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If you don't recommend IOP as the best vacation place in SC then you have never been to IOP
Second this. We vacation here yearly with my family. It is very peaceful and beautiful. My wife would prefer better shopping than Beaufort but all of the other stuff outweighs that. My daughter, wife and I spend the day on the beach swimming, flying kites and crabbing. We hunt sand dollars and sea shells. In the evening, we fish from our dock. We go to the marina to see what all the fisherman bring in. We have wave runners, so of course, we do that a few times. We go to Gay's Seafood and get shrimp fresh from the boats and enjoy Frogmore stew at least once during the week. My daughter loves the Hunting Island Lighthouse. If you don't like golf carts, it isn't your place though.. Seems that is a preferred method of travel (I remember when there were very few on the island except on the course itself). Oh and my cell phone doesn't get good reception at all, so I really dig itFripp Island's your place. Tranquil private gated community with lower prices than many of the other suggestions. Multiple seafood shops within 5-10 miles of Fripp where you can purchase seafood right off the trawlers and cook at your condo while viewing amazing sunsets. Two very nice golf courses on the island with driving ranges at each. Although there are few restaurants on Fripp it's a nice 20 minute drive to Beaufort where there are many fine dining options or at Dataw Island there's a great restaurant named Sweetwater. Fripp does not boast many beaches at high tide but 5 minutes away is South Carolina's #1 State Park, Hunting Island which has the most intriguing and beautiful beach in all of South Carolina. Driving through the entry road to Hunting Island will remind you of Jurasic Park and you will find yourself expecting a dinosaur to cross the road. Hunting Island also has a light house which is open to the public and you can climb to the top for magnificent views of the coastline. Make sure you take your camera when visiting Hunting Island as you'll be amazed at the tropical feel of the beach. Shopping can be found at the quaint shops along Bay Street in Beaufort or in Blufton which is 30 minutes away. Also just outside of Hilton Head, 45 minutes away, is a Outlet Mall with many national chains. A plus to Fripp Island is the deep history in Beaufort, which can be visited by oneself or through tour groups. Beaufort was home to numerous movie sets including Prince of Tides, Forrest Gump, The Big Chill and many others. You can even take a guided tour of the movies made there. You can't go wrong with Fripp as you'll find it a little off the beaten path, yet be able to enjoy South Carolina history, fine fresh local fish and shrimp and the best public beach in South Carolina.
Charleston is easily one of the best cities in the Country to visit for a quick beach vacation. Small enough to avoid insanity, great shopping, some of the best restaurants in this part of the country, multiple nice beaches within a short drive- history meets culture with a bit of party mixed in!Good recommendations. Everyone ought to do Charleston at least once. Outstanding tourist city with plenty of nice lodging and retail downtown. But there are beaches nearby where you could stay or simply visit if staying in the city.
Hotter than a Swedish sauna in July in the city. Would be better to stay at one of the beaches nearby and make a day trip or two into the city. Sullivans Island or Island of Palms are at the beach but close to the city (25-30 min). Avoid Myrtle Beach unless you want to play golf.July. So probably peak travel time for most people. That's why I'm trying to find something a little off the map that won't be too crowded. I've heard really good things about Charleston though.
Fripp is nice, but the guy who said it is LESS expensive?? Whhhhuuuuuuttt?Second this. We vacation here yearly with my family. It is very peaceful and beautiful. My wife would prefer better shopping than Beaufort but all of the other stuff outweighs that. My daughter, wife and I spend the day on the beach swimming, flying kites and crabbing. We hunt sand dollars and sea shells. In the evening, we fish from our dock. We go to the marina to see what all the fisherman bring in. We have wave runners, so of course, we do that a few times. We go to Gay's Seafood and get shrimp fresh from the boats and enjoy Frogmore stew at least once during the week. My daughter loves the Hunting Island Lighthouse. If you don't like golf carts, it isn't your place though.. Seems that is a preferred method of travel (I remember when there were very few on the island except on the course itself). Oh and my cell phone doesn't get good reception at all, so I really dig it
Edisto IslandHusker fan living in Kansas City, Looking at doing an anniversary trip with the wife and she wants to do somewhere with a beach, but not too crowded with good food/shopping. Hopefully this place exists, haha. Any ideas would be extremely appreciated. Thanks!
Woah woah woah! You leave Allendale out of this! I grew up there! Yep, that was me- The ONLY white dude in the whole town of... At least 200 people!Assuming a 30 minute drive from HHI to Hardeeville (US 278 @ I-95), no way it's a 1-hour drive from Hardeeville to Charleston.
Actually, I've never driven from HHI directly to Charleston, but I have driven all parts of your described route.
Rather than Orangeburg, we can suggest Allendale to Segroene (the op).
Shopping and dining? On Edisto? WHERE? The only shopping can be done at the ONE grocery store in town! (They close around 6:00PM so go early!), and the last time I visited there were two dining options! One fast food place, like a Dairy Queen or something and the "Pavillion"? This is what we recommend for shopping a dining? I prefer laid back, but the only thing Edisto is good for is Teenagers finding a place so deserted they can drink without being arrested. That and finding sharks teeth!Edisto Island
One Hailuva book there my man; but agree 100% with your statement regarding The Shrimp Shack (hey, I'm a SC native and I frikkin' LOVE shrimp on a cheeseburger, and a grilled cheese sammich) and Myrtle being a southern Jersey shore!!Fripp is nice, but the guy who said it is LESS expensive?? Whhhhuuuuuuttt?
Funny you mention Gay Seafood- my parent's house is straight across the marsh from there! We have had the house about... 30 years and they retired there about 10 years ago. If you drive past the Shrimp Shack (about the ONLY dining within miles of that are save for JCT... But who needs more? The best Shrimp Burger in the WORLD) and look left across the marsh, you will see a big brown house sticking up out of the trees- that is my parent's home (nope I am not worried about their privacy, good luck finding it!). My point is that Beaufort is SOOOO laid back I would not recommend it for anyone listing SHOPPING and eating out as their priorities- Charleston is a far better option for anyone looking to do that. Beaufort has a few nice little local shops along the waterfront, but you have to drive almost to Savannah to find some outlets if you really want to do some shopping... And the restaurants are.... Just OK and much more limited than Charleston. Mostly you find places like Plums which rely more on quaint atmosphere and deep fried fresh seafood than they do on actually being a GOOD RESTAURANT...
Beaufort/ Lady's Island/ Bluffton/ Hardor Island offer rest and relaxation with Fripp putting a heavy premium price tag at the top of those options. Fripp is an Entertainment Company that bought an Island and over charges for everything! I worked there one summer and got to see it from the inside... Massive regime fees for home owners on the Island allow for them to have the ability to use the stores and restaurants and pay the outrageously over-priced amenities! It is nice, it has a few beaches, but there are super limited options for dining, shopping and anything resembling excitement (unless you get to know the gypsies who work the restaurants! Man, that summer I worked there was one of the wildest I lived through!).
Not bashing Fripp or the area my parent's live- I personally would not rather visit anywhere more! I enjoy visiting my parent's home and relaxing on the beach or having an Oyster roast in their back yard with a bonfire and some beers... Just saying that is ME, and shopping is about the last thing I care about when I go somewhere! If this guy wants good restaurants, there is not a city in the SE US with better restaurants than Charleston right now! Maaaaaayyybe New Orleans. MAYBE... But it is closer than you'd think! There are a slew of award winning chefs crawling all over Charkeston and 4* restaurants popping up in every nook and cranny!
I have never understood why any self respecting Sand Lapper would recommend that an out of stater should go to Myrtle Beach for any reason at any time (except to play golf I suppose). That is the most NON- SC place in this state. Since about 1980 is has more and more de-evolved into a plastic city mess of polluted beaches and sky rise condos right up to the SAND! It is like someone teleported a couple miles of New Jersey down here....
I lived in Georgetown for six years while growing up. I remember a place on Pawley's Island called the Pelican Inn. It typified the stylish shabbiness of the place.Does anyone old fart remember the B/B on Pawleys? Coming from Denver I spent one week there and fell in love with SC....30 years later Iam still here.
Agree. Nothing about Fripp is cheap and there isn't great shopping or food really close by. We don't eat out when there. We plan our meals and take food, minus what we get at Gay's.. Everything I listed above activity wise is essentially free to do. We don't do the golf (I play but not well enough or enough to care to play on a course that requires I sell stock to afford it)..Fripp is nice, but the guy who said it is LESS expensive?? Whhhhuuuuuuttt?
Funny you mention Gay Seafood- my parent's house is straight across the marsh from there! We have had the house about... 30 years and they retired there about 10 years ago. If you drive past the Shrimp Shack (about the ONLY dining within miles of that are save for JCT... But who needs more? The best Shrimp Burger in the WORLD) and look left across the marsh, you will see a big brown house sticking up out of the trees- that is my parent's home (nope I am not worried about their privacy, good luck finding it!). My point is that Beaufort is SOOOO laid back I would not recommend it for anyone listing SHOPPING and eating out as their priorities- Charleston is a far better option for anyone looking to do that. Beaufort has a few nice little local shops along the waterfront, but you have to drive almost to Savannah to find some outlets if you really want to do some shopping... And the restaurants are.... Just OK and much more limited than Charleston. Mostly you find places like Plums which rely more on quaint atmosphere and deep fried fresh seafood than they do on actually being a GOOD RESTAURANT...
Beaufort/ Lady's Island/ Bluffton/ Hardor Island offer rest and relaxation with Fripp putting a heavy premium price tag at the top of those options. Fripp is an Entertainment Company that bought an Island and over charges for everything! I worked there one summer and got to see it from the inside... Massive regime fees for home owners on the Island allow for them to have the ability to use the stores and restaurants and pay the outrageously over-priced amenities! It is nice, it has a few beaches, but there are super limited options for dining, shopping and anything resembling excitement (unless you get to know the gypsies who work the restaurants! Man, that summer I worked there was one of the wildest I lived through!).
Not bashing Fripp or the area my parent's live- I personally would not rather visit anywhere more! I enjoy visiting my parent's home and relaxing on the beach or having an Oyster roast in their back yard with a bonfire and some beers... Just saying that is ME, and shopping is about the last thing I care about when I go somewhere! If this guy wants good restaurants, there is not a city in the SE US with better restaurants than Charleston right now! Maaaaaayyybe New Orleans. MAYBE... But it is closer than you'd think! There are a slew of award winning chefs crawling all over Charkeston and 4* restaurants popping up in every nook and cranny!
I have never understood why any self respecting Sand Lapper would recommend that an out of stater should go to Myrtle Beach for any reason at any time (except to play golf I suppose). That is the most NON- SC place in this state. Since about 1980 is has more and more de-evolved into a plastic city mess of polluted beaches and sky rise condos right up to the SAND! It is like someone teleported a couple miles of New Jersey down here....
Shrimp po boy there is my jam.. LolOne Hailuva book there my man; but agree 100% with your statement regarding The Shrimp Shack (hey, I'm a SC native and I frikkin' LOVE shrimp on a cheeseburger, and a grilled cheese sammich) and Myrtle being a southern Jersey shore!!
The Piggly Wiggly and that's it on Edisto!!! Still Love Edisto though!!!Shopping and dining? On Edisto? WHERE? The only shopping can be done at the ONE grocery store in town!
you must have gotten into some of that mountain mo-o-o-o-o-o-o-n-n-n-shineWallhala in Spring is beuatiful.
I've been to The Pig there. Loved Edisto Beach except not enough bikinisThe Piggly Wiggly and that's it on Edisto!!! Still Love Edisto though!!!
Shopping and dining? On Edisto? WHERE? The only shopping can be done at the ONE grocery store in town! (They close around 6:00PM so go early!), and the last time I visited there were two dining options! One fast food place, like a Dairy Queen or something and the "Pavillion"? This is what we recommend for shopping a dining? I prefer laid back, but the only thing Edisto is good for is Teenagers finding a place so deserted they can drink without being arrested. That and finding sharks teeth!
Love Edisto for all the prom week memories, but I could name a dozen beaches in this state For someone to visit before going there... JMHO/ no offense!
The Piggly Wiggly and that's it on Edisto!!! Still Love Edisto though!!!
Yep, U R correct sir; just goes to show ya how long I've been hanging out at Edisto - an old hard to break habit so to speak!! =;-oSorry for the bad news, but the PW is gone. Purchased by BiLo. It's still pretty much the same though.
If you've never been to Charleston, that's where you should go. If you want beach, stay at Isle of Palms and drive into the city. Second choice would be Beaufort Area beaches. Third, for pure beach and shopping, I'd pick North Myrtle Beach (Ocean Drive area, specifically), with shopping at Barefoot Landing.Husker fan living in Kansas City, Looking at doing an anniversary trip with the wife and she wants to do somewhere with a beach, but not too crowded with good food/shopping. Hopefully this place exists, haha. Any ideas would be extremely appreciated. Thanks!
Husker fan living in Kansas City, Looking at doing an anniversary trip with the wife and she wants to do somewhere with a beach, but not too crowded with good food/shopping. Hopefully this place exists, haha. Any ideas would be extremely appreciated. Thanks!
I grew up in Charleston, live in Columbia, but have a place at Myrtle Beach where I go for a week each year and have a house on Lake Murray. I love my week at the beach as it is at the Marriott Grande Dunes Resort. As much as I love it, and good restaurants are all around, this man needs to go to Charleston or the Charleston beaches. Sure the whole coast is good, but there is just so much to Charleston. I entertain clients there and they are all amazed.
Sumter is wonderful. Everything is so clean and beach is immaculate.
and do NOT eat breakfast at the ShackPlease don't come to Cherry Grove, North Myrtle Beach in July, as that is when I will be there. You will NOT like the wide beaches, or modest prices for home rentals. You will Not like the many golf courses within a 30 minute drive. You will Not like the short drive to Calabash for seafood or the locals seafood eateries like Stevens Oyster Roast or Duffy's Seafood. What ever you do, you will NOT like the tremendous breakfast at Mama Jean's or Hoskins Rest. in Ocean Drive. You wife will NOT like the shopping areas newly built in North Myrtle Beach or the Outlet Mall just down the road towards Myrtle Beach. If you have young boys, they will NOT like the fishing off Cherry Grove Pier, or fishing in Hoghead inlet where they can catch flounder and see many different forms of sealife at low tide. They also would NOT like the half day or full day fishing trips that leave out of Calabash on a daily basis.
Cherry Grove is just NOT a place to come to and spend a quiet time on the beach with your family and just enjoy the beach. If it was up to me, I would just go somewhere else. You will NOT enjoy your vacation there. It is just NOT a place that a family comes to year after year after year. I really don't understand why I have been coming here since 1981. Please don't come, you will NOT enjoy it.
I second Charleston for all around- beaches, shopping and food!If you've never been to Charleston, that's where you should go. If you want beach, stay at Isle of Palms and drive into the city. Second choice would be Beaufort Area beaches. Third, for pure beach and shopping, I'd pick North Myrtle Beach (Ocean Drive area, specifically), with shopping at Barefoot Landing.
That's the problem. I'd give my house away in Mt. Pleasant if my wife would let me. It was great in 1993 when you moved here.Charleston is tough to beat. We moved here in 1993. There's something here for everyone, water, fishing, shopping, golf, dining, history, etc.