The Loudoun Country Chamber of Commerce has moved to an new address effective August 01, 2008.
They are now located at the Lansdowne Town Center at 19301 Winmeade Drive, Suite 210, Lansdowne, VA 20176.
Phone is 703-777-1392 and the web site is www.loudounchamber.org.
Monday, August 25, 2008
Casinos and Horse Racing...
West Virginia's famed Charles Town Races and Slots are but a 50 minute drive due West of the Homewood Suites. So if you're in search of a different and fun way to spend an Saturday evening or Sunday afternoon betting on the horses or playing the slots, you have a short and pleasant drive through the rolling hills of Virginia and West Virginia to enjoy some of the fun of Charles Town, WV.
Check it out ...call 304-725-7001 or
go to www.ctownraces.com
Check it out ...call 304-725-7001 or
go to www.ctownraces.com
White Water Adventures
Less than an hour's drive west of the Homewood Suite Dulles North, you will find some of the area's most challenging and memorable river rafting trips. At the junction of the picturesque Potomac and the Shenandoah Rivers, guided and unguided river rafting tours are operated by Harper's Ferry Rafting. So for a really unique and exciting way to see the local countryside from a totally different perspective, give them a call at 800-326-7238 or check out their web site at...www.riverriders.com
Monday, August 11, 2008
A last of it kind....
White's Ferry is the very last working ferry on the Potomac River.
It has been in continuous service since 1786 and is located on Route 15 North
just outside of Leesburg, Virginia.
It runs daily between Virginia and Maryland from 5am to 11pm....all aboard.
Sure is a nice quite and no hassle way to get between the two states....
It has been in continuous service since 1786 and is located on Route 15 North
just outside of Leesburg, Virginia.
It runs daily between Virginia and Maryland from 5am to 11pm....all aboard.
Sure is a nice quite and no hassle way to get between the two states....
ONE OF A KIND
If you're really into horses and related subjects, we suggest that you visit the National Sporting Library in picturesque and historic Middleburg, VA.
This library is a serious research center for horse and field sports with rotating exhibits.
It is located at 102 The Plains Roard in Middleburg.
www.nsl.org or call them at 540-687-6542.
This library is a serious research center for horse and field sports with rotating exhibits.
It is located at 102 The Plains Roard in Middleburg.
www.nsl.org or call them at 540-687-6542.
3rd largest horse population in the USA
If you're into horses and related matters, Loudoun County Virginia is just where you need to be.
We have some of the most picturesque horse farms and scenery around plus great equine events such as dressage, steeplechase racing and plenty of horse shows throughout the entire year.
All of this is but 45 minutes NW of the Nation's Capital.
Check it out at...www.visitloudoun.org or call 703-771-2170 ext. 5
As to which areas are number one and two in the number of horses, I really couldn't tell you.
We have some of the most picturesque horse farms and scenery around plus great equine events such as dressage, steeplechase racing and plenty of horse shows throughout the entire year.
All of this is but 45 minutes NW of the Nation's Capital.
Check it out at...www.visitloudoun.org or call 703-771-2170 ext. 5
As to which areas are number one and two in the number of horses, I really couldn't tell you.
Best Pit BBQ this side of Memphis
In the mood for a 5 minute drive from the Homewood Suites in Ashburn to one of the best BBQ places East of the Mississippi?
Give Parlow's Market, an throwback to a 1940's general store, a try. It's located in the heart of downtown Ashburn on Asburn Road.
Great food, very reasonable prices, very friendly folks...all in an atmosphere that is most ''unAshburnish''
Try the web site at.....www. Carolinabrothers.com or they do have a phone at 703-729-7070
ENJOY
Give Parlow's Market, an throwback to a 1940's general store, a try. It's located in the heart of downtown Ashburn on Asburn Road.
Great food, very reasonable prices, very friendly folks...all in an atmosphere that is most ''unAshburnish''
Try the web site at.....www. Carolinabrothers.com or they do have a phone at 703-729-7070
ENJOY
Autumn Arts and Craft Festival
In neighboring Sterling, Virginia, a fabulous array of vendors and entertainers await your arrival on September 27th.
Enjoy the old time craft demonstrations, live music and multitude of craft vendors in this old town environment.
For more details....call 571-258-3700 or go to www.loudoun.gov/claudemoorepark
Enjoy the old time craft demonstrations, live music and multitude of craft vendors in this old town environment.
For more details....call 571-258-3700 or go to www.loudoun.gov/claudemoorepark
A new way to ''look'' at museums...
One step into the Naturalist Center in Leesburg and you know its going to be a different museum experience.The Center offers over 36,000 natural history specimens to study in detail, books, scientific tools and an experienced staff. Great for family learning and exploring the social, life or Earth sciences.
You can find it all at one of the most fastinating, but overlooked Smithsonian Museums in all of the Metro Washington area.
Call 800-729-7725 or go to http://www.si.edu and expore this fastinating world which is a short15 minute's drive from the Homewood Suites Dulles North, your center for exploration in Northern Virginia.
You can find it all at one of the most fastinating, but overlooked Smithsonian Museums in all of the Metro Washington area.
Call 800-729-7725 or go to http://www.si.edu and expore this fastinating world which is a short15 minute's drive from the Homewood Suites Dulles North, your center for exploration in Northern Virginia.
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