Plantation Tour at Middleton Place from Charleston
Joined 2022
The tour will begin with a short drive through Charleston's Old and Historic District where you will see the Williams mansion, at 25,000 sq. ft. the largest home in Charleston, White Point Gardens and more. Then on to Middleton Place Plantation, the most authentic of Charleston's publicly accessible plantations. Middleton Place is the home of America's first formal gardens, an authentic home cir. 1705 and some of America's most important early settlers.
Itinerary
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Meeting Point
Pick up at you hotel
Pick up at your hotel
You will be given a short drive through Charleston's Old and Historic District created in 1931, There you will see Charleston's largest home, White Point Gardens, St. Michaels church cir 1682 and more.
Middleton Place Plantation
Walk through America's first formal gardens designed in the image of Versailles. Tour the plantation home cir. 1705
Plantation house
Then to the museum house, the most authentic of any of the public plantation houses in the area. One time home of Henry Middleton, the second President of the First Continental Congress, Arthur Middleton, signer of the Declaration of Independence and Williams Middleton signer of the Ordinance of Succession - lots of history
The plantation stable yard
See the authentic stable yard where you will see working craftsmen dressed in the day - barrel maker, blacksmith and more
Gift shop
On your way home you may want to visit the plantation gift shop for a memento of you visit
Returned to you hotel or place of stay
Ending Point
Returned to your hotel or place of stay
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This tour can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Click below to send me a message with your requests.
Inclusions & Exclusions
guide fee
transportation - 2023 Chevrolet Traverse
admission fee
admission to the plantation home fee
lunch
Tour Important Information
Important message from the supplier
Plantation tours also available
Cancellation Policy
- Free cancellation - 8 days prior to meeting time
- 50% Refund - 3 to 7 days prior to meeting time
- No Refund - Within 2 day(s) prior to meeting time
Joined 2022
About Tour Guide Mike F.
I sold my business 15 years ago and my wife and I decided to relocate to Charleston, SC. We had visited several times and were immediately struck with the beauty and charm of the wonderful city. But just as important we were so impressed with the friendliness of the people here. After serving on several community and charity boards I decided to become a licensed city guide and passed the rather rigorous exam.
I then designed my tours to give people a comprehensive knowledge of the history of the city as well as what it’s like living here today. My walking tour is of the Charlestonwne neighborhood, located at the very southern tip of the peninsula. It includes 8 of the 10 largest homes on Charleston, the original walled city, White Point Gardens, rainbow row, the high battery and several wonderful old churches and museum homes.
I love meeting new people and telling them the story of this great city and I’m the preferred guide for many of Charleston’s finest hotels. Hope to have an opportunity to give you a great tour here in Charleston.
Reviews
Jacquie S.
Historic Walking Tour in the Charlestowne neighborhood
“Not impressed”
First of all, Mike was 10 minutes late for a 2-he tour. I had to call him to make sure he was coming. Secondly, we booked and paid for a private tour ‘only you and your group’. We chose this very purposefully. It is our preference. Imagine our surprise when the reason he was late was that he was picking up 2 more people. To be clear, the other couple were lovely. But not the point. Private does not include another couple. The tour itself was fine. I did not need to hear about the parties that he attends and how much they cost. We wanted the history. Not the present day. Then at the end of the tour, Mike puts the 4 of us in his vehicle in the heat of the day (not turned on), while he talks to someone. If you are looking for someone who name drops, talks about the prestigious parties and how much they cost, stops what he is saying and talks to other people outside the not-so-private tour, Mike is your guy. We book private tours all over the world when we travel. We love the personalization and are happy to pay extra. This was not at all what we ordered, messaged about and paid for. We are very disappointed.
Mike F.
Obviously I'm very disappointed to see this revie. That said, everything included in my offering was included in this tour. As this person said the tour was "fine". It's important to understand that in my tour, amongst many other things I speak about what it's like to live here today and today we have some wonderful and generous people that raise money by entertaining. Much of this is done to support our preservation movement They do magnificent work and it's surprising to me that someone would be offended by hearing about it. Also, as a 25 year resident of this neighborhood I run into friends and neighbors during my tour and it would be considered rude to not acknowledge them as we pass. Again, it's surprising to me that someone would find that offensive. Finally, this is a beautiful wonderful city and it's my mission to help everyone understand how special it is. If anyone is unhappy with my tour for any reason I would absolutely support a refund.
$125/ per person
