Luxury Simplified Real Estate - A Quick Guide To Wadmalaw Island

A QUICK GUIDE TO

Wadmalaw Island

About the Island •

Wadmalaw Island is an expanse of mostly undeveloped land that stretches 10 miles long and 6 miles wide, located 25 miles south of historic downtown Charleston

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Bordered by Church Creek, Bohicket Creek and North Edisto River

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CHARLESTON TEA PLANTATION offers the official White House tea and hosts the First Flush Festival [4 MILES]

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FIREFLY DISTILLERY is the maker of the popular Firefly vodkas and moonshines [9 MILES]

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IRVIN-HOUSE VINEYARDS hosts the annual Grape Stomp Festival for their sweet, Muscadine wines [9 MILES]

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AMBROSE FAMILY FARM; a “you-pick” farm with Strawberries, Blueberries, Blackberries

Location

Wadmalaw is situated between Rockville and Johns Island ROCKVILLE is a quiet southern town filled with oaks draped in Spanish moss. Hosts the annual Rockville Regatta each August—an over 100 year old event. [6 MILES] JOHNS ISLAND is the largest island in South Carolina featuring Scenic, winding roads, equestrian facilities, and homes on large acreage lots.

JOHNS ISLAND RESTAURANTS: • Fat Hen; French inspired cuisine [12 MILES] • Wild Olive; Upscale Italian [13 MILES] • Sweeney’s; Eclectic Americana [12 MILES] • Sunrise Bistro; Southern fare [10 MILES] ACCESS TO NEARBY LUXURY RESORTS, Kiawah Island and Seabrook Island, both with award winning golf courses.

FRESHFIELDS VILLAGE: grocery, restaurants and shops [21 MILES] BOHICKET MARINA: upscale restaurants, dock slips [21 MILES]

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35 minutes from Downtown Charleston

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1 hour off I-95 via I-26 east bound.

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A convenient, centralized east coast location for easy travel both north and south bound

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Approximately 2 hours to Savannah, GA; 3 hours to Charlotte, NC and 4 hours to the

ROSEBANK FARMS [18 MILES] OPERATES A WELL LOVED Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program and produce stand ANGEL OAK PARK Home to The Angel Oak Tree, a live oak believed to be over 1,500 years old [11 MILES]

Wadmalaw Island

CLOSE TO EVERYTHING

Climate The Charleston area has a semi-tropical climate with typically mild winters and warm summers:

Winter: Average daily high 52.2

Summer: Average daily high 80.3

Medical Facilities • • • •

MUSC Hospital [25 MILES] MUSC Children’s Hospital [25 MILES] Bon Secours St. Francis Hospital [22 MILES] Roper Hospital [22 MILES]

Colleges • • • • • • • •

College of Charleston [22 MILES] The Citadel [20 MILES] Charleston School of Law [21 MILES] Medical University of South Carolina [25 MILES] Charleston Southern University [37 MILES] Trident Technical College [32 MILES] The Art Institute of Charleston [22 MILES] The American College of the Building Arts [21 MILES]

Major Airport Charleston International Airport (CHS), located in North Charleston, is about 45 minutes from Wadmalaw Island.

Charleston Attractions LARGEST HISTORIC DISTRICT in the U.S. that is both walkable and easy to navigate Miles of beautiful Atlantic BEACHES PREMIER SHOPPING venues downtown on historic King Street, in Mt. Pleasant and Tanger Outlet Mall in North Charleston EXTENSIVE PARKS SYSTEM, offering miles of scenic, walking trails that travel through the Charleston Peninsula, tidal creeks, marshes, and protected conservation areas BREATHTAKING VIEWS from Battery Park that overlook Charleston Harbor and Fort Sumter National Monument WORLD-CLASS CULINARY INDUSTRY highlighted by 5-star dining, Charleston Wine + Food Festival, Charleston craft beer industry, and local spirit distilleries LARGEST PLANTATION DISTRICT in the south comprises Middleton Place, Magnolia Plantation, Boone Hall and Drayton Hall INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED FESTIVALS including Charleston Wine + Food, Charleston Fashion Week, SEWE (Southeastern Wildlife Expo), Spoleto Festival USA and Volvo Cars Open

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VISIT THE Charleston Tea Plantation , HOME TO AMERICAN CLASSIC TEA. ITS GROUNDS INCLUDE 127 ACRES OF TEA PLANTS, A WORKING TEA FACTORY AND AN ADVENTUROUS AND EDUCATIONAL TROLLEY TOUR.

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SPEND AN AFTERNOON ENJOYING THE Firefly Distillery, WHERE THE WORLD’S FIRST SWEET TEA VODKA WAS BORN! ONCE THERE, YOU WILL MEET THE “FIREFLY FAMILY” AND TASTE AN ARRAY OF FINE SPIRITS. GO TO Bears Bluff national fish hatchery FOR A SELF-GUIDED TOUR WHERE YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT SPECIES, AMANGEMENT, AND RECOVERY GOALS. SPEND THE DAY ENJOYING THE WADMALAW RIVER WITH Bohicket Boat Tours.

SIT BACK AND RELAX AT CHARLESTON’S ONLY VINEYARD! Irvin House Vineyards IS OPEN EVERY TUESDAY TO SATURDAY FROM 10AM TO 5PM FOR TASTINGS, AND OTHER SPECIAL EVENTS.

VISIT THE Angel Oak Tree AT THE FREE, ANGEL OAK PARK. THE FAMOUS TREE STANDS 66.5 FT (20 M) TALL, MEASURES 28 FT (8.5 M) IN CIRCUMFERENCE, AND PRODUCES SHADE THAT COVERS 17,200 SQ FT. A DEFINITE MUSTSEE!

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ENJOY EASY ACCESS TO THE CHARLESTON HARBOR, ATLANTIC OCEAN, AND BEYOND FOR YOUR deep sea fishing excursions.

WHAT’S BETTER THAN FRESH FRUIT? PICK YOUR OWN STRAWBERRIES, BLACKBERRIES, BLUEBERRIES, & TOMATOES AT Ambrose Family

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ENJOY ONE OF THE many nearby restaurants: FAT HEN, WILD OLIVE, TATTOOED MOOSE, SUNRISE BISTRO, JB’S SMOKESHACK, IF YOU’RE LOOKING FOR SOME ON THE WATER FUN, HEAD TO Water Dog Paddle Company.

THEY OFFER GUIDED DOLPHIN PADDLES, CUSTOM PRIVATE PADDLES, GROUP PADDLES, RENTALS AND SALES.

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