14 days in Charlotte & Sunset Beach Itinerary

Your day by day itinerary now includes Northlake Mall, Blackstone Shooting Sports and Apple Valley Golf Course. Step out of the city life by going to Zipline and Kings Mountain National Military Park. Head to Concord Mills and Phillips Placefor some retail therapy. Explore the numerous day-trip ideas around Charlotte: Blowing Rock (Blowing Rock Brewery & Artists in Residence at Edgewood Cottage), Tanglewood Park (in Clemmons) and Old Salem Museums & Gardens (in Winston Salem). The adventure continues: admire the sheer force of Falls Park on the Reedy, get a taste of the local shopping with SouthPark, stroll through Little Sugar Creek Greenway, and explore the engaging exhibits at ImaginOn: The Joe & Joan Martin Center.

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London, UK to Charlotte is an approximately 12.5-hour flight. The time zone difference moving from Greenwich Mean Time to Eastern Standard Time is minus 5 hours. Traveling from London in December, expect nights in Charlotte to be about the same, around 3°C, while days are somewhat warmer, around 17°C. You will have some time to spend on the 15th (Thu) before leaving for Sunset Beach.

You've now added Panther's Run Golf Links to your itinerary. Your itinerary includes some good beach time at Oak Island Beach and Holden Beach. Get outdoors at Thistle Golf Club and Fishing Charters & Tours. Explore the numerous day-trip ideas around Sunset Beach: Oak Island (Oak Island Pier & The Hoarders).

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Getting from Charlotte to Sunset Beach by car takes about 3.5 hours. Plan for a bit warmer nights when traveling from Charlotte in December since evenings lows in Sunset Beach dip to 7°C. Finish up your sightseeing early on the 18th (Sun) so you can go by car to Charlotte.

Get outdoors at Chimney Rock at Chimney Rock State Park and Zipline. Head to Southern Supreme Fruitcake and Concord Millsfor plenty of shopping. You'll find plenty of places to visit near Charlotte: International Civil Rights Center & Museum (in Greensboro), Elijah Mountain Gem Mine and Goat Farm (in Hendersonville) and Dark Corner Distillery (in Greenville). See even more of Charlotte: find something for the whole family at Carowinds, test your team's savvy at popular escape rooms, have fun and explore at Discovery Place Science, and examine the collection at NASCAR Hall of Fame.

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Drive from Sunset Beach to Charlotte in 3.5 hours. Traveling from Sunset Beach in December, you can expect nighttime temperatures to be a bit cooler in Charlotte, with lows of 3°C. Cap off your sightseeing on the 21st (Wed) early enough to catch the flight back home.