Folkestone InnBryson City, North Carolina
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 Originally a 1920s mountain farmhouse, the Folkestone offers ten air conditioned guestrooms, all with private baths with clawfoot tubs and showers. Upstairs, the inn offers private balconies with vistas of the Great Smoky Mountains, while the downstairs rooms offer an olde world charm, with flagstone floors and pressed-tin ceilings. Breakfast specialties include eggs benedict and banana-walnut French toast. The Inn is conveniently located in the middle of everything and makes a great base camp for exploring the surrounding area. We are 1/4 mile from the Great Smoky Mountains National Park; 2 miles from the Great Smoky Mountains Railway; 10 miles from the Cherokee Indian Reservation and Oconaluftee Indian Village. 12 miles from Tsali Mountain Bike Trails and Harrah's Cherokee Casino; 13 miles from the Blue Ridge Parkway; 15 miles from Nantahala White Water; 35 miles from Fontana Dam and Clingman's Dome; 45 miles from Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest and Gatlinburg; 65 miles from Biltmore House & Gardens and Cades Cove. The Folkestone Inn offers an option 6-course dinner on Saturday nights. Area Attractions and Activities: There's hiking, trout fishing and horseback riding in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, mountain biking on the famous Tsali trails, fishing on Fontana Lake, sightseeing on the Great Smoky Mountains Scenic Railway and whitewater rafting on the Nantahala River, just a twenty-five minute drive from the Inn. There's an 18-hole golf course nearby, and the Biltmore Estate and Winery is just a little over an hour away, in nearby Asheville. Services: Sitting room, library, porch, rocking chairs, balconies, A/C Most Popular Rooms: Wrens & Warblers: An upstairs room with a canopied queen bed and large bath. The view from the private balcony is to the north across a mountain pasture with the peaks of the Smokies in the distance. Rocks & Rills: A large main floor room with a king bed, sitting area and Celeste stove. The private deck, nestled under a maple tree in the side yard, looks out over the front lawn and Deep Creek Valley with a backdrop of the Smoky Mountain foothills. |
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Season: April through November Rates: 109.00 - 163.00 US Dollars (double occupancy) Rooms: 10 With private baths: 10 Mealplan: Breakfast included Food Served:
Payment methods accepted:  This bed and breakfast has been rated by either a local or national association. Please inquire as to which Associations this inn is affiliated. |
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