I do declare….! The Sixty-Ninth Annual Plantation Tour of plantations and town houses in and near Georgetown, will be held March 18 & 19, 2016, just north of historic Charleston, South Carolina.
Sponsored by the Episcopal Church Women of Prince George Winyah Episcopal Church, the tours attract people from all over South Carolina and beyond. Many out-of-towners enjoy overnight weekend accommodations at DeBordieu, the ocean front community located right in between Georgetown and Pawleys Island. If you need help with that, give me a call at 843-455-4523, or email me at TroiKaz@DeBordieu.com and I’ll hook you up with our on-site rental department.
The majority of the plantations and town houses are privately owned and graciously shared with the Diocesan Church Women of Prince George Winyah Parish once per year. A different group of homes is on tour each day.
As part of the tour of pre-Revolutionary and antebellum churches, town houses and plantations, visitors are invited to the Winyah Indigo Society Hall for tea each afternoon.
Home baked goods, original framed art from local artists, many of them members of the church, books from the Georgetown Historical Society, and our award winning cookbook, Plantation Tours and Tastes, will be available for sale in the Parish Hall.
In addition, the annual Oyster Roast & Pig Pickin’ hosted by the Prince George will take place on Friday, March 18th 6:00 pm at The Boat Shed, 211 Church Street, Georgetown. $30 per ticket. Tickets may be purchased with your Tour tickets or through the church office.
Houses will be open from 9:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. Please allow a full day for each day’s tour. Histories and maps showing the routes for the day are provided with tickets. Hosts will be happy to answer any questions you may have concerning the houses that are open. Visitors provide their own transportation. Only cars and vans are allowed on the tours because of the many low-hanging oak limbs and soft roadbeds. NO BUSES, please.
March 18, 2016 Tour Sites:
Prince George Winyah Episcopal Church (Art Show & Bake Sale)
Harrietta Plantation (Grounds only)
Coastal Reserve/Santee Gun Club
Hampton Plantation
The Oaks Plantation
Rice Hope Plantation
Millbrook Plantation
Estherville Plantation
Belle Isle Plantation
Robert Stewart House
Richard Dozier House
Charlotte Ann Allston House
Sampson-Hamby-Ward-West House
Winyah Indigo Society Hall (Tea from 3:30 until 5:30 p.m.)
Saturday, March 19, 2016 Tour Sites:
Prince George Winyah Episcopal Church (art show & Bake Sale)
Summer Chapel Prince Frederick
Exchange Plantation
Black River House (Grounds only)
Mansfield Plantation (Grounds only)
Friendfield Village at Hobcaw Barony
Arcadia Plantation (Grounds only)
All Saints Church Waccamaw (Grounds only)
Litchfield Plantation
Waverly Plantation
Crafton Kerwon House
Henry Cuttino House
Calk-Havens Atelier
Winyah Indigo Society Hall (tea served from 3:30 until 5:30)
All Visitors are requested to wear low heeled shoes for their own comfort, as well, as for the protection of the old floors and rugs. You are also reminded that no photographs may be taken inside homes.
SALE OF TICKETS
In consideration of the homeowners, only a limited number of tickets will be sold for each day; therefore, advance ticket orders are highly recommended. Advance tickets are available by mail only beginning January 25th and ending March 4th (any order received before that date will be returned). Due to the time it takes to process the orders and return them by mail, ANY ORDERS POSTMARKED AFTER THE DATE DESIGNATED WILL BE RETURNED. If available, tickets will be sold at the Parish Hall on the day of the tour beginning at 9:00 a.m. Two day tickets will also be sold at the Parish Hall on a first-come basis.
The price for tickets is $40.00 for either a Friday or a Saturday ticket. Please specify day desired when ordering tickets. Two-day tickets are available for $70.00. Please add $3.00 to order for postage and handling. Only personal checks for the full amount will be accepted, and must accompany the order. Please make check payable to “Plantation Tours”. Bag lunches will be available for purchase at the Parish Hall on tour days. Vegetarian lunches will be available. Due to the rapid sale of lunches, they may be ordered by pre-paying at the time advance tour tickets are purchased. Please specify the number of lunches, as well as, the day you desire your lunch, and remit $5.00 per lunch.
Address ticket and lunch requests to:
Plantation Tours
P.O. Box 1307
Georgetown, SC 29442
Click here to view and print the advance tickets application
NO REFUNDS ON ADVANCE TICKETS
For further information, please contact Mrs. Lisa Collins (843) 545-8291 or email to per4y@aol.com.
