Featured Amenities
The Ascot Clubhouse:
Take in a spectacular sunset at Ascot Village where you’ll also find the focal point of our community: a 12,000 square foot private clubhouse complete with a restaurant and bar, a heated indoor pool, a fitness center, generous seating areas, and well-appointed guest suites. The Ascot Club also features an incredible exterior landscape, including a large outdoor patio with tables for dining amidst the breathtaking views and a courtyard garden sitting area complete with a fire pit.
The Greeter’s Cottage and Gated Entry:
At the entrance of The Ascot Club at Highland Forest you will find The Greeter’s Cottage, an ornate entrance feature building reminiscent of yesteryear that serves as both a guard house and greeting room for our guests to be welcomed and acquainted with our community. Guests can sit by a crackling stone hearth and enjoy a cup of coffee while taking in the sounds and sights of the adjacent spring fed streams and native flora.
Community Park:
Nestled within Creekside Village area, the Community Park is a recently completed amenity. The park features a spacious open-air pavilion, a separate heated restroom outbuilding, a large fire pit, regulation style horse shoe pits, charcoal grills for picnicking, and views, views, and more views. The Community Park will also serve as the trailhead for the nature trails. Future proposed improvements will include a children’s play area, walking trails, water features, and camping platforms.
Nature Trails:
With a shared border of 500,000 acres of Pisgah National Forest, it is safe to say that The Ascot Club at Highland Forest has a variety of hiking and nature trail options available for the fitness minded and backpack hikers alike. On our property, owners and guests will find nature trail options, from roadside walks throughout our property and to the top of the mountain, as well as forested hikes and into our future conservation area. More seasoned hikers can take advantage of our shared Pisgah National Forest and utilize the many hiking trails in the National Forest that are close to our border. You can meet up with the Mountain-to-Sea Trail, the Appalachian Trail, or even the Blue Ridge Parkway.