Come for the Weekend
Hendersonville, NC is your kind of small town. Small in population numbers, but sophisticated in taste. Good food, good lodging, fine people and fun places to play and hang out. Slow enough to relax, but enough to do so you won’t lack for cultural, physical or intellectual events. Here’s a smattering:
Lodging
The Waverly Inn
A wonderful old inn at the end of Main Street
Clear Creek Cabins
Luxurious mountain cabins
Grove Park Inn and Spa (Asheville)
The one and only – It’s 25 minutes from Hendersonville
(on a good traffic day)
Shopping
On Main Street
Homestead Linen
Fine home furnishings
Mast General Store
An old-fashioned general store – penny candy, etc. as well as great outdoor clothing brands
Silver Fox
An incredible gallery of art and home decor
Just a few miles down the road to Rainbow Row
Flat Rock Village Bakery
Pizza, salads, bread, scones and the best coffee
Hand in Hand Gallery
An art gallery featuring local artists
The Wrinkled Egg
Too faceted to describe. Fine bath products, inexpensive toys for kids and fine art. I told you. Go see it.
Services
Fifth Avenue Travel
Lunch
Hubba Hubba Wood Fired Smokehouse – Rainbow Row in Flat Rock
West First Pizza – on West First Street, just off Main Street
Breakfast
The Waverly Inn – (you must be a guest)
Flat Rock Village Bakery
Fun Stuff to Do
Pick up a copy of Bold Life (free) at retail outlets around town for more interesting things to do in Hendersonville and surrounding areas.
Hike in Dupont Forest – See Triple Falls
Carl Sandburg’s house – Decorated in early Sears and Roebuck, this historic house offers a peak into Sandburg’s daily life. The kids will love the kids! Sandburg’s wife was a goat breeder. Check out the Nubians.
Blue Ridge Performing Arts Center – on Main Street
From Livingston Taylor to bluegrass to comedy, you’ll find it all here at a reasonable price
Flat Rock Wine Shoppe
Offers more than just wine. There’s a “back room” that feels like a speakeasy must have in years past. Awesome live music
See the Thomas Wolfe “Look Homeward Angel” in the city cemetery
For direction to Flight Wood Griil click here.
