Beachwalk holiday lettings

If dolphins and turtles are happy here, you just know it’s right. Your first glimpse, as you cross the bridge from St Helena Island, is of a pristine lowland wilderness dotted with elegant homes - and Hampton House sits in the landscape like it was meant to be there. The house is well-designed, comfortable and very well equipped for long days on the beach and those rare family evenings that modern life so often overlooks. Here is a place to breathe, laugh, love and just soak it all up. There is a lot to do and see within a short drive. Beaufort is the archetypal charming Southern town, worth close inspection. The coastal island life is relaxed, with gorgeous scenery and amazing natural produce around every corner. Buy shrimp nearby (or flounder!) and get that barbecue fired up. Or eat out at any number of great places - we’d recommended the Dockside restaurant on Lady’s Island, or for a treat try Saltus River Grill in Beaufort. Or just take a snack down the boardwalk to the beach at sunset and watch locals catch shark at the water’s edge as the last shrimp boats return, followed by a cloud of seagulls and a tail of dolphins. Here is a place so clean that turtles nest less than 100 yards from where you sleep. If you are extremely lucky you may see one, but probably not! We came to South Carolina from the UK. It was a big family adventure made all the more wonderful by this remarkable house. The world is a big place and we feel lucky to have found Harbor Island. It’s one of those places you want to keep to yourself! If you are reading this wondering is you should go, stop looking, book immediately and start planning one of the best holidays of your life.