Hey Guys!
We recently spent another weekend at the awesome Wildwood Resort & Marina in Granville, TN.
We have spent a lot of time here over the last several years.
It has certainly changed since we first discovered this place….it’s no longer a “hidden gem” as it’s become very well known and popular.
But, with that being said, we still enjoy spending time here.
We were last here back in May of this year….you can read my post about that trip here.
During our stay in May, we had rented a pontoon for the day but ended up having to cancel due to the weather.
Wildwood would have refunded our money however, we told them they could just give us a credit and we would come back and use it at a later date.
So, that’s what we did.
We left on a Saturday and arrived just in time to have lunch at the lakeside restaurant.
After being seated, we took a few minutes to look over the menu.
I decided on the blackberry chicken salad and the hubby ordered the hot honey chicken sliders.
The food was delicious as usual!
After lunch, we walked around the grounds for a while until it was time to check into our room.
The water was much nicer this time than the last time we were here!
They have beautiful flowers growing all around the property.
After killing about an hour, we headed inside to see if they would let us check in early.
Even though our room was ready, they would only let us check in 30 mins before check in which was 3:00 pm.
After getting checked in, we headed to our room.
The resort offers 6-7 different types of accommodations.
We had booked a room in the Lakeside Inn.
The two story Inn, with covered porches, has 14 waterfront or mountainside rooms.
We always choose the waterfront rooms because the mountainside rooms have views of the road.
Our room had a king size bed, a spacious bathroom with a walk in shower, plush bathrobes, a Keurig along with coffee and creamer, a mini fridge and two complimentary cans of water.
After getting settled into our room, we sat outside in the rocking chairs right outside of our room.
Later that evening, we headed back to the Lakeside restaurant to have dinner.
We both ordered the Sutton’s Sirloin dinner which was a 10 oz black Angus sirloin topped with mushrooms and onions and served with broccolini and a loaded baked potato.
It was so good!
After dinner, we watched the sunset from the restaurant…..we have witnessed some incredible sunsets here!
We then decided to walk the boardwalk.
The wooden walkway stretches out into the lake for over a quarter of a mile. It is actually Tennessee’s longest waterfront boardwalk.
We always walk the boardwalk multiple times when we stay here….it’s so peaceful.
Views of the marina from the boardwalk.
At the end of the boardwalk is a pavilion where you can sit and enjoy the views and the sounds of nature.
The moon was reflecting off of the water and made for some beautiful pictures.
The sky was so beautiful
After spending some time relaxing at the pavilion, we headed back to our room and sat outside to enjoy the views.
We then decided to walk over to one of the many fire pits that are scattered throughout the property and make s’mores.
When you check in, each guest is given a s’mores package….each package contains enough to make two s’mores.
So good!
After our s’mores, we headed back to our room and called it a night.
The next morning, we woke up to beautiful blue skies!
A great day to spend on the lake!
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We enjoyed our coffee on the deck before our boat rental.
After our coffee, we packed up and checked out of the room and then headed to our boat.
The resort now offers lily pads that you can rent…since we hadn’t brought any floats with us, we decided to rent one…the cost for a full day rental was approx. $60.
Heading out for the day!
This lake has beautiful views but I will say, it’s very stressful navigating a boat through the lake because you are constantly having to watch the depth of the water! You could go from 50 ft of water to 5 in a matter of a couple of minutes!
Tip: Keep an eye out as you might just spot an eagle!
After getting settled on the boat, we had breakfast.
The views of the lake were so beautiful….it would definitely be even more so during fall!
We spent some time cruising around the lake.
We spotted an osprey carrying a fish!
After eating our breakfast, we tried out the lily pad.
It was huge!
We loved it as it allowed for us to float around the lake without getting too wet!
We were also tied to the boat so, we didn’t have to worry about floating too far from the boat.
After spending a couple of hours on the lily pad, we decided it was time for lunch.
So, we pulled out all of our food and made sandwiches and a small charcuterie board with fruit and cheese.
After lunch, we headed back to the lily pad, where we would spend the rest of our day.
We both paid dearly for spending too much time in the sun and not using enough sunscreen!
Later, we headed back to the marina as close to 5 pm as we could, as that was our return time and we wanted to get the most out of our rental!
After arriving back to the marina, we headed to the nearby town of Granville just to see if anything was going on.
You can’t go to Wildwood and not drive a mile down the road to the tiny, historic town of Granville.
However, with it being a Sunday and after 5 pm, everything was closed so we headed home.
Thanks for reading!
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