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\" The perfect place to stay\"
International Living Magazine
Oct 1993
\"Weatherbury Farm is as much a vacation destination as a B&B\"
Pittsburgh Magazine
July 1997
\"...a destination where families can spend a week or a weekend experiencing hands-on farm life.\"
Pennsylvania Magazine
March/April 1999
Far from the madding crowd, nestled amid the serenity of 100+ acres of rolling farmland in Southwestern Pennsylvania, Weatherbury Farm is the perfect escape from every day pressures. It is a quiet place removed from the cares of the workaday world where meadows and gardens, fields and valleys combine to create a perfect setting of tranquil relaxation. Here the gentle amenities of life are still observed.
To stay at Weatherbury Farm is to experience the richness and warmth of a period when welcoming friends or strangers was a cultivated art. The 1870\'s farmhouse has been restored and redecorated (much by the owners\' own hands) to create the kind of small bed and breakfast every one has always hoped to find. Guest rooms, lovingly furnished with an old-fashioned country charm, are warm, delightfully different, and provide privacy for all. The light, airy rooms feature stenciled walls, fireplaces, paddle fans, family keepsakes, original wide fir floors and private baths with nostalgic pull-chains. Each room has a sitting area, flowers from the garden and good books.
After a relaxing evening and peaceful night in the hospitable country rooms, guests at Weatherbury Farm will awaken to the aroma of a farm-fresh breakfast. Meals are delicious and plentiful. Fare includes family favorites such as apple-cinnamon pancakes, garden vegetable eggs, or creamy peach filled French toast accompanied by freshly-ground coffee or tea, juice and fruit.
Children of all ages will enjoy getting acquainted with the billy goat, sheep, chickens, ducks, rabbits and cattle. Weatherbury is a working farm. Each day features new experiences -- from hay making to sheep shearing.
Weatherbury Farm is a paradise for nature lovers, artists and photographers. Lovely gardens surround the farmhouse providing the perfect setting for relaxing in a hammock or playing croquet on the lush green lawn. The gorgeous sunsets and breathtakingly beautiful sunrises make a stay here truly a peaceful and relaxing experience.
There are many activities for the guest who wants to be busy, and those who so desire can be busy doing nothing at all. Guests may relax on the porches, picnic on the lovely grounds, or enjoy the heated swimming pool on a summer day.
Weatherbury Farm is set in an area of natural beauty to offer a stopping-off place for exploring the many attractions of the area. Opportunities for bicycling, boating, fishing, hiking, horse-back riding and golf abound. Auctions, antiquing and flea markets are among the many choices of entertaining year round activities. The new Starlake Amphitheater and Brooke Hills Playhouse offer a variety of summer entertainment. Meadowcroft, a recreated 19th century village, is also close by. Pittsburgh, Washington PA and panhandle West Virginia are within easy driving distance.
Weatherbury Farm, Inc
1061 Sugar Run Road
Avella, Pennsylvania 15312
Phone: (724) 587-3763
E-mail: info@weatherburyfarm.com
LOCATION
Weatherbury Farm is located in rural southwestern Pennsylvania ( 20 miles southwest of Pittsburgh and 10 miles west of Washington, PA), convenient to routes 1-70 and 1-79. A detailed map, with written directions is sent with the confirmation letter.
Awards:
1995 Rural Sustainable Tourism Award
1996 Innovative Marketing Award
1999 Environmental Protection Agency Energy Star Small Business Award
~The farmhouse was built circa 1870, with the addition of the kitchen, bathroom, and two bedrooms in the 1910\'s. We are the fourth family to own this house (preceded by the Murdocks, Pattersons and Easthams).
During the past thirteen years, we have worked on the interior restoration of the home, striving to keep as much of the past intact as possible. The front of the farmhouse was stripped and repainted and shutters were re-hung on the original hardware. The exterior restoration of the remainder of the farm house is continuing. Guests are encouraged to make themselves at home in the farmhouse\'s gathering places.
Located in the farmhouse, Jane\'s Bedroom is named for Jane Murdock who lived here as a child until her family moved to West Middletown in 1929. The Murdock family built the farmhouse.
Jane\'s Room has floral bouquets stenciled on the walls. There are floral and eyelet bed linens on the double bed. En suite bath with a tub and shower. Sleeps 2
Room rate for stays of two or more nights is $75/room per night, based on double occupancy. Single night room rate is $90. All rates plus 9% occupancy tax.
Located in the farmhouse, Reba & Lois\' room is named for Reba and Lois Patterson who lived here as teenagers in the late 1940\'s. The Patterson family was the second family to own the farmhouse. (Several additional families did live here from 1929 until 1947 when the farm was rented.) The fireplace in this and Jane\'s bedroom, which were plastered in, were uncovered during restoration. (The mantels are not original.)
Our favorite house stencil is on the walls & bed linens of Reba and Lois\' room. The room has a double Jenny Lind bed & daybed. The private bath, with shower, is a short walk down the hall. Sleeps 4.
Room rate for stays of two or more nights is $75/room per night based on double occupancy. Single room rate is $90. There is a $10 charge for each additional person. All rates plus 9% occupancy tax.
Sleeps: 2 - 4 people
