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Bath Attractions and Activities

Historic Sites

Bonner House: The Bonner House located in Historic Bath is a wonderful example of early 19th Century Carolina architecture. Of particular note are the original small blown glass windowpanes and the wide plank flooring. Visitors with a keen eye will be able to see the names of the Bonner children etched in the glass windowpanes. The Bonner House is surrounded by majestic old elm, walnut, cedar and dogwood trees making the grounds a pleasant place to linger.

Palmer-March House: The colonial style Palmer-March House is the oldest residence in Bath. The house has been fully restored and is worth a walk past while visiting Bath. Palmer-March House is located in the Historic Bath State Historical Site.

St Thomas Episcopal Church: St Thomas church in Bath was built in 1734. The church is known for having 2 feet think walls. Apart from this, some of the highlights of St Thomas church are Queen Anne's Bell, originally cast in 1750, an 1870s silver candelabra which is thought to have been a gift from King George II, and a silver chalice, apparently given to Reverend Garzia by the Bishop of London in the same year the church was constructed.

Van Der Veer House: The Van Der Veer House in Bath was built in the late 18th Century but moved to its current location and renovated in the early 1970s. The house is named for Jacob Van Der Veer, who acquired the property in 1824. The house today features displays related to the history of Bath and the surrounding area.

Parks

Goose Creek State Park, NC: Goose Creek State Park is at the junction of Goose Creek and the Pamlico River. Facilities for activities like Boating, swimming, fishing, camping, hiking, picnicking.

Pettigrew State Park, NC.

Museums

Aurora Fossil Museum, Beaufort County, NC.
Pantego Academy Historical Museum, Beaufort County, NC.

Wineries

Bennett Vineyards: Bennett Vineyards is the largest muscadine and scuppernong vineyard in the Carolinas and lies on a 138-acre parcel of colonial grant land in North Carolina east of U.S. Highway 17 between the neuse and the Pamlico rivers. The wine is made in barrels in a converted tobacco barn using recipes and techniques that emulate those of the earliest colonisits. The winery offers tours and tastings.

Activities

Bayview Golf Club: The 9-hole "Bayview" course at the Bayview Golf Course facility in Bath, North Carolina features 2,830 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 35.

Hiking.

Festivals and Events in Bath

“John Lawson’s Carolina” (July to December 2009) (Visitor Center).
“Naval Stores Industry and the Real Tar Heels: The Story of the Long Leaf Pine in N.C.” (July 18 2009) (Visitor Center).
Historical Film Series "National Treasure: Book of Secrets" (2007) (August 20 2009) (Visitor Center).
"Can You Dig It? An Archaeological Tour of Northeastern North Carolina" (September 12 2009) (Visitor Center).
Historical Film Series “The Great Debaters” (2007) (September 17 2009) (Visitor Center).
"Growing a Tree: Uncovering Your Family Genealogy" (October 10 2009) (Visitor Center).
"The Hoofprints Ghost Stories Concert" (October 24 2009) (Bonner House front yard).
Children’s HiSTORY Hour "If You Sailed on the Mayflower" (November 14 2009) (Visitor Center).
Historical Film Series "Memphis Belle" (1990) (November 19 2009) (Visitor Center).
Children’s Christmas HiSTORY Hour (December 5 2009) (Visitor Center).
Christmas Open House (December 13 2009).

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