DIRECTIONS TO AVALON GROVE
Please note that Avalon Grove is open to visitors only during Celtic holiday celebrations or by special appointment.
223 Dula Springs Road, Weaverville, NC
828-645-2674
avalongrove@celticwisdom.net
From Asheville:
- Take 19/23 (future I-26) North towards Weaverville
- Exit at Monticello Road--Exit 18 (there are a couple of other Weaverville exits before this one)
- Turn right onto Monticello Road. Stay on it and continue on it through the stoplight.
- You’ll cross over Main Street in Weaverville. Monticello Road then changes names and
becomes Dula Springs Road.
- Follow the directions below for Dula Springs Road
From points East, South and West of Asheville:
- From I-40, take Exit 53 on to 240
- From 240, exit onto 19/23 (future I-26) North towards Weaverville
- Exit at Monticello Road--Exit 18 (there are a couple of other Weaverville exits before this one)
- Turn right onto Monticello Road. Stay on it and continue on it through the stoplight.
- You'll cross over Main Street in Weaverville. Monticello Road then changes names and
becomes Dula Springs Road.
- Follow the directions below for Dula Springs Road
From Tennessee and points North:
- From 81, take the exit heading towards Johnson City, Tennessee.
- This will put you on 181 (also called I-26 or 23 or 19/23) heading south.
- Follow this through Johnson City, through Erwin, etc.
- Before you get to Mars Hill, it will become 19/23.
- Follow 19/23 through Mars Hill and come to Weaverville.
- Take the first exit for Weaverville, which will take you straight on to Main Street
- At the first stoplight, look for Dula Springs Road and make a left onto it
- Follow the directions below for Dula Springs Road
Once You Are On Dula Springs Road:
- You'll know you are on Dula Springs Road if you see a service
station/convenience store on your left and a video rental store in a small mall on your right.
- Go about a mile on Dula Springs and cross over a small bridge. See an empty field on your
right and then 3 houses in a row on your right.
- The address is 223 Dula Springs Road, the middle house, cream colored with a green tin roof, built in 1914. The number 223 is on a rock right before the turn for the driveway and also on the mailbox. You can park in the gravel driveway or along the side of the road near the picket fence.
Some Weaverville and Asheville Hotels and Bed & Breakfasts:
- Inn on Main Street, 88 S. Main Street, Weaverville - 828-645-4935 or 877-873-6074 - http://www.innonmain.com
- Ox-Ford Farm, 75 Ox Creek Road, Weaverville - 828-658-2500 - http://ox-fordfarm.com
- Dry Ridge Inn, 26 Brown Street, Weaverville - 828-658-3899 or 800-839-3899 - http://www.dryridgeinn.com
- The Secret Garden Inn & Spa, 56 N Main St., Weaverville - 828-658-9317 or 800-797-8211 - http://www.secretgardennc.com.
- More nearby bed & breakfasts: http://www.bedandbreakfast.com/weaverville-north-carolina.html
- Log Cabin Motor Court, 330 Weaverville Highway, Asheville - 828-645-6546 - individual log cabins a short drive to Weaverville
- Days Inn Asheville North -- 3 Reynolds Mountain Boulevard (just off of Merrimon), Asheville - 828-645-9191 - a short drive to Weaverville
- Best Western Asheville Biltmore, 22 Woodfin Street, Asheville - 800-528-1234 - not too expensive and in walking distance to downtown Asheville shops and restaurants
- Asheville Renaissance Hotel, 1 Thomas Wolfe Plaza, Asheville - 828-252-8211 or 800-468-3571 - across from the Best Western, slightly closer to downtown Asheville, and more expensive
- Haywood Park Hotel, 1 Battery Park Ave, Asheville - 800-228-2522 or 828-252-2522 - expensive and in the heart of downtown Asheville
- Your favorite hotel chain is probably also in the area. Some of the hotels on Tunnel Road in Asheville are a very short drive to downtown and are near numerous restaurants and Asheville Mall. There are other Tunnel Road hotels that often cost less and are near restaurants, but are several miles farther from downtown. The hotels on Biltmore Avenue and some of the hotels on Hendersonville Road will put you near Biltmore Mansion and nearby shops and a fairly short drive to downtown. From downtown Asheville, it's just a 15 minute drive on 19/23 to Avalon Grove.
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