Plantation Tours
Prince George Winyah Episcopal Church offers their annual Plantation Tours in the spring. Most plantation sites, historic homes, and town houses in and near Georgetown, South Carolina are privately owned and are shared once a year during the tours. The event is sponsored by the Episcopal Church Women of Prince George Winyah Parish.
Stroll along paths bordered by mature azaleas and covered by a canopy of live oak tree branches draped with spanish moss. Enter the porches and pass through the vestibules and up spiraling staircases with well worn banisters to experience the life as it was in years gone by. Experience the vistas of marshland and ricefields as the canals and rivers meander through the time tested landscape. Learn of the history and heritage that sustained the culture that was pre-revolutionary and antebellum Georgetown.
End your day with the true hospitality that is alive and well in the South with treats of homemade baked goods during the afternoon tea for all touring visitors at the Winyah Indigo Society hall. Homemade goodies, local art, and Georgetown Historical Society books will be on sale in the Parish Hall.
This year's event will be held March 25 & 26, 2011.
Tickets for the South Carolina Planation Tours go on sale on a limited basis for each day of the event. Advance tickets are available by mail only starting January 31st. Advance ticket sales will end March 11 for the upcoming event. Any requests for tickets postmarked before or after said dates will be returned.
Single day tickets are $35.00 each (for Friday or Saturday).
Two day tickets are available for sale and highlight different homes each day. They are $60.00 each. Please add $2.00 for postage and handling. Only personal checks for the full amount will be accepted and must accompany the order. Make your check payable to "Plantation Tours." Bag lunches are also available for purchase in advance for $5.00 each.
Please mail your ticket and lunch requests with payment to:
Mrs. Lee B. Jones
P.O. Box 1307
Georgetown, South Carolina 29442
You may download an advanced ticket order form and find out Plantation Tour Locations.
For more details, browse the Prince George Winyah website or call (843) 545-8291.
