Two or Four Adult Tour Tickets or Private One-Hour Connoisseur Tour at Drayton Hall (Up to 54% Off)
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Group or private tour of 1738 plantation with marsh, nature walks, and historical African American cemetery
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Choose from Three Options
- $18 for two adult tour tickets (a $36 value)
- $33 for four adult tour tickets (a $72 value) $68 for a one-hour private connoisseur tour for up to five guests (a $140 value)
On the adult tour, visitors journey through the main house with guidance from a professional guide. Also included is a program on African American history and a self-guided exploration of the grounds, river marsh, and historical African American cemetery. Alternatively, the connoisseur tour is a private, one-hour tour for up to five that explores the house at the pace of each guest. Guests can customize the tour to their liking, allowing more time to enjoy its magnificent architecture.
Children aged 5 and younger are admitted free of charge. See Drayton Hall's hours here.
Drayton Hall
When John Drayton broke ground on Drayton Hall in 1738, he had no idea that his estate would survive the American Revolution, the Civil War, an earthquake, and numerous hurricanes. The stories contained in the building’s walls span seven generations of history tied to the Draytons and the Bowens family, an African American family that lived and worked at Drayton Hall before and after emancipation. Since 1974, when Charles and Frank Drayton sold their ancestral home to the National Trust, visitors have been able to transport themselves into the past with more ease than rubbing the beard at the Lincoln Memorial.
The main house, a sweeping example of Georgian Palladian architecture, is the oldest near-original, unrestored colonial home in the United States. Like a helpful ghost, the grand rooms and original fireplaces whisper history into the ears of all visitors, telling tales of British and colonial soldiers who occupied the house during the American Revolution. Views from the portico are filled with drooping trees, spanish moss, and a grand driveway. Surrounding the estate, an undisturbed historic landscape backs up to the Ashley River, and also encompasses A Sacred Place, the oldest African American cemetery in the country still in use.
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About Drayton Hall, a National Trust Historic Site
Drayton Hall
When John Drayton broke ground on Drayton Hall in 1738, he had no idea that his estate would survive the American Revolution, the Civil War, an earthquake, and numerous hurricanes. The stories contained in the building’s walls span seven generations of history tied to the Draytons and the Bowens family, an African American family that lived and worked at Drayton Hall before and after emancipation. Since 1974, when Charles and Frank Drayton sold their ancestral home to the National Trust, visitors have been able to transport themselves into the past with more ease than rubbing the beard at the Lincoln Memorial.
The main house, a sweeping example of Georgian Palladian architecture, is the oldest near-original, unrestored colonial home in the United States. Like a helpful ghost, the grand rooms and original fireplaces whisper history into the ears of all visitors, telling tales of British and colonial soldiers who occupied the house during the American Revolution. Views from the portico are filled with drooping trees, spanish moss, and a grand driveway. Surrounding the estate, an undisturbed historic landscape backs up to the Ashley River, and also encompasses A Sacred Place, the oldest African American cemetery in the country still in use.