Slow & Stylish Weekend

A polished stay filled with good food, boutique shops, and slow mornings in the forest

The Art of a Well-Paced Getaway

Best for: Couples, solo travelers, food & wine lovers, window shoppers
Pace: Relaxed, refined
Stay length: 2 nights
Highlights: Private hot tub, historic downtown Farmville, spa time, wood-fired pizza

The Slow & Stylish Weekend is for guests who want to enjoy the outdoors without giving up the pleasure of a beautifully paced getaway. You’ll have plenty of time to explore downtown Farmville, browse local shops, sip Virginia wine, enjoy a great meal, and still make it back to camp before the fireflies start showing off. This itinerary keeps things relaxed, with enough structure to help you plan and enough breathing room to follow whatever catches your eye. Spend the day wandering, tasting, shopping, and lingering; then return to your private dome for a hot tub soak, a fire pit night, and every reason to ignore your phone.

Day One

4:00 pm, Check in at Camp Yellow Cardinal
Arrive, park, and settle into your private dome. Drop your bags, take a slow walk around your site, and ease into your vacation. Your king bed, private deck, fire pit, grill, and hot tub are ready when you are.

5:30 pm, Golden hour on the deck
Pour a drink, put on a record, and let the wind in the trees help you unwind. (Your shoulders should drop about 3 inches before you need to flip the record over.)

7:00 pm, Dinner in downtown Farmville
Head into Farmville for dinner at The Fox and Lamb, where seasonal wood-fired pizzas are served in a beautifully renovated historic downtown building. For a riverfront dinner option, try Charley’s Waterfront Cafe overlooking the Appomattox River.

8:45 pm, Rooftop drinks or a quiet return to camp
If Catbird Rooftop Terrace is open for the season, head up for a cocktail and a view from the top of Hotel Weyanoke. Prefer the woods? Return to camp, light the campfire, and finish the night with a soak in your private hot tub.

Day Two

9:00 am, Coffee and a slow start
Start the morning with coffee on your deck or head into Farmville for Poplar Sips, a small-batch coffee roastery downtown. Keep breakfast simple, linger a little, and relish in the slow start to your day.

10:00 am, Farmville Farmers Market
From April to mid-November, spend the morning at the Farmville Farmers Market, open Saturdays from 9 am to 1 pm. Browse locally grown produce, meats, baked goods, and small-batch finds.

11:30 am, Boutique shopping downtown
Stroll through Farmville’s downtown shops, starting with Farmville Mercantile for locally made goods, then wander into Lex on Main Boutique, The Blake and Gray Company, or The Sassy Sisters for clothing, accessories, gifts, and home accents.

12:45 pm, Lunch at One19
Head to One19 for Southwestern and Tex-Mex cuisine, an inventive taco menu, and a bar stocked with more than 119 tequilas and mezcals. It’s a fun lunch stop packed with a ton of personality.

2:00 pm, Green Front Furniture and home inspiration
Spend the afternoon wandering Green Front Furniture, Farmville’s flagship furniture destination with 13 warehouses and boutique spaces. Even if you aren’t shopping for furniture, this is a wildly fun place to explore.

4:00 pm, Spa time or creative time
Book a treatment at A Great Escape Spalon, which offers hair, nails, facials, massage, sauna, and more. For a more hands-on afternoon, check the schedule at Red Door 104 for arts and crafts workshops or visit Mainly Clay to create a custom clay piece.

6:30 pm, Dinner and drinks
Choose The Fishin’ Pig for a Farmville original with BBQ, seafood, and chicken, or keep the evening polished with another downtown dinner. Afterward, stop by The Virginia Tasting Cellar, located in a remodeled pre-Civil War stable overlooking the Appomattox River, for a taste of Virginia wine.

8:30 pm, Back to camp for the main event
Return to your dome, turn on the cafe lights, and sink into the hot tub. End the night by the fire pit with s’mores, a blanket, and a sky full of stars.

Day Three

8:30 am, Easy morning at camp
Wake up slowly. Make coffee, sit on the deck, and take one last quiet walk along the trails before packing up.

10:30 am, Check out
Check out by 11 am, ideally with a new favorite shop, a restaurant you are already planning to revisit, and a strong desire to cancel whatever you had scheduled next.

Optional Add-on:
Before heading home, stop at Uptown Coffee Café for coffee and lunch fare, or visit Cloud 9 Gelato for a sweet finish to your stay.