Grovewood Village

Grovewood Village is a hidden gem filled with creativity, history, and heart. The Antique Car Museum is truly fascinating, beautifully preserved pieces that tell stories of another era. I loved exploring the artist studios and workshops, where you can meet local artisans and see their craft come to life. Every corner, inside and out, is surrounded by art, sculptures, installations, and thoughtful design that make the experience unforgettable. The staff were incredibly kind and welcoming, adding to the warmth of the place. A perfect destination for anyone who values local art, culture, and inspiration. Highly recommended for a peaceful and enriching visit.

Wonderful gallery with a wide range of beautiful handmade works of art, some for displaying, and some that are functional. You can find everything from wall art, pottery, and wood turned bowls to fine handmade heirloom furniture. Make sure not to miss the free car museum and fabric weaving museums in adjacent buildings.

Discovered this place by happy accident during a business trip. Throughly enjoyed walking around to see all the sculptures and wind spinners. All were available for sale too. The shop in the village has a variety of items from the local artist community and a few items found their way home with me. Will visit again the next time I'm in Asheville.

Fun place to spend a few hours including an antique car machine and a nice art gallery with a furniture gallery of local furniture upstairs. We had no trouble getting parking on 4th of July weekend although the lot is not huge. Also if you are staying downtown it’s a beautiful drive through a really pretty neighborhood

Visited the gallery, car museum and sculpture garden. There's a yoga studio and a restaurant on site but I didn't pop in. Nice grounds to walk and unique buildings.

I loved this place. There are very interesting museums located at this village. You can enjoy here an awesome collection of old cars for free. Also can enjoy the work of many good local artists and buy their work. The nature that surround this museums is very beautiful too. I recommend this place as a good Sunday destination with family or friends.

Interesting museum with good background history on the Biltmore fabric industry.

Totally free. They’ve got a great collection of old cars to look at, a shop/gallery of art, a visitors center, and a restaurant (which we didn’t try). Not the most exciting thing I’ve ever done but it was a nice way to kill an hour for free in a pretty neighborhood.

Love this place! We come twice a year!! It's very interesting and I totally recommend it!!

We came mainly to see the antique cars, but I didn't expect to learn so much about tapestry and looms. The art building was very pretty and I had lots of things to purchase soft soft. unfortunately the restaurant has been closed since hurricane Helene and will be for quite a while longer

Okay so this place was really neat. But I also had a kid in a stroller and not only is the place not wheelchair accessible but the vibe I got was they did not want kids there. I saw so many panicked faces when we were wheeling him around. He behaved himself fine but I sun felt very awkward having him.

Grovewood Village is located adjacent to the Grove Park Inn. There are two parking lots that offer free parking, one near the restaurant and another closer to the museums. Grovewood Village is on 11 acres where Biltmore Industries once had its woodworking and weaving business. It is on the National Register of Historic Places. Grovewood Village is made up of Biltmore Industries Homespun Museum; the Antique Car Museum; Grovewood Gallery; artist studios; Golden Fleece restaurant and a sculpture garden. The view of the Blue Ridge Mountains are great so you will want to spend some time here and explore the Grovewood Village as it is one of Asheville's gems and took me 15 years to find. I'm not sure how I missed it for all those years.

We stopped here on a rainy late Saturday morning. There are several shops and restaurants located here. We did not sample the restaurant and there was at least one shop/museum (folk art?) that we skipped. We first went into the building that sells home decor items and furniture. There is at least one 'side gallery' with art also. The stuff here was nice, but really expensive. If I win the lottery, I'll consider a return visit to furnish my new house, but otherwise, I'm not a likely customer. It was nice to just browse around, though; some of the furniture designs were quite interesting. It has an 'arts and crafts' style vibe, overall. We then went to the next building, which has a collection of 10 - 12 antique cars. These range from early Fords (Model A) to cars from the 50s. Some were interesting and most had informational signs posted. Both of the above were free. There is parking on-site, but signs indicated it was specific to the village and not for the adjacent hotel. Hence we didn't end up visiting the Grove Park Inn. It may be worth a one-time stop but I doubt I'd go back.

This "Village" is really just an area of shops and two museums next to the Grove Park Inn. I think there was also a dining hall, probably available for events, or perhaps it was a restaurant that was closed due to COVID. We were mostly interested in visiting the Grovewood Gallery to see arts, crafts and furniture. We were happy that it was actually open on a Sunday morning when a lot of other shops and attractions were closed. We had seen the antique car museum previously so that did not interest us this time. The other museum (dedicated to cloth-making I think) was closed due to COVID. If you've done other things in Asheville, or if you really like Arts and Crafts style furnishings, it's worth a visit, and then you can also explore the Inn.

Even with Covid-19 about this gallery next to the Grove Park Inn is one of the best in Asheville! If you are looking for an upscale gift from jewelry to one-of-a-kind piece of furniture, you can't beat this place. It's a little off the beaten path but, I guarantee you will be glad you tried it. Not cheap but worth it. Once tried, you'll be back! And they giftwrap!

What an interesting place to visit. Do your homework before deciding to come to Grovewood Village. In addition to the Grovewood Gallery the Gallery of the Mountains in located in the Historic Omni Park Hotel. Two hours of free parking allows for a leisurely stroll through the galleries and exhibit. If you aren't up to the walk from the Omni parking check with the hotel for a van ride to the village. There are open studio tours available on certain days of the resident artists studios. How interesting to get up close to the processes of their art. The gift shop and gallery are chalk full of interesting art, jewelry, sculpture, furniture and more. The craft and art is unique and of extreme quality. In addition to art, the Antique Car Museum is part of the village and is free to visit.

Out of the three craft galleries/shops I visited in Asheville, I've got to crown this one my favorite. It was a good (or bad) thing I didn't have my wallet with me since I'd probably be going home with whimsical adorable mugs that I don't need. Pottery tends to all blend together after a while (hooray, yet another brown or blue glazed circular plate), so I was happy to find some cute ceramics with drawings on them. Just walking into the Grovewood Gallery was a treat since you get to scope out a bunch of sculptures outside. Then we were warmly greeted by a woman who gave me the scoop (to go upstairs to check out the furniture, take the staircase at the back of the gallery, not at the front; everything in the shop is made in the US). It's fun to just browse, even if you don't have any shopping needs. A lot of the crafts included jewelry, woodworking, clothes, and sculptures. I'm planning on checking out the adjacent antique car museum, Golden Fleece cafe, and homespun museum on my next visit to the Gallery!

Maps says open everyday. We made the trip and everything is closed from January to March. That's a huge difference from open every day !

I absolutely love this place during the holidays. The favorite part of my visit was seeing all of the fabulous gingerbread houses and the beautifully decorated Christmas trees. It feels so good to sit in the rocking chairs in front of the oversized fireplace. I love the warmth and glow of the entire place. It is a great little getaway to see the beautiful scenery, but the highlight of the entire place is to have brunch in the restaurant. It is absolutely beyond fantastic. The food is something that you cannot miss. I love how the hostess gives you a tour of the stations before you are seated. It can be overwhelming too see so many beautiful presentations of the food that you may have to decide where to begin. It is something you do not want to miss.

I try to stop by every time I am in Asheville (actually, I try to make the rounds and see many of the wonderful galleries in the area), this is my favorite. The space is very clam and lovely. This visit we brought my mother, who is elderly and gotten very frail, with some dementia in the last few years. The staff saw us come in the door, immediately greeted us and walked us to a very lovely chair by the front that they said "Your mother can sit here all day comfortably while you shop, don't worry if she falls asleep, we have folks do that all the time" ~ so they obviously have that chair with visitors in mind. They were very happy to tell us about the artists, and kept my mother and step father company while we shopped. When my mom got up and started to wander, the clerk pointed out another chair she might want to rest in when she got tired. I was really impressed with how kind they were on our visit. In another well known gallery, when we had to ask where the elevator was, I felt like we were interrupting and intruding, and we had actually even made purchases there. The crafts and furniture, and the amazing wind sculptures at Grovewood always inspire me and we have purchased some amazing gifts there. I look forward to our next visit. Prices run from affordable, to amazing, but, if you are buying a piece of art as your dining room table, you will have something your grandchildren will fight over.

A very nice gallery featuring local arts and crafts, including jewelry, pottery, woodwork and more. Very nice grounds with a cute little park nearby.

We wandered into Grovewood Village while out for lunch with our two little Yorkies. We first went into the auto museum. It's a fabulous collection of antique cars. The curator allowed us to bring the dogs inside in their stroller and we pleasantly spent about 30 minutes reminiscing. Then went into the gallery, again with the dogs. The crafts, painting and pottery were all very interesting and I would have bought more items but we were traveling by air and my luggage was full. One very exceptional piece was a blue dog that stood about 3-4 feet. When we circled the corner and the dogs saw this piece, they both started barking!! Everyone in the gallery had a laugh.

Going around turning off the lights at 4:30pm when you close at 5:00pm and people are still shopping = tacky...

Grovewood Gallery is the most amazing "find" among all the other galleries in the area! Not only is the gallery itself one of beauty--with gorgeous crafts!--but also, the whole history of Grovewood is very unique. The gallery is situated on about 11 acres (I think), and it was once a weaving mill where they made genuine homespun materials. (There is a small museum on its campus which gives the history). And what was really great is that there is also an Antique Car Museum in a separate building--a great place to send someone who doesn't feel like shopping! Also, there is a terrific restaurant on the property--the Grovewood Cafe--where we had a wonderful outdoor lunch---we were there in September. I was delighted with the whole experience while at Grovewood---and the staff is incredibly helpful---while not intrusive. I'm SO happy to have found it, and will definitely go back upon any return trips to Asheville!!