We have been going to the Stow house for many years. It is a great place just to hang aroung, They also have many weddings and Concerts here. It is close to many walking paths. They also have children's programs and farm animals. There is a Historic miniture train museum,kids can ride a miniture train and the original Train depot has been preserved

We visit the property regularly. There are free summer concerts here on Tuesday nights which are great. We love walking through the property and even had our wedding here. Don’t miss walking around the lake!

If you are looking for good, old fashioned outdoor activities for your kids, this is the perfect place. Easy walking trails abound, an elevated path over a marsh, great bird watching, an historic home and outbuildings, and even a train! Great for dog walking too!Just north of Santa Barbara, this place is a bit hard to find. Take the 101 freeway to the Los Carneros exit. Head towards mountain side of freeway, second right off circle, then first right at the fire station.

This historic old home and gardens are so peaceful and idyllic. I am a local and I love coming here. This summer I'm looking forward to the Old Fashioned 4th of July, and the free music concerts out in the garden on Tuesday evenings in July and August, held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. My favorite event of the whole year is the Old Time Fiddlers' Festival held every October. The grounds here are so beautiful, with their big trees planted so long ago. The house is lovely, there's a small gift shop, and when there are music events they also have food available. Sweet place! I've also been here for various other events, such as church picnics, etc. when different groups have rented the gardens. I think this would be a beautiful place for a wedding.

This venue hosted the 2017 Santa Barbara Old-Time Fiddlers Convention, where my son and I attended as his birthday celebration, as he is quite a musician and had several friends competing. String masters, fiddles, guitars, banjos, mandolins, and singers of course performed in various stages around the old machinery and wagons, from early 20th century on display. Worth the visit if in the area, but google for events as the Fiddlers Convention was amazingly fun, my son and I took a flat foot dance lesson on plywood boards on the lawns under the massive towering trees at this Goleta Valley Historical site in California.