North Carolina Castles

As children we all listened as our once upon a time stories ended with a princess being whisked away by her prince charming to a beautiful castle. A castle venue completes the wedding fairy tale and now you can have your own fairy tale ending. This week we'd like to feature some of North Carolina's beautiful castles.




Barclay Villa

In the early 1800’s, Mr. and Mrs. John Barclay came to Angier, North Carolina from Pennsylvania. They purchased a 510 acre tract of land and built an Inn called Barclay’s Inn. This inn provided a welcomed stop for many travelers making a trip via stage coach, horse or foot.

Barclay's Inn was famous from Boston to New Orleans for its fine food and hospitality. The well known inn also housed famous visitors as well as many others. Legend has it that Marquis de Lafayette stayed at Barclay's Inn during his visit to the United Sates in 1824 or 1825.

Today it is a lovely chateau style home with English gardens, water fountains and beautiful flowers. Imagine your wedding in the grand ballroom or your vows under the castle style gazebo. The Barclay Villa has packages for different budgets.

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