History, culture, outdoor activities, haute cuisine and local "good eats" are all convenient to our camp, located in the nearby and adjoining communities.
Many are listed at this website: Pender County Tourism Office
Click on the "events" tab for a calendar of upcoming festivals and such
Request a visitors guide HERE
Phone: (888)576-4756
Wallace, NC
Latinos Restaurant - Authentic Mexican Food featuring hand-made tortillas - (910)-285-1755
Burgaw, NC
Bannerman Vineyard - Grows six different varieties of native North Carolina muscadine grapes, including Carlos, Triumph, Nesbitt, Noble, Doreen and Magnolia. U-Pick business runs from the first of September until mid-October. Take I-40 Exit 398 to Hwy. 53 to Stag Park Rd. (910)259-5474
Holland's Shelter Creek Restaurant and Outdoor Adventures
Outdoor activities -Jon boat, paddle boat, kayak and canoe rentals, hunting and fishing supplies,wonderful rustic cabins, campground, and a *locals favorite* restaurant on premises, highly recommended by Shelter Neckers. (910)259-3399
Pender County Historical Society and Museum - -
Preserves the History of Pender County through documents, artifacts, photos, and genealogy collection (910)259-8543
Penderlea Homestead Museum -
This is the first "Homestead Communities of the Depression Era" dated to 1934 Featuring selected document and items of "the day" concerning Penderlea and its development. (910)285-1934
Currie, NC
Moores Creek National Battlefield
The 88 acre
national park commemorates the decisive February 27, 1776
victory by 1,000 Patriots over 1,600 Loyalists at the
Battle of Moores Creek Bridge.
Wilmington,
NC
SS North Carolina Battleship
Memorial
Standing across the river
from downtown Wilmington, the Battleship NORTH CAROLINA
beckons visitors to walk her decks and envision daily life
as well as fierce combat that her crew faced in the
Pacific Theatre during World War II.
The Louise Wells Cameron Art Museum (formerly St.
John’s Museum of Art)
Located at the intersection
of Independence Blvd. and 17th Street in Wilmington,the
Cameron Art Museum is the only institution in the United
States dedicated primarily to collecting, preserving, and
exhibiting the art of North Carolina.
North
Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher
(Past
Wilmington)
84,000-sq-ft building
contains many new exhibit areas, including a half-acre
freshwater Conservatory and a two-story saltwater habitat
called Cape Fear Shoals.
Susan Wasilewski,
Shelter Neck
UU Camp Facility Manager,
Event
Registration & Information:
919-523-6301 (mobile)
swasilewski1@me.com
Sara Gush
SN Youth Camp
Director
youthcamps@shelterneckuucamp.org
To
receive event bulletins via email: events@ShelterNeckUUCamp.org
Shelter Neck UU Camp
is proud to be a member of the
Unitarian
Universalist
Alliance of Camps
and Conference
Centers
Useful Links
- Local Attractions
- About UCONCI
-
View our
Slideshow (streaming Quicktime)
- download our Camp Brochure (pdf) "A History of Universalism in North Carolina -- 1740 to 2007" is available for purchase here
Our companion
retreat in
Western NC
