The greater Philomont area is known for horse farms, large estates, winding gravel roads, rolling hills, and stacked stone walls.

The village boasts an active community center,[2] volunteer fire department [3] and the Philomont Store as well as several bed & breakfast retreats.

[8] The turnpike runs for approximately sixteen miles from U.S. Route 50 in Aldie to the village of Bluemont on Blue Ridge Mountain.

This fundraiser features slow cooked beef with BBQ sauce and all the fixings and sides including a baked potato, coleslaw, salad and green beans.

The entire community looks forward to the third annual Philomont Phair on April 30, 2011 and invites everyone out for an enjoyable "Day in the Country."

The village earned a reputation with traditional outdoors men and the social elite when actor Robert Duvall purchased an 1800s horse farm near the general store.

[citation needed] Philomont was the home of the Stephen Roszell family, early converts to Methodism, as the result of frequent visits from itinerant horseback riding Francis Asbury, co-worker with the Wesley brothers who brought their faith to this country.