This boutique tearoom offers a wide variety of some of the finest quality loose leaf tea and infusions on the market, appealing to all tastes. Offers accessories and traditional English afternoon tea service that includes exquisite teas blends, light snacks and sandwiches
Bears Lodge Home in Bonclarken Community. Close to community swimming pool, trail around Bonclarken lake, access to amenities Bonclarken offers. Bring your small dog to enjoy your getaway with you and your group. It’s your time to get away to the Blue Ridge Mountains, explore some trails, and experience the best in a vacation rental at Bears’ Lodge- furnishings and amenities for your comfort.
Bloomfields offers a thoughtfully curated selection of furniture, fountains, dinnerware, glassware, woodwork, and Christmas decor, perfect for enhancing any home. The store also features a range of outdoor furniture, planters, and bird baths, providing beautiful options for both indoor and outdoor spaces. Explore Bloomfields to find the perfect pieces that bring style and charm to every corner of your home and garden.
Blue Ruby is a lively restaurant in Flat Rock, NC. This French-inspired bistro uses the best ingredients to create their scones, croissants, salads, quiches, sandwiches, tea, coffee, and much more on full menu. Dine in and take out both available.
Boonchoo, meaning “Good Karma” in Thai, focuses on authentic northeastern and central Thai cuisine. We select only the freshest ingredients to create delicious meals and make you feel like you are eating in Thailand!
Founded by a former Hendersonville summer camper, Campfire Grill seeks to recreate the summer camp experience in its dining room. They offer starters, soups, salads, sandwiches & burgers, entrees and a great cocktail menu. A portion of the restaurant’s proceeds benefit Camplify, a local nonprofit that sends local kids to camp. (Related, with 20+ summer camps, Hendersonville is home to one of the largest concentration of summer camps anywhere in the country!)
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site is where Carl Sandburg, American poet, historian, author, and lecturer spent the final 22 years of his long and productive life at his estate, Connemara. The home, originally built in 1838, displays the Sandburg’s furnishing as they lived at Connemara from 1945-1968, including Carl Sandburg’s collection of 12,000 books. Tour the home for a small fee, and learn about Sandburg’s life as a writer, journalist, folk singer, social activist and Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and biographer. Visit the barn and descendants of Mrs. Sandburg’s champion dairy goat herd and hike over five miles of trails. Access to trails, grounds, barns and public areas is free.
Dairi-O is a small, North Carolina chain of popular restaurants serving ice cream and “real food made simple.” At the Flat Rock location near Hendersonville, choose from more than 30 flavors of premium ice cream, including hand-scooped and soft-serve. Indulge in nostalgia by dipping your swirled cone in a hard coating of chocolate or butterscotch.
Dairi-O began in 1947 as a drive-up hamburger stand in King, NC, and the Flat Rock location is its first in the mountains. It features a two-lane drive-thru, dining room and outdoor seating. Popular foods are all-beef hot dogs, hand-pressed burgers, fresh salads and wraps.
Dogwood offers an eclectic mix of items in a well-curated and inviting space. The shop features home goods, garden items, gifts, local crafts, and a variety of unique merchandise that appeals to diverse tastes. The wide selection and thoughtful pricing ensure there’s something for everyone.
Located in the vibrant Little Rainbow Row in Flat Rock, Dogwood reflects the area’s rich history and charm. Visitors will find the new owners, Carol and Tracy, actively involved in the shop, engaging with customers and sharing their enthusiasm for the store. Their positive energy and friendly service make Dogwood a welcoming destination for both new and returning patrons.
Offers large playground for children including swings, slides, monkey bars and more!
Offers current movies in a bistro-style cinema that serves food, cocktails & local brews
Fresh local and regional organic produce, fresh seafood, goat milk lotion, soap & cheeses, eggs, herbs, plants, flowers, wild & cultivated mushrooms, baked goods, honey, eggs, jelly, jams & relishes, annual, perennial & native plants. Located in the parking lot of Pinecrest ARP Church on the corner of Greenville Highway and Highland Lake Road. ** Please enter market parking lot from Highland Lake Rd. side of the church. No entry on Greenville Highway side.
Farmer owned – year around produce stand- stocked with provisions from our fields and friends. We offer a wide range of products, including eggs, milk, beef, pork, produce, fruit and canned goods.
Designated the State Theater of North Carolina, the Flat Rock Playhouse offers quality entertainment rarely found so far from Broadway.
The Playhouse’s current location, built on the rock for which the Village of Flat Rock is named, was established in 1952 by a troupe of performers known as The Vagabond Players. It was the perfect marriage of professional theater with the tourist haven of Flat Rock.
From summer theater origins, the Flat Rock Playhouse has evolved to provide top-quality productions and live musical acts annually from March through December. Guests enjoy a variety of hits each year, including comedies, American classics, musicals, farces and whodunits. The Playhouse showcases professional actors from across the country in major productions such as Mamma Mia, West Side Story, South Pacific and more.
For the latest listing of shows, click here.
A brick-oven bakery cafe serving food made from scratch daily. Specializing in pastries, cookies, artisan breads, sandwiches, and wood-fired pizzas. All made with local and organic ingredients.
Flat Rock Wood Room prepares barbecue meats, gourmet wood fired brick oven pizzas and traditional southern sides.
The Cultural Center of Historic Flat Rock is a museum and cultural center located in the “Old Flat Rock Post Office” building, operated by Historic Flat Rock, Inc. The Center houses Flat Rock artifacts and original furniture from the post office as well as antique furniture manufactured in Flat Rock. It is operated by Historic Flat Rock, Inc.
Historic Village of Flat Rock began when affluent Charlestonians, Europeans and prominent plantation owners of the South’s low country built large summer estates in the English manner. The families of South Carolina’s Low Country came to Flat Rock to escape the sweltering heat and the epidemic of yellow fever and malaria. South Carolina’s Low Country gentry affectionately called Flat Rock The Little Charleston of the Mountains. The entire district of Flat Rock is included in the National Register of Historic Places. Historic Flat Rock is home to several attractions such as: The Flat Rock Playhouse, State Theatre of NC; the Carl Sandburg Home NHS; and St. John in the Wilderness Episcopal Church as well as many unique specialty shops, restaurants, and enterprises. The buildings along Greenville Highway are painted in lively pastel colors, very similar to the famous Rainbow Row in downtown Charleston. Many of Flat Rock’s attractions may be found along Greenville Highway (Hwy. 225), approximately 3 miles from Downtown Hendersonville.
Offers slow wood-fired barbecue, brisket, chicken, scratch made sides, sandwiches, and delicious sauces
Hubbaloo, located in the heart of Flat Rock, NC, offers a delightful dining experience focused on making every customer feel valued, joyful, and at ease. The menu brings a creative twist to breakfast classics, crafts delicious luncheon sandwiches, and offers convenient takeout options, all designed to brighten your day. With a casual yet comfortable atmosphere, Hubbaloo is a place to connect, relax, and enjoy wholesome, flavorful meals that transform your mornings.
Guests of Kenmure, Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott, Holiday Inn Express and Five Oaks are welcome to play at Kenmure Country Club for a daily fee. Kenmure’s links were designed by Joe Lee, a renowned Florida-based architect. The 6,509 bent-grass course features a par of 72 with a PGA course rating of 71.1 and a slope rating of 140 along its 18 holes. A golf course isn’t required to navigate this top-rated golfer-friendly but discerning course, but of course, they are available to rent.
Kenmure also offers Class-A PGA Pros on staff to instruct and help you improve your game, a golf shop stocked with the best in class equipment, and dining at 2 locations, The Grill (a sit down restaurant open Tuesdays – Sundays) & Turn House (a grab-and-go snack spot open Tuesdays – Sundays).
Marked Tree Vineyard, located at an elevation of 2,300 feet on the Eastern Continental Divide, offers stunning, panoramic views, from its tasting room, which has both indoor and outdoor seating. Choose from 10 wine varieties that are made with European vinifera and French-American hybrid grapes, including Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, Grüner Veltliner, Chardonel and Vidal Blanc, all of which were selected because of how well they grow in the rocky, sandy, loam soil found on the property.
Offers southern-style, down-home cooking that is great for the whole family, including a buffet!
For over 20 years, Season’s at Highland Lake has been a dining destination for those that seek a true culinary experience. It begins with fresh, sustainably-sourced ingredients used to create a delicious twist on familiar favorites. They offer a variety of seasonal craft cocktails and have an extensive wine list that has been nationally recognized by Wine Spectator. And their warm service and charming ambiance, well you just won’t find that anywhere else. Located on the property of Highland Lake Inn & Resort, the restaurant is open to all.
ShareWell Coffee Co. is owned by Candice and Zach Pritz. They started their company in 2016 and moved around quite a bit. However, the Pritzes believe that their unique coffee shop has found the perfect home in the Village of Flat Rock. Their shop includes an espresso bar, baked goods, bagged coffee, and is known for its slow pour coffee.
St. John in the Wilderness Episcopal Church is listed on the National Register of Historic Sites. St. John in the Wilderness was built as a private chapel in 1833, on the grounds of Charles and Susan Barings’ home, Mountain Lodge. The church was deeded to the Episcopal Diocese of Western North Carolina in 1936. Many well-known members of southern aristocracy have family plots in the churchyard; those names include: Christopher Memminger, first secretary of the Confederate treasury; Rev. John Drayton, developer of the world-famous Magnolia Gardens of Charleston; members of the families of three signers of the Declaration of Independence; Major General Edward P. King, Jr., of the United States Army who led the defense of the Bataan Peninsula in the Battle of Bataan against the Japanese invasion of the Philippines in World War II.
Since 1891, the historic corner of W. Blue Ridge Road and Greenville Highway, now known as The Wrinkled Egg, has been a cornerstone of community life in Historic Flat Rock. Once a general store run by the Peace Family, the location has evolved over the years and now features a unique collection of goods and eateries.
For over two decades, The Wrinkled Egg has offered a diverse range of items, including original Southern folk art, antiques, vintage treasures, women’s clothing, local pottery, and children’s products. Named after a distinctive Rhode Island Red hen known for laying “wrinkled” eggs, the store captures the charm of its heritage with a selection that’s as unique as its name. Visitors can explore the eclectic offerings, enjoy a meal on the back deck, and experience the warm, friendly atmosphere that continues to make The Wrinkled Egg a must-see destination.
This 250-acre farm in Flat Rock raises registered Angus & Hereford Cattle, and sells all-natural, pasture-raised beef in a variety of cuts, including offering whole, 1/2 and 1/4 cow quantities. Also sells eggs from pasture-raised hens.
