Talk with chefs, owners and farmers while exploring charming downtown Hillsborough, home to handmade chocolates, locally roasted coffees, organic wine and one of the most esteemed restaurants in the Southeasts.
Tour leaves from Saratoga Grille, 108 S. Churton Street; $41; 919-237-2254;www.tastecarolina.net
Talk with chefs, owners and farmers while exploring charming downtown Hillsborough, home to handmade chocolates, locally roasted coffees, organic wine and one of the most esteemed restaurants in the Southeasts.
Tour leaves from Saratoga Grille, 108 S. Churton Street; $41; 919-237-2254;www.tastecarolina.net
Talk with chefs, owners and farmers while exploring charming downtown Hillsborough, home to handmade chocolates, locally roasted coffees, organic wine and one of the most esteemed restaurants in the Southeasts.
Tour leaves from Saratoga Grille, 108 S. Churton Street; $41; 919-237-2254; www.tastecarolina.net
Talk with chefs, owners and farmers while exploring charming downtown Hillsborough, home to handmade chocolates, locally roasted coffees, organic wine and one of the most esteemed restaurants in the Southeasts.
Tour leaves from Saratoga Grille, 108 S. Churton Street; $41; 919-237-2254;www.tastecarolina.net
10am and 2pm. Come to the Alexander Dickson House, 150 E. King St., Hillsborough. Explore Hillsborough's history on a 90-minute guided walking tour through its historic district. $5 for adults; 12 y/o and under free. More information at 732-7741.
Continental and British armies occupied Hillsborough during the Revolutionary War. Commanding figures like Horatio Gates, Nathanael Greene, and Lord General Cornwallis headquartered in the town's inns and taverns. Cornwallis' ill-spent week in Hillsborough in February of 1781 eventually culminated in his surrender at Yorktown eight months later.
10am and 2pm. Come to the Alexander Dickson House, 150 E. King St., Hillsborough. Explore Hillsborough's history on a 90-minute guided walking tour through its historic district. $5 for adults; 15 y-o and under free. More information at 732-7741.
Join the Burwell School Historic Site for cider, cocoa, and children's activities before watching the Annual Holiday Parade from the front lawn.
Then enjoy Christmas carols performed by the Ebenezer Baptist Church choir at 12:30pm in the Burwell House South Parlor.
Free admission. 319 N. Churton Street.
The 25th annual Hillsborough Candlelight Home Tour is Sunday, December 4 from Noon – 6 pm. The tour showcases prominent homes and structures built by Hillsborough brick mason John Berry (August 18, 1798-January 11, 1870) who became one of the most respected builders in the antebellum Piedmont. All will be exquisitely decorated for the holiday season.
The 2011 Candlelight Home Tour stops include the following:
10am and 2pm. Come to the Alexander Dickson House, 150 E. King St., Hillsborough. Explore Hillsborough's history on a 90-minute guided walking tour through its historic district. $5 for adults; 15 y-o and under free. More information at 732-7741.