The Parkerton Inn located in Cape Carteret, Swansboro, North Carolina, USA welcomes you to this beautiful Emerald Isle hotel surrounded by natural beauty, and is ideal for relaxing at the beach or enjoying a boat tour plus exploring all the attractions and activities the area has to offer. This vacation hotel features a variety of rooms including double queen, single king, and single full kitchenette rooms that overlook the Crystal Coast. There are wonderful amenities to be enjoyed right here at your home away from home like the outdoor swimming pool, WIFI, coffee in the lobby, dog friendly rooms, cable TV and much more. The Parkerton Inn looks forward to your visit and is the perfect vacation destination for your stay at the Emerald Isle.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

Swansboro Artisans and Antiques in Swansboro, North Carolina, USA offers beautiful works and finds by a collective of artists housed over 6500 square feet, as they say here you will find something that makes you happy. Here the eclectic, classic, charming and vintage will entice, the unusual and the unique, from home decor to funky items, art, pottery, antiques, retro and upcycled. There's shabby chic, recycled and reuse, re-purpose and beach items, Swansboro Artisans and Antiques welcomes you to their world of wonder under one roof, and they have space available if you want to become a vendor and join this eccentric family, there are even paint classes coming soon, something for everyone.READ MORE

The Java Post in Swansboro, North Carolina, USA is a locally owned and operated coffee shop complete with drive through for your coffee fix, and is the place to come for the best lattes, smoothies, frappes and coffee in town. They are open for breakfast with sandwiches, Danishes and goodies, and baked good changing weekly and seasonally, but there's always something delicious on offer and their cookies and brownies, scones and muffins are legendary, they also serve a range of bagels. The Java Post also serves tea, and their secret to great coffee is the water which is put through and exclusive osmotic filtering process on-site and you can taste the difference in every mouthful, plus they only use great beans and process all their coffees, cappuccinos, lattes and frappes with state of the art equipment, come for the divine.READ MORE

Church Street Inn, Irish Pub and Deli in Swansboro, North Carolina, USA was the original coffee shop in the area, and then expanded with the deli and Irish Pub. They also have four custom furnished luxurious suites at the Inn right in the heart of the downtown waterfront for the perfect stay close to everything including shopping and restaurants, and they can't be beat for the coastal views. The Church Street Inn, Irish Pub and Deli serves a mouthwatering menu of delights including sublime specialty sandwiches, Boar's Head dogs with amazing choices, the best Angus beef burgers, salads and more and there's a kiddies menu. For drinks there are brews and wines as well as coffee and an espresso bar, try their specialties too, come for an unforgettable dining experience, and stay a while.READ MORE

Gray Dolphin Gifts, LLC in Swansboro, North Carolina, USA is a wonderful shop to visit for the unique, the eclectic, the pretty and the divine. They have a wonderful range of gifts and personal products including pickles and relish, ladies hats and scarves, wine and accessories, hand therapy items, a full line of Blue Crab Bay gourmet food products, mounted butterflies, frogs and more frogs, and there's a whole lot more. Gray Dolphin Gifts, LLC is a must visit gift shop in the heart of Swansboro complete with kiddies corner and kids stuff, something for everyone here. READ MORE

Dudley's Marina is a Full Service Marina in Swansboro, North Carolina, USA offering high quality boating products and services and has been doing so for over 78 years. Here they offer an incredible amount of services including dockside fueling, boat storage, boat parts and services by factory trained technicians, as well as in and outboard repair and bottom painting. They also supply North Carolina fishing and hunting licenses and have igloo coolers, and are an official NC wildlife saltwater weigh station. Dudley's Marina are family owned and operated offering a first class experience at the Crystal Coast, and have nearly everything a fisherman or boater needs visit them today at one of the finest docks in Swansboro.READ MORE

Frosted is a Cakery in Swansboro, North Carolina, USA specialising in the most delicious and beautiful custom cakes, cupcakes, cookies and special treats. They also have gluten free and flourless items available every day, as well as dairy free and Vegan cupcakes for custom orders only. Not only eye catching but divine too, the cupcakes come in stunning flavours with unique choices for everyones taste like peppermint mocha, oatmeal cream pie, ginger bread, salted caramel, pumpkin spice, lemon raspberry, almond joy and much more. Frosted is available for birthday parties and events, as well as business meetings, book clubs, girls night, special occasions and private events, and will bake custom cakes, cupcakes, cookies and other treats which are available on order.READ MORE

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

White Oak River Bistro in Swansboro, North Carolina, USA offers a casual fine dining experience on North Carolina's Crystal Coast and is the perfect wedding venue with beautiful setting, dining rooms and a bar that reflect the historical charm of the area. Enjoy a unique dining experience with spectacular views over the White Oak River and the 150 seat restaurant features wood panelled walls and floors, stone fireplaces and a covered porch with river views. The White Oak River Bistro menu offers exquisite appetisers and entrees of chicken, veal, seafood, beef, pasta and pizza, it's the Italian divine on your plate with the perfect ending of mouthwatering dessert choices and for events and special occasions they can cater up to 1000 people, book today.READ MORE