Silhouette of a girl and a sheep inside an arched frame with the text 'Spindle Hill Farm' below.

Spindle Hill Farm

Silhouette of a girl running towards a lamb inside a rounded arch with text 'Spindle Hill Farm' below.

This is the farmstay you imagined.

An artist and writer moved back to the land and crafted a private oasis—we are so excited to share this world with you!  Our 50 acre, biodynamically farmed family homestead is in the best part of beautiful Nelson County, Virginia, at the feet of the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Escape to our unique, handcrafted guest cottage or historic 1932 Schoolhouse. 

Explore acres of woods, fields, mature gardens, and hiking trails on site, or take an easy walk to a large shared network of neighborhood trails. With high-speed fiber internet, our farm is private, beautiful, and connected.

A magical location, thoughtful interior design, unique art collection, quality bedding, well-stocked kitchen, and an historic sensibility make a stay here unlike any other in Nelson County.

This is mountain magic.

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A HOMESTEAD THAT FUELS A CREATIVE LIFE

Fiber, Fruit, and Flowers.

We keep a flock of about 20 hens for eggs for ourselves, guests, and friends, and farm fruit and vegetables for our family and guests. We have a few goats, cats, and an old farm dog. I grow and forage a variety of herbs that end up in tinctures both culinary and medicinal, salves, oils, teas, soaps, and unguents. Cocktails are better when you make your own bitters, and the line between cooking and medicine is thin and easily transgressed. Flower gardening is an abiding passion inherited from my grandparents. Current projects include transitioning our main paddock into a large cutting garden and installing a hoop house for propagation.

For the first 8 years we kept a small flock of Leicester Longwool sheep, and although they have moved on to greener pastures, we are still processing their beautiful fleece to sell as spun wool and as locks. See some of our current farm products here.

A colorful, decorated small shed with a pink and purple painted front wall, featuring a window and a door. The wall has decorative patterns and the words 'GOOD LUCK' and 'CHANCE' written on it. Next to it is a small garden with green plants and pink flowers, enclosure with a wire fence, and lush greenery in the background.

the cottage at Spindle Hill Farm

Our award-winning guest cottage near Nellysford, Virginia has been recognized nationally for its design, and is beloved by a decade of travelers.

It’s just down the hill from our farm house, but quite private, with a beautiful view of the mountains, and then henhouse.

Located in a friendly, diverse neighborhood of wineries, breweries, sustainable farms, and artisans, there are always interesting things to see, listen to, and consume. Despite its privacy, the cottage is within walking distance of multiple breweries, a cidery, and a winery, in addition to miles of local walking trails.

Built of reclaimed and salvaged materials, and furnished with art and Oko-tex certified European 100% Linen bedding, it’s a rustic and comfortable home base to explore the tremendous offerings of Nelson County, Virginia.

Interior of a cozy, rustic-style home with a loft space accessed by a wooden ladder. The room features wooden beams, a bookshelf filled with books, and decorative items on top. There is a vintage armchair with a white pillow, a small side table with records, and visible part of a bed in the adjoining room.
  • A living room with a sofa covered with a yellow and orange floral tablecloth, six colorful embroidered pillows, large windows showing green trees outside, a wooden side table with a small lamp, a white wooden side table with a green lamp and large potted plant, and wooden flooring.

    Daybed with reclaimed, Handmade Textiles in Great Room

  • A rustic kitchen with natural wood walls and ceiling, featuring a small dining table with a vase of pink and yellow flowers, surrounded by mismatched chairs. Two windows above a green countertop let in natural light. Kitchen appliances and décor are visible, including a stove, shelves, and a hanging black pendant light.

    Kitchen Area in great room

  • A bathroom with a vintage clawfoot bathtub, two stained glass windows with colorful designs, and rustic wooden frames surrounding the windows.

    Antique Claw-Foot Tub with Antique Stained Glass and handheld shower attachement

  • A cozy bed with two large white pillows and two smaller floral patterned cushions, set against a window with a view of trees and fall foliage.

    We use European OKOtex Certified 100% Linen bedding

  • A large bouquet of pink and white flowers in a blue vase on a white table with yellow chairs in a rustic kitchen.

    Elise grows far too many flowers (as iF!) And guests benefit!

  • Colorful painted shed with windows and a sign that reads 'Good Luck' surrounded by greenery and flowering bushes.

    Handpainted chicken coop, visible from the Loft Bed

  • Colorful indoor space with a white vintage-style sofa covered in a bright pink quilt and multiple decorative pillows with vibrant embroidered and patterned designs. There is a large window behind the sofa with two potted plants on the windowsill, a yellow vase with a tall plant beside a table lamp, and a colorful still life painting of fruit and pitchers on the wall.

    the daybed is the ideal reading nook

  • A bowl of various colored eggs and a tray of eggs on a rustic wooden table with a red and white striped cloth.

    Guests get fresh eggs from our beautiful hens

  • A young girl with blonde hair, wearing colorful patterned pants and a long-sleeve top with red and white stripes, gently petting a small black lamb wearing a purple hat in a lush green garden.

    Baby animals, in season!

  • A porch with a blue metal bench with colorful patterned pillows, a small green table with a potted plant, surrounded by trees with green leaves and a clear blue sky.

    Snazzy glider on the large covered porch

  • A hot tub with water on a wooden deck outside near leafless trees under a partly cloudy sky.

    handbuilt cedar hot tub with a view of the mounatins, and our 200+ year old oak

  • View of a house and yard with mountains and cloudy sky in the background, leafless trees in late fall or winter.

    view from the hill above our farmhouse

  • A large tree with colorful autumn leaves in front of a house with a metal roof, with the sun shining through the branches.

    200+ year old oak in the cottage's front yard

  • Snow-covered branches and trees in front of a small house with a decorated door

    Cottage in the SNow

  • A cozy living room with a vaulted ceiling featuring wooden beams, large windows letting in natural light, a pink and patterned sofa, a rustic dining table with mismatched chairs, and a loft area accessible by a wooden ladder.

    We built the cottage with as many reclaimed and local materials as we could.

  • A garden with red roses and green foliage in front of a wooden chicken coop with wire fencing and a blue door.

    in May the chicken coop is covered in roses

  • Sunset sky with pink and purple clouds over a rural landscape with trees and a house.

    Spindle Hill Sunsets

  • A wooden table with heirloom tomatoes, one with basil, placed in a tray and a bowl. Behind the table is a wooden cabinet with glass doors displaying dishes, bowls, and cups.

    We grow a variety of food, herbs, and fruit on our biodynamic micro-farm

  • Main living space in Spindle Hill Guest Cottage

  • Daybed with hand embroidered pillows

  • A cozy bedroom with a large bed, white and gray bedding, and decorative pillows, illuminated by natural light from two small horizontal windows above the headboard, with a side lamp on a yellow nightstand and patterned curtains partially visible on the left.

  • Back Bedroom wall at Spindle Hill Guest Cottage

  • Antique stained glass windows over the clawfoot tub at Spindle Hill Farm Guest cottage