Homestead Favorites
Suggested Nearby Dining and ActivitiesFood
(listed nearest to farthest)
Bi-Rite
Our local grocer with outstanding meats and cooking-by-campfire necessities, and a deli and bar enjoyed by locals.
Village Pizza
Favorite local pizza and stromboli for sit-down, pick up or delivery.
Parker's Home Cookin'
The local dive for an experience: home-cooked Southern fare that is a community favorite off-the-diet comfort food.
Granny’s Donuts
Our favorite local baker of sweet treats.
Rio Grande
Our favorite local Mexican restaurant with a large bar and lots of TV screens.
Joey’s
Favorite local smash burger joint with a small town bar.
Ridge Shrimp & Oyster
The local dive for wonderful, fresh seafood, brought in from the Carolina Coast and made up right!
Oak Ridge Bagels
Our favorite bagel sandwiches east of the Mississippi.
Starbucks
For your caffeine fix, or supersonic wifi connection, if needed.
Jersey Mike’s
Our preferred local sub shop.
Print Works
Our favorite upscale French bistro and bar.
Green Valley Grille
Our favorite upscale restaurant for Southern American fare, with tea times and beautiful gardens as well.
Destinations
(listed nearest to farthest)
Carolina Marina
Minutes away are the docks to Belews Lake, which features 99 miles of shoreline and pontoon boat rentals.
Pineapple Porch Boutique
Our favorite shop in the old hitching post town of Stokesdale, across from the old train depot (now a fire station).
Sadie’s Soap & Tea Shop
The legacy stop in Stokesdale, where nationally-known handmade soaps, teas and other natural products have been featured for decades.
Fisherman's Cove
Stokesdale’s source for bait, tackle, and outdoor supplies if you’re needing gear for your outdoor adventures.
Stokesdale Town Park
Our favorite small town park with soccer fields, pickleball and basketball courts, walking paths and and a disc golf course.
Coldwater
The area’s premier residential development, with invitation-only access to an infinity pool and exercise space and a private boat house with Magnalia Homestead kayaks. (Ask Jim or Rachel about this if interested.)
Belews Lake Park
This new lakeside park offers nice walking trails, lake decks, fishing access, grilling stations and a large new shelter.
Cascades Preserve Trail Loop
This lovely trail follows a stream and winds through beautiful countryside that includes geological features, exposed roots, nice terrain and a “hobbit-esque” feel. Our favorite place for a nice 2-mile saunter.
The Old Mill
The oldest continually-running water mill in America, The Old Mill is an historic landmark with great flours and mixes perfect for gift-giving (or cooking over a campfire).
Cole Pottery
Next door to The Old Mill is one of North Carolina’s most talented master potters, whose pottery is featured in Magnalia properties.
Kernersville, NC
Our favorite nearby small southern town, with a browsable town center featuring shops and eateries.
Piedmont Triad Farmer’s Market
Our favorite local market, open year-round and featuring local fruits, vegetables, and meats, plus a garden center and restaurant.
Christ Covenant Church
Our family’s church (part of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church, founded in Philadephia in 1782 by Scottish Covenanters), which is friendly and vibrant and committed to the preaching of the Bible and the modelling of gospel life.
Winston-Salem, NC
Our favorite nearby (tier 2) city, Winston Salem features a bustling downtown, the stunning Wake Forest University campus, an active music scene and a thriving new warehouse district with bars, entertainment and restaurants – some of which is constructed in the bones (or the shadows) of the old RJR buildings.
Old Salem
Preserving a Moravian settlement dating back to 1771, a stroll through Old Salem is a walk back in time.
Pilot Mountain State Park
Our favorite local hike during bird migration seasons, with an extraordinary rock formation to encircle.
High Point, NC
The “furniture capital of the world,” High Point hosts the annual furniture markets at which much of the world’s furniture is transacted, and offers exceptional window shopping and purchase opportunities – often at great discounts.
Blue Ridge Parkway
The nation’s most visited national park, the Blue Ridge is world-renown for its scenic beauty and Old South rural charms.
Hanging Rock State Park
Our favorite local state park, with wonderful trails and views of the Piedmont.
Grandfather Mountain
One of the jewels of North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains, with a suspension bridge you won’t forget and spectacular hiking.
Boone and Blowing Rock, NC
Our favorite sister mountain towns, with shops, restaurants, pubs, trails, spas and more – plus our favorite art and home décor gallery ever: Common Good Co.
National DDay Memorial
Less than three hours away in Bedford, Virginia (which lost more citizens in WW2 than any other American city), lies the most impressive monument to a military event in all the world.
Biltmore Estate
America’s largest private residence, Biltmore Estate was built as a summer home by George Vanderbilt and is perhaps the world’s most beautiful working homestead.