FREDERICKSBURG HERB FARM AND SPA

The sign says, ”Where Heaven and Nature Sing”. You are outside the door but have already heard the melody in the water features of the Fredericksburg Herb Farm and Spa. If you haven’t planned ahead to walk through the lovely gardens before your treatment, you must linger after. A mix of art, flowers and greenery artistically weave a whimsical wonderland. Meander or sit and meditate for serenity equal to the treatments inside the spa. Don’t expect a steam room or Jacuzzi. You won’t need it. The essential oils are concocted on premise and may be purchased at the Poet’s Haus Gift Shop along with soaps, candles and gifts in a variety of fragrances. The massage from Susanna worked out unknown kinks leaving a sense of delirium. Prolong the sense of peace and harmony by staying in one of the replica Sunday Houses, a comfy cottage with rockers and porch swings. The idea comes from German settlers who originally purchased land grants that included many acres of farmland plus a couple acres in town to build their “Sunday Houses.” Owners Dick and Rosemary Estenson have been a team for 40 years and they obviously bring out the best of one another’s passions converting them into entrepreneurial successes that are community oriented and visitor endearing. They also own and have retrofitted the Hanger Hotel on the local airstrip as well as Fredericksburg Brewery, the oldest in the state.  Check it out at http://www.fredericksburgherbfarm.com