Pawleys Island, SC’s Sea View Inn
At my barefoot paradise the only pretension is that there is none. There are no coats and ties and certainly no cocktails served poolside mostly because at this resort, if you want to call it that, there isn’t a pool ( But if you want to bring your own cocktail makings that would be fine with everyone and a great way to meet people.)
Now for what there is: A private beach dotted with turquoise umbrellas.
It’s a place where if you want to hang your wet beach towel on the railing, go ahead. The railings at the Sea View Inn in Pawleys Island, South Carolinia, look as if they were made for just that.
The entrance welcomes you into its tucked away situation in a manner that somehow lets you know you are entering a special place. Scattered outside and on the porch there are rocking chairs almost everywhere you might possibly need one and a nicely positioned hammock or two.
There’s a joggling board, which is a long piece of pliable wood supported at both ends. A lowcountry phenomenon that originated in the early 1800s, it is believed that joggling boards were used by courting couples who would bounce from either end, eventually meeting in the middle.
The Inn's Joggling Board can be seen in the background
Pawleys Island at this point is only one house and a two-lane road deep, so the Inn’s dock over the island’s dynamic salt marsh is just steps away. Depending on the tide and time of year you’ll usually find oyster beds, a crab pot and a few kayaks; along with egrets, clapper rails and tiny fiddler crabs dancing in the pluff mud (the name given to the dark, mineral rich soil of the marsh.) As far as South Carolina salt marshes go, it’s a crowd favorite; it’s gazebo making for a sublime place to sip a cocktail and watch the sunset.
Lowtide
Back at the Inn three bountiful meals a day are served to guests with plenty of things like fried chicken, oyster pie and homemade biscuits. There is really no reason to leave the place.
My favorite thing may just be the dinner bell. Just put on your flip flops and you’re ready.
Sea View Inn
414 Myrtle Avenue
Pawleys Island, South Carolina 29585
Tel:(843) 237-4253
About Margo Millure
My favourite thing is the turquoise water! I could park a towel on the beach and forget about everything
I love the comment about ‘friend’ chicken!! Well, we love Seaview Inn more than just about anything or anyplace else I can think of except for our child and our pets. And sometimes it’s a close call, lol. If you’ve ever been there, I don’t need to explain. If you haven’t…there’s no explaining it til you spend a few days there. Sassy and Brian Henry are the finest owners of an inn I’ve ever met…and then there’s “Frances’ . Amen!
@ gourmantic – parking a beach towel is definitely required!
Ah, yes – good old fashioned “friend” chicken. Brian and Sassy are indeed amazing, @ericsmomtina. Do you get to the Sea View often?