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Middleton
Place Garden, House, and Stableyards
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Description: The focus is on the extensive
gardens and stableyards, which feature craftspeople and
buildings necessary for the functioning of a large
estate. Tours of the main house are also available.
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Garden
& Stableyards Year Round, Daily |
9
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House
Museum |
10-4:30 |
1:30-4:30 |
10-4:30 |
10-4:30 |
10-4:30 |
10-4:30 |
10-4:30 |
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Edmonston-Alston
House (on the Battery in Charleston)
http://www.21eastbattery.com/ |
10-4:30 |
1:30-4:30 |
10-4:30 |
10-4:30 |
10-4:30 |
10-4:30 |
10-4:30 |
| Season
Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas |
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| Admission: |
Criteria
As of MAR 2008 |
Child
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Student |
Adult |
Senior |
Groups |
| Gardens & Stableyards |
6 & under
free |
7-15 $5 |
$25 |
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| House Museum, Gardens & Stableyards |
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$15 |
$35 |
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Edmonton-Alston House Tour |
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$6 |
$6 |
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Fees: Spend the Day Package $45 adult, $30 chil |
Additional Group Info:
Special Tours & Pricing: above tours with 45
minute carriage tour $33 & $39 for adults & $18 &
$28 for 7-15 year old
Reservation Contact:
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| What kind of visit you can have:
Extensive gardens, and craft activities in the
stableyards, all on a self-guided tour, with a booklet
and map provided on entry. The house tour also
provides a self-guiding brochure with a description of
the rooms. In the Stableyards, costumed craft
people and volunteers explain life and work. |
| Big Events: |
Suggested Stay:
2 hour garden & Stableyards, 30 minutes house |
| Period |
Type of Site
Plantation |
| Buildings:
plantation, stableyards buildings, freedman's
house, |
| Interpreters: |
Craftspeople:
weaving, carpentry, pottery, blacksmithing, coopering |
| Special Programs: |
| Kid Friendly: |
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Site Amenities: |
| Eating |
Name/Capacity |
Hours |
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| Picnic
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Vending/
Snacks |
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| Restaurant
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Middleton Place
Restaurant |
Lunch
11-1
Dinner 6-9 |
regional
cuisine (she-crab soup, hoppin' john, gumbo) |
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| Shopping |
Shop |
Merchandise |
Hours |
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Middleton
Place Museum Shop |
Books,
jewelry, specialty foods, craft items handcrafted
on-site |
10 - 5
daily, fax orders available |
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Contact
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| Inn at Middleton Place |
Rooms overlook
Ashley River, fireplaces, free admission to house and
gardens |
55 rooms |
843 556-0500
800 543-4774 |
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Description
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Contact
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Charleston International Airport
City Hall Council Chamber Historic Place
German Friendly Society Historic Place
Historic Charleston Foundation History Related Organization
Alliance of National Heritage Areas History Related Organization
Preservation Society of History Related Organization
Heyward-Washington House House Museum
Aiken-Rhett House House Museum
Calhoun Mansion House Museum
Joseph Manigault House House Museum
Drayton Hall House Museum
Philip Porcher House House Museum
Museum
Avery Research Center for African American
History
Best Friend of Charleston Museum
Gibbes Museum of Art
South Carolina Historical Society
Confederate Museum Charleston
Children's Museum - Low Country
Charleston Museum
John Rivers Communication Museum
Cold War Submarine Memorial Foundation
54th Mass Volunteer Infantry Co Reenacting Resource
South Carolina Aquarium Science
USS Yorktown Specialty Museum
Macaulay Museum of Dental
History Specialty Museum
South Carolina Tourism Office Tourism Information
Charleston CVB Tourism Information
National Register of Historic Places Travel
Itinerary Tourism Information |
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Details are on the way, but in
the meantime, you can find addresses, descriptions, URLs
and more at our sister site,
www.stepintoplaces.com |
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Address
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Contact |
| Camping/RV |
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Campground at James Island County Park |
871 Riverland Dr
Charleston SC 29412 |
843 795-7275 |
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Bed
& Breakfast
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| Middleton Inn |
4290 Ashley River Road
Charleston SC 29414 |
843 556-0500 |
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Summerville |
304 South
Hampton Street
Summerville SC 29483 |
843 871-5275 |
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Cottage B&B |
224 Sumter Ave Street
Summerville SC 29483 |
843 871-1877 |
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710 South Main
Street
Summerville SC 29483 |
843 851-1058 |
| Lindood B&B |
200 South
Palmetto Street
Summerville SC 29483 |
843 871-2620 |
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125 Parson
Road
Summerville SC 29483 |
843 875-2600 |
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Plantation |
266 Saint
Margaret Street
Charleston SC 29403 |
843 723-8438 |
| Hotel/Motel |
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7415 Northside
Drive
Charleston SC 29420 |
843 572-6677 |
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North Charleston |
7424 Northside
Drive
North Charleston SC 29420 |
843 820-2030 |
| Holiday Inn |
7670 Northwoods Boulevard
North Charleston SC 29406 |
843 553-1600 |
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2512 Ashley Phosphate Road
North Charleston SC 29418 |
843 797-6864 |
| La Quinta Inn |
2499 La Quinta Lane
Charleston SC 29420 |
843 797-8181 |
| Motel 6 |
2551 Ashley Phosphate Road
North Charleston SC 29418 |
843 572-6590 |
| Red Roof Inn |
7840 Northwoods Boulevard
North Charleston SC 29406 |
843 572-9100 |
| Residence Inn |
7645 Northwoods Boulevard
North Charleston SC 29406 |
843 572-5757 |
| Super 8 Motel |
2311 Ashley Phosphate Road
North Charleston SC 29406 |
843 572-2228 |
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