Holiday Wine & Crystal Trail: First two weekends in December
Get a jump start on your holiday gift giving by touring the Holiday Wine Trail. On the first two weekends in December, each winery will pair two specially-selected wine tastings with a terrific holiday food sample. As an added bonus, when you visit any five wineries on the trail, each ticket holder will receive a commemorative keepsake crystal wine glass on your fifth stop.
Book your room at the B&B which is centrally located to the Trail! Consider eloping during the holidays at the ranch with one of our all inclusive elopement packages….a very special time of year!
It wouldn’t be the start of the holiday season without viewing the thousands of brilliant poinsettia plants at the annual Poinsettia Celebration held every year the weekend before Thanksgiving at Ellison’s Greenhouses in Brenham located just down the road from the B&B which is the perfect place to elope in Texas!
From 10 am-4 pm each day the weekend before Thanksgiving, visitors can view and purchase from both traditional plants and new varieties. The famous 6-foot “Texas-sized” poinsettias are always on display, as well as the giant holiday poinsettia tree. Tour the greenhouses filled with colorful mums, kalanchoes and other blooming plants, plus the wonder of more than 80,000 multi-color blooming poinsettia varieties. Plus, garden, interiorscape and floral design experts present educational mini-seminars. Don’t forget your holiday gift shopping list for there are also arts and crafts booths.
Join the fun at the Annual Poinsettia Celebration at Ellison’s Greenhouses, located at the intersection of Blue Bell Rd. and East Stone St. in Brenham. For more information, call 1-888-BRENHAM or visit .
Do all your Christmas shopping at the Mansion and tour historic homes of architectural note beautifully decorated for Christmas during this festive holiday weekend in Brenham Texas! Heritage Belles in Period dress guide guests through historic homes beautifully decorated for the holidays, plus the Trunk Show with holiday shopping from a variety of vendors. Held annually on the weekend before Thanksgiving……make it your official kickoff of the holiday season and stay at the ranch, the perfect romantic weekend getaway and elopement spot! Giddings Stone Mansion 979-836-1690
On the weekend of October 29-30, step back into history at Barrington Living History Farm as members of the Houston Area Blacksmiths Association will demonstrate the age old craft of metalworking. Experience the blaze of the forge fire, the clang of the hammer and anvil. See blazing hot steel formed into beautiful objects to be displayed.
Demonstrations will take place on both days from 10 am – 4:30 pm. “Smithing in Texas” will be held at Barrington Living History Farm, home of Dr. Anson Jones, the last president of the Republic of Texas. Admission fees are $5 adults, $3 students, and children under 6 are admitted free. State Park pass holders are admitted free as well. For details on Smithing in Texas, call 936-878-2214 or visit Birthplace of Texas.
November 19 & 20: Combine lovely Heritage Belles in period dress with beautifully decorated heritage homes, plus a trunk show and antiques shopping opportunities, and you’ll experience one of the great events our guests enjoy every year to kick off the Christmas season while staying at our romantic bed and breakfast ranch. This is also the perfect time of year to book your intimate wedding by choosing one of our special Brenham Texas elopement wedding packages. Brenham is one of the best places to elope in Texas! (more…)
Round Top this past Spring was great, as always and we are getting geared up for the Fall shows! We came home with a neat wrought iron cross sconce for the elopement gazebo, a beautiful piece of stained glass circa 1880 and a early 1900′s drop leaf table! Be sure to put this semi annual antiques venue, which is the second largest in the nation, on your calendar as a “to do” item some time in your life. We have the perfect place for you to come back to for a great nights sleep and delicious breakfast to fill you up each day before you head out on your shopping and bargaining excursion of a lifetime!
Check out this video from Channel 13 for a taste of what’s in store:
Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site is located on the original town site of Washington and features three attractions that are open year round – Independence Hall, Star of the Republic Museum and Barrington Living History Farm. The complex is located on FM 1155 between Brenham and Navasota off Hwy. 105, approximately one hour northwest of Houston. The B&B is just a short, scenic drive west down Hwy 105 toward Brenham.
There are things you must experience for yourself: an espresso at a Parisian cafe, strolling through the Victoria & Albert museum in London, college football between two big rivals, making pancakes with your kids — and shopping at the famous Original Round Top Antiques Fair and staying at the ranch during your treasure hunt! (more…)
