Fairfield Glade sits on the Cumberland Plateau near Crossville, Tennessee, and you'll find it's a large retirement community built around a network of lakes, wooded lands, and five championship golf courses, each with unique names like Stonehenge Golf Club, Dorchester Golf Club, Druid Hills Golf Club, and Heatherhurst Golf Club, which has two different 18-hole courses called The Crag and The Brae, and all these courses get high marks for their maintenance and design, while being surrounded by trees and water, making the place pretty to walk through, especially with paved trails and hiking paths that go from simple strolls to tougher hikes, and the weather up there at about 2,000 feet gives you four different seasons with a milder climate than you might get in other parts of Tennessee. There's eleven lakes in total, two full-service marinas, places for boating or fishing, and sandy beaches along Lake Dartmoor and St. George, and wildlife's all around, which attracts residents who like outdoor activities, and the community has a big focus on helping folks find or even build homes, including ones with views of the golf courses or custom designs, and there's even a Model Home at 268 Stonehenge Drive you can visit most days of the week.
The Fairfield Glade Community Club goes back to 1970, and you'll see it keeps up a busy calendar of civic, social, and fraternal activities, offering plenty of clubs, leagues, and meeting spots, so people meet neighbors and stay involved, and most of the recreational amenities have their own names, like the Racquet Center, which has world-class outdoor pickleball courts and indoor and outdoor tennis courts for any skill level, and there's also two outdoor swimming pools, a mini-golf area, and a community center called Fairfield Glade Center at 128 Stonehenge Drive-that's a 36,000 square foot building with meeting and event space, a junior Olympic sized indoor pool, hot tub, sauna, dance floor, and even a Trackman Golf Simulator, plus a classroom for gatherings or classes, and a library for reading, while Wildwood Stables gives horse lovers a place to visit and ride. The Wellness Center on-site is up to date with fitness machines, exercise classes, indoor pools, and space for just about any wellness activity most seniors want to try out.
Stonehenge Grille serves up resort casual meals, and each golf course has its own snack bar, so you won't be short on places to grab something to eat, and you'll probably meet Executive Chef Jerry or event planner Kathryn if you stick around for weddings or big events, since they and their culinary team put together custom menus, handle linens, the cake, and help direct couples to vendors in the Cumberland area, and the conference center doubles as a wedding venue, too. Model homes, a design center at 6233 Peavine Road, and a construction office help people who want to build or buy, and there're plenty of ways to live in the community, with residences that cover different care types, though specifics on assisted living or nursing support aren't detailed, there's quite a variety.
People living here fill their days with fishing, golf, tennis, hiking, dining, or social clubs, since there's a central tee-time system, computerized weather info, professional golfers, and planned leagues, all making activities easier to join in, and for those who care about community connections, the club organizes a lot of gatherings and keeps the place active. The whole place, with its lakes, golf, and natural wooded areas, has been known for a tranquil atmosphere and got a nod in 2011 as a Top 50 Community from "Where to Retire Magazine," which some folks like to point out, and you'll find it's open most days with regular community center hours, so there's always something going on, whether that's sports, events, volunteer groups, or just watching the boats go by on one of the lakes.
