The good wife and I are going ourselves next weekend during romance weekend. Anyway yes the terrain can be a bit hilly but their is plenty of shade and the people are friendly and helpful. As for the weapons policy, all weapons must be peace tied. I can't really speak for the lodging since I live about 90 minutes away from the faire on a good day, but the area around the faire is nice and family friendly so I don't perceive any problems. To bad you where not going the same weekend we where going I would love to take you around and show you the sites. The weather can either be humid or nice it all depends on the weather system, lately it been very wet.