Port Royal
Bounded by the Beaufort River and Battery Creek, the Old Village quarter of greater Port Royal offers a unique blend of small town atmosphere, natural settings and pleasant surprises for those wishing to while away an unhurried day in a tranquil Lowcountry setting.
Easily accessible from Highway 802 between Parris Island and the City of Beaufort, this uncut gem of the Lowcountry lies peacefully distant from the hubbub of its better known sister communities of Beaufort and Hilton Head.
The Old Village boasts an authentic period tea room, working shrimp docks, a first rate seafood restaurant and some of the most interesting and eclectic shops on the coast. It is also home to the Lowcountry Estuarium / A Coastal Learning Center.
Nature lovers will want to wander the trails of the fresh water wetland bird sanctuary and explore the intertidal zone at Sands Beach where a quarter mile long boardwalk leads to an architectural design award wining observation tower looking out over playing dolphins and the marshes of Battery Creek.
Three annual festivals: the Soft Shell Crab Festival in April, the July Holiday Festival and Oktoberfest each fall add seasonal spice to the low simmering community gumbo that sets this town and its warm and welcoming residents and shopkeepers apart. You will not be disappointed if you make it a point to discover Old Port Royal.
For Town of Port Royal government information click
here.
Port Royal Map
Homes & Land feature:
Port Royal: Looking to the Future
