Hawkins Guest Local Interest Guidebook

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Hawkins Guest Local Interest Guidebook

Local mart/new gas station

Newly rebuilt, great for local foods (have you tried hoop cheese or buffalo?), snacks, great selection of wines and beer.
Farm & Garden Center
3517 NC-86
Newly rebuilt, great for local foods (have you tried hoop cheese or buffalo?), snacks, great selection of wines and beer.

Fire Department

Cute volunteer fire department at 720 Hawkins Road (towards Hwy 86).
Cedar Grove Fire Department
720 Hawkins Road
Cute volunteer fire department at 720 Hawkins Road (towards Hwy 86).

Architectural interest

Fun to see the craftsmanship of this classic building
Walnut Grove United Methodist
7215 Walnut Grove Church Road
Fun to see the craftsmanship of this classic building
So fun to nostalgically wander the aisles of want to haves and curiosities. Great place to buy fun gifts too!
Dual Supply Co
115 W King St
So fun to nostalgically wander the aisles of want to haves and curiosities. Great place to buy fun gifts too!
Sweetest stone building (formerly a bank) with great treasures for purchase.
A Little Something
118 N Churton St
Sweetest stone building (formerly a bank) with great treasures for purchase.
Cedar Grove is an Orange County Community northwest of Hillsborough. A post office has been established here since 1828. There are a quite a few old abandoned country stores at the intersection of Efland-Cedar Grove Road and Carr Store Road. Interestingly enough, the only still occupied and operating building at this crossroads is the Cedar Grove Post Office.
United States Postal Service
5206 Efland - Cedar Grove Road
Cedar Grove is an Orange County Community northwest of Hillsborough. A post office has been established here since 1828. There are a quite a few old abandoned country stores at the intersection of Efland-Cedar Grove Road and Carr Store Road. Interestingly enough, the only still occupied and operating building at this crossroads is the Cedar Grove Post Office.

Sightseeing

Parker Farm & Vineyard: Fresh produce plus pick your own muscadine grapes in September. https://www.facebook.com/ParkerFarmAndVineyard/
2211 Laws Store Rd
2211 Laws Store Road
Parker Farm & Vineyard: Fresh produce plus pick your own muscadine grapes in September. https://www.facebook.com/ParkerFarmAndVineyard/
Constructed during the WPA, in classic Hillborough design, this building used area field stones. The interior of this museum is well curated with the history of Hillsborough dating back to the colonial era.
Orange County Historical Museum
201 N Churton St
Constructed during the WPA, in classic Hillborough design, this building used area field stones. The interior of this museum is well curated with the history of Hillsborough dating back to the colonial era.
Open Saturdays. 8am to noon and Nov to March: 8am to 10am. Locally grown, Locally owned, always fresh: Includes area farmers, food & craft artisans. Bring cash, not all take credit cards.
Hillsborough Farmers Market
Open Saturdays. 8am to noon and Nov to March: 8am to 10am. Locally grown, Locally owned, always fresh: Includes area farmers, food & craft artisans. Bring cash, not all take credit cards.

Food scene

Close by on Hwy 86, fun snacks and local food truck. Great lawn for kids to run around.
Botanist and Barrel
105 Persimmon Hill Lane
Close by on Hwy 86, fun snacks and local food truck. Great lawn for kids to run around.
Phenomenal chef, formerly from the Cliffhouse in San Francisco; casual, family friendly dining. Great range of pizza along with breadth of menu.
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Radius Pizzeria & Pub
112 N Churton St
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Phenomenal chef, formerly from the Cliffhouse in San Francisco; casual, family friendly dining. Great range of pizza along with breadth of menu.
Good eats (wings and burgers + kiddie menu), craft beer and historic Hillsborough scenery.
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Wooden Nickel Pub
113 N Churton St
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Good eats (wings and burgers + kiddie menu), craft beer and historic Hillsborough scenery.
Fabulous tiny neighborhood bakeshop and pasta company with a rotating selection of pastries, pastas, sandwiches, salads, cookies, and more.
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Panciuto
110 S Churton St
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Fabulous tiny neighborhood bakeshop and pasta company with a rotating selection of pastries, pastas, sandwiches, salads, cookies, and more.
Serves Italian inspired fare in the heart of historic downtown Hillsborough.
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Antonia's Restaurant
101 N Churton St
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Serves Italian inspired fare in the heart of historic downtown Hillsborough.
Cup-A-Joe is where locals gather and visitors savor our one-of-a-kind community over craft coffee drinks and homemade pastries. Located in a historic building on King Street, we shine a light on local artists through our rotating galleries, pop-up markets, and artisan-made seating
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Cup a Joe!
2109 Avent Ferry Rd
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Cup-A-Joe is where locals gather and visitors savor our one-of-a-kind community over craft coffee drinks and homemade pastries. Located in a historic building on King Street, we shine a light on local artists through our rotating galleries, pop-up markets, and artisan-made seating
THE BEST artisanal chocolates, gelato, specialty drinks, and more. Pure artistry and a must go to place for all chocoholics and all appreciators of fine food craft!
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Matthew's Chocolates
104 N Churton St
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THE BEST artisanal chocolates, gelato, specialty drinks, and more. Pure artistry and a must go to place for all chocoholics and all appreciators of fine food craft!
Walk back in time to the late 1700's in this iconic inn on King Street, Hillsborough. Complete with Spencer's Tavern, serving sandwiches all day and entrees after 4pm.
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The Colonial Inn
153 W King St
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Walk back in time to the late 1700's in this iconic inn on King Street, Hillsborough. Complete with Spencer's Tavern, serving sandwiches all day and entrees after 4pm.

Parks

Constructed in 1815 after the war of 1812 (when the original White House was burned in 1814), this austere exterior plantation (on the National Register of Historic Places) was named by the owner, William Kirkland for his Scottish birthplace of Ayr. The interior is plush early 1800's and the scenic grounds include a 1 mile meandering 'Poets Walk trail.
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Ayr Mount
376 Saint Marys Road
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Constructed in 1815 after the war of 1812 (when the original White House was burned in 1814), this austere exterior plantation (on the National Register of Historic Places) was named by the owner, William Kirkland for his Scottish birthplace of Ayr. The interior is plush early 1800's and the scenic grounds include a 1 mile meandering 'Poets Walk trail.
2700 acres (five access areas) are 21 miles of maintained hiking/nature study trails. The park is named for the Eno Indians, who, along with the Shakori and Occoneechee tribes, lived near the river prior to European settlement, up to the late 1600's.
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イーノ・リバー州立公園
6101 Cole Mill Rd
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2700 acres (five access areas) are 21 miles of maintained hiking/nature study trails. The park is named for the Eno Indians, who, along with the Shakori and Occoneechee tribes, lived near the river prior to European settlement, up to the late 1600's.
24-acre park includes a pollinator garden, on Dimmocks Mill Rd includes a multi-purpose field, playground equipment, picnic structures, a fenced dog park and a little less than half a mile of Riverwalk. Riverwalk is a 1.5-mile greenway that will connect downtown Hillsborough with Occoneechee Mountain State Natural Area, off Orange Grove Road in western Hillsborough.
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Gold Park
415 Dimmocks Mill Rd
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24-acre park includes a pollinator garden, on Dimmocks Mill Rd includes a multi-purpose field, playground equipment, picnic structures, a fenced dog park and a little less than half a mile of Riverwalk. Riverwalk is a 1.5-mile greenway that will connect downtown Hillsborough with Occoneechee Mountain State Natural Area, off Orange Grove Road in western Hillsborough.

Winery and Cidery

Wine tasting and nearby!
Rock of Ages Winery & Vineyard
1890 Charlie Long Rd
Wine tasting and nearby!
Hop over to Roxboro and check this out
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Tunnel Creek Vineyards
1333 Berry Hill Rd
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Hop over to Roxboro and check this out
GORGEOUS back roads to drive to. Featuring Hillside Farms Jams, Preserves & Ciders in the gift shop.
Iron Gate Winery Inc
2540 Lynch Store Rd
GORGEOUS back roads to drive to. Featuring Hillside Farms Jams, Preserves & Ciders in the gift shop.