5 days, 4 nights
September 29th to October 3rd
We have 12 cars, 23 people!
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.
Email me directly at Dave@BritishCarClubCharleston.com if you have any questions.
Drive to Little Switzerland via The Blue Ridge Parkway returning on the Diamondback
Lunch will be on the terrace at Little Switzerland Inn.
Day |
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Time/distance |
Time/distance for the day |
Thursday Sept 29 |
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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Italian dinner at La Strada in Lake Lure |
6pm |
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Friday Sept 30 |
Drive to Little Switzerland, includes The Diamondback, shown below |
1 hour 15 minutes, 53 miles |
3 hours, 40 minutes, 138 miles Leave at 9:30am |
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Lunch at Little Switzerland Inn with a Porsche Targa group |
11:30am 90 miles back |
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Dinner at the Lake House Bar & Grill |
6pm |
Dinner on the waterfront |
Saturday Oct 1 |
Drive around Lake Lure (see below) Have breakfast at Victory Kitchen at 7:15am |
20 minutes Leave around 7am |
Opening restaurant early for us |
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Drive to Point Lookout Vineyards, Grandad's Apples and Parker-Binns Vineyard (they do have beer) |
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Dinner at Parker-Binns at 5pm 116 miles |
Sunday Oct 2 |
Drive through Pisgah Forest along the Blue Ridge Parkway |
3 hours 20 minutes driving, 122 miles |
Box picnic lunch |
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Drive back to Emberglow through Chimney Rock |
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Monday Oct 3 |
Mill Spring, NC to Charleston |
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5 hours, 30 min, 260 miles |
Early morning breakfast at Victory Kitchen, Souther Williams Vineyard, Grandad's Apples, Point Lookout Vineyards then wine and dinner at Parker-Binns Vineyard.
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. If it is open, we can check out Wormy's Last Call.
We'll meander our way to Souther Williams. It is apple season so we will stop in at Grandad's Apples next. They have the best apple cider donuts. We'll then go to Point Lookout winery with great wines and fantastic views.
Drive through Lake Lure, Chimney Rock, Bat Cave towards Asheville to the Blue Ridge Parkway. We will bring a box lunch and have them at either Buck Springs Gap Overlook, the picnic grounds a quarter mile after or Pink Beds Picnic Area. The picnic grounds has tables and flush toilets. We'll return through Chimney Rock where we can stop and walk through the town if we want.
Google maps link
https://goo.gl/maps/zxFv5zcd4Dscsr7GA
Meet at Total Wine & More in West Ashley at 9am
Dinner at La Strada Italian restaurant at 6pm
Total Wine & More
1820 Ashley River Rd, Charleston, SC
