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Perched on the border of North Carolina and South Carolina, Landrum is the stuff of small-town dreams. Venture on a drive through the area’s rolling hills and pastureland, while taking in views of the mighty Blue Ridge Mountains. When you’re ready to get to know the community of just over 2,500 people, a quaint downtown awaits with a healthy collection of antique shops, boutiques, and welcoming local restaurants. Surrounding downtown, you’ll find outdoor attractions like a you-pick lavender farm, a nature preserve, and historic covered bridges. Here’s how to spend an idyllic weekend in Landrum, South Carolina.

The Best Things To Do In Landrum, South Carolina

Landrum is known for its gorgeous landscapes, so you won’t want to waste a second indoors. Start with a drive to see Campbell’s Covered Bridge, which is the state’s only remaining covered bridge. Constructed between 1909 and 1911, snag some photos with the iconic red pine covering that spans across Beaverdam Creek. A short drive away, you’ll find Poinsett Bridge, the oldest remaining stone bridge in South Carolina and one of the oldest in the South. Some say the bridge is haunted, but regardless of if you’re not a fan of the paranormal, you’ll want to see 16-foot Gothic archway for yourself.

After a short driving tour, get out and stretch your legs at the Blue Wall Preserve, a 575-acre preserve where hiking trails crisscross all around the base of the Blue Ridge Mountains. A favorite hike to check out is the Palmetto Trail at Blue Wall, an easy 2.7-mile route along the Blue Wall Passage of the Palmetto Trail. The extended hike runs through downtown Landrum and Lake Lanier for 14 miles. If you visit Landrum in the late spring or early summer, be sure to make a stop at Elf Leaf Farm, a family-owned operation offering you-pick lavender. Harvest season falls between April and July, with mid-June as the peak. For more seasonal bounty, pay a visit to the Landrum Farmers Market, which is located downtown from April through December.

Rows of brick buildings and colorful awnings span downtown Landrum, which is not only a great place to window shop but an absolute paradise for antique lovers. Start at The Shops at Landrum Antique Mall, where you’ll find everything from vintage furniture, treasures, and collectibles to teas, soaps, scarves, and new clothing. Find fine arts and crafts at The Millstone Gallery. The best thing about shopping downtown? Everything's a stone's throw away. In fact, Foothills Amish Furniture, P3 Retail for Rescue, and Carriage House Consignments and Estates Sale are all located on the same block.

The Best Places To Eat In Landrum, South Carolina

Local eateries are a big part of the culture and the community in Landrum, so take time to visit a few favorites for lunch or dinner. Harvest House trends casual during the day with a large menu of homemade sandwiches, salads, and soups. At dinner, you’ll find everything from filet mignon to vegetable risotto to pecan-crusted trout. Just be sure to start your meal with the Fried Green Tomato Tower (layers of tomatoes, pimento cheese, and bacon drizzled with balsamic glaze) and end with Chocolate Bourbon Pecan Pie or Great Granny Smith’s Southern Banana Pudding.

Another beloved neighborhood haunt is The Hare & Hound Pub, a former mercantile that has served as a classic pub and restaurant since 2002. On the menu you’ll find traditional pub fare like Fish & Chips and Guinness Beef Pie, along with Southern delicacies like the Friday and Saturday special Rick’s Famous BBQ Ribs.

Stone Soup Market & Café does a bit of everything. Visit the market for specialty food products like local and imported cheeses and meats, sauces, house-made baked goods, gourmet crackers, and dips, as well as grab-and-go meals and take-home casseroles. Sit down in the café for fresh salads, sandwiches, burgers, and wood-fired pizza, plus wine, beer, and craft cocktails. You can even bring your furry friend along and watch them frolic in the dog park located directly behind the building.

At Southside Smokehouse, Chef Sarah McClure dabbles in cuisine from across the South with dishes ranging from traditional Carolina-style barbecue to Shrimp Creole and Fried Oyster Po’Boys. If you order a smoked meat platter, you’ll have a choice between Lexington pulled pork, sliced pork, chopped chicken thighs, Cajun sausage, and Newberry hash, a South Carolina staple of barbecue pork and sauce mixed with potatoes.

While Landrum offers a fair share of excellent Southern and homestyle cooking, that’s not the only cuisine the tiny town excels in. Head to Soulisa’s Fine Thai Dining for a creative menu of Thai, Japanese, and fusion eats. Order the Pad Karee Roast Duck and decide how hot you want your curry on a scale of 1 to 10. Sushi lovers will also be pleased to find an extensive selection. A platter for two includes two specialty rolls, two orders of nigiri, and two orders of sashimi for just $55.

The Best Places To Stay In Landrum, South Carolina

Traditional hotels are decidedly not the way to go when visiting Landrum. Instead, let your stay be part of your escape by booking a room or a cottage on a sprawling horse farm or in the rolling countryside. The Red Horse Inn gives a wonderful glimpse into quiet Upstate life, where you’re encouraged to unwind, unplug, and breathe in the fresh air. The 200-acre property features six private cottages as well six inn rooms, plus a wine bar and a flower-filled courtyard. On Saturdays you can take part in an Alpaca Wine Experience, where you'll sip on Chardonnay while getting up close and personal with fuzzy and friendly alpacas.

For another pastoral hideaway, stay overnight at Barking Fox Farm, a 43-acre horse farm tucked into the Blue Ridge foothills. The rambling property is home to only two guest cottages, so you’ll want to book early for a chance to experience the peace and tranquility of this very special place. Each cottage is equipped with a full kitchen, elegant chandeliers, 11-foot ceilings, and a whirlpool tub. Your refrigerator is stocked with eggs and milk for breakfast, and there’s also a daily delivery of pastries from a local bakery. Home away from home has never been sweeter.

Aldi is one day away from opening its first discount supermarket in Landrum.

The grand opening is 8:45 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 10 at 1752 Highway 14. It is the first Aldi in Landrum. The 12,000-square-foot store will open daily from 9 a.m. until 8 p.m.

"We will have approximately 15-20 associates staffed," Shaun O'Keefe, the divisional vice president, said in a statement. "We are currently looking to fill part-time store cashier/stocker and full-time store associate positions."

More information and links to apply to these jobs are available on careers.aldi.us.

O'Keefe said the Landrum location will be the 49th in South Carolina.

"When it comes to choosing new store locations, we carefully consider several factors. Bottom line, we look for convenient locations for our customers that can support high traffic volume daily. We are excited to serve Landrum shoppers with this new location," he said.

Company officials stated the store will offer fresh, organic produce delivered daily, and a selection of cheese and wine. The store also will sell gluten-free, plant-based products and more. In addition, the store will have access to curbside pickup and grocery delivery options.

"Landrum is very excited to welcome Aldi’s to our quaint little community," said Landrum Mayor Bob Briggs. "Aldi’s business model is a little different than what we’ve experienced in the past, which will result in offering Landrum customers a wider variety of options as we grow."

During the grand opening, the first 100 customers will receive a gift bag filled with Aldi's fan-favorite samples, products and a gift card.

ALDI also announced its 2023 Fan Favorites as part of the annual competition allowing customers to vote for their favorite ALDI product across various locations. Among the winners, South Carolina’s top product was Happy Farms String Cheese.

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In 1961, the Albrecht Family founded the world’s first discount grocery store in Germany. Sixteen years later in 1976, the company opened its first ALDI store in Iowa. Today, the ALDI headquarters is based in Batavia, Illinois, and has more than 2,000 stores across 36 states with over 25,000 employees, according to the company.

LANDRUM — Downtown Landrum will soon have more food options with the addition of a new coffee and bistro concept opening this summer.

Amanda and Victoria Bridgeman are planning to open Cardinal Coffee & Bistro in June. It will be in the former location of The Red Horse Cafe and Southern Delights & More on East Rutherford Street.

The mother-daughter duo’s love for coffee began when they were living at Drayton Mills in Spartanburg while their new home in Landrum was being built. Inside of the Drayton Mills community is a Bella Latte location that the two would often visit. They plan to use Spartanburg-based Mozza Roasters. The roasting company supplies coffee beans to Bella Latte’s three Spartanburg locations.

“We’re going to basically have every kind of espresso drink,” said Victoria Bridgeman. “If someone asks for something and we don’t know, we’ll figure out how to make it.”

Victoria Bridgeman said there won’t be any major renovations but she does plan to redecorate. She’s planning to create a modern aesthetic with neutral tones and lots of plants. Some of her artwork will also be on display throughout the space.

Amanda Bridgeman said when she had planned to open the business, she wanted the name of it to have a connection to the Landrum community and reflect some of their interests. Both Landrum Middle School and Landrum High School have cardinals as mascots, and both mother and daughter enjoy birdwatching. She wanted to incorporate bistro into her business as a nod to the French students that she’s hosted in her home for eight summers.

Over the years, the Bridgemans have learned how to make some popular French cuisine. She plans to feature some French pastries as specialty menu items from time to time.

In addition to coffee and French pastries, Cardinal Coffee & Bistro will also serve sandwiches, slices of cake, cookies, breakfast pastries and a variety of flavors of ice cream.

Today you’re holding the latest example of our commitment to delivering local news to Greenville and Spartanburg.

This is the first edition of a new monthly newspaper that we’re publishing in addition to daily coverage we provide at www.postandcourier.com/greenville and www.postandcourier.com/spartanburg. You’ll also find the monthly edition available on our site as an E-Paper, a digital replica of the print version. We’ll publish the edition on the third Thursday of every month.

We’re excited to provide this service. You may recall that The Post and Courier announced in 2020 that we would fill a void as newspapers were closing in South Carolina or drastically reducing coverage. We launched an ambitious expansion across the state. We’ve opened news operations in Greenville and Spartanburg, Rock Hill, Columbia, Myrtle Beach, the Pee Dee, Hilton Head and North Augusta.

Sam R. Hall, a veteran editor who recently moved to Greenville as Upstate and Regional Editor for The Post and Courier, is in charge of coverage in your area. You can reach Sam at shall@postandcourier.com, 864-887-2314 or at our office at 20 Augusta St. in the West End of downtown Greenville.

“The Post and Courier has a tremendous reputation for local journalism, and I’m happy to be a part of this ever-expanding effort,” Hall said. “The commitment to Greenville, Spartanburg and the entire Upstate is evident as we roll out this new product and continue to invest in these communities.”

We hope you’ll support our efforts to continue providing news to you and your communities. Please subscribe at www.postandcourier.com/greenville/subscribe/ or www.postandcourier.com/spartanburg/subscribe/ to support local news in your area.

Time Bicycles is synonymous with fast and stylish. They’ve also been historically European-made, but soon, that’s changing.

On Thursday the bike brand announced that they recently acquired a 140,000 square-foot factory in Landrum, South Carolina, and will begin manufacturing their carbon fiber bikes there by 2024.

Big Plans for a Little Town

Time’s production will be the largest carbon fiber bicycle manufacturing facility in the U.S., and it will be a big change for such a small town.

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Landrum, population 2,540, sits just south of the state line, and 30 miles north of Spartanburg, home of BMW’s U.S. manufacturing plant.

According to Bicycle Retailer, Time CEO Tony Karklins said, “We expect this will lead to other projects, and potentially big projects, so we're putting it in an environment where it can grow rapidly.”

South Carolina Department of Commerce reports that renovations will begin as early as April, and the $6.5 million investment will bring 105 jobs to the area. South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster said in a statement, “It's always exciting when a renowned company such as Time Bicycles decides to invest in our state.”

Jon Castro, a local member of the Landrum cycling community, told Bicycling that Time made a wise choice. “I live about a mile from [where the Time factory will be]. We’re in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, so excellent bike riding here—road, gravel, and mountain biking.” Castro also told us that there’s a sophisticated manufacturing labor force in the area, and that Time would fit right in.

Founded on Technology

Time Bicycles was born in 1987, and they’ve always been dedicated to precision and peak technology. Their carbon fiber technology utilizes two processes, Braided Carbon Structure and Resin Transfer Molding. The technology allows for both strong and light frames. It’s rare to find such technology used in a bike brand—it’s found more often in aerospace and elite motorsport industries.

Time chose the South Carolina location because of its reputation as a technology driven area. Bicycle Retailer reports, Time will work with Krauss Maffei—a BMW machinery and tech vendor—and S.C. Fraunhofer.

“The three of us are entering into some pretty interesting collaborations on how to advance and further introduce resin transfer molding into the bike industry,” Karklins told Bicycling. “There is so much aerospace and automotive high-tech manufacturing going on in that state that it's amazing.”

“We chose upstate South Carolina because of the technology that already exists there,” Karklins continued. “Clemson University's research in resin transfer molding, and aerospace technology in the same area. There's an infrastructure in place for exactly what Time Bicycles does in Europe.” Karklins added, “Besides also being a wonderful cycling culture, and a very good business economy.”

LANDRUM, S.C. —

An Upstate chef is now a two-time Food Network competitor.

Sarah McClure, chef and co-owner of Southside Smokehouse in Landrum, recently competed on the popular competition show "Guy’s Grocery Games" for the second time.

In 2020, McClure’s first episode aired. She came in second place with a shrimp and grits dish.

The latest episode, which aired last week, was a "redemption" episode and featured other chefs who didn’t take home the title the first time around.

McClure says even though she didn’t end up in the final two this time, she is always proud to represent the Upstate.

“I’m obviously super proud to represent Landrum and South Carolina and just the South in general. Southern cooking is really having a moment right now, but I think a lot of times it’s still very pigeon-holed,” she said. “People outside of the South tend to think it’s gotta be a certain way– it’s gotta be unhealthy. It’s gotta be fried. It’s gotta be greasy or, you know, they have these very old school interpretations of southern food. So, showing people that even someone who is not classically trained, someone who is from a small family restaurant, someone who is from a small town, can compete on a national stage with people from all over the country.”

McClure says she is not the first chef from Landrum to appear on the show.

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She says Chef Shawne Shell, who has worked at the Hare & Hound in Landrum, competed on the show several years ago, as well.

“I think it’s pretty cool that a really small town like Landrum that you may not really think of has two people that have been on a Food Network show,” she said.

McClure says since appearing on the show, she has received several frequently asked questions from fans and foodies alike.

“The biggest thing that people always ask me is, they’re like, ‘Is it really that much of a surprise? Did you really not know what you were going to get beforehand? Is it really only 30 minutes?’ And the answer to that is 100% yes. It is—really, really, truly,” she said. “And like, when you see them messing with the time clock–like in our episode, they were distracting us and counting down before we actually started running through the store- that is for real. That really took away like two minutes of our shopping time.”

In fact, in the latest episode, McClure was so pressed for time, she didn’t even get a chance to taste her dish. But, she says she was so excited to cook with the unique ingredients that she special-ordered them when she arrived back in South Carolina and prepared the same dish right here in the Upstate.

“We actually have this dish on the menu at the smokehouse right now. You can try the dish that I cooked on Food Network,” she said. “And I got it on [the menu] for the first time last night. A couple of my bar regulars said it was fabulous, so hopefully, if you guys come and check it out, you’ll agree.”

According to Southside Smokehouse’s Facebook page, the dish is “petite lamb chops, fiddlehead ferns shoots, morel mushrooms and Merguez sausage over ricotta whipped sweet potato and a ricotta mint cream sauce.”

If you missed McClure’s first episode of "Guy’s Grocery Games," you can watch it online.

McClure says the most recent episode is not posted online yet, but you can watch it again on the Food Network on Wednesday, June 28, at 8 p.m. ET and Thursday, June 29, at 3 a.m. ET.