Olde English District Voyage Tips and guide

Olde English district is a region in South Carolina south of Charlotte, a major southeastern United States city. The counties of Lancaster and York are also considered to be a part of the Charlotte Metro.

Map of Olde English District

• 34.938056-81.0261111 Rock Hill
• 35.005833-80.9469442 Fort Mill (town)

• 35.0019-80.85673 Indian Land (village)
• 35.037222-81.0247224 Tega Cay
• 34.994722-81.2394445 York

• Andrew Jackson State Park^{[dead link]}
• Cowpens National Battlefield
• Historic Brattonsville^{[dead link]}
• Kings Mountain National Military Park
• Kings Mountain State Park^{[dead link]}
• Landsford Canal State Park^{[dead link]}

The district is not a historical one. Instead, it is one of eleven tourism districts of South Carolina, created in 1976 by the state legislature in order to create and improve tourism, recreation and development in the included counties. Its name came about due to the region being settled by the English in the 1770s. The area was the site of a number of Revolutionary War battles including the Battle of Kings Mountain.

• Charlotte Douglas International Airport in North Carolina serves as a major airport for this region of South Carolina.

This is a region article; detailed listings go in the city articles, district articles, rural area articles or (national) park articles. This article should only provide a brief overview.

Below is a list of top sightseeing attractions in the region. Please go to individual cities for more listings.

• Downtown Rock Hill Historic District, Rock Hill
• Riverwalk Rock Hill, Rock Hill – A mixed-use community consisting of specialty shops, restaurants and hiking trails located along the Catawba River.
• Fort Mill Downtown Historic District, Fort Mill
• 35.134497-81.368411 Kings Mountain National Military Park, 1277 Park Road, Blacksburg, SC, ☏ +1 803-222-3209. (updated Jul 2017)
• 34.339759-81.080742 South Carolina Railroad Museum, 100 Industrial Park Road, Winnsboro, SC, ☏ +1 803-635-4242. (updated Jul 2017)
• 34.86435-81.175443 Historic Brattonsville, 1444 Brattonsville Road, Brattonsville, SC, ☏ +1 803-684-2327. (updated Jul 2017)
• 34.719561-80.7699634 Native American Studies Centre, 119 S Main Street, Lancaster, SC, ☏ +1 803-313-7172. (updated Jul 2017)
• 34.6063-81.6645 Rose Hill Plantation State Historic Site, ☏ +1 864-427-5966. Daily 9AM-6PM. This is where the governor of South Carolina, a William H Gist, lived in the days leading up to the Civil War, who helped shaped South Carolina's secession. It's an example of a Piedmont region type of plantation, as opposed to the more lowland ones. grounds free; $10 for house tour. (updated Aug 2021)

This is a region article; detailed listings go in the city articles, district articles, rural area articles or (national) park articles. This article should only provide a brief overview.

• Canaan Zip-Lining, Rock Hill
• 34.2824-80.62411 The Carolina Cup Horse Racing, 200 Knights Hill Road, Camden, ☏ +1 803-432-6513, toll-free: +1 800-780-8117. Horse racing.