Date/Time
Date(s) - Thursday, May 2, 2024 - Sunday, May 5, 2024
All Day
Posting this here on behalf of Drew Steidinger – an FBCC and BCCWNC Member. Contact Drew directly (details below) if you plan on going. This is not a BCCWNC organized event.
Question: How many states can you see from the top of Clingman’s Dome?
Answer: Seven, but we will only experience three on this trip unless some of us get more adventurous!
The Townsend Gateway Inn in Townsend, TN will be our home base May 2-3-4-5.
Check out their well-done web page as there is a lot off information there.
The inn has reserved 25 rooms for us at affordable rates of approximately $125 per day. Call Amanda (865-238-0123) ASAP and reference “British Car Club”. Time is running out on this available discount. The unclaimed rooms were released on April1, but ask anyway. I have been told that the Inn will quickly fill up.
For evenings, there is a gathering place fire pit for spirited BS (BYOB). There are some chairs and benches, but if possible bring some with you.
Locate Townsend, TN at the top of the map.
Here is a partial list of some of the beautiful fun roads we will travel and places we can visit:
Waterfall Byway, Rt64
Tail of the Dragon
Blue Ridge Parkway
Cherohala Skyway
Mount Mitchell Scenic Byway Drive
Newfound Gap Rd- between Gatlinburg and Cherokee
Diamond Back and Devil’s Whip
Little Switzerland and Lake Tahoma
The Rattler- NC 209
The Great Smokey Mountain Loop
Whitewater Way- Hwy 281 from Sapphire to SC
AND:
Tuckaleechee Caverns
Titanic Museum
Pigeon Forge
Great Smokey Mountains Heritage Center
The Little River Rail Road Lumber Company Museum
Cades Cove
Clingman’s Dome
Gatlinburg, TN
Here are area eating suggestions for the Townsend, TN FBCC trip May 2-5.
Restaurant recommendations:
Breakfast:
Apple Valley Mountain Village and Cafe
https://applevalleystores.com/
Elvira’s Cafe (a favorite)
https://www.elvirascafe.net/
Coffee:
Artistic Bean (a favorite)
https://theartisticbean.com/
Dancing Bean
https://dancingbearlodge.com/dining/coffee/
Towns End Coffee
https://www.townsendcoffee.com/
Lunch:
Apple Valley Mountain Village and Cafe
https://applevalleystores.com/
Elvira’s Cafe
https://www.elvirascafe.net/
The Peaceful Side Social
https://peacefulsidesocial.com/
The Abbey (my favorite)
https://www.townsendabbey.com/
The Little River Pub
https://littleriverpubanddeli.com/
Dinner:
The Peaceful Side Social
https://peacefulsidesocial.com/
The Abbey (a favorite)
https://www.townsendabbey.com/
The Little River Pub
https://littleriverpubanddeli.com/
Trailhead Steak and Trout
https://www.trailheadsteakhouse.com/
If you have any questions regarding the food menu or need additional recommendations please feel free to email or call Amanda at 865-238-0123
As the date gets closer I will have more information about a probable catered dinner (approximately $25 pp) on Saturday evening at the Inn.
I don’t intend to have a train of followers each day, but I do intend to plan the first day’s ride from the Greenville area to the Townsend Gateway Inn.
So many roads, so much available sightseeing, and great fun to be had with FBCC/BCCWNC cars and people!
Contact me directly if you have questions and want to go, but get those Inn reservations made as time is running out.
Drew Steidinger
910-528-6539
astei@me.com