Lodging, Food and Local Info
DHF always recommends the Drury Inn in Middletown, Ohio, to our clients. It's close by, offers lots of wonderful amenities and is near quite a few restaurants and retailers. Use this link to get our corporate discount at the Drury! https://www.druryhotels.com/Reservations.aspx?property=0067&corpid=305018
We compiled this listing of Middletown area hotels, restaurants, shopping, and hospital/ER care and included a map from DHF to Middletown for our out-of-town guests' convenience.
Camper or Living Quarters Hook-ups at DHF
We have a camper on site that can be rented by the night; see the Camper link for more information. We also have water/electric hook-up options for living quarter trailers at $10 per night.
Historic Hotel and other sites
The Golden Lamb, 27 S. Broadway, Lebanon OH 45036, 513.932.5065
The Golden Lamb is Ohio's oldest hotel. If you love history and antiques, you'll love the Lamb! They have rooms marked with which famous person stayed there: Mark Twain, Ulysses S. Grant, Charles Dickens, on and on, including recent-day celebrities and politicians. The restaurant is good too, serving traditional American fare. There's also a tavern on premises, as well as a lovely gift shop. This hotel is a true antique itself - there is no elevator and the stairways are long, and there may be a resident ghost! If you ask, they will allow you to wander through the hotel on a self-guided tour. Be sure to go to every floor so you don't miss anything! They have quite an interesting display about the Shakers who used to live in this area. If you have time, be sure to explore downtown Lebanon, which is full of antique and gift shops.
Lebanon is a "walking town" where you can walk and enjoy all the Victorian architecture and read the bronze signs that give historical information. On the south end of Lebanon, where US 42 curves off from Broadway, you'll see the Glendower Historic Museum on the left. They do tours Friday through Sunday from 1-4 in various months. If you continue on US 42, just past Glendower you'll see a row of stately mansions on a hill, former homes of various industrialists.
Tack Shops
There is a Dover Saddlery in northern Cincinnati, 8740 Montgomery Rd, Cincinnati, OH 45236, (513) 792-0901. They are 28 minutes from the farm, 24.3 miles, if you take the I-71 route choice. Turn left out of the farm's driveway, then left onto Old 122, then take the first right onto Drake Rd. At the next light (just over 2 miles), turn left onto Miller Road, which becomes OH-42 Bypass/OH-48. About 5 miles later, you take I-71 S toward Cincinnati. Take EXIT 14, OH-126/Ronald Reagan Highway, and stay left to take the Ronald Reagan E ramp. Turn left onto Ronald Reagan E/OH-126. In half a mile, you'll merge with Montgomery Rd/US 22/OH-3. Dover Saddlery is just over half a mile down on your left. If you just need general supplies, there's a western shop and a Rural King in the area - see the "General" section below. Please note, Dover is one of the store fronts in a strip mall, off to the right kind of in the corner. That section of the mall sits on an angle so the store isn't easily visible from the road. Happy shopping!
If you need general horse supplies, we have the Liberty Western (513-933-0900) store on US 42 south of Lebanon. Turn left out of DHF's driveway, then turn right onto Old 122, left at the light onto US 48, then follow that through Lebanon to where US 42 swerves off to the right. Liberty Western is about a mile down the road on your left.
We also have a Rural King, 879 Deerfield Road, Lebanon, Ohio 45036, (513-934-0015) in the area. To get there go left out of DHF's driveway, turn left on Old 122, take the first right onto Drake Road, then left at the first light onto Miller Road. At the next light, go straight onto the US 42/US 48 Bypass and watch for a sign that says "LaRosa Pizza" on an exit to the right just after a light at Burt Road. Go up the exit ramp and go straight across into the Rural King lot. You'll pass LaRosa's (which has good spaghetti, pizza and other Italian food at reasonable prices) and see Home Depot on your left.
Horse Feed
The Feed Store, 220 S Sycamore St., Lebanon, OH 45036 (513) 932-1040 is a good supplier of lots of brands of horse feed. Liberty Western and Rural King (directions above) both carry feed as well.
Restaurants
Always an important topic! The nearest food to DHF is clustered along some roads just a few miles away. Turn left out of DHF's driveway onto Weisenberger Rd, then turn left at the stop sign onto Old 122, then take the first right on Drake Road. At the next light (Miller Rd.), go straight and at the next intersection (Columbus Ave.), you'll find Frisch's and Donato's Pizza to your left, Penn Station, Pizza Hut, Buffalo Wild Wings, Dairy Queen, Hot Head Burritos and several other places to eat to the right There's a Starbuck's inside the Kroger there to the left of the intersection of Drake Road and Columbus Ave. If you want Arby's, McDonalds, Burger King, Taco Bell, Skyline, Goldstar Chili, KFC or Wendy's, at the first light on Drake Road, instead of going straight, turn left onto Miller Rd. Go straight through the next light onto the US 42 Bypass and take the first EXIT (not the first road - an exit ramp) onto East Main Street (S OH 123) . At the bottom of the ramp, turn right and all those restaurants as well as a place to make copies and mail packages (the UPS store) will be right there. If you go left at the bottom of that ramp, there's a Bob Evans (sit-down country American food - yummy, but not "fast food").
Groceries
To get to the nearest grocery store/pharmacy from DHF, turn left out of the farm driveway onto Weisenberger Rd., turn left on Old 122, turn right on Drake Road, go straight through the light at Miller Rd. and there will be a Kroger on your left near the top of the hill. Or you can turn left at the light at Drake Road onto Miller Rd., then turn left again on N US Route 42 and go up the hill to the Super Walmart on the right. It's a nice Walmart and includes a big grocery section as well as all the stuff Walmart normally carries. It's about a mile and a half to Kroger, two miles to Walmart. If you're at the Drury Inn, turn left out of the Drury then take a right at the light and a Kroger is the next right. There's also a Walmart across Rt. 122 on the left past the Steak 'n' Shake.
General
Lebanon is a town of antique shops (the best ones in Lynda's opinion are on Main St. east of the courthouse, The one at Main and Mechanic has lots of beautiful horse-related stuff. Mulberry St. just east of Broadway has some wonderful antique shops too. There are also boutiques and lovely gift shops along Broadway (Rt. 48) and on Main (Rt. 63) past the courthouse (turn left at the courthouse if you're going south.) . There are several charming ice cream shops (the one with the red striped awning was in the movie "Harper Valley PTA" - the town itself was also in the film "Milk Money" and a Hallmark Christmas movie a couple of years ago), a New York style eatery (Flavors on Broadway near Whit's Custard) and a locally-made chocolate shop (The Golden Turtle Chocolate Factory, on the left past The Golden Lamb if you're heading south on Broadway).
Each June, there's an art fair in the streets of Lebanon. Mulberry Street is closed off then because artists are there selling their wares from tents. The art ranges from silly fun things to wonderful paintings and art-glass.
The first Saturday in December, Lebanon hosts a carriage parade. It's free to watch, and they go twice a day on that Saturday (usually at 1 PM and at 7 PM). The evening parade features lights on the carriages and horses, which adds to the fun. A lot of the shops in town will have horse-related gifts, etc., as part of the festivities. A shop on Broadway (on the opposite side from The Golden Lamb) called Oh, Susanna, has horse-related gifts, socks, linens, etc. year-round. It's one of Lynda's favorite places to shop! Get to the parade early, as parking can be a problem with over 100,000 people coming to town to see it! Street parking is available all over town as are various parking lots. Food and other vendors are on Mulberry Street between Broadway and Mechanic.
If you come to a clinic and your family comes with you, send them to King's Island to entertain themselves while you work on your riding. Or plan to stay an extra day to visit the park. It's a huge amusement park, with rides and entertainment for everyone, and it's not far from Lebanon. There's also The Beach Waterpark in that area as well as golf and tennis.
You can find the dates for these and other annual festivals and activities in Lebanon at the Lebanon Chamber of Commerce site.
The map below has its pointer at DHF's address, 4080 Weisenberger Road, Lebanon OH 45036. On the map, Rt. 129 is Weisenberger. You can scroll around to see the directions given above and get an idea of how things are laid out.
Historic Hotel and other sites
The Golden Lamb, 27 S. Broadway, Lebanon OH 45036, 513.932.5065
The Golden Lamb is Ohio's oldest hotel. If you love history and antiques, you'll love the Lamb! They have rooms marked with which famous person stayed there: Mark Twain, Ulysses S. Grant, Charles Dickens, on and on, including recent-day celebrities and politicians. The restaurant is good too, serving traditional American fare. There's also a tavern on premises, as well as a lovely gift shop. This hotel is a true antique itself - there is no elevator and the stairways are long, and there may be a resident ghost! If you ask, they will allow you to wander through the hotel on a self-guided tour. Be sure to go to every floor so you don't miss anything! They have quite an interesting display about the Shakers who used to live in this area. If you have time, be sure to explore downtown Lebanon, which is full of antique and gift shops.
Lebanon is a "walking town" where you can walk and enjoy all the Victorian architecture and read the bronze signs that give historical information. On the south end of Lebanon, where US 42 curves off from Broadway, you'll see the Glendower Historic Museum on the left. They do tours Friday through Sunday from 1-4 in various months. If you continue on US 42, just past Glendower you'll see a row of stately mansions on a hill, former homes of various industrialists.
Tack Shops
There is a Dover Saddlery in northern Cincinnati, 8740 Montgomery Rd, Cincinnati, OH 45236, (513) 792-0901. They are 28 minutes from the farm, 24.3 miles, if you take the I-71 route choice. Turn left out of the farm's driveway, then left onto Old 122, then take the first right onto Drake Rd. At the next light (just over 2 miles), turn left onto Miller Road, which becomes OH-42 Bypass/OH-48. About 5 miles later, you take I-71 S toward Cincinnati. Take EXIT 14, OH-126/Ronald Reagan Highway, and stay left to take the Ronald Reagan E ramp. Turn left onto Ronald Reagan E/OH-126. In half a mile, you'll merge with Montgomery Rd/US 22/OH-3. Dover Saddlery is just over half a mile down on your left. If you just need general supplies, there's a western shop and a Rural King in the area - see the "General" section below. Please note, Dover is one of the store fronts in a strip mall, off to the right kind of in the corner. That section of the mall sits on an angle so the store isn't easily visible from the road. Happy shopping!
If you need general horse supplies, we have the Liberty Western (513-933-0900) store on US 42 south of Lebanon. Turn left out of DHF's driveway, then turn right onto Old 122, left at the light onto US 48, then follow that through Lebanon to where US 42 swerves off to the right. Liberty Western is about a mile down the road on your left.
We also have a Rural King, 879 Deerfield Road, Lebanon, Ohio 45036, (513-934-0015) in the area. To get there go left out of DHF's driveway, turn left on Old 122, take the first right onto Drake Road, then left at the first light onto Miller Road. At the next light, go straight onto the US 42/US 48 Bypass and watch for a sign that says "LaRosa Pizza" on an exit to the right just after a light at Burt Road. Go up the exit ramp and go straight across into the Rural King lot. You'll pass LaRosa's (which has good spaghetti, pizza and other Italian food at reasonable prices) and see Home Depot on your left.
Horse Feed
The Feed Store, 220 S Sycamore St., Lebanon, OH 45036 (513) 932-1040 is a good supplier of lots of brands of horse feed. Liberty Western and Rural King (directions above) both carry feed as well.
Restaurants
Always an important topic! The nearest food to DHF is clustered along some roads just a few miles away. Turn left out of DHF's driveway onto Weisenberger Rd, then turn left at the stop sign onto Old 122, then take the first right on Drake Road. At the next light (Miller Rd.), go straight and at the next intersection (Columbus Ave.), you'll find Frisch's and Donato's Pizza to your left, Penn Station, Pizza Hut, Buffalo Wild Wings, Dairy Queen, Hot Head Burritos and several other places to eat to the right There's a Starbuck's inside the Kroger there to the left of the intersection of Drake Road and Columbus Ave. If you want Arby's, McDonalds, Burger King, Taco Bell, Skyline, Goldstar Chili, KFC or Wendy's, at the first light on Drake Road, instead of going straight, turn left onto Miller Rd. Go straight through the next light onto the US 42 Bypass and take the first EXIT (not the first road - an exit ramp) onto East Main Street (S OH 123) . At the bottom of the ramp, turn right and all those restaurants as well as a place to make copies and mail packages (the UPS store) will be right there. If you go left at the bottom of that ramp, there's a Bob Evans (sit-down country American food - yummy, but not "fast food").
Groceries
To get to the nearest grocery store/pharmacy from DHF, turn left out of the farm driveway onto Weisenberger Rd., turn left on Old 122, turn right on Drake Road, go straight through the light at Miller Rd. and there will be a Kroger on your left near the top of the hill. Or you can turn left at the light at Drake Road onto Miller Rd., then turn left again on N US Route 42 and go up the hill to the Super Walmart on the right. It's a nice Walmart and includes a big grocery section as well as all the stuff Walmart normally carries. It's about a mile and a half to Kroger, two miles to Walmart. If you're at the Drury Inn, turn left out of the Drury then take a right at the light and a Kroger is the next right. There's also a Walmart across Rt. 122 on the left past the Steak 'n' Shake.
General
Lebanon is a town of antique shops (the best ones in Lynda's opinion are on Main St. east of the courthouse, The one at Main and Mechanic has lots of beautiful horse-related stuff. Mulberry St. just east of Broadway has some wonderful antique shops too. There are also boutiques and lovely gift shops along Broadway (Rt. 48) and on Main (Rt. 63) past the courthouse (turn left at the courthouse if you're going south.) . There are several charming ice cream shops (the one with the red striped awning was in the movie "Harper Valley PTA" - the town itself was also in the film "Milk Money" and a Hallmark Christmas movie a couple of years ago), a New York style eatery (Flavors on Broadway near Whit's Custard) and a locally-made chocolate shop (The Golden Turtle Chocolate Factory, on the left past The Golden Lamb if you're heading south on Broadway).
Each June, there's an art fair in the streets of Lebanon. Mulberry Street is closed off then because artists are there selling their wares from tents. The art ranges from silly fun things to wonderful paintings and art-glass.
The first Saturday in December, Lebanon hosts a carriage parade. It's free to watch, and they go twice a day on that Saturday (usually at 1 PM and at 7 PM). The evening parade features lights on the carriages and horses, which adds to the fun. A lot of the shops in town will have horse-related gifts, etc., as part of the festivities. A shop on Broadway (on the opposite side from The Golden Lamb) called Oh, Susanna, has horse-related gifts, socks, linens, etc. year-round. It's one of Lynda's favorite places to shop! Get to the parade early, as parking can be a problem with over 100,000 people coming to town to see it! Street parking is available all over town as are various parking lots. Food and other vendors are on Mulberry Street between Broadway and Mechanic.
If you come to a clinic and your family comes with you, send them to King's Island to entertain themselves while you work on your riding. Or plan to stay an extra day to visit the park. It's a huge amusement park, with rides and entertainment for everyone, and it's not far from Lebanon. There's also The Beach Waterpark in that area as well as golf and tennis.
You can find the dates for these and other annual festivals and activities in Lebanon at the Lebanon Chamber of Commerce site.
The map below has its pointer at DHF's address, 4080 Weisenberger Road, Lebanon OH 45036. On the map, Rt. 129 is Weisenberger. You can scroll around to see the directions given above and get an idea of how things are laid out.
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.490483,-84.1921754,15z
