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The porch (far left),
breakfast setting
(above) and
Chumley Suite (left)
at the Inn at Vaucluse
Spring bespeak the
inn's historically
elegant trappings.
A portion of the
business occupies a
manor house dating
to 1780. Barry and
Neil Myers completely restored and renovated the manor house.
IF YOU GO...
The Winchester-Frederick County
Convention and Visitors Bureau (1400
Pleasant Valley Road, 540-542-1326,
www.visitwinchesterva.com) is a good
place to hit before beginning your exploration
of Stephens City and surrounding
Frederick County.
The biggest attraction in Stephens
City is probably The Family Drive-In
Theatre, one mile south of town center
(540-665-6982, www.thefamilydrivein
theatre.com). It's open for business March
through November on Fridays, Saturdays,
and Sundays and seven days a week in
summer. Get some history of Route 11,
the Great Wagon Road, and Stephens
City's history as a center of wagon
making (at one time there were a
dozen wagon-making shops in town)
at the Newtown History Center
(5408 Main Street, 540-869-1700,
www.newtownhistorycenter.org). And
check out the Stephens City Outlet on
Main Street (540-869-5736), where
you'll find a wonderfully disorganized
conglomeration of discount furniture,
clothes (including name brands like Calvin
Klein and Kenneth Cole), as well as shoes,
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luggage, linens, dry goods, yard décor,
electronics, and even groceries.
The countryside surrounding Stephens
City is home to several orchards,
including Rinker Orchards (1156
Marlboro Road, 540-869-1499,
www.rinkerorchards.com) and Richard's
Fruit Market (6410 Middle Road, 540869-1455,
www.richardsfruitmarket.com).
Just down the road from Rinker's, you'll
also find the newly opened Valerie Hill
Vineyard & Winery (1687 Marlboro
Road, 540-869-9567, www.valeriehill
winery.com). You can enjoy an extensive
tasting of as many as nine wines for $8.
The best digs in the countryside can
be had at The Inn at Vaucluse Spring
(231 Vaucluse Spring Lane, 540-8690200,
www.vauclusespring.com), which is
home to six bed-and-breakfast rooms in
the restored manor house as well as log
house suites and cottages, all located on
103 acres of verdant pasture peppered
with grazing Holsteins. The inn serves
dinner with reservations Tuesday through
Saturday, though if you prefer to dine off
site, you can enjoy ample servings of
Italian and Greek fare at Roma (120
Fairfax Pike, 540-869-5200,
www.romacasual.com). 
Stephens City Outlet on Main Street
features a wonderfully disorganized
conglomeration of stores offering
everything from clothing to discount
furniture.
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http://www.visitwinchesterva.com http://www.rinkerorchards.com http://www.richardsfruitmarket.com http://www.thefamilydrivein http://www.valeriehill http://www.theatre.com http://www.winery.com http://www.vauclusespring.com http://www.newtownhistorycenter.org http://www.romacasual.com

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