Blackberry Farm is a luxury

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Walland, Tennessee Walland is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Blount County, Tennessee, in the Southeastern United States. Its population was 259 as of the 2010 census. Walland is the site of a post office and is the place name asso ...

, bordering the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It was rated the best small hotel in America by Zagat Survey in 2004. Blackberry Farm is part of the Relais & Châteaux association.

History

Blackberry Farm was built by Florida and David Lasier in 1940 and opened in May 1941. In 1952, the Lasiers sold the property to the Jarvis family who subsequently sold it to Ruby Tuesday restaurant founder Sandy Beall and his wife Kreis. In 1990 they turned the property into a hotel, initially with six rooms. Their son

Sam Beall Samuel Erasmus Beall IV (August 21, 1976 – February 25, 2016) was an American chef and restaurateur who ran Blackberry Farm in Walland, Tennessee, which has been rated as among the best resorts in North America. He was a major proponent of havi ...

spent his earliest years at Blackberry Farm and served as its owner until his death in 2016.

Property

The grounds cover , and the resort has 62 rooms. Blackberry Farm hosts culinary, musical and outdoor sporting activities and events on and off property. The property includes a timberframe barn from Pennsylvania, a dining and entertainment venue, a spa, an events hall, and guest cottages.

Popularity

The resort is popular amongst celebrities.

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, and couple Lily Aldridge and Caleb Followill have all reportedly stayed at Blackberry Farm. On April 23, 2022, golfer Dustin Johnson married Paulina Gretzky, daughter of Wayne Gretzky, on the property.

References

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