5 days, 4 nights
May 15th to the 19th
So far we have 9 cars, 17 people!
Email me directly at Dave@BritishCarClubCharleston.com
if you would like to join the fun.
We will have beautiful drives through the Blue Ridge Mountains. These are the kind of roads our LBC's were designed for!
I will be driving my MGA, 77hp. This drive will not be a race. I like driving briskly, not fast. We will stop at overlooks, water falls and anything else that looks appealing. We will use the club walkie-talkies to keep in touch with each other.
Here is a summary of last falls drive.
Day |
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Time/distance |
Time/distance for the day |
Monday May 15 |
Total Wine & More to Mill Spring, NC Emberglow Outdoor Resort We will stop in Saluda, SC for lunch and gas |
Leave at 9am |
5 hours, 24 min, 255 miles |
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La Strada for dinner at 6pm. (Have reservations) |
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Tuesday May 16 |
Drive to Little Switzerland for lunch at 11:30. Includes The Diamondback. (Have reservations) |
1 hour 15 minutes, 53 miles |
4 hours, 38 minutes, 171 miles Leave at 9:30am |
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Linville Falls Winery |
30 minutes, 18 miles |
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Drive to Black Mountain for dinner at The Trailhead restaurant at 5pm. |
2 hours 70 miles |
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Return to Emberglow |
1 hour 32 miles |
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Wednesday May 17 |
Drive around Lake Lure (see below) Have breakfast at Victory Kitchen at 9am |
20 minutes Leave Emberglow around 8:30am |
120 miles |
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Drive to Point Lookout Vineyards, opens at 12pm |
1 hour, 30 minutes 46 miles |
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Lunch in Saluda at Green River BBQ. (They know we are coming) |
35 minutes, 20 miles |
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Parker-Binns Vineyard (they do have beer) |
38 minutes, 19 miles |
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Dinner at Legends on the Lake in Rumbling Bald at 6pm. (Have reservations) |
30 minutes, 16 miles |
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Thursday May 18 |
Drive through Chimney Rock and Bat Cave to The Local Joint and Rise Above Bakehouse for breakfast. |
45 minutes, 28 miles |
130 miles |
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Drive through Pisgah Forest along the Blue Ridge Parkway for lunch at Sierra Nevada Brewery. |
1 hour 45 minutes driving, 65 miles |
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Drive back to Emberglow through Chimney Rock. Dinner and drinks at the Lake House Restaurant at 6pm. (Have reservations) |
1 hour, 40 miles |
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Friday May 19 |
Mill Spring, NC to Charleston. Lunch at Root 121 Cafe, 121 N Main St Suite G, Saluda, SC |
5 hours, 30 min, 260 miles |
Early morning breakfast at Victory Kitchen, Point Lookout Vineyards, lunch in Saluda then wine and snacks at Parker-Binns Vineyard then dinner at Legends on the Lake in Rumbling Bald..
We'll snake along the right side of Lake Lure. It is full of winding tree covered roads and mountain hills. We'll then have breakfast at Victory Kitchen.
We'll then go to Point Lookout winery with great wines and fantastic views via some very fun roads. We'll have lunch in Saluda then along crazy roads to Parket-Binns Vineyard. Dinner is overlooking lake Lure.
Drive through Lake Lure, Chimney Rock, Bat Cave towards Asheville to The Local Joint (full breakfast menu) and Rise Above Bakehouse (pastery, bagels, breakfast sandwiches, coffee) for breakfast. Together they should accomodate 17 people.
We will then continue to the Blue Ridge Parkway. We will drive by Buck Springs Gap Overlook and onto Pisgah Hwy to Pink Beds Picnic Area. We will have plenty of time to stop and enjoy the scenery. We'll have lunch at Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. We will return through Chimney Rock where we can stop and walk through the town if we want. Dinner and drinks will be at the Lake House Restaurant in Lake Lure at 6pm.
Google maps link: https://goo.gl/maps/iPgo7U2TEh9ynNmR9
We will meet at Total Wine & More in West Ashley at 9am. We will stop for gas and lunch at 3 Marias Authentic Mexican Food in Saluda, SC.
Dinner at La Strada Italian restaurant at 6pm
Total Wine & More
1820 Ashley River Rd, Charleston, SC
Then an hour drive back to Emberglow.
Drive to Little Switzerland via Diamondback then to Linville Falls Winery then to Black Mountain.
Lunch will be on the terrace at Little Switzerland Inn at 11:30. Leave Emberglow at 9:30.
