As a Master-Planned Community, Heritage is much more than a collection of attractive homes and well-groomed streetscapes. It offers residents the ease of running daily errands literally down the block or just around the corner. The atmosphere is much like one might expect in a friendly village from days gone by, only this village is as thoroughly modern as it is diverse and attentive to lifestyles of the 21st century.

New businesses and services are continually discovering the appeal of this superb location, so we will update this list periodically. But try these on for starters...

• Grocery, deli, bakery, and pharmacy
• Specialty shops – bagels, coffee, wine, gifts
• Restaurants from casual carry-out, to family dine-in, to sports pub, to upscale fine dining
• Professional services – banking, insurance, package shipping
• Personal services – hair, nails, tanning, exercise, dry cleaning
• Various businesses that provide the opportunity for employment very close to home
• Schools – Heritage Elementary, Middle, and High Schools*
• Pre-schools and day care
• Recreation throughout the community**
• General and specialty medical care, dental offices, orthodontics, vision care, rehab services, and radiology
• Veterinary services, grooming and boarding

A five-to-fifteen minute drive will take you to more of all the conveniences noted above, plus all these...

• Major super-stores for home improvement, office supply, electronics, pet supply, and more
• Specialty shopping and Triangle Town Center
• More restaurants and cafés – all the popular franchise eateries along with many independent, local establishments, pleasing palates from American fare to Italian to Mediterranean to Japanese and much more
• Entertainment and leisure – including a 12-screen movie theater, parks, concerts and festivals Recreation – an indoor/outdoor sports complex – the Factory – featuring ice hockey, indoor soccer, baseball fields, martial arts, skate park, batting cages, go-carts, mini-golf, tumbling and climbing venues for kids, a YMCA, and numerous summer camps & activities throughout the year. www.eatshopplay.com
• Automobile sales, service, and repair
• Urgent health care and wellness facilities

Accommodations

Hampton Inn 12318 Wake Union Church Rd, Wake Forest, 27587
(919) 554-0222

Sleep Inn 12401 Wake Union Church Rd, Wake Forest, 27587
(800) SLE-EPIN

Holiday Inn Express 11400 Common Oaks Drive, Raleigh, NC 27614
(919) 570-5550

Candlewood Suites  12050 Retail Drive, Wake Forest, 27587
(919) 554-6901

Places of worship – refer to the links below:

Historic Downtown Wake Forest

The original home of Wake Forest University, now Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary.

Also home to numerous shops, restaurants, small businesses, historic homes, and the host of frequent festivals and other special events.

A fifteen-to-twenty-five minute drive opens up 360 degrees of possibilities – a southwesterly route takes you right into the heart of Raleigh, our capital city. And when a change of pace is on the weekend agenda, venture to the north and east to find everything from lake fishing and boating to rural vistas and horse farms.

World-class shopping and dining
Along the streets of downtown Raleigh, one finds every specialty shopping and dining experience imaginable. Fabulous malls offer still more options to please even the most discriminating customer.
Triangle Town Center www.triangletowncenter.com
The Streets at Southpoint www.thestreeetsatsouthpoint.com
Crabtree Valley Mall www.crabtree-valley-mall.com
North Hills www.northhillsraleigh.com

Performing arts and sports venues
Live theater, symphony, ballet, opera, rock concerts, along with NHL hockey, minor league baseball, and much, much more.
Progress Energy Center for the Performing Artswww.progressenergycenter.com
RBC Center www.rbccenter.com
Carolina Hurricanes www.hurricanes.nhl.com
Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek
Koka Booth Amphitheatre at Regency Park
North Carolina State Fairgrounds
Mudcat Stadium
Carolina Mudcats www.gomudcats.com

Raleigh Convention Center
Newly-opened in September 2008. This spectacular 500,000-square-foot facility, with its famous shimmer wall, hosts trade shows, conventions, and conferences, welcoming groups from 50 to 5,000 www.raleighconvention.com

Cultural opportunities
Museums of art, history, natural science... to name a few Galleries, specialty markets, and festivals year-round – celebrating different cultures, traditions, and holidays!

The Capitol
Governor's mansion, state government complex

Top-flight universities and athletic programs
UNC Chapel Hill www.unc.edu
Tarheels http://tarheelblue.cstv.com
NC State www.ncsu.edu
Wolfpack http://gopack.com
Duke University www.duke.edu
Blue Devils www.goduke.com
NCCU www.nccu.edu
Eagles www.nccu.edu/athletics
Meredith College, Peace College, and others

World-renowned medical facilities
UNC Medical Center, Chapel Hill http://www.unchealthcare.org
Duke Medical Center, Durham and Duke Raleigh Hospital www.dukehealth.org
WakeMed Medical Center, Raleigh and WakeMed North Healthplex, North Raleigh www.wakemed.org
Rex Hospital, Raleigh www.rexhealth.com

Helpful websites
Downtown Raleigh Alliance www.godowntownraleigh.com
Downtown Raleigh – Live/Work/Play www.downtownraleigh.com
Greater Raleigh Convention & Visitors Bureau www.visitraleigh.com

If you're already a resident of North Carolina, you undoubtedly know why this is the greatest place on earth to live! If you're new to the state, you can count on having a lot of fun finding out...

From the majestic mountains, about three hours to the west, to the sparkling Atlantic shores, just two hours to the east, weekend get-aways and summer holidays just got easier.

And throughout the state, historic sites and college campuses, brand-name outlet malls and furniture discounters, lakes and parks are among the many attractions waiting to be discovered...

Something for everyone, come and enjoy!