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Blackberry Farm

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<p>About 25 minutes from Knoxville, Blackberry is like a south of the Mason-Dixon Line edition of a Currier & Ives print: ribbons of white fences, a pond stocked with catfish, and houses constructed from Tennessee fieldstone. Set on 4,200 acres in the Great Smoky Mountains, Blackberry's 51 rooms—spread throughout the main house, three guesthouses, and 20 cottages—are done in a plush Anglo-American idiom, complete with fringed swags and decorative pillows in fancy fabrics. Regulation rockers are soldiered onto the front lawn for the day's Big Moment: sundown with tumblers of Hirsch 20-year-old bourbon. </p>

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From Food & Wine , MAY 2009

Sam Beall, owner of this glorious Smoky Mountain retreat, is a chef by training, which explains why he brought an 18th-century barn...MORE>>

– Jen Murphy Hotel Cooking Schools

From Travel + Leisure , APR 2009

Almost every ingredient in chef Josh Feathers's dishes is sourced right on property...MORE>>

– Diane Mehta Best Breakfasts in Bed

From Food & Wine , DEC 2007

I'm not a fan of wagyu beef...MORE>>

– Best Restaurant Dishes of 2007

From Travel + Leisure , SEP 2006

Take in the Great Smoky Mountains from a rocking chair at Blackberry Farm, in Walland, just outside of Knoxville...MORE>>

– Amy Farley Drive Coast to Coast

From Travel + Leisure , APR 2006

Opened in 1990, Blackberry is like a south of the Mason Dixon Line...MORE>>

– Josh Dean Andean Highs

From Travel + Leisure , APR 2005

Fruit-infused steam and an herbal mask are the focus of a hydrating Blackberry Mist treatment...MORE>>

– Shane Mitchell Southern Comforts

Last updated May 2009