A Graciously Hosted Smith Mountain Lake Bed & Breakfast
Welcome to the Bedford Landings blog — our little corner of the internet where we share what’s happening on the lake, around Moneta, and inside the inn. You’ll find seasonal fishing reports, local travel guides, inn news, recipe shares, and the kind of insider knowledge that only comes from living and working on Smith Mountain Lake year-round.
Whether you’re planning your first visit or you’ve been coming to Bedford Landings for years, we hope these posts help you get more out of every trip to the lake. Bookmark us, share a post that speaks to you, and come back often — we publish regularly and the lake always has something new to say.
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Late January and early February 2026 has been colder than a…well it’s been cold baby! Jack and I took a short cruise to try to warm up mid January but we are back and missing our guests! We know it’s not prime travel time, but we are afraid we will...
My dad took early retirement at age 55. He lived in Florida in a retirement community, and, to me, it seemed like bliss. As a young mother, I yearned for his stress-free life. Instead, I was raising two young children and working about 60 hours a...
If you build it, they will come! That’s what we heard when we designed and built Bedford Landings Bed & Breakfast. Many of our friends report, “We run a bed and breakfast too, but we don’t get paid for it!” That is the sentiment of many families that surround...