What is There to do Around There?
Posted on July 10, 2025 by
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 Smith Mountain Lake (SML). Visitors come and go all summer long. Many generations have grown up with the lake.
Since 1966, SML has been “full pond.” Having once been farmland with hills and rallies, covering three counties, there is over 500 miles of shoreline with many beautiful homes enjoying lake front property. People who visit the lake area enjoy boating, water sports, hanging out on the dock, and roasting marshmallows by a firepit! Some visitors to our B & B ask, “What is there to do here?” To which we respond, “It depends on what you are interested in.” We can help you design a historical day, a shopping day, a wine tasting excursion, a boating day, a hiking day, or a sit inside and do-nothing day!
This summer, we have enjoyed having our grandchildren visit. Each morning they attended Vacation Bible School at Bethlehem United Methodist Church. Each afternoon, we planned an excursion including water play in the yard, fishing, visiting Bridgewater to feed the carp while making a stop by the game room, floating down the Wasena river, and or course, boating on the lake.
But if you still have Grands coming this summer, there is still time for Pirate Days (Yes, even the big kids dress up), a new event at the lake – a balloon festival and even Arts Camp for kids sponsored by the Smith Mountain Arts Council. Every weekend, you can find live music somewhere around the lake! There are several SML Facebook pages with events listed and the Chamber of Commerce maintains an events calendar for those organizations who submit to it.
Summer at Smith Mountain Lake activities are wrapped in choices! Come stay with us at Bedford Landings and we will help you plan!