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  Lydia Mountain Lodge and Log Cabin

  426 Mountain Laurel Pass, Stanardsville, VA 22973, USA

  • Spaces for 200-250 Guests
  • 2 Outdoor Spaces
  • 1 Barn
  • 2 Total Spaces

  Lydia Mountain Lodge & Log Cabin is a mountain retreat in Stanardsville, Virginia, set along the Blue Ridge Mountains with views from its lodge, event venues, and surrounding cabins. The property traces its history to land tied to a Civil War-era family, later purchased by Bruce Shifflett, who built it into today's collection of cabins, a 20-room lodge, and wedding venues. The lodge anchors the property with 20 individually themed guest rooms, each offering mountain views, alongside dozens of surrounding cabins available for lodging. On-site, Bearrr Appetit Restaurant serves American fusion cuisine with a modern rustic feel and provides in-house catering for events. For weddings and private events, Lydia Mountain offers several distinct venues, including the Lodge Event Hall, Lydia Pavilion, and Lydia's Barn at Evermore Farm, each set against the surrounding mountain scenery. The venues have hosted weddings, corporate events, family reunions, church functions, and parties of varying sizes, with a dedicated venue coordinator assisting with planning.

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  The Ashby Inn & Restaurant

  692 Federal St, Paris, VA 20130, USA

  • Spaces for 14-100 Guests
  • 1 Outdoor
  • 1 Restaurant
  • 4 Total Spaces

  The Ashby Inn & Restaurant occupies a cluster of historic buildings in the village of Paris, Virginia, at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains in the Shenandoah wine country. The main house began in 1829 as a four-room residence built by local blacksmith Manley Pierce, with additions made during the Civil War; Confederate generals Stonewall Jackson and Joseph E. Johnston are recorded as having slept on its original front porch in 1861. John and Roma Sherman opened the property as an inn and restaurant in 1984, and it has been owned by Charles and Jackie Leopold since 2005. Weddings and private events draw on several distinct spaces around the property, from the Ashby Inn Reception Hall, a converted 1891 school building with an open concept and handmade stained glass windows, to the covered Terrace, the sunny Porch, the fireside Tap Room, the Upper Dining Room, and the back Lawn & Garden, which can be tented for receptions or left open for lawn games and a fire pit. Ceremonies can be held indoors in the Reception Hall or outside on the property's lawns. Weddings at The Ashby are tailored individually to each couple, with food and drink drawn from neighboring artisan producers. The Inn also offers ten guest rooms across the main house and the adjacent School House suites for guests staying overnight.

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  Altria Theater

  6 N Laurel St, Richmond, VA 23220, USA

  • Spaces for 600-3,600 Guests
  • 1 Outdoor
  • 1 Ballroom
  • 3 Total Spaces

  Opened in 1927 as the Mosque Theater, Altria Theater is one of Richmond's most recognizable buildings, designed by architects Marcellus Wright, Sr., Charles M. Robinson, and Charles Custer Robinson in an Egyptian Revival style with towering minarets and desert murals. Built under the Shriners and later purchased by the City of Richmond in 1940, the theater underwent a major renovation in 1994-95 that restored its original architectural grandeur. Today the theater seats up to 3,600 guests for concerts, Broadway productions, and other live entertainment, and its private event spaces have hosted weddings, galas, trade shows, and corporate functions. The Grand Ballroom, decorated with the sweeping columns and ornamental detail original to the building, accommodates up to 800 guests seated or 1,400 standing. Monroe Park, an outdoor space overlooking the theater's facade, holds up to 600 guests seated or 1,000 standing, and multiple lobbies, lounges, and parlors throughout the building offer additional gathering space for smaller functions such as holiday parties, baby showers, and family reunions.

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  Rixey Manor

  9155 Pleasant Hill Dr, Rixeyville, VA 22737, USA

  • Spaces for 100-250 Guests
  • 2 Outdoor Spaces
  • 1 Ballroom
  • 3 Total Spaces

  Rixey Manor is a 225-year-old historic estate set on 30 private acres in Rixeyville, Virginia, in the Blue Ridge foothills of Culpeper County. The property hosts one wedding per weekend, giving couples exclusive use of the grounds for a full estate weekend that includes two nights of overnight lodging for up to 14 guests. The estate's spaces span both outdoor and indoor settings. The Lake View Ceremony site sends guests down 225-year-old carriage steps toward Rixey Lake, with the Blue Ridge Mountains rising behind the seating. The Terrace, a clear-span tent framed by mountain views, carries cocktail hour and dancing into the evening under string lights, while The Ballroom offers a climate-controlled indoor reception space lit by twenty crystal chandeliers and framed by French doors on three sides. Rixey Manor's included packages are built around flexibility: couples may bring any vendors they choose, pour their own alcohol with no corkage fees, and draw on a "borrow shed" of décor items, all supported by a day-of coordinator and licensed in-house bartending team. The venue's weddings have been featured by CNN, People, TODAY, HuffPost, Refinery29, Washingtonian, Martha Stewart Weddings, and Style Me Pretty.

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  The Estate at Gaie Lea

  267 Bells Ln, Staunton, VA 24401, USA

  • Spaces for 250 Guests
  • 1 Outdoor
  • 1 Farm
  • 1 space at this venue

  Translated from Old English, Gaie Lea means "Happy Meadows." Built in 1952 at the heart of an operational 200-acre farm in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley, the estate offers panoramic views of the Blue Ridge Mountains near Staunton. The main house spans more than 5,000 square feet across 16 rooms and sleeps up to 15 overnight guests, making it well suited to multi-day gatherings such as family reunions, graduations, and wedding weekends. For weddings and private events, Gaie Lea welcomes up to 250 guests across its grounds. Hosts can choose from a stone fire pit overlooking the estate's lake for rustic gatherings, a pavilion for farm-to-table dining al fresco, the formal English boxwood gardens for a tea, or the private hilltop pool for a poolside soiree. A tennis court and biking trails round out the property's 200 acres, and a wraparound porch sets the scene for bourbon-and-cigar evenings. Custom event rates are available by inquiry, with a dedicated events team on hand to help plan weddings, rehearsal dinners, reunions, and holiday celebrations at the estate.

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  Edith J. Carrier Arboretum at JMU

  780 University Blvd, Harrisonburg, VA 22801, USA

  • Spaces for 20-250 Guests
  • 4 Outdoor Spaces
  • 1 Meeting Space
  • 3 Gardens

  Set within James Madison University's 125-acre woodland sanctuary in Harrisonburg, Virginia, the Edith J. Carrier Arboretum is a public garden and forested greenspace with 3.5 miles of trails, marking 35 years as a regional landmark. The grounds are free and open to the public from dawn to dusk, 365 days a year, and include features such as a newly renovated labyrinth and an outdoor StoryWalk trail. The arboretum hosts weddings and private events across several distinct settings. The Lawn overlooks a pond with seasonal garden blooms and holds up to 200 guests standing, while the Ernst Tree Terrace offers a more private setting with a seasonal fountain, pergola, and granite table overlooking the lower gardens. The Jurney Stage Garden is nestled among tall trees for smaller, more intimate gatherings, and the Frances Plecker Education Center is the arboretum's only fully indoor, climate-controlled space, equipped with a kitchen, restrooms, and A/V equipment for ceremonies, receptions, or as a dressing area. A picnic pavilion is also available for smaller private gatherings. Catering for events is arranged through JMU Special Events, and an on-site event coordinator helps guide planning from reservation through event day.

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  River Farm

  7931 E Boulevard Dr, Alexandria, VA 22308, USA

  • Spaces for 25-500 Guests
  • 3 Outdoor Spaces
  • 1 Ballroom
  • 6 Total Spaces

  River Farm occupies 25 acres of Potomac riverfront property in Alexandria, Virginia, once part of George Washington's farmland and now the headquarters of the American Horticultural Society. The grounds pair an 18th-century Manor House with formal gardens, a brick-pathed pergola walk, and open lawns running down to the river, giving couples a choice of indoor and outdoor settings for a ceremony or reception. The property offers several distinct spaces for events. The Garden Walk, with its trellis pergola and seasonal plantings, is the most popular ceremony location. The Ballroom, inside the Manor House, features a hardwood floor, a crystal chandelier, and local artwork, while the adjoining Parlor offers a smaller, more intimate room with a baby grand piano. A climate-controlled tent over the Slated Patio, with adjustable Palladian window walls, extends the property's capacity for larger receptions. River Farm gives couples the flexibility to choose their own caterers and vendors, and the grounds include a private bridal suite, on-site parking, and Wi-Fi throughout. The venue is wheelchair accessible and pet-friendly, and rental fees support the American Horticultural Society's ongoing conservation and education work.

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  Mayhurst Inn

  12460 Mayhurst Ln, Orange, VA 22960, USA

  • Spaces for 45-300 Guests
  • 1 Outdoor
  • 2 Estates
  • 2 Total Spaces

  Mayhurst Estate is a 37-acre historic property in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Orange, Virginia. Built in 1859 by Col. John Willis, the great nephew of President James Madison, the four-story Italianate Victorian manor sits amid rolling hills, a serene lily pond, lush gardens, and peaceful forested trails, about 45 minutes from Charlottesville and 1.5 hours from Washington, D.C. The estate hosts weddings ranging from intimate garden ceremonies to larger celebrations, with wedding collections accommodating up to 150 guests and a sailcloth tent option for outdoor receptions. With nine rooms on-site, wedding parties can get ready, celebrate, and stay overnight in one setting, capped off with a family breakfast the next morning. For meetings and workshops, the Orangerie offers a dedicated space equipped with WiFi, a screen, and a projector, seating up to 45 guests in theater-style arrangement.

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  Freemason Inn

  411 W York St, Norfolk, VA 23510, USA

  • Spaces for 12-60 Guests
  • 1 Outdoor
  • 3 Restaurants
  • 5 Total Spaces

  Four Eleven York is a boutique bed and breakfast and fine-dining restaurant in Norfolk's historic Freemason district, occupying a Victorian building dating to the 1890s. Formerly known as the Freemason Inn, the property was renovated over a year and a half and now combines two historic structures into a unified inn and restaurant. Original details, including beaded chandeliers, pocket doors, and refinished hardwood floors, remain alongside a third-floor skylight that lights the building by day and moonlight by night. The property hosts intimate weddings, elopements, and private events in an outdoor courtyard shaded by a pergola, along with several indoor dining rooms and a front living room, accommodating gatherings from small showers up to a maximum of 50 guests for full venue buyouts. The Main and Middle Dining Rooms open into one another for larger groups, while the Living Room suits bridal showers and cocktail parties. Four Eleven York's restaurant emphasizes locally sourced, seasonal ingredients and custom cocktails, and its four guest suites allow couples and their families to stay on-site, with heated bathroom floors and premium bedding among the amenities.

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  Bernard's Landing

  775 Ashmeade Rd, Moneta, VA 24121, USA

  • Spaces for 120-500 Guests
  • 3 Outdoor Spaces
  • 3 Resorts
  • 3 Total Spaces

  Bernard's Landing is a 72-acre private resort community on Smith Mountain Lake in Moneta, Virginia, offering panoramic views of the lake and its surrounding mountains as a backdrop for weddings, family reunions, and corporate events. At the heart of the property sits the Bernard House, a restored Antebellum-style home built in 1853 that serves as the resort's clubhouse and anchors the Bernard House & Pavilion venue. Event hosts can also choose the Highlands Event Center, with its glass atrium and lakeview deck, the lakeside Wedding Pergola overlooking Sailor's Cove, or the resort's private beach. Bernard's Landing's grounds include on-site amenities such as outdoor and indoor pools, tennis and pickleball courts, a fitness center, and boat and PWC rentals, giving guests places to gather before and after a wedding or celebration.

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  Pharsalia Events

  2333 Pharsalia Rd, Massies Mill, VA 22967, USA

  • Spaces for 75-240 Guests
  • 1 Outdoor
  • 1 Farm
  • 3 Total Spaces

  Pharsalia is an 1814 estate built by Major Thomas Massie as a wedding gift for his son William, set in Virginia's Tye River Valley on the shoulder of dePriest Mountain in Nelson County. Once a working agricultural operation spanning more than 10,000 acres, the property retains several original structures, including its historic smokehouse and additional outbuildings, and continues today as a working flower farm under owners Foxie and Richard Morgan. The estate's grounds include lawns, shaded porches, gardens, orchards, vineyards, and mountain and orchard views, and host weddings, private events, and workshops for up to 240 guests. Indoors, the Formal Dining Room offers space for smaller catered luncheons and dinners, while a covered atrium tent with clear sidewalls provides weather-protected space from April through October. Custom floral design using farm-grown blooms is available for weddings, drawing on Pharsalia's history as a flower farm.

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  Barboursville Vineyards

  17655 Winery Rd, Barboursville, VA 22923, USA

  • Spaces for 20-500 Guests
  • 1 Outdoor
  • 2 Restaurants
  • 4 Total Spaces

  Barboursville Vineyards is a 900-acre estate in the Southwest Mountains north of Charlottesville, framed by the Blue Ridge. Its private-event architecture carries echoes of Italy, from the Palladian design of Jefferson's mansion for Governor Barbour to the Tuscan-styled winery and its expansive loggia, set among vineyards recognized as among the most awarded in the Eastern United States. For private parties and weddings, the estate offers elegant dinner seating for up to 120 guests, along with a manicured meadow that accommodates up to 500 guests for tented receptions. Additional indoor spaces include a dining room seating 40 and a smaller veranda dining room seating 20, both part of the estate's Palladio Restaurant. Each setting draws on the surrounding vineyard landscape and the estate's history to give private parties and celebrations a distinctive sense of place.

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  Museum of the Shenandoah Valley

  901 Amherst St, Winchester, VA 22601, USA

  • Spaces for 25-350 Guests
  • 1 Outdoor
  • 6 Museums
  • 6 Total Spaces

  The Museum of the Shenandoah Valley sits on 214 acres in Winchester, Virginia, making it the largest green space in the city and pairing a 50,000-square-foot museum building — designed by architect Michael Graves — with the historic Glen Burnie House and six acres of formal gardens. Glen Burnie House, built in 1794, was transformed into a refined home by Julian Wood Glass Jr. and R. Lee Taylor beginning in the 1950s before the museum itself opened in 2005 to share their collection with the public. For private events, the museum offers a range of indoor and outdoor spaces suited to gatherings of different sizes and styles. The beautifully renovated Glen Burnie House, with its formal Drawing Room, Library, and adjacent Terrace, suits an intimate dinner or cocktail reception, with access extended to the surrounding garden rooms. The Glen Burnie Gardens themselves offer settings from the Grand Allee to the more intimate Water Garden for ceremonies and receptions. Inside the museum, the wood-beamed Reception Hall and adjoining lobby and hallways can host larger cocktail-style events, while the Truist Learning Center and Carriage House Classroom provide smaller spaces for meetings, workshops, and luncheons. The museum is a site-only rental, so caterers, tents, and event equipment are arranged through outside vendors, including members of the Shenandoah Wedding Professionals group that the museum regularly partners with.

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  Virginia Living Museum

  524 J Clyde Morris Blvd, Newport News, VA 23601, USA

  • Spaces for 200-500 Guests
  • 1 Outdoor
  • 1 Museum
  • 1 space at this venue

  Founded in 1966, the Virginia Living Museum in Newport News combines a zoo, aquarium, science center, and planetarium under one roof, home to more than 1,100 native species representing every region of Virginia. Its "conservation starts with connection" mission shapes an event backdrop unlike a typical banquet hall: guests mingle among living exhibits recreating an Appalachian Cove, a Cypress Swamp, the underwater world of the Chesapeake Bay, and a limestone cave, with live animal encounters woven into receptions. The museum hosts weddings, receptions, corporate parties, banquets, and celebrations of all kinds for up to 500 guests at a cocktail party or 200 for a seated dinner. Ceremonies can take place in the outdoor Amphitheater or on the museum's main floor, and the rental extends to an outdoor deck overlooking Deer Park Lake and a rooftop patio with a 16-inch telescope for stargazing. A multi-level layout allows dinner on one floor and dancing on another, and behind-the-scenes spaces are available for catering staff and bridal parties to prepare. All rentals take place after the museum closes to the public at 5 p.m.

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  Cloverdale Barn

  2368 Cedar Creek Grade, Winchester, VA 22602, USA

  • Spaces for 220-350 Guests
  • 1 Outdoor
  • 1 Barn
  • 1 Farm

  Cloverdale Barn is a restored historic barn set on a working cattle farm in Winchester, Virginia, about 65 minutes from Northern Virginia. The barn dates back roughly 200 years and was brought back from years of storm and tornado damage through a 10-day restoration by Amish craftsmen, a project the family undertook so their own children could marry there. Today it hosts weddings, birthdays, baptisms, graduations, reunions, and company gatherings. The barn offers a 40-by-80-foot event space with an additional lower "bank" area that serves as a rain-alternative or extra gathering spot, and the property includes a pond and rock area often used for outdoor ceremonies. String and globe lighting are part of the barn rental, along with oak farm tables, a maple round table, and whiskey and wine barrels available at no charge for decor. Couples are free to bring their own caterer, DJ, cake decorator, planner, and other vendors, and acres of on-site field parking accommodate large gatherings. A bridal-changing cottage is available separately, and a two-station restroom trailer can be added for larger events.

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  Steeles Tavern Manor & Alpine Hideaway Cottages

  8400 N Lee Hwy, Raphine, VA 24472, USA

  • Spaces for 50 Guests
  • 1 Outdoor
  • 1 Historic Space
  • 1 space at this venue

  Steeles Tavern Manor occupies a Virginian manor house built in 1916, positioned in the Shenandoah Valley midway between Lexington and Staunton. The historic building has been converted into a boutique bed and breakfast offering five distinctively decorated guest rooms alongside five private vacation cabins designed for couples seeking a secluded retreat. Beyond overnight stays, the manor hosts small weddings and elopements, either inside the historic manor house or outdoors by the pond and under willow trees. Options range from ceremony-only events for as few as five guests to a Historical Wedding Package accommodating up to 50 guests with a full-property buyout. An Elopement Package pairs a two-night stay with breakfast, a small bouquet and boutonniere, cake, sparkling wine, and staff photography, with an in-house officiant available for an additional fee. Guests can also arrange a licensed massage or spa package on-site, gather around the fire pit for s'mores, or borrow a stargazing guide for evenings under the Shenandoah Valley sky. Steeles Tavern Manor has been a Select Registry member since 2014, was named a 2025 Select Registry Craft Lodging Mid-Atlantic winner, and ranks among TripAdvisor's top 25 Bed & Breakfasts in the United States.

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  James River Cellars Winery

  11008 Washington Hwy, Glen Allen, VA 23059, USA

  • Spaces for 32-150 Guests
  • 2 Outdoor Spaces
  • 4 Wineries
  • 4 Total Spaces

  James River Cellars Winery is Richmond's oldest winery, set on a 20-acre former farm in Montpelier, Virginia that founder Ray Lazarchic converted into a vineyard after discovering a shared passion for Gewürztraminer with his daughter Mitzi and her husband James Batterson. Opened in 2001, the winery remains family-run today: Mitzi oversees the business, James produces every wine on-site, and Ray tends the property's landscaping. The winery's signature Gewürztraminer, a drier Alsatian-style wine with white spice and floral notes, has become its calling card. For weddings and private celebrations, the winery offers a covered 45'x80' Pavilion overlooking a landscaped lawn, complete with a private bridal suite, a 20'x20' bonus tent, and space for up to 150 guests. Smaller gatherings can book the Montpelier Room or the Hanover Room and Ashland Overlook, both banquet-style spaces suited to seated dinners or cocktail receptions. A James River Cellars property coordinator is on site for every event, and outside caterers are welcome throughout the venue.

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  Military Aviation Museum

  1341 Princess Anne Rd, Virginia Beach, VA 23457, USA

  • Spaces for 600-5,000 Guests
  • 1 Outdoor
  • 2 Museums
  • 1 Event Space

  The Military Aviation Museum sits on a private grass airfield in Virginia Beach, home to one of the world's largest collections of flying vintage military aircraft from the WWI and WWII eras. Originally the private collection of Virginia Beach businessman Gerald Yagen, the museum opened to the public in 2008 and today welcomes more than 85,000 visitors a year to see warbirds maintained in operational, flying condition rather than kept as static displays. The campus blends museum galleries with authentic historic structures relocated from overseas, including the Goxhill Watch Office, a former U.S. 8th Air Force control tower from England, and Halle 6 Cottbus, a German airfield hangar that still bears battle damage from 1945. Two 15,000-square-foot hangars, each accommodating up to 600 guests, offer climate-controlled indoor space for weddings, corporate events, and holiday parties, while the historic WWI Hangar and the open museum grounds provide rustic and outdoor alternatives for events as large as 5,000 with tents and staging. The museum can also add a private aircraft demonstration to an event rental, giving guests a warbird flyover as part of their evening.

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  Barren Ridge Vineyards

  984 Barren Ridge Rd, Fishersville, VA 22939, USA

  • Spaces for 130-400 Guests
  • 2 Outdoor Spaces
  • 1 Ballroom
  • 3 Total Spaces

  Barren Ridge Vineyards is a fourth-generation family-owned winery in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley, set on land that was once the family's apple orchard and childhood farm. Today the estate produces an award-winning portfolio of red, white, and small-batch wines against views of the Blue Ridge Mountains to the east and the Allegheny Mountains to the west. Beyond wine tastings, Barren Ridge Vineyards hosts weddings and private celebrations across several settings. The Wedding Lawn is an open grassy field ringed by grapevines, suited to ceremonies set against mountain sunsets, while the Patio offers vineyard and farm views with easy access to the winery's amenities. Indoors, the Audrey Blackford Room is a ballroom with hardwood floors, a vaulted ceiling, and a stone fireplace, framed by windows overlooking both mountain ranges. Together these spaces accommodate 50 to 130 guests, with additional smaller locations available for gatherings of up to 50. The winery also hosts regular programming for visitors, including Wine Down Wednesdays with live music, Sunshine & Wine Thursdays happy hours, and trivia nights.

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  Watermen's Museum

  309 Water St, Yorktown, VA 23690, USA

  • Spaces for 250-400 Guests
  • 1 Outdoor
  • 1 Museum
  • 1 space at this venue

  The Watermen's Museum sits on the Riverwalk in Colonial Yorktown, Virginia, on the only privately owned stretch of beach in the village, overlooking the York River. Dedicated to preserving the heritage of the watermen who have worked the Chesapeake Bay from pre-colonial times through today, the museum tells that story through its exhibits while also opening its grounds to weddings, receptions, and private events. Couples and event hosts can reserve the museum's beachfront, complete with a driftwood tree, beach grasses, and sunset views over the river, along with the elevated Carriage House deck and a 30-by-50-foot events tent large enough for sizable weddings and receptions. The museum's administrative office coordinates all rentals directly, and hosts can choose from two preferred local caterers, Chef K Cooking and The Yorktown Pub, or arrange their own. The setting also lends itself to traditional, colonial, or pirate-themed celebrations, with a gun deck available for a ceremonial cannon firing.

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