Belle Meade Historic Site & Winery
Belle Meade
A famous 19th-century thoroughbred horse farm estate. After a tour of the Greek Revival mansion, you can taste wine at the estate winery for free.
Belle Meade was established in 1807 and became famous in the 19th century for breeding thoroughbred racehorses, making it one of the best-known horse farms in the United States. Many Kentucky Derby winners descended from its bloodlines. The Greek Revival mansion is toured with guides in period costume. The grounds also include a carriage house, stables, log cabins, and slave quarters, and the exhibits tell the stories of the enslaved people who lived and worked there. Admission starts at about US$30. After your visit, you can taste fruit wines such as blackberry at the estate winery. Belle Meade lies about 13 kilometers southwest of downtown, next to Cheekwood.
Opening hours
09:00–17:00
Nearby sights
- Cheekwood Estate & Gardens
- The Bluebird Cafe
- The Parthenon (Centennial Park)
- Radnor Lake State Natural Area
- 12 South
- Music Row & RCA Studio B
- The Gulch
- Frist Art Museum