Farmers’ Market in Bluffton is an outdoor market. It is a place to have fun meeting and greeting visitors and friends while browsing and enjoying live local entertainment. Great shops and eateries, plus famous art galleries, are nearby to enhance an afternoon stroll through the streets of historic downtown Bluffton. The market also focuses on opportunities to educate shoppers on nutrition and...
This is a small shopping area with a few restaurants and boutiques tucked away, just across the street from Coligny Plaza, Coligny Beach Park and from Beach House Holiday Inn. It’s a convenient spot to find tee shirts and souvenirs.
Bluffton is much older than Hilton Head. American Yemassee Indians first settled here. It’s on the mainland in the southern portion of Beaufort County, perched on the high bluff overlooking the May River. It was incorporated as a town in 1852. Then during the Civil War it was shelled and burned. The remaining structures which are preserved today include seven...
A dozen or so galleries showcase the work of several dozen artists including the noted Jacob Preston’s working pottery studio and the Pluff Mudd Art Studio which features painting, photography, pottery, glass, jewelry, wood carving and turning, fiber and metal art by a growing group of talented artists. The term pluff mud is taken from the name of the dark...
Bluffton Oyster Company is one of the few places it’s possible for a visitor to see where the world-famous oysters actually arrive. Also, it’s the best place to purchase the Bluffton oysters. It’s a seafood market with no actual viewing of the work underway unless a boat happens to be coming in to unload. Also, it is situated on the...
Charleston is a beautiful historic city about two hours north of Hilton Head and well worth a visit for shopping and dining as well as touring. The best view is a horse-drawn carriage tour departing from the Visitor Center. The interesting detailed architecture of churches and homes is among the many reasons to visit Charleston. Charleston was named in Forbes...
Coligny Plaza’s name came from Admiral Gaspard de Coligny who was one of the Protestant leaders sponsoring the early French Hugenot voyages to the New World. More than 60 specialty shops and restaurants offer some of almost anything for casual meals. From apparel to accessories, gift items or bike rentals, shops are small and somewhat eclectic which is part of...
Island Winery bottles cherries, peaches, blueberries, blackberries, chocolate, oranges, cranberries, apples, cinnamon. Any of these flavors appeal to you today? Oh, yes, grapes are crushed and mashed! Magic is worked within tanks and barrels for a fermentation process. And voila, it’s wine! With tastes ranging from subtle combinations of these fruits to a margarita, Island Winery has put it into...
This is a bustling complex around the harbour. Retail shops include gifts, art, apparel, kids’ clothing, home and garden accessories. Special events are frequently in the complex which is waterfront with scenic views of the marina on Broad Creek. Dining is often accompanied by summer fireworks or outdoor entertainment in several restaurants overlooking the water such as ELA’s, Bistro 17...
These can only be found in the Lowcountry where the palm and grasses are grown in the South Carolina and Georgia sea islands. The sweetgrass basket was a practical vessel which originated with the rice culture. Today the baskets are woven by a few African Americans, with the delicate and complicated patterns and weaving techniques being passed down through families....
Two separate complexes are part of the Tanger Outlets, with Tanger 1 rebuilt and re-opened in 2011. The two sections are approximately a mile apart, and not within walking distance of each other, although both are located on the same corridor which is U.S. 278 also known as Fording Island Road. The two sections promise more than 50 brand names,...