas along with 10% off in the Museum Shop
Website
Contact Information
The latest information on Christmas tours may be found at www.bellegrove.org or www.facebook.com/BelleGrove or by contact us at 540-869-2028 or info@bellegrove.org.
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