We're proud that the Upper Cumberland Plateau, home of our middle Tennessee B&B, offers natural scenic beauty, historical significance, hospitality, and friendliness that are unsurpassed.

Crossville TN, The Golf Capital of Tennessee, provides fourteen area golf courses, and the golfer with a diversity of challenges in a variety of mountain settings. The closest golf course to us, Mountain Ridge Golf Course, is minutes away right here in Monterey Tennessee, and golfers who mention The Garden Inn B&B receive a discount off their green fees. After you explore the great outdoors, plan to take in a performance at Crossville's Cumberland County Playhouse, the Cookeville Drama Center, or visit one of the many festivals in our area. Every year during the second week of August, the World's Longest Yardsale, also known as the 127 Yard Sale passes through Crossville on it's 630 mile trek from Defiance, Ohio to Gadsden, Alabama!

A little later in the year in early October, Monterey is home to their annual Standing Stone Day Festival - which celebrates more than 200 years of local color and history. Featured events include laying of a wreath & tomahawk accompanied by traditional Native flute playing at the foot of the Standing Stone Monument, Native American encampments, as well as, Revolutionary War & Civil War reenactors. Downtown Monterey is abuzz with activity all day as vendors along the town's main street join local shopkeepers in offering local crafts and home-made foods. The Monterey excursion train rumbles past the town's Farmer's Market on it's way into the newly constructed Monterey Train Depot and continues on up the mountain to Champ Ferguson and back before it returns to Nashville.

Cookeville Tennessee, the Putnam County seat, is home to Tennessee Tech University. Fast becoming nationally known for their art and classes is TTU's The Appalachian Center for Crafts, a unique education facility spectacularly located on 600 acres, overlooking Center Hill Lake. Worthy of a special visit to Cookeville TN is the fine Northern Italian food and friendly service that you will enjoy at Mauricio's - 931-528-2456 - ask to speak with Michael or Monty. Also well known on the Cookeville fine dining scene is Maddux Station, a casual American bistro style restaurant and bar - speak with Michaela Bush at 931-854-0883. Also on "the Square" we recommend Char, a casual grille - speak with the hostess at 931-520-2427. In the Historic Downtown section of Cookeville we recommend Crawdaddy's - a Cajun style restaurant with an outdoor patio in season - also speak with the hostess at 931-526-4660. Before or after dining at any of these fine restaurants, you might like to stop at the area's newest winery - DelMonaco Winery - just west of Cookeville in Baxter, TN.

Other local wineries include the Stonehaus and Chestnut Hill wineries in Crossville Tennessee. Both wineries are open for tasting and tours, although we suggest you check with them for seasonal schedules. Chestnut Hill, which is located at Exit 322 of I-40 and is open Monday through Saturday from 9a - 7p, offers live tours by the winemaker, with the last tour suggested to begin no later than 5p. Please speak with either a member of the Stryker family, or Traci, at 931-707-7878.

After your visit to either of these two Crossville TN wineries, we recommend dinner at The Brass Lantern, a restaurant which we feel is worth a trip, located at Chestnut Hill Winery. You may phone Roger Kares, the restaurant's owner, or Annette, at 931-484-7657 for further information. Show either of them your room key, or let us make your reservation, and receive a 15% discount off of your dinner. Halcyon Days is another fine restaurant adjacent to Stonehaus Winery. Show Ms. Charlotte your room key, or let us make your reservation, and receive a 20% discount off of your dinner.

North of Monterey TN, the Mennonite community of Muddy Pond is well known for its baked goods, quilts and leather work. In the fall, visitors can observe the horse-powered sorghum press and watch the raw syrup processed into Muddy Pond sorghum molasses. If you like Tennessee Antiques, Tennessee Antique Shops, and Antiques in Tennessee then you will most definitely want to visit Middle Tennessee Antique Trail for the latest info about TN Antique Shops near our middle Tennessee B & B.

Rich in history, the authentically restored English community of Rugby began as a settlement of second sons and daughters of English nobility. Pall Mall is the birthplace and home of one of Tennessee's greatest war heroes, Sergeant Alvin C. York. Tennessee's oldest winery, Highland Manor, is located in Jamestown.

The Garden Inn Bed and Breakfast at Bee Rock is located within easy driving distances from numerous parks such as Burgess Falls near Cookeville TN and Fall Creek Falls State Park near Sparta TN, the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area, and Virgin Falls Pocket Wilderness.

While not truly a Cumberland Plateau destination, a Monterey attraction in it's own right is our very own Chef Mike's "350° with Mike Kopec at The Garden Inn" television show, one in the series of "350 Degrees" cooking shows on Charter Mainstreet TV Channel 6. Filmed here at our middle Tennessee Bed and Breakfast Inn, this monthly cable show features Garden Inn recipes intermixed with seasonal specialties and favorites submitted by guests of The Inn. Please be encouraged to view a collection of the shows online in streaming video at "350 Degrees with Mike Kopec at The Garden Inn", and you know we'd love to view your ratings at the link on each show.

We await your visit to The Garden Inn Bed and Breakfast at Bee Rock, a Middle TN B&B, and will be happy to assist with your travel plans.