Beaufort Tours

12/28/2024

Highly Recommend! Take a golf cart tour of historic Beaufort, SC with the emphasis on movie locations and movie trivia. So many great flicks were filmed in this area including Forrest Gump, Prince of Tides, Big Chill, G. I. Jane, The Great Santini, and others. Relax as your guide spins the tales of Hollywood's frequent visits to this gorgeous Lowcountry city that has found its way on to the big screen many times. What a fun tour. And in a golf cart no less! Book early, these are very popular! Visit Beaufort Tours here https://www.facebook.com/beauforttoursllc/

09/03/2023

Just discovered Lowco Tiki cruise, party boat for 6 plus crew, bring your own beverages. Can’t wait to cruise with them!

https://www.facebook.com/lowcotiki?mibextid=2JQ9oc

Boat/Ferry company

05/28/2023

And re-printed by Yahoo News!

Head on over to this Lowcountry destination to find two of the best things to do in America, according to TripAdvisor.

05/27/2023

Wow! Beaufort Tours just got an incredible recommendation from the Island Packet, based on a TripAdvisor report:

Beaufort SC has 2 of the best things to do in the US, Tripadvisor says. Here’s what they are.

https://www.islandpacket.com/news/local/article275819021.html

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08/01/2022

Kudos to Beaufort, South Carolina for being chosen Number 1 by Southern Living Magazine for 2022!

https://www.southernliving.com/souths-best/small-towns?slide=22fddc85-7227-4657-9dc7-b3ef3aaefb05 -7227-4657-9dc7-b3ef3aaefb05

07/31/2022

The amazing story of Robert Smalls comes to the stage!

https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/trouble-the-water-world-premiere-recounts-life-of-black-hero-robert-smalls/?fbclid=IwAR0og6BwHZRbstcqClpFe5DJcAE54J2TsZxWiEIm-9vemYTv-6ym1MX6fzE

TOPANGA, Calif. –– Robert Smalls (1839-1915). Ever heard of him? Me neither. If you have, you’re better educated than I am, that’s for sure. But thanks to Trouble the Water, the 2019 award-winning historical novel by Rebecca Dwight Bruff, and now to the rich, panoramic stage work freely adap...

03/10/2022

Beaufort receives special Southern Living magazine award!

https://www.southernliving.com/souths-best/small-towns?utm_medium=email&_hsmi=206417167&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8RT1rDrvMCZkIu-3p42vaKQ0lOjSuu72pXvaBYG1XZglYQJsR301vqaryLXLuX6NPQxsFIV8TNaWbrlUn5GX0BTkxigRpyIBa5rjbivFsae5XvTBo&utm_content=206417167&utm_source=hs_email

Big on charm, small on size—and we wouldn't have it any other way.

08/29/2021

More accolades for Beautiful Beaufort!

https://www.wltx.com/mobile/article/travel/beaufort-named-among-most-beautiful-towns-america/101-329fbd41-4a45-4489-a439-056992470a30

Condé Nast rated 26 towns among the most appealing.

05/26/2021

Took a tour with tasting here the other day, nice way to end a day when you're visiting Beaufort! Waiting for the dark rum (in the oak barrels pictured) to age so I can make some Virgin Island Painkillers!

Today is National Craft Distillery Day.
Brian and I decided to open a craft distillery over 5 years ago. We wanted to create a distillery where people could see the whole process, from grinding our own grain all the way through to hand bottling each bottle. People tried to convince us to buy Grain Neutral Spirits, as it’s easier and faster, but that isn’t us. Brian is a proud craftsman, who loves to build things. Doing it ourselves was the only way. It also enables us to buy local grains and give the spent mash to Whippoorwill Farms for the animals. To us, this is what being a Craft Distillery is all about.

04/16/2021

Our book is finally available on Amazon! Davis Folsom and I have written a book about all of the great things to do in Beaufort - that you might miss without the help of a local tour guide. Written by a couple of tour guides, here is a description of our book:

Covid gave us time to put together this guide to Beaufort's remarkable Lowcountry life; a saltwater natural paradise, fun festivals, seafood delicacies, amazing history, and unique way of living.

Learn about "Beaufort time, Frogmore Stew, the "Beaufort Wave," and many scenes from Forrest Gump, Prince of Tides, The Big Chill and other movies filmed here. Attend our seasonal events including Taste of Beaufort, Shrimp, Gullah, Heritage Days, Night on the Town and Water Festivals. Enjoy the Fripp music scene or Paris Avenue street dances. Kayak, fish or fly over our estuaries, nurseries for shrimp, crab, oysters and clams. Walk the Spanish Moss Trail or any of our state and local parks. Join our tour of homes, tree walk, garden-a-day, or turtle watch.

Use our guide to decide when to come here, what not to miss, and make plans for many special events and activities available. We have divided the book into five sections: Get Outdoors, Events and Things to Do, History and Culture, Food and Drink, and Shopping.

If you live here, send our book to your friends, but only if you want them to stay longer!

Here is the link to Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/Beaufort-What-Here-that-found-ebook/dp/B0916CDQ8R/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=beaufort+bill+reynolds&qid=1618578861&sr=8-1

03/26/2021

Thanks to the Charleston Post and Courier for highlighting our Pat Conroy's Beaufort Tour! Here's a link to the full article: https://www.postandcourier.com/101-things/26-things-to-do-in-the-lowcountry/article_4beec144-85bb-11eb-a307-5b0347d7e29c.html

03/03/2021

My very first LIVE walking tour of Beaufort, filmed by Chris Sandeman of Sandeman New Europe. Join us as we walk from the beautiful Antebellum homes on Bay Street to Secession House, past the Reconstruction Era National Historical Park downtown HQ and on the the Castle and ending up at The Big Chill House! I hope you enjoy! Bill

https://youtu.be/HfAQWUCny8o

The Beaufort Experience with Bill Reynolds, founder of Beaufort Tours (4pm EST)Beaufort is one of those places that is so charmingly beautiful, you wonder if...

02/19/2021

A couple of exciting new developments for Beaufort:

Harriet Tubman Monument and Gullah Cultural Center, Beaufort, South Carolina

You have two more reasons to visit Beaufort. The Harriet Tubman Monument is a 14-foot bronze and granite sculpture by American sculptor, Ed Dwight, which is expected to be completed this year. It will sit next to the 156-year-old Tabernacle Baptist Church, which is also the burial place of Robert Smalls, an enslaved man who commandeered a ship to freedom and was later a U.S. Congressman. Then there’s the Gullah Cultural Center located on St. Helena Island. It will serve as an educational and cultural center for all things Gullah. Think: books, artwork and tours and history. It is right across the street from The Gullah Grub Restaurant where you can enjoy authentic cuisine.

http://amsterdamnews.com/news/2021/feb/18/new-black-attractions-explore-2021/

Celebrating Black history isn’t just something to be done in February. Every day is more like it.

01/13/2021

01/13/2021

The very first person buried at St. Helena Parish Church was "Tuscarora Jack" Barnwell, a founding father of the city of Beaufort, in 1724.

12/11/2020

11/08/2020

The new way to tour Historic Beaufort SC!

10/29/2020

We are BACK! Come join us on a History/Movie tour of Beaufort or our "Pat Conroy's Beaufort" tour! Plus our Complete Walking tour and Civil War/Rehearsal for Reconstruction walking tour! There is a live calendar of tours at www.beauforttours.com.