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Windsor is centrally located on major highways and just a short drive from the Outer Banks. Founded in 1768, the town is located on the banks of the Cashie River and remains today much as it did in its heyday and is one of the most interesting small historically significant towns in the region. Please use the links below to explore more about historic activities and recreational activites the are has to offer.

Canoeists & Birders
Want to explore the largest, least disturbed bottomland hardwood ecosystem in eastern North Carolina? The Roanoke River Wildlife Reserve is yours for the asking right here. This area is home to animals such as black bear, bobcat and mink as well as over 200 species of birds including the cerulean warbler, bald eagle, mississippi kite and swainsons warbler. Canoes are available for rent right here in Windsor. Pickup and delivery service is offered. Guided tours are available certain times of the year. We can package a stay at our inn if you wish. Need more information? Try the following links:
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www.roanokeriverpartners.org
www.roanokeriver.com
www.rockrest.com

Livermon Recreational Park & Mini-Zoo
The Livermon Recreational Park and Mini-Zoo offers a playground and fun for all ages. Over 30 species of foreign and domestic animals can be found at the zoo eager for visitors to come and pet them.

Cashie Wetlands Walk
The Walk has an 1800 foot handicapped accessible walkway to the Cashie River and features a fishing pier at its end. The trees and shrubs in the Walk are labeled for identification. Various wild animals can be seen in their natural habitat, many of which are endangered species, such as the pileated woodpecker.

Cashie River Boardwalk
Stroll along the Cashie River, fish if you like and enjoy natures treasures. Canoeing is available. Call us for information.

Roanoke/Cashie River Center
Located on the Cashie river at the original site of Grays Landing, the original name for the town of Windsor, the river center building is an interpretive center of the Roanoke river basin. It contains information on how the watershed evolved and how we now affect it.

Charles Kuralt Trail
The Charles Kuralt Trail has been established to help people enjoy wildlands and to recognize the broadcast journalist from North Carolina who shared the delights and wonders of places like these. The trail in the Toanoke River National Wildlife Refuge located here in Bertie County includes bottomlannd hardwood forests important to neotropical migratory birds, migratory fish and nesting and wintering waterfowl. take the foot trail through the river floodplain during spring and fall migrations.

e-mail
If you would like more information on things to do while you are staying at the The Inn at Grays Landing Bed & Breakfast, please feel free to e-mail us at innkeepers@grayslanding.com.