At any of our four wine trail locations, you may pick up a listing of places we recommend - restaurants, inns, places to visit, people to see. We will gladly assist you with reservations and directions to any of our recommended dining locales, from the extremely casual down-home right behind - the - railroad - tracks kind of place, (great crab legs at Harry’s in Elkin on Friday and Saturday nights!) to the more elegant continental cuisine with loads of ambiance restaurant (6th and Main in Wilkesboro).

In our little corner of the country, we do have ethnic restaurants - Chinese, Italian, Mexican, and others. In addition, of course, the ubiquitous faster-food suspects… or pack your picnic basket with goodies from our tasting rooms or stock up on Deli sandwiches and homemade baked goods at the Amish-owned Shiloh Bakery and Deli on Windsor Road in our Valley. You don’t have to be in Pennsylvania to drive through Amish Country. We have a settlement right here in the Swan Creek Valley.

The cities of Winston-Salem (only 30 minutes from Swan Creek), and Wilkesboro and Elkin (15 minutes away), offer a multitude of dining experiences, B&B’s, hotels, places of interest and events year-round. Check their websites below for further information. Here are a few samples of places we recommend:

Places to Eat

In Yadkinville:
Anthony's Deli
Breakfast and lunch; box lunches available for take-out. 104 E. Elm St. 336.679-4155

A Taste of Italy
Lunch and Dinner. Located in Lowe's Shopping Plaza just off Hwy 421. 336.677.2045

In Elkin:
Elkin Creek Restaurant | www.elkincreekvineyard.com
Lunch and dinner. Fine Dining in a beautifully restored old mill; outdoor patio also. 336.835.2458

McGee's on Main
Lunch and Dinner. Fine Dining. 102 E. Main St. 336.527-1122

Snickerdoodles
Espresso bar and Cafe. 226 W. Main St. 336.835-6500

Basin Creek
Casual dining - lunch and dinner. 200 N. Bridge St. 336.835.5776

Places to Sleep

In Winston-Salem:
Brookstown Inn | www.winston-salemhotels.com
Hawthorne Inn and Conference Center | www.hawthorneinn.com

In Wilkesboro:
Addison Hotel | www.addisoninn.com

In Union Grove: (a short drive from Buck Shoals Vineyard)
Madelyn’s In The Grove | www.madelyns.com

In Jonesville/Elkin:
Hampton Inn (voted the Best Hampton Inn in the U.S.!) | E-mail: jnvnc_hampton@hilton.com
Frog Holler Cabins, 336.516.2661, Located adjacent to Elkin Creek Restaurant | www.froghollercabins.com

Beautiful / Historic / Unusual Places to Visit

Stone Mountain State Park (Wilkes County - gorgeous views, hiking trails, fly fishing, picnicking, great rock climbing).
The Blue Ridge Parkway | www.blueridgeparkway.org.
The picturesque towns of Boone and Blowing Rock (just an hour’s drive northwest up Hwy 421 into the Blue Ridge Mountains and Parkway).
Wilkes Community College Gardens
Fort Defiance in Wilkes County (18th century home of Revolutionary War Hero)
Old Salem (a living history town in Winston-Salem) | www.oldsalem.org.
Reynolda House Museum of American Art in Winston-Salem | www.reynoldahouse.org.

"Step Back In Time" Shopping

The Old Jenning’s Store in Union Grove (beautiful handcrafted furniture and antiques- open weekends only from 8-4)
H.G. Greene General Store at Clingman Corners.
Dave’s Primitives, Elkin

Annual Festivals

Merle Fest - every April at Wilkes Community College
Yadkin Valley Wine Festival every third Saturday in May in Elkin
Tanglewood Wine Festival - June 12 in Clemmons
Brushy Mountain Apple Festival – every October in Wilkesboro
Harvest Festival – every September in Yadkinville
Yadkinville Wine Festival – late October in Yadkinville

There is a lot more going on… in and around Swan Creek, such as the skydivers on Swan Creek Road… beautiful to watch on a clear day.

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