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Activities available for inn guests and residents at Fearrington include swimming, tennis, bocci and bicycling. The surrounding area has plenty to offer the sports enthusiast, from football to baseball, ice hockey to golf. With several professional sports teams in addition to the area's major universities, there is always a reason to tailgate in the Triangle.


College & University Athletics
The Triangle area enjoys one of the best locations in the nation for college-level sports. With three major universities - UNC Chapel Hill, Duke University and NC State - and many local colleges, there is always a game going on. From basketball to baseball, and football to lacrosse, there’s never a dull moment in the Triangle. Historic rivalries abound in this part of the state, making the local sports scene all the more exciting.

Basketball
While the Triangle region of North Carolina is most famous for its college basketball, the area is also home to an outstanding professional NBA basketball team, The Charlotte Bobcats. This relatively new team played its first official game in November, 2004 and has gone on to have great success, attracting some of the sport's most talented young athletes. The Bobcats play in the 18,500 seat Charlotte Bobcats Arena in uptown Charlotte, NC.
(704) 262-2287
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Ice Hockey
The Carolina Hurricanes are a professional ice hockey team and one of five teams in the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). The club plays at the RBC Center in Raleigh, North Carolina. Formerly the Whalers, the team was relocated to North Carolina in 1997 where they became the Carolina Hurricanes. Since then, the team has gone all the way to win the Stanley Cup in 2006.
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Football
In addition to the outstanding college football teams in the central region of North Carolina, the state is also the proud home of The Carolina Panthers NFL team. Formed in October 1993, the team plays in Charlotte, NC in the Bank of America Stadium. This open-air sports arena houses 73,298 seats.
(704) 358-7800
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Baseball
Durham, North Carolina is home to one of the countries newest and best baseball stadiums, The Durham Bulls Athletic Park. Opened in 1995, the park houses 10,000 seats and is the home of the Durham Bulls, a professional baseball team that recently celebrated its 100th anniversary.
(919) 956-2855
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Horse Racing
The Brookhill Steeplechase has long been the up and coming event of the Triangle, catering to crowds of fifteen plus thousand on the first Saturday of May. The event takes place at Brookhill Farm, where spectators from all over gather in private tents, tailgate spaces and on the lawn to take part in the excitement. The Brookhill Steeplechase takes place on Saturday, May 6, 2006 at Brookhill Farms in Clayton, NC.
(919) 713-0033
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Stock Car Racing
In Concord, North Carolina, less than three hours drive from Fearrington, resides one of the most modern race tracks in the nation – The Lowe’s Motor Speedway. Three NASCAR Nextel Cup Series events, two NASCAR Busch Series races and a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series event are among the major events held on the 1.5-mile superspeedway.
(704) 455-3200
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Fearrington Village | 2000 Fearrington Village Center | Pittsboro, NC 27312
Just minutes from Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill, NC
(919) 542.4000

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