North Bend Plantation
12200 Weyanoke Rd.,
Charles City, VA 23030,
tel. 804/829—5176 or 800/841—1479
Above all, though, at North Bend history means family. George Copuand is the great-great-nephew of Sarah Harrison and the great-great-grandson of Edmund Ruffin. Family heirlooms are everywhere, as is the amazing collection of Civic War first editions, which make fascinating bedtime reading. There’s an inviting upstairs wicker-furnished sun-porch and a one-of-a-kind children’s area with vintage toys.
4 double rooms with baths, 1 suite. Air-conditioning, TVinrooms, fireplace in 1 room, ceiling fans, robes, pool, tandem bicycles, croquet, horseshoes, badminton, volleyball. $115—$148; full breakfast, welcoming refreshments. MasterCard, Visa. Smoking on porches only, no pets, closed Thanksgiving and Dec. 25.
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