Learn more about living in Arlington Ridge

The Arlington Ridge 55+ Community

As you enter the community you are greeted by a manned gate surrounded by a beautiful golf course on both sides of you. The amenities at Arlington Ridge are laid out in a fashion that makes it feel like a town center, with a park-like setting in the center.

Arlington Ridge has a restaurant and bar, along with a finer dining experience attached to the golf course, a separate room dedicated to billiards and darts adjacent to the bar. One of the unique Amenities Arlington Ridge has is a full-size dedicated movie theater, where residents enjoy movie nights.

It is a gorgeous active adult community with easy access to shopping just up the road and not far from The Villages!

Where Is Arlington Ridge?

Arlington Ridge is located close to the enchanting Florida town of Mt. Dora. Here time seems to stand still with its old-fashioned charm and outstanding selection of antiques, restaurants, and specialty shops. If you plan your trip well, you will enjoy one of the many festivals held on Mt. Dora’s city streets several times a year.

Proximity

Other attractions close by to Arlington ridge include Daytona beach, Homosassa Springs, Legoland, Winter Haven, Sea World, Walt Disney World, Silver Springs, Ocala and so much more.

The Community

The Homes & Home Prices

Arlington ridge offers beautiful homes for sale. Arlington Ridge has very reasonable HOA fees and CDD fees considering what you get. It covers your gate guard, cable, internet, & recreational facility maintenance. The prices for Arlington Ridge homes range from $195,000 to $550,000 depending on the Lot, size of the home, upgrades, and type of home.

They have three types of floor plans: designer home series, Estate home series, and RV home series. The designer home series represents their newest retirement home designs, created especially for Arlington Ridge. They include open airy floor plans. The estate home series are larger and more luxurious built on Arlington Ridge’s larger home sites while the RV home series is designed to accommodate a Class A motorcoach in its own garage, these homes also offer all of the luxury touches and outstanding design of our other home series. RV Homes offer our standard home features for the model selected, including a 2 car garage, plus an oversized RV garage with a 14′ x 12′ garage door with an automatic opener.

The Community

Living in Arlington ridge means having a huge number of facilities and recreational amenities available to you. Feeling a little sporty? Then you can try out golfing, or biking. Or maybe you want to keep fit, there are a gym, yoga and outdoor pools to help you with that. If you want fun activities for the day that don’t require too much work, you could try billiards. Billiards is one of the most popular activities. Their O’Hara’s Billiards Parlor offers the perfect environment for enjoying the game. O’Hara’s has three regulation tables and comfortable seating areas and is conveniently located adjacent to the Village Tavern so that refreshments are always within easy reach. This retirement home has ensured that its residents don’t ever experience boredom. 

Amenities

Pool

Arlington Ridge’s pool is perfect for lounging and relaxing with beach entry. For aerobics, lap swimming, and other “aquacise” activities, they also have a heated fitness pool adjacent to the fitness center. And for a muscle-soothing soak after work-out or just for relaxing, their spa is equipped with therapy jets.

Tennis

Arlington Ridge features two tennis courts and two pickleball courts for enthusiasts in both sports. Both are lit for evening play. A number of organized leagues and groups are open to residents interested in regular competitive play.

Walking and Biking

Arlington Ridge has miles of private sidewalks and biking/cart lanes that wind throughout the Arlington Ridge community. In addition, county-operated Palatlakaha Environmental and Agricultural Reserve (PEAR), which adjoins the Arlington Ridge community offers several miles of biking and walking trails to explore, including a unique “birding” trail.

Card Games

Arlington has a Village Card Room tucked away in a quiet corner of the Residents Activities Center and provides an inviting environment for card aficionados and for other small group activities and meetings. Card clubs include Bridge, Canasta, Hearts, and other games, depending on the interests of residents.

Spa and Fitness

Arlington’s Spa and Fitness Center hosts a state-of-the-art workout room with both strength-building and cardiovascular equipment, plus a group fitness room for aerobics, cycling, and Zumba. Other facilities include locker rooms with showers and saunas, spa treatment rooms, and an outdoor heated fitness pool.

Library

There is a free lending library in the community that features hundreds of bestsellers, romance novels, and how-to and self-improvement books for residents to check out and enjoy on an honor system.

Other Activities

Arlington Ridge offers a fully equipped arts and crafts center that provides facilities for a wide variety of arts and craft projects. Facilities include a ceramics kiln, potters wheel, worktables with pull-down electrical, commercial clean-up sink, and ample shelving for project display and storage.

The arts and crafts center hosts classes for many different interests, including watercolors, pottery, scrapbooking, holiday crafts, and drawing. Activities vary during the calendar year and depending on the interests of residents.

Neighborhood

If you do choose to stay here, anything you need for everyday living is right in the neighborhood.  Just outside their convenient back gate, you’ll find two excellent shopping centers, featuring Publix and Winn-Dixie grocery stores, a Walgreens Pharmacy, several casual dining restaurants, and a selection of banks and other retail stores. There are also department stores, discount clubs, and shops of the recently remodeled ViaPort Mall, Clermont, and The Villages are all within a 15-minute drive from Arlington’s front entrance.

For special dining experiences, you can visit Brownwood Paddock Square, a brand new center about 15 minutes from Arlington Ridge. Brownwood offers entertainment, both casual and fine restaurants, delightful taverns, and specialty retailers.

Arlington Ridge is located next to two airports. Orlando international airport is 49 minutes away and Tampa international airport is just 85 minutes away.

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