The Historic Davis-Bourne Inn & Tavern

Specialties

Historic mansion with a bed and breakfast, restaurant and gallery. The bed and breakfast offers five beautifully appointed guest rooms, each with en suite bath, wireless internet and satellite TV. The Inn has been modernized with central heat and air for all the comforts of the 21^st century but with the ambiance of the turn of the century Victorian. We specialize in weddings, reunions, anniversaries and special occasions and the Inn is the perfect location for your small corporate retreat for team building, special projects or small presentations. For the young couple looking for an adventurous weekend outing to the overworked, stressed out needing a relaxing do nothing break to the family or friends looking to reconnect, the Inn offers packages and specials geared toward romance, the great outdoors, motorcycling and many others. Looking for a romantic wedding venue? Davis Bourne Inn can accommodate weddings from 2 – 300 with complete packages to creating that wedding of your dreams.

History

Established in 1996.

Originally a private home, the Davis Bourne Inn has evolved over the years beginning it’s public life as a meeting space and offices for Grayson County in the 80’s known as the Bourne House. The home was sold in 1996 to the Copenhaver’s who restored the home, adding the bathrooms to each room to create the Davis Bourne Bed and Breakfast. In 2001, the Independence B&B was sold to the Cole’s who added the Journey’s End Restaurant and renamed the property the Davis-​Bourne Inn. The current owner purchased the Inn in December of 2005 and operates the Inn as a bed & breakfast, restaurant, wedding venue and local artists gallery. Currently in progress are updating 4 of the 5 guest rooms, each representing a season to give tribute to the décor of the four downstairs rooms when the Davis’ added the Victorian addition at the turn of the century and the paperwork is in progress to have the home listed on the National and State of Virginia Historic Registries.

Meet the Business Owner

Taphne T.

Business Owner

Owner/​operator since December 2005, Taphne strives to give every guest personal attention that leaves them feeling that they have just left the home of a good friend. Whether restaurant or B&B guests desire a quiet, peaceful getaway or an interesting, fact-​filled visit about the history, beauty or sustainability movement of the area, Taphne works to accommodate each individual desire. Diners in the restaurant, guests in the Inn or brides having their wedding at Davis Bourne Inn describe their particular experience as «perfect».