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Day trips to Hot Springs
The Omni Homestead, the Warm Springs Pools and Falling Spring Falls, about 50 minutes from the inn.
See the cottagesBath County has drawn visitors to its mineral springs for more than two centuries. The villages of Hot Springs and Warm Springs are about 50 minutes north of The Inn at Firmstone Manor, an easy day trip that ends back at your cottage.
The Omni Homestead
The Homestead is a historic resort on more than 2,000 acres in Hot Springs. Its spa uses the area's natural mineral springs, and it has two golf courses and seasonal activities across the property. If you're planning a spa treatment, a round of golf or dinner there, book ahead.
The Warm Springs Pools
A few miles north in Warm Springs, the historic bathhouses once called the Jefferson Pools were restored by the Omni Homestead and reopened in December 2022. The spring water stays warm all year. Soaks are by reservation through the resort, so call before you go.
Garth Newel Music Center sits between Hot Springs and Warm Springs and holds chamber music concerts through the year, a good way to end a day in the valley.
Make it a loop
Come home by heading south on US-220 toward Covington. About 7 miles before town, Falling Spring Falls drops from an overhanging ledge right beside the road, with a scenic wayside to stop and look. Just west of Covington, Humpback Bridge is an 1857 covered bridge with a picnic area. From Covington it's a short drive east on I-64 back to the inn.
Along the way
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Activities
Warm Springs Pools
Historic bathhouses fed by warm mineral springs, restored by the Omni Homestead and reopened in 2022. Soaks are by reservation through the resort.
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11 Bath Street, Warm Springs, VA
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Garth Newel Music Center
A chamber music center on a historic mountain estate near Hot Springs and home of the Garth Newel Piano Quartet. It holds concerts year-round, and some are paired with meals and overnight stays.
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403 Garth Newel Lane, Hot Springs, VA 24445
Photo: U.S. Geological Survey / Public domain
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Falling Spring Falls
Roadside waterfall that drops from an overhanging ledge and can be seen from a scenic wayside directly on US-220, about 7 miles north of Covington on the way to Hot Springs. Thomas Jefferson wrote about it.
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US-220 N, Covington, VA 24426
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Humpback Bridge
Covered bridge built in 1857: a 100-foot single span that rises 4 feet higher in the middle than at the ends. It sits in a five-acre wayside park with picnic tables and restrooms. Free.
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Humpback Bridge Wayside, US-60 (Midland Trail), Covington, VA 24426
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Lake Moomaw
A 2,530-acre reservoir with 43 miles of wooded shoreline, used for trout and bass fishing and for boating with no horsepower limit. Coles Point, at the south end, has a boat launch, swimming beach, bathhouse and picnic tables.
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Coles Point Recreation Area, Lake Moomaw, Covington, VA 24426
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George Washington National Forest – Alleghany Highlands Trails
National forest land surrounds the Alleghany Highlands and is open for hiking, mountain biking, OHV riding and camping. The James River & Warm Springs Ranger District office has maps and trail information.
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422 Forestry Road, Hot Springs, VA 24445
Stay at the inn
Three renovated cottages on a historic 13-acre estate, about 50 minutes from Hot Springs. Book direct, with no platform fees.
Questions guests ask
About 50 minutes by car.
Yes. Soaks are booked through the Omni Homestead, so call the resort before you go.
No. You can see it from a roadside wayside on US-220, about 7 miles north of Covington.