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Eat Well, Sleep Well, Relax and Play:
Bedford has it all

Surrounded by the glory of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Bedford offers adventures in dining, outdoor activities, historical explorations and cultural experiences as well as a wide array of lodging to suit any taste. Getting here is easy — we are between two airports in Roanoke and Lynchburg, Amtrak is just one-half hour away, and we are right off U.S. 460 with nearby Interstate 81 as a main route. If you are traveling the Blue Ridge Parkway, we're milepost 86 at the Peaks of Otter.

From a lodge on the Blue Ridge Parkway to a houseboat on Smith Mountain Lake, the choices are endless. Whether it's a historic inn, mountain cabin or bed and breakfast that reflects the stories of past centuries, modern lodges and hotels, golf resorts, lake houses or condos with all the amenities, or simply a beautiful campsite - take your pick in Bedford.

Upcoming Events

May 17 - Restoration Talk and Tour - 3:00pm to 4:00pm - In honor of National Historic Preservation month, Director of Restoration Travis McDonald will present a slide talk and tour explaining why Jefferson's design of his retreat, Poplar Forest, was a radically modern work of architecture in America for its time. Jefferson's work was a "melting pot" of architectural prototypes but also very personal. The current restoration work on the wing of service rooms is one of the most Jeffersonian parts of the architecture and one that was innovative and unusual in American architecture. Standard admission charge, which also includes a separate tour of the house either before or after the restoration tour. - Thomas Jefferson's Poplar Forest, 1548 Bateman Bridge Road, Route 661, Forest - 434-525-1806 - www.poplarforest.org
May 24 - Moonlight Serenade - 7:00pm - See the Memorial at dusk on this special Memorial Day weekend. The Jefferson Choral Society will perform an evening concert of 1940s music from 8:00pm to 9:00pm. Performer Keith Campbell will kick off the concert at 7pm. The Memorial will remain open until 10:00pm. - National D-Day Memorial, Bedford - 540-586-3329 - www.dday.org
May 31 - 3rd Annual BBQ at Sedalia - Barbeque connoisseurs will gather at the 3rd annual BBQ festival to celebrate the art and secrets of slow-cooked pork barbeque. Tastin' starts at High noon! BBQ Teams will likely begin cooking Friday night and continue into the early hours of Saturday morning. The 4-person teams typically have playful names, but are serious about tasty and tender pork barbeque. - The Sedalia Center, 1108 Sedalia School Road, Big Island - $ - 434-299-5080 - www.sedaliacenter.org

These events and more can be found in our event calendar.

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