Escape to this fabulous 3-bedroom farmhouse in Free Union. With a queen bed, twin rollaway, and two double beds, guests will have plenty of space to relax.
Location - Welcome to Mission Home Retreat nestled in the bottom of a Blue Ridge hollow. Relax with the whole family at this peaceful place to stay. Great place for fall colors and great location! 30 minutes from CHO airport; 40 minutes to Charlottesville/Crozet; four top notch wineries within 15 minutes and plenty more within 30, check websites for food trucks; house on popular biking circuit 628/810; 10 minutes to AT hiking.
The house - recently renovated 1940's farmhouse, 1550 SF, three bed, two full bathrooms, full kitchen, and separate dining room. Stand up shower on first floor and freestanding tub with valley views on the second. The primary bedroom has a TV with queen bed and book nook. The other two bedrooms have double/full sized beds.
The open concept kitchen and family room is a great place to gather with an oversized island and a "Harry Potter" understairs office/laptop desk. Spill out onto the front porch to relax in rocking chairs and wave to the cows and locals driving by (the road is close to the house but the community is super friendly, you will see volunteer workers from the nearby farm). There are two-way privacy blinds on every window.
The dining room currently includes a side chess table with two leather chairs. If nice dinners for larger groups are planned, with a few days notice we could easily turn it into a full dining room that seats 6.
The grounds - 3 acres of mostly mowed yard that you will have full access to walk around and take in the different viewpoints of the surrounding mountains. Create some extra steps by walking up the charming gravel road along the active farm of the nearby mission. We love doing this with our pups every time we stay there. The area is rocky so please watch your step and we recommend wearing decent hiking shoes.
Biking - while we aren't bikers yet, we always see bikers and think this would be a great place for avid road bikers. There appears to be a nice loop 628/810. There is mountain biking in the area. We have a garage to park the bikes, currently does not have a door yet.
Bonus Skyline Drive and AT access - 10 minutes up the mountain there is a ranger road and on foot/bike only entrance to the Shenandoah National Park. Check the park rules as you may need a pass on you. We will leave detailed directions in the guest book.
Great high speed internet/WIFI but NO CELL PHONE SERVICE in the area. The WiFi can reach into the yard or we have two walkie talkies in the house. The nearest cell phone reception is 5 minutes up flat top mountain, directions will be in check in guide.
We have recently renovated and as of July ‘24 are still trying to make it perfect. It’s a 3 acre, modest farmhouse in the flat part of a hollow. We are still working on the garage and log cabin, we will try and make these as sightly as possible. Please have patience as with us as we start this as an VRBO.
Being it’s a 1940s farmhouse in the mountains, with a spring fed pond onsite, and being across from a very charming cow farm, native bugs may be in the area depending on the season.
Farm across gravel road has an ELECTRICAL FENCE, heads up! Don't touch!
The outbuildings are not open to the guests. The log cabin is a construction zone currently and is not open to guests.
