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Belle Meade Plantation

5025 Harding Pike, Nashville, TN 37205
615-356-0501
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Ranked #13 of 108 attractions in Nashville
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Type: Historic Sites
Activities: Leisure education, Group tours/walking tour
Owner description: Belle Meade Plantation is a non-profit historic home-site located in Nashville, TN. Established in 1807, this home-site tells the history of the... more » Owner description: Belle Meade Plantation is a non-profit historic home-site located in Nashville, TN. Established in 1807, this home-site tells the history of the Harding and Jackson families and the impact that they had on the city of Nashville and, more importantly, their indelible contribution to the development of thoroughbred racing horses in the United States. Belle Meade was revered as the greatest thoroughbred stud farm in the United States in the 1880s and 1890s and was home to Iroquois (the first US-bred horse to win the Epsom Derby) and Bonnie Scotland (whose bloodline includes Secretariat, Seattle Slew, Native Dancer, Big Brown and I'll Have Another, to name a few). Beyond thoroughbred horses, this history also encompasses the Antebellum South, slavery, the Civil War, emancipation and reconstruction, and was the home of Civil War Generals William Giles Harding and William Hicks Jackson, as well as national statesmen including US Supreme Court Justice Howell E. Jackson, US Secretary of War Jacob Dickinson and US Senator Luke Lea. « less
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Scottsdale, Arizona
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 18, 2013 NEW

Interesting tour of an old plantation, but skip the wine tasting at the end (the wine was sweet and pretty awful). A little too theatrical a guided tour for my taste.

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Crossville, Tennessee
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 16, 2013 NEW

i found this very interesting and informative. I learned many things about Nashville history. The wine tasting was an added bonus. I thought it was a good value for the money. The senior discount was an added bonus for my relatives

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 15, 2013 NEW

The belle Meade plantation was lovely, the tour guide we had was very enthusiastic and knew a lot of the local history aswell which made the tour much more informative and she bought the mansion alive. Was a bit disappointing that pictures could not be taken inside the mansion as would be lovely to show people back home who won't... More

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Rock Island, Illinois
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 14, 2013 NEW

We'll worth the price of admission. Linda our tour guide was superb. The house is beautiful and the history of the horses quite impressive.

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Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 14, 2013 NEW

We had a great deal on a mansion tour and wine tasting, so made an outing of it with friends. We toured the grounds while waiting our turn for the house tour. Beautifully landscaped and easy to walk. The house tour started out great. Our tour guide, Miss June, was doing a really nice job, telling about the house, how... More

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Oklahoma
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 13, 2013 NEW

My Mom and I were looking for something to do while in Nashville and happened upon a hotel brochure with this as a suggested highlight of the city. We both found it very informative. I would definitely suggest this as it paints a realistic picture of life back then, as well as shining a light on the history of Nashville.

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Miami
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 10, 2013

The tour to the plantation will include a tour led by a costumed dressed guide through the plantation’s beautiful mansion. Your ticket also includes access other buildings on the plantation grounds including a dairy, horse stable, carriage house, mausoleum, gardens & a log cabin. After you’ve completed your tour of the house there is a free wine tasting & gift... More

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Wildwood, Florida
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 10, 2013

Came to Nashville from Florida to do a 5 k race. So saw a few sights while in town. Belle Meade was very cool! Lots of history, beautiful grounds and the tour of the mansion was great. Like stepping back in time. And the wine tasting was an added bonus, and so much fun. Would recommend to anyone.

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Alexandria, VA
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 9, 2013

We were in Nashville for 5 nights. We did a 5 tour with Grayline which went to the Hermitage and Belle Meade Plantations. The Hermitage is clealry the superior of the two. Having said this, Belle Meade was interesting for history and link to thoroughbred racing; this place is one of the origins of the bloodlines for famous race horses... More

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Syosset, New York
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 8, 2013

We booked a tour of this plantation and the Hermitage with Grayline tours and both were wonderful. We learned about this once vibrant horse farm and mansion. The grounds are beautiful and we roamed around and visited the on premises winery with wine tasting. It was a wonderful day.

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