Paddle NC offers an incredible time out on the waters and has four locations, one in Hammocks Beach State Park in Swansboro, North Carolina, USA. Why them?? Well they offer kayak and stand up paddle board tours, rentals and instruction, and even paddle board or SUP yoga. Join them in small personalised groups and explore Hammocks State Park from a different perspective, it's one of the best kayak destinations in the Southeast with more than 8 miles of designated paddling trails and endless salt marshes, there's also the wildlife includling bottlenose dolphins, Great Blue Herons and jumping mullet. Paddle NC offers guided kayak and paddle board tours with choices of eco tours, Bear Island Tours and Huggins Island Tours as well as SUP tours or instruction, and rentals are available, come for North Carolina’s Premier kayak and paddle board experience as they say.READ MORE

Quilt Cottage in Swansboro, North Carolina, USA has a large assortment of beautiful quilts and even features exquisite items by LAZYPEAS which are upcycled thrift store finds turned into unique designer bags, pins and little creatures. There inventory grows regularly and the vintage room boasts stunning estate jewellery, vintage flatware, linens, dishes, collectibles and so much more, there are treasures galore here and something for everyone. Quilt Cottage also has regular sale items, and here you will find the eclectic, the unique, the unusual, the beautiful and the divine, a must visit.READ MORE

The Icehouse Waterfront Restaurant offers a unique dining experience in historic Swansboro, North Carolina, USA and is a chef driven, family run business with over 40 years experience in the food industry. Come for a fantastic dining experience with views to die for and the finest, freshest local seafood and produce, and a menu of pastas, all natural chicken and certified Black Angus Beef and vegetarian options, here they offer something for everyone from the and are open for lunch and dinner with a kiddies menu. The Icehouse Waterfront Restaurant also served a delectable bar and late night menu with exquisite choices and light bites, and they are open for Sunday brunch, they host acoustic music nights, and there are great drinks specials to be enjoyed, come dine and play downtown waterfront, you'll never forget it.READ MORE

Hammocks Beach State Park in Swansboro, North Carolina, USA has incredible trails and activities, and they offer intrepretive programs and exhibits teaching about park ecology and wildlife including the nesting shorebirds and endangered sea turtles. Come explore Beach Island or Huggins Island, bring your kayaks, canoes or paddleboards or rent one, there's also a full service visitor center which is the launch site for the passenger ferry service that will bring you, or you could paddle out. Hammocks Beach State Park also has primitive campsites near the beach and inlet, and they can accommodate two tents each, ideal for up to 6 people, travel light and simple as they say, because you must carry all provisions from the beach or ferry dock. Come for a wonderful visit, and educational journey, explore paddling trails leading to marshes, they unspoiled maritime forest and more, it's a beautiful and memorable park.READ MORE

Carteret County Speedway in Swansboro, North Carolina, USA offers the thrills of high speed racing and a thrilling schedule, and racers are ready for the Green Flag to bring you action packed, nailbiting events. They also feature not to be missed Memorial Classic events with late models, mini stocks, street stocks, legends, bandoleros and Southern ground pounders, and tires and fuel are available on race day only. Moonshiner's Cafe at Carteret County Speedway is open on race weekends serving wings, fries, burgers, wraps, quesadilla and more with a great menu, and they are available to rent for events and special occasions.racing, READ MORE

The Waterway Inn located in Swansboro, North Carolina, USA offers fun for the whole family and the hosts are great. There are single queen and double queen rooms available with WIFI, refrigerator, microwaves and coffeemakers, cable TV, air con and free local calls, they also have one suite apartment with kitchenette, living room, king bed, porch and more. When staying at the Waterway Inn, guests may also make use of and enjoy the boat slips, family cookout and barbeque area, 90 foot fishing pier, waterfront location and picnic and play area, come for an unforgettable stay.READ MORE

Swansboro Yacht Club Seafood Grill and Bar in Swansboro, North Carolina, USA are located directly on Brogue Sound and the Intracoastal Waterway and now have a beautiful renovated dining room and oyster bar and sell SYCT-shirts, and they are almost world famous. There's an air conditioned bar with some of the finest craft beers and biggest sandwiches around, and the outdoor deck with stunning views is perfect for watching boats pass by and dolphins play. The menu is a delight of mouthwatering seafood bites and they serve the best of wings with celery, ranch or blue cheese dipping sauce, there's a selection of baskets, cold and hot sandwiches, soups, salads, steaks and steamers including Alaskan Snow Crab clusters. Swansboro Yacht Club Seafood Grill and Bar comes higly recommended, and has been a popular watering hole and eatery with visitors and locals for over 21 years, visit and see for yourself, there's always something special going on here.READ MORE

The New Bridge Organic Market - Cafe in Swansboro, North Carolina, USA offers local, healthy and sustainable ingredients from local farmers for toxic free food and a menu that revovles around the changing seasons. The market offers a large selection of gluten free products, vegan and organic products as well as natural supplements, hair and skin care products, bulk foods including locally roasted coffees and beans, grains, fruit, spices and snacks, they also have local milk, eggs, honey, grass fed beef, pasture raised chickens, natural pork, goat, lamb and rabbit. The menu at New Bridge Organic Market - Cafe offers delectable sandwiches, wraps and burritos, soups of the day, hummus and pita chips, vegetables, juices and smoothies, treat yourself and your body to the health and the divine, because you deserve it.READ MORE

Casper's Marina in Swansboro, North Carolina, USA welcomes you with warm Southern hospitality and services include storage, transient boaters, fueling and a ships store. They have some of the lowest gas prices on the Intracoastal Waterway and pre-mix gas is available, and transient dockage rates include cable, water and wireless internet, plus they have a bathhouse with showers and pay phone and conveniently located to downtown for quaint shops, restaurants and more. The ships store at Casper's Marina is filled with all your boating necessities including snacks, drinks, ice and clothing, and there's a convenient on-line boating store, all you need is here for your boating adventures and dockage.READ MORE

Santorini Mediterranean Grill offers delights of Greece in historic Swansboro, North Carolina, USA and meals are made from the freshest produce, seafood and tender beef that they can source, this is their guarantee. They offer mouthwatering appetizers including hummus, tzatziki and pita breads, egg plant, spanokopita, sauteed zucchini and more, salads made with homemade Greek dressing, subs, sandwiches, pastas and Greek specialties of souvlaki, gyro and combination platters, fish and seafood and grills, there's a kiddies menu, and they cater to vegetarians. Santorini Mediterranean Grill brings you tastes of the Mediterranean and as they say your passport seal to Greece.READ MORE