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Anyone here ever get off the train at Yemassee to get to Beautfort SC? Anyone been to Beautfort? If so, your input is much appreciated.
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Sojourner, you will love Beaufort. Sort of like Charleston but on a much smaller scale. Don't stay at one of the chain hotels as most are some distance from the historic area - which is where you want to be. Unfortunately that means paying a bit higher prices ($150-$200), but well worth it. There is a Best Western in the historic area that is in a good location near the river.
But our favorite and where we take out of town visitors is The Cuthbert House. Ask for a room with a porch/veranda, grab a mint julep and you're all set to play Scarlett. The innkeepers can recommend all the good spots to eat and visit. Be sure and take the carriage ride.
If you are without a car it will be a little tough to get there. If your arrive in the evening on the Palmetto, best bet may be a limo from Charleston (I saw one advertising a $90 rate). But, Google shows a number of taxis and limos operating out of Beaufort - check with them for service to Yemassee (about 25 miles to Beaufort).
The Yemassee station and the town are best left quickly, not much there. But to their credit, the folks in the area are close to getting the funds to redo the modern style station (in the past very popular for the Marine recruits to nearby Parris Island). Beaufort is home to the Marine Corps Air station.
Fall and spring are the best times to go. For spring flowers, late March or early April is usually the best.
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I'll add that in Yemassee, 'modern' is a relative term. The station there was 'new' in about 1962 or so. Palmland is correct in that there isn't much to linger in Yemassee for.
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I agree with Palmland It's a geat place. The carriage ride is well worth the time and money. My favorite store was the Butterfly Shop. we were ther April and it seemed as if the whole world was in bloom.
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Do you think having a taxi pick me up in the evening on the northbound Meteor will be a problem at Yemassee? Will there be other PAX getting off, e.g., marine recruits? Or am I likely to be the only person in a deserted station? I always worry that a taxi may not come if the train is very late.
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Many of the on-location scenes within the movie "The Big Chill' were filmed in Beaufort.
The Yemassee station does not look like any kind of "must see" to me:
Yes, Beaufort, SC got in the movies quite a bit through the years. Here's an interesting bit of trivia regarding Yemassee,SC however.
Can you name two 1994 films (one a blockbuster and one not so much) that were partially filmed in Yemassee?
I'll post the answer tomorrow am before I leave on vacation to upstate NY for a week.
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Yemassee had about 13,500 passengers in 2010, according to Amtrak reports. If my math is sort of accurate, that's about 38 a day for the 4 trains - Palmetto and Meteor. So you'll likely not be alone. I'd just make sure you have a good phone number for the cab company and call when you get close.
Another local spot in Yemassee, but too far to walk, is Harold's Country Club. It's an old timey wood frame building. The couple times we've stopped during the day it's a real 'local color' kind of place with pool tables and bar in the front with good ol' boys nursing $2 beer. But a couple nights a week they come from far and wide, by the bus load occasionally, for the steaks and southern cooking served in the large back room. Check out the comments on Trip Advisor.
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The crowds at Yemassee don't always appear (from the train window) to be the top clientele so I would be wary of being there at night.
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Gil got the trivia answer correct. I'll be passing through Yemassee tonight on No. 98, so I'll wave to the locals.
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