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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 Summer Kitchen
The summer kitchen with its walk-in fireplace was used as a wash house, sewing room and for storage.
Later, during the 1940\'s and 50\'s, daughters of the Patterson family (the 2nd owners) lived here when they began housekeeping.
The summer kitchen\'s two guest rooms were finally opened in August 1998. Downstairs is Sariah\'s Kitchen and upstairs, Mother\'s Sewing Room. Both rooms have separate exterior entrances.
Work on the summer kitchen was \"temporarily\" halted as we worked on dismantling the Livery Stable.
-Mother\'s Sewing Room
Phoebe Murdock loved to sew in the summer kitchen -- hence, \"Mother\'s Sewing Room.\" (The Murdocks were the first family to own the farm.)
In our restoration, we raised the ceiling (not the roof, just the ceiling), added a bath and replaced the windows -- with older ones! The \"original\" windows were mismatched, in very bad shape and didn\'t let in much light. So we replaced them with windows from a 1790\'s brick home in nearby West Middletown (reputedly the first brick house west of the Alleghenies). They provide a wonderful view of the pasture.
Tucked under the summer kitchen\'s tin roof, the walls are sponge painted blue, with gingham linens on the bed. The room has an ensuite bath with clawfoot tub and shower.
Mother\'s Sewing Room\'s king size bed converts to 2 twins and the daybed converts to sleep 1-2.
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. A one-time fee of $10 is charged to convert the king bed to two twins. All rates plus 9% occupancy tax.
-Sariah\'s Kitchen was named for Sariah Murdock -- who we assume used the kitchen as there wasn\'t a kitchen in the farmhouse when she lived here. (Actually we love her name!) The beaded board paneling and walk-in fireplace (used in the 1800\'s for cooking is non-working @ this time) are original to the room.
Sariah\'s Kitchen is on the 1st floor of the Summer Kitchen Building. The room has an ensuite bath with clawfoot tub and shower.
Sariah\'s Kitchen has a tall queen size Victorian bed, and, when needed, the sofa converts to a double bed. Sleeps 4. The room is decorated in shades of mauve.
Room rate for stays of two or more nights is $75/room per night based on double occupancy. Single night room rate is $90. There is a $10 charge for each additional person. All rates plus 9% occupancy tax.
Sleeps: 3 - 4 people
