Arrington

The homestyle spot closes Saturdays but keeps loyal regulars coming back for dependable Southern comfort food.

Virginia's first countryside brewery. Full service restaurant serving ten hand crafted brews on draft every day, along with local wines and ciders.  Located less than 20 miles from Charlottesville, 15 miles from Wintergreen Mountain Resort, and 3 miles from Shenandoah National Park and Skyline Drive, Blue Mountain Brewery is a unique destination in the heart of Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains. Family and pet friendly. Full restaurant menu includes handmade gourmet pizzas, appetizers, salads, sandwiches, burgers, and desserts. Buy our beer by the glass or purchase a six-pack or growler to go. Open Monday - Saturday 11:00am -10:00pm and Sunday 11:00am-9:00pm.

Exxon deli serving all-day breakfast, daily lunch specials, sandwiches, wraps, and homemade baked goods with a summertime salad bar.

The Cottage at Pines End is a hot-tub-equipped cabin with wraparound deck, gas fireplace, and trails to the Tye River and Blue Ridge Railway Trail. The Cottage at Pines End wraps guests in mountain scenery via an elevated hot tub, wide decks, and wooded trails that lead toward the Tye River and the Blue Ridge Railway Trail.

State-managed 40-acre lake offering largemouth, catfish, and crappie with 24-hour shoreline access and electric-only boating. Lake Nelson's fishing access includes a boat ramp, parking, and portable toilets (March–September), with electric-motor boating and catches ranging from largemouth bass to redear sunfish in this 40-acre impoundment.

Fitzgerald Farms roadside stand offering summer sweet corn, fall pumpkin picking, and wholesale produce from the Rockfish Valley. Pick-Your-Own Pumpkins during the fall season and sweet corn during the summer.

Harmony Hill Bed & Breakfast offers six themed guest rooms with private baths, fireplaces, and country breakfasts near Route 29 wineries. Harmony Hill Bed & Breakfast blends six themed guest rooms—each with private bath and many with fireplaces—with hearty country breakfasts and porch swings overlooking Route 29 wine country.

We take pride in the fact that our Beef and Lamb is not only Verified All Natural, but our animals live a quality life in the foothills of the blue ridge mountains. Nestled in Nelson County.

40-acre DGIF lake with boat ramp, year-round bank fishing, electric-motor boating, and seasonal restrooms near Arrington. Lake Nelson is a 40-acre DGIF reservoir with a concrete boat ramp, 24/7 access, and electric-motor-only fishing for largemouth bass, crappie, channel cats, and sunfish just outside Arrington.

Small herb and produce farm perched over the Tye River supplying chemical-free harvests to the Arrington community by appointment.

The mansion on this 5,000-acre plantation estate was first built in 1802 and acquired at the turn of the 20th century by Thomas Fortune Ryan, a Nelson County native who had become one of the 10 wealthiest men in the nation. He made impressive alterations to the building and grounds-adding a formal Italian garden, rotunda greenhouse and railroad station, among other features.

Oakland Museum inside the historic 1800s tavern interprets rural electrification, Hurricane Camille, and Nelson County history. Oakland's exhibits were created to promote greater understanding of the county's history and of the connections between the county's history and that of the state of Virginia and the nation.

Smokin' Barrel Restaurant operates inside Blue Mountain Barrel House with pub fare, BBQ plates, burgers, soups, and desserts for taproom guests.