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It’s still summer on the calendar but at Historic Seaton Springs Farm we are getting our pumpkins in a row!

Fall is such a beautiful time in the Smokies! Crisp apples, crisp fall temperatures, beautiful scenery. Sooo many people say it’s their favorite time of the year and our area is their favorite place to go!

Historic Seaton Springs Farm is decorating for the season. Yes Tennessee orange touches in the form of pumpkins, a touch of country trucks, Indian corn, and a bit of whimsy. Come stay for the veranda breakfast option and enjoy apple cinnamon touches with your hot breakfast foods. Coffee now includes pumpkin latte too!
Add a personalized picnic, s’mores package, or tour to your stay for maximum mountain experience!

Check our Airbnb site for availability.

Shorter days, cooler temps, changing leaves, nature preparing for the Fall. What a fantastic time in the Smokies! Make your plans and reservations before you miss out! Check Historic Seaton Springs Farm on Airbnb or ROWLAND Retreat, our sister condo by Dollywood and Gatlinburg Golf Course

It has always been very interesting to meet people from other countries. Learning the experiences, thought processes, and culture of people from the other side of the world is fascinating to us! This past week, we were excited to have two young ladies from Sweden, an older couple from Czech Republic, and an older couple from Hungary stay with us. Such very nice people and we thoroughly enjoyed getting to know them and sharing life stories from our different perspectives. However, no matter where our guests originate from, people are the same everywhere.

Countries of our guests:

Canada, England, Switzerland, Northern Ireland, Australia, China, Germany, Sweden, Czech Republic, Hungary

A third bedroom named the Margaret Seaton Room has now been opened for bookings through Airbnb and TripAdvisor. Margaret Seaton was the first wife of Dr. James Seaton and lived at this property until her death in 1907 at age 59. We continue to honor the Seaton family with this addition so that others can experience their history as well.

We began 2018 with Airbnb rentals at our farmhouse and weddings near our lake. The barn at Historic Seaton Springs Farm is the oldest cantilever barn in Tennessee and barn weddings are very popular. In addition to using the grounds around the barn for events, we hope to begin having events in the upper part of the barn in 2019. This  is a large space which would be suitable for inside barn weddings, barn dances, music venue, etc. Historic Seaton Springs Farm is already listed with the Tennessee Film Commission and the barn would make a great filming location. Stay tuned for bigger things planned for 2019!

You never know about people around you in a public place.  Yesterday Lonnie and I were in a store in town picking up some things for the Farm.   A lady commented that she liked our items and we began telling her about our homestay. She said she knew exactly where the farm was and that her mother-in-law was related to the Seaton Family.  Later she came outside the store and asked us if her mother-in-law could talk to us.  Umm…..YES!  We want to know all we can about our home and it’s history. The lady was the granddaughter to the builder of our home, the original Mr. Seaton! Wow! We enjoyed our talk and invited her over!

She was an original Seaton!  We will get together with her soon and will share her stories.

The Southeast U.S. has already had a very hot summer. Seems like we skipped spring and went directly from winter to summer. One day last week Syresa and I were driving the main roads of Sevierville and the outside temperature read 96 degrees on our car’s dash. As we headed home and turned into the driveway of our farm, the outside temperature gauge read 85 degrees! An 11 degree drop in temperature at our farm nestled in the valley at the foot of Shields Mountain! Now I know why visitors loved to relax here in 1890 when it was known as Seaton Summer City! The breezes and cool mountain air is a delight and to add to the comfort of Historic Seaton Springs Farm, today we had screen doors installed with our existing French doors! Come stay with us and enjoy the comfort in the valley!

Historic Seaton Springs Farm has had the pleasure to host many interesting folks and San Francisco artist Greg King received the R&R he desired as he spent two nights at our farm in preparation for a two week teaching position at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Greg was inspired to capture a sample of our surroundings and shared them with us for the public’s viewing.

Historic Seaton Springs Farm has a Pintrest Board with area info, coupons, and travel tips for Pigeon Forge, Sevierville, and the Smoky Mountains!   Good reading prior to your visit with us!