Bay View Waterfront Bed and Breakfast is on a hill overlooking Occohannock Creek with an expansive view to the Chesapeake Bay and a dock to deep water. Guests can enjoy a superb view, reading, fishing, crabbing, biking, swimming in the pool or the creek, a small beach, croquet, basketball, volleyball, a full country breakfast, 140 acres of woods, farmland, and a creek shore to hike and explore and an large gracious home. The old part of the house is one room deep, which takes advantage of summer breezes and wonderful views of Occohannock Creek, Chesapeake Bay, and farmland from every room. Built in the 'big house, little house' style unique to the Eastern Shore the three original sections date from about 1800, and feature heart pine floors, birds-eye-maple balusters, high ceilings and four working fireplaces. Additions in 1940, 1961, and 1972 continued the Eastern Shore style architecture until the house stretches over one hundred feet and has five roof levels. Come visit and enjoy the sunset view from our dock. Bay View was a featured Rural Retreat in Rural Living magazine in January 1993, a highlighted B & B accessible by water in Chesapeake Bay Magazine for February 2003, and the subject of Home Suite Home Away from Home in the Norfolk Virginian Pilot on Sunday, April 4, 2004. Read some of our previous guest comments: "Enjoyed visiting with you as much as staying in your beautiful home and feasting on Mary Will's bountiful breakfasts." "We so enjoyed your hospitality and beautiful, peaceful spot here. Many thanks. God bless." "We saw an extraordinary sunset." "Our visit to Bay View was one of the highlights of the year. We will be back."