This ticket includes admission to Little Oak Spring only.
With magnificent views of the Blue Ridge and Bull Run Mountains, Little Oak Spring is part of the once much larger Rokeby Farm, the home of Paul Mellon and Rachel “Bunny” Lambert Mellon, two of the greatest American art collectors and philanthropists of the late-20th century. The tour includes part of the main Mellon residence and all its extensive garden, the formal greenhouse, the Little Oak Spring Gallery, and the Broodmare Barn, where Paul Mellon raised his most successful thoroughbreds, including Sea Hero, winner of the 1993 Kentucky Derby. The main residence is a complex of whitewashed stone buildings designed by the New York architect H. Page Cross. The walled garden, designed by Bunny Mellon, incorporates individually designed formal and informal spaces, separated by brick and gravel paths, and set on three terraces. Distinctive features include espaliered fruit trees, reflecting pools. and a bridge to a garden pavilion. Beyond the north wall, a crabapple arbor leads to the formal greenhouse with its magnificent trompe l’oeil decoration.
Little Oak Spring is located at 1776 Loughborough Road, Upperville. This tour takes visitors deep into very scenic country, but the roads are quite narrow in places. Use caution when entering and exiting property. You will stop at the guard gate once you drive onto the property. Please have your tour ticket available for the guard. Once parked, please proceed to the hostess check-in with your ticket. The speed limit is 15 mph. Cell service is spotty in this area.
This tour is a walking tour with considerable walking.