Hendersonville (North Carolina)

Hendersonville, NC is a small town just south of Asheville, NC. It's the perfect place to spend an afternoon or a lifetime. Hendersonville is a small community of about 12,000, with that friendly "Small Town, USA" feeling.
Downtown you'll find a thriving Main Street complete with fine restaurants, homemade ice cream shops, antique stores, and lots of artists and art galleries. Downtown Hendersonville is a fantastic place to spend a day shopping with its beautiful landscaping, wide sidewalks, comfortable benches, outdoor water fountains and plenty of parking, not to mention all of the wonderful and unique shops.

Hendersonville lies 40 miles north of Spartanburg, South Carolina and 22 miles south of Asheville, North Carolina at the southern edge of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Hendersonville can be accessed from three exits from Interstate 26.
The nearest airport served by commercial airlines is Asheville Regional Airport. For more options, Charlotte Douglas International Airport, a major airport in Charlotte, is less than a two-hour drive away.
Hendersonville is also served by a privately owned, public use airport. The Hendersonville Airport has been in operation since 1932, and is located 2.5 miles southeast of the town.
Apple Country Public Transit Route 3 offers bus service to and from Asheville Regional Airport, where you can connect to buses to Asheville.

• Apple Country Public Transit - 526 Seventh Avenue East Hendersonville, NC 28793
• Checker Cab Co. - 500 7th Ave E, Hendersonville, NC
• Sams Cab - 729 Maple St, Hendersonville, 28792
• Carolina Taxi & Ind Transportation - 537 Fitzsimmons St, Hendersonville, 28792

• Flat Rock Playhouse

  phone: +1 828 693-0731
  address: 2661 Greenville Highway
  Flat Rock. Home to the Vagabond Players (1937) since 1953. Designated "State Theatre of North Carolina," its season runs from April through December.

• Carl Sandburg Home National Historic SiteFlat Rock

• Apple Festival, Labor Day weekend

• Historic DowntownFull of quaint shops, historic buildings, and art galleries.

• Mineral and Lapidary Museum of Henderson County

  phone: +1 828 698-1977
  address: 400 N. Main Street
  A geology and paleontology museum, including the opportunity to crack open and take home a geode.

• Play golf.
• Art and Craft Community

• Main Street shopping district.

• 2 Guys Pizza and Ribs

  phone: +1 828-693-6755
  address: 746 6th Ave. We.
  This establishment makes all of its sauces and crust from scratch. Offers a family atmosphere and friendly staff.

• West First Wood-Fired

  phone: +1 828 693-1080
  address: 101b 1st Avenue West

• Hannah Flanagan's Irish Pub

  phone: +1 828 696-1665

• The Black Rose

• Highland Lake InnA country retreat as well as a romantic bed and breakfast.

• Hogaloft

  phone: +1 828 698-2466
  address: 145 Little Ln
  Located just outside Historic Hendersonville this rustic Inn offers either Suite or Studio style accommodations.

• Inn on Church

  phone: +1 828 693-3258
  address: 201 Third Ave W
  This bed and breakfast occupies the historic former "Aloah Hotel" building in downtown Hendersonville.

• Elizabeth Leigh Inn

  phone: +1 828 698-9707
  address: 908 5th Avenue West

• Quality Inn and Suites

  phone: +1 828-692-7231
  address: 201 Sugar Loaf Rd
  Largest Hotel in Hendersonville with indoor heated swimming pool, hot tub, putt putt green, game room, exercise room, seasonal lounge, banquet rooms, 149 rooms including some suites, truck and bus parking, group packages available.

• The Waverly Inn

  phone: +1 828-693-9193
  address: 783 N. Main St
  Beautiful 100-year-old inn just north of downtown historic district. 14 rooms and one suite. Great breakfasts. Very friendly hosts.

• Comfort Inn

  phone: +1 828 693-8800
  address: 206 Mitchelle Dr

• A Country Retreat at Clear Creek Cabins

  address: Wyatt Lane
  Four 1 bedroom log cabins on 20 partially wooded country acres. Each has a hot tub on the covered porch and a fireplace. The property features a hiking trail, fishing pond and creek, firepits, and picnic sheds.

Free outdoor wifi is provided downtown.

• Blue Ridge Parkway, nearest access is Asheville
• Great Smoky Mountains National Park, nearest gateway is Cherokee.
• Pisgah National Forest
• Chimney Rock State Park 18 miles from downtown Hendersonville on Hwy. 64 East.

• DuPont Forest

  phone: +1 828 877-6527
  address: 1300 Staton Rd, Cedar Mountain, NC
  Full of trails, rivers, and waterfalls, and open to the public for hiking, fishing (with a license), and mountain biking.