Near Kings Dominion
by grandmaR
In addition to the Super 8, there are many places to stay in the Ashland area. However many have terrible reviews.
Days Inn of Ashland: Ashland Virginia
- www.daysinn.com - (804) 798-4262
Quality Inn Ashland
- www.qualityinn.com - (804) 752-4898
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Richmond North Ashland
- www.ichotelsgroup.com - (877) 863-4780
Sleep Inn & Suites
- www.sleepinn.com - (804) 752-2355
Motel 6 Ashland, VA
- www.motel6.com - (804) 798-0327
Ashland Travelodge
- www.travelodge.com - (804) 798-7342
Hampton Inn Richmond-North/Ashland
- www.hamptoninn.com - (804) 752-8444
Econo Lodge-Ashland
- www.econolodge.com - (804) 798-9221
Henry Clay Inn Bed & Breakfast
- www.henryclayinn.com - (804) 798-3100 And getting down towards Richmond, but still with an Ashland address are:
Howard Johnson Inn & Suites
I-95 Exit 92, 107 North Carter Road, Ashland, VA - (804) 521-2377
Palm Leaf Motel
306 S Washington Hwy, Ashland, VA - (804) 798-7194
Twin Oaks Motel
304 S Washington Hwy, Ashland, VA - (804) 798-8423
Shady Grove Motel & Restaurant
650 N Washington Hwy, Ashland, VA - (804) 798-8055
Cadillac Motel
11418 Washington Hwy, Ashland, VA - (804) 798-4049
Budget Inn
101 S Carter Rd, Ashland, VA - (804) 798-9291
Berkleytown
by b1bob
Four sites of importance to the black community are located in the group of homes and school buildings near the intersection of Berkley and Henry Streets. The folks at the visitors centre suggest driving to it, but Christian and I walked it. We noticed how the Black Heritage sites were not nearly as well-maintained as those in other parts of town.
1. When John M. Gandy School was built in 1950, this was the black high school in Hanover County. It was named for Dr. Gandy who was president of Virginia State University from 1914 to 1942. Where the parking lots now stand, a small group of wooden and cinderblock buildings where the county’s black children got their education beyond the 7th grade.
2. The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks has been in this building since 1937. This has been one of the principal social organisations for working class black men.
3. Eunice Daniel Bundy was a leading black educator during the days of segregation in Hanover County. She used to live in this house right across the street from Gandy school. She began teaching in 1930. In 1936, she was appointed principal of the Hanover County training school. When John M. Gandy High school opened up, she continued as principal. In 1966, the elementary and high schools separated and she was principal at the elementary school until she died in 1969.
4. This house on Berkley Street is where Virginia Shelton lived since 1938. It is an example of a Sears House. Sears actually sold houses with blueprints, instructions, and building materials during much of the first half of the 20th Century. This house was built in 1918 and keeps most of its original decor.
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Strawberry Faire
by b1bob
The Ashland Strawberry Faire is a community tradition featuring the annual strawberry harvest. The Faire is usually the first Saturday in June. It is held on the streets right next to to the Randolph Macon College campus. The Faire is a free community, family event. There are vendors selling arts, crafts, plants, and antiques to those who come. Among the many fun things are two stages. They feature entertainment from brass and jazz bands, choirs, dancing, pipes and drums, to Little Miss and Little Mr. Strawberry contests and much more. The little nippers can participate in activities from face painting to dunking booths to strawberry pie eating contests. My friends Lee, Robbie, and I went up there Saturday 4 June 2005 to attend the festival. There, we ran across quite a lot of people we knew including my travel agent.
Farm Market
by davecallahan
In the area behind the town hall, the farmers from around the Ashland area put up canopies and tables and stands on weekends to sell fruits, vegetables and homemade goods. There are Amish items sold there also.
it is on Duncan Street.
see the website below for days that it is open.
to get there: take I-95 to exit 92, go west on route 54 to Duncan Street.
The centre of the universe
by b1bob
In spite of their snobbish contention that Ashland is the centre of the universe, I like showing my friends from out of town the fine architecture, the intriguing cultural differences with the rest of the county, and fine dining opportunities.
This town in north-central Hanover County doesn't have a whole lot in the way of tourism the way international travelers on VT might think, but it is not totally barren either. Along Railroad Avenue, the railroad tracks bisect the street lined by houses (some old and elegant). There is also the interesting architecture at Randolph Macon College. Christian Boettcher Leipzig and I had more time to give Ashland a better going-over. We had a self-guided tour of many of the old houses and businesses, the college campus, and the predominantly black Berkleytown.
The first time many of you had heard of Ashland, Virginia is during the October, 2002 shooting spree of the sniper. At this crime scene, the Ponderosa Steak House on Route 54, the victim was luckier than most. He survived with major internal injuries. Ashland seemed to get more coverage of the shooting than others because it is a fairly rural town not used to that type of crime.
Ashland is a great place to make part of a day trip. Go to the visitor's centre and train station first and they will get you where you want to go.
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Bamboo Chinese Restaurant
Homemades by Suzanne
globe sculpture outside the library
O'Bank's
