Combsberry, 1730 Bed & Breakfast, 4837 Evergreen Rd., Oxford. 3 suites most with fireplaces, canopy beds, Jacuzzis and water views in an elegant 1730 three-story brick English Georgian style mansion and 3 rooms in a carriage house and cottage. Location: 9 rural acres on Island Creek 2 miles from town. Amenities: Porch, brick deck, English gardens, fountain, lawns to waters edge & private guest pier. Canoes. 410.226.5353. email the B&B partial

Nichols House, 217 S. Morris St., Oxford. Private carriage house cottage for two, adjacent to a three-story Second Empire Victorian home built c.1880 and nestled in a tranquil garden. Location: On the main street in the heart of Historic Oxford. Amenities: Queen bed, fully equipped kitchenette, bath with double vanity and corner shower, cable TV, wireless network connection, private garden, heat/AC & continental breakfast basket. 410.226.5799. email

Oaks - A Country Inn, The, 25876 Royal Oak Rd., Royal Oak. 25 large waterfront guest rooms, most with a Jacuzzi, private porch and fireplace in a four-story country mansion built c.1748 and guest cottage furnished in antiques. Location: 10 rural acres on Oak Creek. Amenities: Restaurant, veranda with wicker and rockers, porch, pool, dock, boat house & sports activities. Canoes, boats and bikes. Romance packages. 410.745.5053. email the Inn

Oxford Inn & Pope's Treasures, 504 S. Morris St., Oxford. 8 guest rooms & suites, many with views of the harbor in a three-story, turn-of-the-century, Second Empire Victorian clapboard Inn decorated in a country style with antique reproductions and quilts. Location: In-town in the Historic District on the main street at the head of Town Creek. Amenities: Large front porch and gift shop. Year-round. 410.226.5220. email the Oxford Inn

Part of Retreat Farm Bed & Breakfast, A, 26004 Royal Oak Rd., Royal Oak. 4 guest rooms, all with water views in a large three-story guest house built c.1750 as a farm manor home and furnished with country antiques. Location: On 17½ rural waterfront acres on Oak Creek. Amenities: Screened in porch, deck, boat dock & historic horse barn. 410.745.3980.

Robert Morris Inn & Restaurant, 314 N. Morris St., Oxford. 16 romantic rooms & suites, some small and some larger with a king poster bed and sitting room and some with river views in a 1710 Inn decorated in antiques & period reproductions. Location: In town at the Tred Avon River & Oxford-Bellevue ferry. Amenities: Widely acclaimed seafood restaurant, tavern and large covered porch. 410.226.5111 or 888.823.4012. email

Rose Cottage, South Street, Oxford. Two bedroom, two full bath short term rental cottage built c.1900, remodeled 1998 with traditional style furnishings. Location: Oxford Historic District between the Tred Avon River and Town Creek. Amenities: Porch, equipped kitchen w/bar seats, microwave and dishwasher, living room with wood burning fireplace and dining room. Gas BBQ grill and patio set. VCR-DVD. Year-round. 732.329.8797, 732.261.4423. email

Ruffled Duck Inn, The, 110 North Morris St., Oxford. 3 themed guest rooms, two with poster beds in a two-story Victorian home built in 1876 and furnished in an eclectic décor. Location: In the Historic District on the towns' main street. Amenities: Spacious porch with wicker furnature, rockers and porch swing, art studio, terrace and gardens. Complimentary bikes. 410.226.5496. email the Ruffled Duck Inn some w/

Sandaway, The, West Strand (down Lovers Lane), Oxford. 10 large guest rooms and suites, most with king beds and water views and some with private porches in a Colonial home built in 1875 and 9 rooms in separate cottages. Location: On 2 waterfront acres in town. Amenities: Large screened and open porches, spacious shaded lawns, Adirondack chairs, private beach & views of the Tred Avon River. 410.226.5111 or 888.823.4012. email The Sandaway