2023 Oakland Gathering
NEW: DIRECTIONS TO THE HOTEL (click here)
KEY FACTS:
WHEN: April 27th - April 29th.
WHERE: Front Royal Virginia
WHO: Open to everyone. Car not required.
COST: No charge to attend, some activities have fees.
REGISTRATION REQUIRED NO LATER THAN 4/22
2023 Oakland Owners Tour of Virginia
(as planned by Allen Richards and Wayne Koffel)
An overview:
Every attempt was made to design a tour that was both informative, inexpensive, with easy- to- follow directions. We tried to pack as many things as we could into three days. The hotel was chosen based on ability to accommodate trailers, close proximity to our list of destinations, and realistic prices for our club members. There is no registration fee for any one choosing to join us on tour. The tour starts Thursday April 27, 2023 and is over Saturday April 29, 2023.
Our hotel is The Double Tree Hotel at 111 Hospitality Drive, Front Royal, VA 22630 540-631-3050. This is a Hilton Hotel. Our cost is $129 per night plus taxes. Wayne worked a deal with management to provide every guest with a $20 breakfast voucher per day at their restaurant, Houlihan’s. Prospective attendees are asked to call the hotel and reserve a room by informing the hotel you are with the Oakland Owners Club. Please contact Wayne if you have any questions at 610-217-5862.
Every attempt was made to design a tour that was both informative, inexpensive, with easy- to- follow directions. We tried to pack as many things as we could into three days. The hotel was chosen based on ability to accommodate trailers, close proximity to our list of destinations, and realistic prices for our club members. There is no registration fee for any one choosing to join us on tour. The tour starts Thursday April 27, 2023 and is over Saturday April 29, 2023.
Our hotel is The Double Tree Hotel at 111 Hospitality Drive, Front Royal, VA 22630 540-631-3050. This is a Hilton Hotel. Our cost is $129 per night plus taxes. Wayne worked a deal with management to provide every guest with a $20 breakfast voucher per day at their restaurant, Houlihan’s. Prospective attendees are asked to call the hotel and reserve a room by informing the hotel you are with the Oakland Owners Club. Please contact Wayne if you have any questions at 610-217-5862.
The following list of destinations was chosen based on distance to hotel and approximate driving distance of about 50 to 70 miles per day. Most of our destinations are in the valley as we tried to keep hills to a minimum.There will be more information on this website within the next month.
Day 1
Blandy Experimental Tree Farm
Free self- guided tour or $8 guided tour
Day 1
Blandy Experimental Tree Farm
Free self- guided tour or $8 guided tour
White Post Restoration info@whitepost.com
Free tour of car restoration facility
Free tour of car restoration facility
Lunch at Lone Oak Tavern. This is a dive bar with great food.
Long Branch Historic House and Farm www.visitlongbranch.org
We get a free guided tour of this great 1811 Farm Plantation
We get a free guided tour of this great 1811 Farm Plantation
And then it is back to Hotel for Diner at Houlihan’s
Day 2
Trip to Horsefield Lane Farm. Horsefields Farm is a non-certified organic 140 acre farm in the heart of wine country VA. A really nice guy by the name of Upperville Phil will give a very interesting talk.
Day 2
Trip to Horsefield Lane Farm. Horsefields Farm is a non-certified organic 140 acre farm in the heart of wine country VA. A really nice guy by the name of Upperville Phil will give a very interesting talk.
Trip to Upperville and Middleburg, VA. In 2008 Middleburg was recognized as a Preserve America
Community. Great historic town with many museums, antique stores, restaurants . Spend all day and you won’t see it all.
Community. Great historic town with many museums, antique stores, restaurants . Spend all day and you won’t see it all.
Day 3
Skyline Caverns 2 hour tour at a cost of $22 per person.
Skyline Caverns 2 hour tour at a cost of $22 per person.
Trip to Allen Richards for a cook out provided by Allan and Jennifer Richards. This is where you can tour his
property, a site of civil war skirmishes, and visit the George Washington house built in 1760. Also see Allan’s car
collection and see their restored plantation house.
property, a site of civil war skirmishes, and visit the George Washington house built in 1760. Also see Allan’s car
collection and see their restored plantation house.
