Amy’s guidebook

Amy
Amy’s guidebook

Food scene

About 20 minutes from the house. Great food, right on Lake Marion. Indoor and outdoor seating. They also have a boat dock if you prefer to arrive by boat. They can be busy but do take reservations. Look them up online for the current hours.
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The Lake House
5321 Dingle Pond Rd
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About 20 minutes from the house. Great food, right on Lake Marion. Indoor and outdoor seating. They also have a boat dock if you prefer to arrive by boat. They can be busy but do take reservations. Look them up online for the current hours.
Cute place that's within a 5 minute walk. Full bar, decent food menu but think bar food - burgers, wings, sandwiches, etc. indoor and outdoor seating with great lake views. Check them out on Facebook as their hours change at times.
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Goat Island Restaurant
9645 Washington Davis Rd
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Cute place that's within a 5 minute walk. Full bar, decent food menu but think bar food - burgers, wings, sandwiches, etc. indoor and outdoor seating with great lake views. Check them out on Facebook as their hours change at times.
Cute little diner serving breakfast and lunch. At this writing, they were not serving dinner, but call to find out. 10 to 15 minute drive.
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Summerton Diner
32 S Church St
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Cute little diner serving breakfast and lunch. At this writing, they were not serving dinner, but call to find out. 10 to 15 minute drive.
A favorite by many for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. And always fun to browse their store.
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Cracker Barrel Old Country Store
699 Citadel Rd
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A favorite by many for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. And always fun to browse their store.

Sightseeing/Activities

Absolutely beautiful park with small lake. A 1 mile walking trail around the lake. Many different types of swans with information placards around the lake describing the different swans. Many different types of flowers and trees. Playground and picnic area. This is about a 45 minute drive but well worth it. Free parking and free admission. Bathrooms onsite also.
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Swan Lake Iris Gardens
822 W Liberty St
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Absolutely beautiful park with small lake. A 1 mile walking trail around the lake. Many different types of swans with information placards around the lake describing the different swans. Many different types of flowers and trees. Playground and picnic area. This is about a 45 minute drive but well worth it. Free parking and free admission. Bathrooms onsite also.
Free boat launches. Playground. Pavillion and picnic area. Fishing docks. About a 10 minute drive from house.
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Taw Caw Creek Park
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Free boat launches. Playground. Pavillion and picnic area. Fishing docks. About a 10 minute drive from house.
Hiking and Biking trails. Boat launch. Fishing spots. Beautiful views of Lake Marion. About 10 miles away.
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Santee State Park
Ranger Way
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Hiking and Biking trails. Boat launch. Fishing spots. Beautiful views of Lake Marion. About 10 miles away.
Stuckey's is a fun place to visit. Touristy type items, nostalgic candy's, quirky items. There is also a Dairy Queen onsite and on some weekends, there is a fresh produce stand.
Stuckey's
500 Buff Blvd
Stuckey's is a fun place to visit. Touristy type items, nostalgic candy's, quirky items. There is also a Dairy Queen onsite and on some weekends, there is a fresh produce stand.
We are just a little over an hour away from Darlington Raceway! Which considering the cost of hotels and how quickly they book up when NASCAR races are taking place, that isn't a bad drive.
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Darlington Raceway LLC
1301 Harry Byrd Hwy
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We are just a little over an hour away from Darlington Raceway! Which considering the cost of hotels and how quickly they book up when NASCAR races are taking place, that isn't a bad drive.
This is about a 1 1/2 hr drive from the house and looks like a hoot. I have not yet been able to do the safari, but will update once I have. If you've never done a drive thru animal safari, they are a hoot and usually fun for all involved. According to their website, it's $30 per carload plus the cost of food for the animals. It also looks like if you don't want to drive your own car thru, they offer wagon rides. Website: https://www.eudorafarms.net/
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Eudora Farms
219 Salem Ln
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This is about a 1 1/2 hr drive from the house and looks like a hoot. I have not yet been able to do the safari, but will update once I have. If you've never done a drive thru animal safari, they are a hoot and usually fun for all involved. According to their website, it's $30 per carload plus the cost of food for the animals. It also looks like if you don't want to drive your own car thru, they offer wagon rides. Website: https://www.eudorafarms.net/

Shopping

If you're looking for great shopping and lots of restaurants to choose from, Summerville is the place to go. About an hour drive, but mostly highway driving.
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Summerville
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If you're looking for great shopping and lots of restaurants to choose from, Summerville is the place to go. About an hour drive, but mostly highway driving.
This is your closest Walmart in the area. It's about a 25 minute drive.
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Walmart Supercenter
2010 Paxville Hwy
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This is your closest Walmart in the area. It's about a 25 minute drive.

Beach

If you want to visit a beach, Folly Beach is great and near Charleston. About an hour and a half away. Folly Beach has a small boardwalk with some restaurants and shops.
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Folly Beach
East Ashley Avenue
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If you want to visit a beach, Folly Beach is great and near Charleston. About an hour and a half away. Folly Beach has a small boardwalk with some restaurants and shops.

Services

https://santeeboatrentals.com/ Offers boat rentals and lake tours.
Santee Boat Rentals
401 Bass Dr
https://santeeboatrentals.com/ Offers boat rentals and lake tours.
http://www.lakemarionresortmarina.com/marina-and-fishing.html Boat Rentals
Lake Marion Resort and Marina
510 Ragtime Trail
http://www.lakemarionresortmarina.com/marina-and-fishing.html Boat Rentals

Groceries

Closet actual grocery store to the house. About 20-25 minutes from the house.
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Food Lion
697 Bass Dr
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Closet actual grocery store to the house. About 20-25 minutes from the house.

Convenience Store/Gas

Beer/Liquor/Wine. Bait and 100% gas. Regular gas. They do make sandwiches and pizza there also. Expensive for any actual groceries, reasonable on the other items that I listed above. About a 10 minute drive from our house.
Lakeside Market
6909 Washington Davis Rd
Beer/Liquor/Wine. Bait and 100% gas. Regular gas. They do make sandwiches and pizza there also. Expensive for any actual groceries, reasonable on the other items that I listed above. About a 10 minute drive from our house.