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Glorious Fall in the Shenandoah

Dear Guests and friends of the Inn!

Fall is in the air! Temperatures are cooling off just a bit making the outdoors more pleasant to enjoy.
The South Court Inn has not been idle. We are planning to put our stand alone cottage back on the market in 2021.

Summer with Corona

Dear Guests!

The new normal of Innkeeping in times of Corona have taken hold of us. The routine of breakfast at a distance to other guests, the extra cleaning and disinfecting, the individual wrapping of food etc.

Summer in the Shenandoah Valley

Dear Guests!

Summer heat is here! Did you know it's about 10 degrees cooler up in Shenandoah National Park than down in The Valley? Did you consider the Shenandoah River to cool off while canoeing, kayaking or tubing, never mind taking a dip in this scenic river? The Luray caverns have a consistent temperature of 54 degrees F. How cool is that when all around you the temps are creeping up?

Welcome back!

The South Court Inn is open for business and has been since Virginia reopened in Phase 1 in May.
After a two months unplanned hiatus due to the worldwide pandemic caused by the Coronavirus we are eager to welcome you, our guests back to the Inn and the beautiful Shenandoah Valley to enjoy time away from your own four walls, and your intense familiarity with them now. Come and check out the local vineyards, distilleries, Shenandoah National Park, the Shenandoah River, scenic country roads and as of tomorrow, the Luray Caverns as well.

Activities to consider during your stay with us

- Luray Caverns, largest series of Caverns in the Eastern USA, open every day of the year. Tours start about every 20 minutes. Admission includes Caverns tour, Car Museum, Luray Valley Museum, Labyrinth

- Shenandoah National Park (SNP) with Skyline Drive and the Appalachian Trail (AT). A 105 mile drive between Front Royal and Waynesboro along the Ridge line of this easternmost of the ridges of the Blue Ridge Mountains. It has over 500 Miles of hiking trails of different levels of strenousness and length.

Fall in the Shenandoah Valley

Lots of buzz is about fall in Shenandoah National Park and in The Valley. And it is pretty! It is hard to tell when is the peak. In our first few years of running the Inn middle of October was best. Last year it was really right around Halloween and even after, when we all thought the pretty fall leaf colors had skipped us one year. This summer was extremely and unusually wet. So what will that do to the brilliant leaf colors? We will see! They are not here now. Hopefully it will be later in the month like last year. Nature will just simply not be controlled by us ever, will it?

Fall activities in the Shenandoah Valley

Hello there guests!

Here are a few things listed to wet your appetite for a visit to the South Court Inn this fall.

Sept. 15 Apple Butter Festival in Shenandoah National Park.

Sept. 22 Free Admission to Shenandoah National Park. Save the $25 admission fee!

Sept. 28 Opening Day of Darkwood Manor, Luray’s Award winning Haunted House

Sept. 29 Opening Day of Valley Star Farm’s Pumpkin Patch. Over 30 Kinds of pumpkins, squash and gourds. Corn Maze. Weekend Hayrides.

Downtown Luray Detour

As of last week our downtown bridge over Hawksbill Creek on Main Street is closed!

The bridge reconstruction will take the remainder of the year 2018. Hopefully this time will not have to be extended.

For our guests it’s easy to get around this by turning left on Mechanic Street right when you enter Luray and then take a left on Bank Street or just follow the detour signs posted.