We all define romance a bit differently. For some, it is as simple as a quiet getaway with their partner. For others, romance means flowers, chocolates, candle light and love letters. Here at Ravenwood Castle we offer all of the above – well, except for the love letters that is, you’re on your own there! Start with a quiet getaway in one of our deluxe accommodations, nestled in a serene…
The Game of the Month series highlights one of the many games in our libraries at Ravenwood Castle and The Malted Meeple. We will briefly describe the game, how to play it, and why we like it. Game: Fantahzee The town of Devil’s Burden is under attack! Gather your party of heroes and come to the town’s defense. In Fantahzee, you are a commander of a party of heroes. Recruit valiant…
This week we take a break from announcing Murder Mysteries, but don’t worry, there are more mysteries on the way, we promise! Instead we are announcing another of my favorite events a beer tasting! The event will be held December 2nd and 3rd, 2016, and like all of our tastings is no ordinary beer tasting dinner. This event spans two full days of good food and great beer, featuring two…
School is back in session, September is around the corner, and the 2016-2017 Murder Mystery season announcements are coming fast and furious! The Ravenwood Detective Agency’s dance card already features some incredible adventures for the coming season, and we’re just getting started! In today’s announcement we bring back another of last year’s fan favorite themes – the Grimm Fairy tales! This season’s tale: the 19th century classic Snow White and…
Over the last month we have enjoyed another great Con in the Castle, and traveled to Indianapolis for our annual pilgrimage to GenCon. Our 2016 convention season may be winding down, but that just means it’s time to turn our attention to planning next year’s conventions! First up of course is our charity convention, Hoop & Stick, now entering its fifth year! As we start the planning process, I’d like…
The 2016-2017 Murder Mystery season is off to a bang, with the return of two of our more popular themes, zombies in the Grilling Dead and the Lord of the Rings in Red Hand at Isengard. What can possibly follow zombies and orcs? Why, rodents of unusual size! (Although we don’t think they exist.) It is frankly inconceivable that the Ravenwood Detective Agency has not yet visited the world of the…
The Game of the Month series highlights one of the many games in our libraries at Ravenwood Castle and The Malted Meeple. We will briefly describe the game, how to play it, and why we like it. Game: Codenames Good morning, Spymaster. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to make contact with agents known only by their code names. There are 25 code names in your ledger, but…
Halloween weekend is one of our favorite times here at Ravenwood Castle. We’re a castle in the woods after all, you can’t ask for a better setting to get spooky! We will be paying homage to the father of spooky again this year with our Evening with Edgar Allan Poe dinner. The actors from Rough Magic will entertain us as they pay tribute to the father of that most famous…
It is common knowledge that the Hocking Hills area offers some of the best hiking trails around. But did you know that Ravenwood Castle has over two miles of trails right on our grounds? That’s right, you don’t even need to leave the property to enjoy the wonders of nature! We are thrilled to announce that our trails, which had become somewhat overgrown over the last two decades, have been…
Judging by the number of emails I’ve received recently, many of you are eagerly awaiting the results of our recent Name the Cottage contest. We’ve spent the last ten days reviewing all of the amazing submissions. There were some truly creative suggestions, which made the decision process more difficult than we’d expected. Before announcing the winner, I would like to thank you all for your participation, and for your excitement…
