Food Scene
Wine shop, eatery, Happy Hours on Friday night, coffee, local hang out and great locally grown organic food
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The Caboose
108 S Railroad AveWine shop, eatery, Happy Hours on Friday night, coffee, local hang out and great locally grown organic food
Great live music and RT 1 road biker rest stop on Saturday and Sunday mornings
Gathering Place and Eatery
Great live music and RT 1 road biker rest stop on Saturday and Sunday mornings
Great local bar and great food- fancier than other restaurants in town. And like everything else listed- It is three short blocks from the house.
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Iron Horse Restaurant
100 S Railroad AveGreat local bar and great food- fancier than other restaurants in town. And like everything else listed- It is three short blocks from the house.
Origin Beer Lab
106 S Railroad AveCenter of the Universe Craft Bar Experimental Brew lab right in town on the tracks.
Suzanne is an entrepreneur and put Ashland on the map as a place where great food is handmade. She serves boxed lunches and her famous pies and catering all over the area. Lunch spot
Homemades By Suzanne
102 N Railroad AveSuzanne is an entrepreneur and put Ashland on the map as a place where great food is handmade. She serves boxed lunches and her famous pies and catering all over the area. Lunch spot
My grandparents would have their groceries delivered by Cross Bros and the store is a blast from the past. Great family owned business that is a staple for all of us because we can walk to the grocery store and you can catch up on all the town news.
Ashland Meat Company @ Cross Brothers
107 S Railroad AveMy grandparents would have their groceries delivered by Cross Bros and the store is a blast from the past. Great family owned business that is a staple for all of us because we can walk to the grocery store and you can catch up on all the town news.
Entertainment & Activities
The Train Station is beautifully crafted architecture with staff voted the most friendly visitor center in Virginia. Get anything you need for touring the area. And, yes, you can walk to it.
Ashland Visitor Center
112 N Railroad AveThe Train Station is beautifully crafted architecture with staff voted the most friendly visitor center in Virginia. Get anything you need for touring the area. And, yes, you can walk to it.
Sightseeing
It is classic beauty and it is known for the place to take someone you really like on a date.
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Maymont
1700 Hampton StIt is classic beauty and it is known for the place to take someone you really like on a date.
Arts & Culture
Ashland Branch Library
201 S Railroad AveFor kids, this pit stop has an area where they can play with the rail toys.
Local business family infused Ashland with a gallery and you can find local and national artists. They usually have small works of art that can be more affordable and give the essence of different artists. This is especially true at Christmas when the gallery specializes in smaller works of arts for gift giving.
Gallery Flux
107 England StLocal business family infused Ashland with a gallery and you can find local and national artists. They usually have small works of art that can be more affordable and give the essence of different artists. This is especially true at Christmas when the gallery specializes in smaller works of arts for gift giving.
Patrick Henry's Scotchtown
16120 Chiswell LnHouse Museum- Patrick Henry's home
Beautiful architecture
Parks & Nature
Town of Ashland website will show you all the nature walks and playgrounds.
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Ashland
Town of Ashland website will show you all the nature walks and playgrounds.
RMC campus is a great place for a walk. The track around the football field is made form the soft material that is easier on your feet for walking- approx 9x around= 1 mile. There are lights until 10:00 pm and they go out about 10 minutes after 10:00 pm
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Randolph-Macon College
114 College AveRMC campus is a great place for a walk. The track around the football field is made form the soft material that is easier on your feet for walking- approx 9x around= 1 mile. There are lights until 10:00 pm and they go out about 10 minutes after 10:00 pm
Great trails and hills for walking and mountain biking. I take Cooper there and he loves swimming in the river. The park is shaped like a big "U" so if you park with the soccer fields in the middle. It is 500+ acres and a beautiful forest.
Poor Farm Park
13400 Liberty School RdGreat trails and hills for walking and mountain biking. I take Cooper there and he loves swimming in the river. The park is shaped like a big "U" so if you park with the soccer fields in the middle. It is 500+ acres and a beautiful forest.
Shopping
My favorite fresh veggie market because the family uses sustainable practices.
Mount Olympus Harvest Market
23298 Jefferson Davis HwyMy favorite fresh veggie market because the family uses sustainable practices.
Women in the neighborhood started an artists collaborative type of market and they are so talented themselves and have made the store an expression of their creativity.
Refunkit
120 Hanover AveWomen in the neighborhood started an artists collaborative type of market and they are so talented themselves and have made the store an expression of their creativity.