This cottage allows you to enjoy a peaceful suburban setting sitting just 2 miles north of downtown Durham, and yet, is just a short bike ride or 5-10 minute drive to downtown, local hospitals, shopping, restaurants, DPAC, downtown attractions, and more.
WALK TO: Duke Regional hospital is a 5-10 minute walk (.5 miles)!
BIKE/DRIVE/UBER/LYFT TO (with designated bike lane for almost all of the designations below):
~ North Pointe Commons = Costco, pharmacy, ABC (liquor, beer, wine), restaurants, Home Depot, Ross, Harris Teeter (grocery)
~ Museum of Life & Science (1.2 miles)
~9th Street District (2.4mi)-
Elmoâs Diner, Vin Rouge, Juju, Monuts, Whole Foods, Harris Teeter, Panera Bread, Metro 8 Steakhouse, nail salons, coffee shops, hair salons, shops, and much more!
*NC School of Science & Mathematics
~Brightleaf Square (2.8 mi) - restaurants, bars, shops
~Downtown Durham (3.4mi)
Durham Performing Arts Center (DPAC), Ninth Street Bakery, Dame's Chicken & Waffles (soul food), Cocoa Cinnamon (coffee), Durham Food Hall (AMAZING!), Boxcar (Adult Arcade and Spirits), Urban Axes, Durham Bulls Baseball Stadium, M Sushi, and more (see Guidebook for all our local recommendations!)
~Duke University Hospital (3.5mi), surrounding restaurants, coffee shops, etc.
~Golden Belt Campus (4.6mi) - restaurants, art studios.
~Sarah P Duke Garden, Duke Chapel, Cameron Indoor & Wallace Wade Stadiums at Duke University (5.0 mi)
~Research Triangle Park (12.5 mi)
~University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (14 mi)
~NC State University (29 miles)
PARKS!
~Whippoorwill Park (1.6 mi)
~West Point on the Eno - the highlight of Durhamâs Park system is only 2 miles north of the cottage.
~Explore Durhamâs 80+ trails and parks.
Helpful distances:
~RDU Airport is 20 miles (about 20-25 minutes) away - all highway.
~Durham Amtrak, Bus Station and MegaBus pick up are downtown (4 miles away)
~I-85 (1.5 miles) with access to I-40, Hwy 70 & NC 147/I-885
*I-85 will be your connecting highway to Raleigh (20-25 miles), Chapel Hill (14mi), or RTP (13mi) with a car or Uber/Lyft.