'Come to the country and let your spirit soar!'


Beach - Otter Creek

Boating (5 minutes) - Boonesborough SP - Launching ramp in park provides access to a fun-filled day on the Kentucky.

Children's Activities (5 minutes) - Working goat farm on-site; Boonesborough SP provides swimming, miniature golf and playground.

Spending a day on Otter Creek


Working Goat Farm (on-site)

Fine Dining - Catered Meals for six or more guests: Boone Tavern in Berea 20 minutes away. Halls on the River just four miles away.
Fishing (5 minutes) - Boonesborough SP - abundance of Bluegill, Bass and Catfish;
Golf Courses (5 minutes) - The Bull 859-623-4653 and Gibson Bay 859-623-0225 , and Lake Reba in Richmond, just minutes away . Miniature golf at Boonesborogh State Park 859-527-3131.


Massage (On Site) - Licensed Massage Therapist -one hour full body massage available by appointment
Hiking - 30 acres of woodlands & meadow, waterfalls and Otter Creek; abundant wildlife/flowers. Flat trail around the paddocks with benches for a less demanding walk. Hiking at Boonesborough SP and Berea



A nice stroll around the property


Every farm needs a helper


Horseback Riding - Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington- Horseback riding, carriage tours, films, musuem, gallery, horse shows, fifty breeds of horses on-site, 800-568-8813
Museums / Galleries (20 minutes) - Berea- Arts/Craft Capital - Artisan Center, Mitchell Tolle Gallery, Old Towne Berea Shops, Berea College Crafts: Shaker Village - Harrodsburg: Headley Whitley Musuem - Lex.


Nature Preserves / Trails (25 minutes) - Raven Run Nature Sanctuary- Kentucky River Palisades, 470 acres, miles of trails through meadows and along creeks and rivers.
Other Activities - Working goat farm- see baby goats in spring and summer: Bird watching- Great Blue Heron lives on the Otter Creek that runs in front of the house.
Other Activities - Horse Racing at Keeneland and Red Mile racetracks in Lexington; Birdwatching- Great Blue Herons on Otter Creek in front of house.
Swimming Pool (5 minutes) - Boonesborough State Park- 4 miles away; Lake Reba in Richmond; Many city pools in Lexington.
Theater - Lexington- Singletary Center for the Arts, Shakespeare in the Park, Lexington Children's Theatre, Opera House, college theatre/ Berea, EKU, UK: Renfro Valley in Mt Vernron.
Water Activities - Boonesborough State Park, Lake Reba, Dixie Belle Riverboat at Shaker Village, Canoe Outfitters.

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Blue Heron B&B and Retreat Center
270 E. Prong Road
Richmond, Kentucky 40475

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