Port Royal Plantation

Featured Lifestyle:

Bike Trails, Golf, Leisure Trails,Tennis

General Description:

Wishing to surround yourself with the history, Port Royal Community is home to the original landing site of William Hilton, the explorer, the island is named after. This community is a private residential community (without short term rental activity) famous for its peaceful, preserved natural environment. Comprising of approximately 800 slab and raided homes and is situated at the “heel shape” of Hilton Head Island, approximately 12 miles of beach access, where Port Royal Sound joins the Atlantic Ocean. The plantation is the island’s only completely private seaside residential neighborhood. Outside its gates is the Four Star Westin Resort, situated on 24 +/- primarily oceanfront acres of Port Royal. The resort offers privileges to the plantation’s three 18-hole golf courses, two championship croquet courts, and a 16-court racquet club.

One 24 hour manned entrance; this security gated luxury community has about 886 +/- homes.

A home in Port Royal Plantation, the owner can become a member of the Port Royal Plantation Club, not mandatory. As a member, three 18-hole golf courses, tennis courts, croquet and other clubhouse facilities become available. Take your pick from the Barony, Planter’s Row and Robber’s Row golf courses designed by some of the most well-known golf architects including Pete Dye, George Cobb and William Byrd.

Plantation Fact Sheet:

• The Port Royal Beach House and adjacent Olympic sized swimming pool and kiddie’s pool overlooks the Port Royal Sound and includes access to a beautiful quiet beach for all residents and their guests.
• Four tennis courts, two of which are lit, are available for all residents and their guests.

Afternoon Duplicate Bridge

• All Landowners are invited to participate on the fourth Wednesday of each month in Afternoon Duplicate Bridge.  The group plays at 12:30 PM at the Beach House

Evening Duplicate Bridge

• • All Landowners are invited to participate on the fourth Wednesday of each month in Afternoon Duplicate Bridge.  The group plays at 7:00 to 10:00 PM at the Beach House

Pickleball

• One of the Plantation tennis courts was converted in 2011 for Pickleball!   Residents can enjoy playing a game that is becoming one of the most popular and fastest growing sports in the country.   It can be played by people of all ages and abilities.  The court is reserved for group play every Wednesday, 8:30-11:30 AM, and Thursday, 3:00-5:30 PM, but Landowners can sign up for court at any time.

Wine and Dine

• For more than 20 years, Port Royal residents have enjoyed good food and camaraderie in the Wine and Dine Club. Dinners are usually held on the 3rd Saturday of the month in October, November, January and March.Guests are divided into groups of eight. Each group meets in a home where the host prepares the entrée and the three other couples are assigned an appetizer, vegetable or dessert to prepare. The committee makes all of the house assignments, prepares all the menus and provides all the recipes. This is not a gourmet club so the recipes are user friendly with ingredients available in our local markets.Couples keep track of expenses for their part of the dinner. At the end of each meal, the expenses are totaled and divided by four. A typical dinner, including wine, will cost each couple between $20 and $25.

  Everyone participating in Wine and Dine, including all of the substitutes, is invited to a holiday party at the Beach House in December. For this event, the committee prepares the entrée and dessert and guests bring side dishes. In the spring, everyone is again invited to the Beach House to become organized for the next year. Attendees bring heavy hors d’oeuvres and regular participants sign up for the month in which they prefer to hostess for the upcoming year.

Parks:

Historic Sites

• Steam Gun – Located at the end of Fort Walker Drive are the remnants of a large cannon that was operated by pressurized air. It was built at the beginning of the century to defend against a possible coastal attack. In a park-like setting, parts of the turret cannon, steam piping and boiler rooms are visible.
• Fort Walker – In 1861, soon after South Carolina seceded from the Union, Fort Walker was established by the Confederate Army near the end of what is now Fort Walker Drive. Historical markers at the end of Fort Walker Drive and the Beach House tell about it.
• Fort Sherman – Built by Union forces after Fort Walker was captured, this fort has entrances on Sherman Place and Sherman Drive. The earthen walls built by the troops occupying the fort are now populated with trees and plants. Leisure paths wind through the area

Private Clubs:

• Port Royal Plantation Club – The Port Royal Plantation Club (PRPC) is a private membership club offering social activities and member privileges to the three (3), 18 hole golf courses, 14 tennis courts, croquet court, and clubhouse facilities which are operated by the Port Royal Golf & Racquet Club

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