A dog-friendly Bed and Breakfast nestled in the foothills of the
Blue Ridge Mountains on a forty-three acre horse farm
 


Reminiscent of a Virginia horse farm, Barking Fox Guest House is located 45 minutes from Asheville North Carolina (home of the Biltmore Estate) and 40 minutes from Greenville, South Carolina.

Guests have remarked time and time again how the ambiance of the farm reminds them of Old Virginia. The peaceful and tranquil feeling from watching horses graze simply overtakes you and lets the fast paced and stressful world fade away.

The pristine guest cottages are tastefully decorated with antiques. Chandeliers, large crown molding and 11 foot ceilings give a wonderful atmosphere of luxury and romance. Relax at the end of the day in the whirlpool tub or prepare a home cooked meal in the kitchen with granite counter tops. 

When you arrive you will be greeted with complimentary wine, cheese and crackers. For breakfast the refrigerator has milk, eggs and juice. The baked goods that we serve are from an incredible local bakery 10 North Trade Cafe and Bakery. All the baked goods are made purely from scratch with all natural quality ingredients. They are baked in small batches to insure freshness. There are temptations such as Sweet Potato Pecan, Orange Cranberry, Walnut Fig, Blueberry Banana and Apple Loaves and more  as well as the most delicious Cinnamon Swirl Coffee cake ever !

The doggie traveler isn't forgotten either. Dog biscuits are waiting as well as a very cushy doggy bed.

Upon your departure you are invited to take a horseshoe with you for luck and to remember your stay with us. 

Because our first guest house has been so well received, we now have two guest houses.  Each cottage contains a bedroom with queen sized bed, bathroom with whirlpool tub, fully equipped kitchen and living room. In addition the new guest house has it's own private deck overlooking one of the pastures.

A little about how our Guest House came about.

Just before Christmas a few years ago, the Foothills Equestrian Nature Center asked us if they could include our barn and guest facilities on their charity barn tour. We immediately agreed! There were eight hundred and twenty people that came to see our farm and the five others on the tour.

After the tour we got so many calls from people that wanted their visitors to stay with us, that we decided to open guest cottages to the public. When we traveled we always included our canine family members. We found it especially difficult to find a facility that excepts large dogs. Our largest is a Great Dane, so it was decided that our Guest House would have to be dog friendly.

 

If you enjoy antiquing this is the area for you. Start in quaint downtown Landrum where there are too many antique shops to list. It is a good idea to park at one end of town and walk so as not to miss a treasure nestled in one of the shops. Be sure to stop at Fox Hollow Antiques, next turn right to travel north on Hwy.176 ( Howard St.) toward the historic town of Tryon, NC.

Stopping on the way at the Farm House Tack Shop were you can find unusual accessories, equestrian inspired jewelry, hats and equestrian motif porcelain tableware as well as clothing for the the discriminating English rider and their horses.

Next stop at the Down To Earth Garden Center with a marvelous Christmas Shop, featuring many horse and dog Christmas ornaments. Proceeding a short distance north you will come to two Antique Malls one on either side of the road. Be sure to stop at Fox Hollow antique shop where I sell my paintings on aged fence boards. Next you will arrive in Tryon where there are also interesting shops. After you leave Tryon and continue to head north on Hwy. 176 toward Saluda there is another group of antique shops just brimming with wonderful finds. Definitely a must see.

After you pass these wonderful shops and continue north you will pass Pearson Falls on the left. The falls are quite beautiful and open to the public.

Then of course if you travel further north you reach Asheville and the fabulous Biltmore Estate.


At the end of the day you you can return to Barking Fox Farm Guest House to again relax and enjoy farm life with horses and serenity.

FENCE (Foothills Equestrian Nature Center) is a 5 minute walk or 2  minute car ride away from Barking Fox Farm. It's a wonderful place to walk your dogs on their beautiful trails. Another nearby trail system is the Blue Wall Passage of the Palmetto Trail and it's only a few minutes from the farm. This is a very "doggy friendly" area.