Banner Elk Stables

Banner Elk, North Carolina

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Banner Elk Stables

Banner Elk Stables welcomes families and friends to one of the area's most adored attractions. The guided one-hour tours will lead you over beautiful trails across the high mountains of the Blue Ridge Mountains and the flanks of Beech Mountain. Impressively, some of their horses have worked on popular films such as For Richer or Poorer, Shallow Hal, Cinderella, National Treasure, and more.

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address796 Shomaker Road, Banner Elk, NC
emailnowen@townofbannerelk.org
moreInfoReservations are required.
phone+1 828 898 5424
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