Established in 1954, Layne's reminds me of the type of neat little stores my dad would take me in when I was a kid in the 1960's and we lived in western Virginia. It is not a big place, but it is packed with merchandise like jams, jellies, honey, t shirts, pickles, candy, and snacks of all kinds. They also had beer and wine with most of them local from Virginia. They have a full deli case, sold oysters, country hams and cheeses of which she gave us a sample right off the wheel. Outside they had a covered area full of fruits and vegetables and had a very mini grocery store section as well as a place you can still get a newspaper. We ended up with some excellent Fig preserves. The employees were very friendly, and Layne's is worth the stop just 6 miles south of Lexington on picturesque Rt. 11.

It was a very nice store with lots of interesting produce BUT the ham sandwich was disgusting. White bread only, chopped lettuce, tomato, slice of American cheese, yellow mustard. I actually threw it away as it was so salty. I had gone specially out of my way as it had good reviews. If you are from a Cosmopolitan area, you will be disappointed by this sandwich

Stopped at Layne's to pick up a couple sandwiches for lunch. Best bologna & cheese ever! Hand made! Can't go wrong here folks!

Best pear preserves I've ever had. I'm going back. Such a nice store. Very pretty part of Virginia. Other cool stuff.

We visited in July while in the Natural Bridge area. This is a great country store. They have everything you could want/need or imagine. We brought home country ham, wall signs, a great RADA knife that is now my favorite kitchen knife, some Hoop cheese and some jams/jellies. They sell groceries and sandwiches and everything in between. You could browse here for hours. Very friendly service and a fun place to stop! We'll be back the next time we are in Lexington.