Airville Plantation, 6423 TC Walker Rd., Gloucester. 2 guest rooms, one w/fireplace and one w/canopy bed in a large c.1756 Colonial-style waterfront plantation house with period antiques and oriental rugs & 1 suite with a kitchenette in a private cottage. Location: 200 rural, mostly wooded acres. Amenities: Veranda, swimming pool, various dependencies, gardens, meadows, beach, deepwater dock & fishing. 804.694.0287. email the Airville Plantation

Atherston Hall Bed & Breakfast, 250 Prince George St., Urbanna. 4 guest rooms in a two-story Victorian guest house, formerly a schooner captain's home built c.1880, restored in 2005 and furnished in a traditional style. Location: In town, one block from the waterfront. Amenities: Porches, gardens and copper fountain. Full English breakfast. Wireless internet. Sailing charters with notice. Guest bikes. 804.758.2809. email Atherston Hall B&B

Buckley Hall Inn, Buckley Hall Rd., Mathews Court House. 4 guest rooms & suites, two with a fireplace, two with a four poster bed and one with a whirlpool tub in a c.1830 Colonial farmhouse decorated in a Colonial Williamsburg style. Location: 4 residential acres in a small country village. Amenities: Front porch, rockers, deck and shaded grounds. Bikes. Year-round. "Honeymoon" and "I Love You" Packages. 888.450.9145. email the Buckley Hall Inn

Dragon Run Inn Bed & Breakfast, Routes 17 at 602, Church View. 4 guest rooms featuring Jacuzzi tubs in a colonial-style farmhouse built in 1913 and furnished with antiques with a farm animal motif. Location: Situated on a large lot in a rural area on the main road. Amenities: Large wrap-around porch with porch swing, gardens, picnic area & lawn games. Box lunches & evening hors d'oeuvres available. Packages. 804.758.5719. email the Dragon Run Inn

Essex Inn Bed and Breakfast, 203 Duke St., Tappahannock. 8 rooms, all with a fireplace and some with poster bed in a c.1850 Greek Revival mansion and an adjacent restored servants quarters. Period antiques, reproductions, oriental rugs & heirlooms. Location: In town. Amenities: Two common rooms, sunroom, screened-in porch, private brick courtyard. Pantry with a beer tap, refrigerator, microwave and snacks. 804.443.9900 or 866.ESSEX.VA. email

Heaven Scent B&B at Chick Cove Manor, 14180 General Puller Highway Deltaville. 3 rooms and 1 suite, two with king platform beds in a renovated 1940 farmhouse consisting of two attached buildings furnished in Liberty and contemporary styles with original artwork throughout. Location: On 10 rural acres. Amenities: Screened porch with rockers, grounds with swings, lounge chairs, gardens & barn. Seasonal. 804.832.6200. email the B&B limited

Inn at Tabb's Creek, 384 Turpin Ln., Port Haywood. 7 guest rooms & suites, two with a Jacuzzi, some with a fireplace and some with a water view porch in an 1820's former sea captain's farmhouse and adjacent guest cottage. Location: 8 acres on the banks of Tabb's Creek. Amenities: Porch with rockers, screened porch, swimming pool, 800 ft. waterfront, private dock, canoe, formal gardens, lawn games and paths. 804.725.5136. email the Inn partial

Inn at Warner Hall, 4750 Warner Hall Rd., Gloucester. 11 guest rooms, most w/fireplaces and some w/steam showers or Jacuzzis in a 19th century Colonial Revival Manor furnished in an eclectic style with antiques, art & Schumacher fabrics and wall coverings. Location: 38-acres on the Severn River. Amenities: Riverfront porch with wicker and rockers & gardens. Horseback rides, kayaks & canoes. 804.695.9565 or 800.331.2720. email

Ivy Cottage on the Piankatank River, Route 3 at Hinton Lane, Hartfield. 800 sq. ft. two-person cottage built in the 1940's, renovated in 2002 and furnished in a traditional style with custom window treatments and coordinated upholstery. Includes bedroom with king bed, living room & kitchen. Location: On the Piankatank River. Amenities: Porch & private pier. Snacks. Year-round. Romantic Packages. 757.472.7211. email the Ivy Cottage limited

White Dog Inn, The, 68 Church St., Mathews Court House. 2 suites, one with a king size bed and the other with a queen size antique four post bed in a classically decorated c.1840 Colonial home. Location: Across from the Mathews Court House Square. Amenities: Bistro & coffee house, bar and lounge, port side deck with a Key-West style outside bar and common sitting room with TV. 804.725.7680. email the White Dog Inn

Comfort Inn Gloucester, 6639 Forest Hill Ave., Gloucester. 79 guest rooms & suites, all with coffee makers, microwaves and refrigerators and some with a whirlpool tub in a modern three-story hotel built in 2000. Location: On wooded grounds 1½ mile from the Historic District. Amenities: Seasonal outdoor pool. w/fee

Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites, 1648 Tappahannock Blvd., Tappahannock 63 guest rooms and suites, each with a coffee maker, microwave, refrigerator and some suites with whirlpools in a three-story hotel built in 2007. Location: Suburban area one mile from Tappahannock less then 2 miles from the Rappahannock River. Amenities: Indoor swimming pool, whirlpool and fitness center.

Enjoy Concerts on the lawn at Yates House in Deltaville on Saturday evenings in September.