Charleston Tea Plantation - Wadmalaw Island

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The Charleston Tea Plantation, proudly owned by Bigelow Tea, is the home of American Classic Tea, the premier tea grown in America! Our grounds include 127 acres of Camellia Sinensis tea plants. Please drop by soon for a visit!

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The Charleston Tea Plantation is the home of American Classic Tea, tea grown in America. It is located on picturesque Wadmalaw Island in the heart of South Carolina's Lowcountry. Its grounds include 127 acres of Camellia Sinensis tea plants, a working Tea Factory and a charming Plantation Gift Shoppe. Also available to guests is an adventurous and educational Trolley Tour that explores the scenic grounds that produce American Classic Tea.

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Come visit us to learn how tea is made on our fun Trolley Tour and Tea Factory Tour! Complimentary Tea tasting throughout the day and great Tea Gift Shop.

"Open 7 days a week, with the exception of a few holidays, the Charleston Tea Garden is the perfect place to take a day trip. Bring the family, pack a lunch and enjoy it at our picnic tables under the century old oaks. The experience is not only educational but more importantly one-of-a-kind. You will learn first-hand how tea is made during an informative Factory Tour. You might want to shop our Gift Shop, home of a wide variety of tea related gifts."

Address: 6617 Maybank Hwy, Wadmalaw Island, South Carolina 29487

Phone: (843) 559-0383

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Parking: Lot

State: SC

City: Wadmalaw Island

Street Number: 6617 Maybank Hwy

Zip Code: 29487

categories: landmark & historical place

Opening Hours

Monday: 10:00 - 16:00
Tuesday: 10:00 - 16:00
Wednesday: 10:00 - 16:00
Thursday: 10:00 - 16:00
Friday: 10:00 - 16:00
Saturday: 10:00 - 16:00
Sunday: 12:00 - 16:00

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Reviews

The Charleston Tea Garden is such a fun experience. The drive out to it is absolutely serene. Step into the don't shop, where you can browse through a vast collection of craft items, tea, and treats. Sample hot and iced teas of various flavors. They were all good! Take a free tour of the factory. It will only take approx. 10-15 minutes. And for $15/person, take the trolley tour of the entire property.

This is a great little secret of Charleston.  The Charleston Tea Garden is the only location in the US that grows and sells tea.  This location has two tour options and a gift shop.  As a bonus the gift shop has many cold and hot teas on site that you can enjoy -- unlimited.  The first tour option is free and about 15 minutes long.  It takes you through the process of how they process and make different teas.   Unless it's bad weather, they generally are harvesting and processing tea daily.  The second tour option has a small fee.  I think it was around $15 a person for adults.  This is a trolly tour that is covered great for when it's raining. This tour takes you around their 18 fields and the nursery.  You can see first hand how the tea is harvested, learn the history of the tea garden, and quit a lot about tea.  The guy giving the tour is fun and knowledgable.  Overall it's a great stop, even if you don't want to take the tour.  The tea on site is grown and processed there.  The First Flush is the best to get.

This is a good stop if you're in the Charleston area and don't mind doing a little driving, especially if you're a tea fan. There is a large gift shop filled with your standard gift shop items, a free video guided factory tour, and all you can drink hot/cold tea while you're there. I'd say the most impressive thing in their gift shop is tea from their first harvest. Most of the cold tea varieties are sweetened already, and you can find whatever add-ins you may need next to the teas.  They have lots of outdoor seating including picnic tables where you can wait if you're doing the garden trolley tour $15. The tour was very informative and it included a visit to their greenhouse as well.  Price for entry: $15  Ticket type: Trolley tour

They offer a tour through the factory and a bus tour of the property. The factory tour takes about 15 minutes and is free. It's done with TVs which guide you through the space. The tour bus is $15 per person and takes an hour and a half. We just missed the tour bus and didn't have time to wait for the next one also after viewing the gift shop and the factory tour you're still left with an hour to wait depending on when it left. It is a beautiful place and we did enjoy our time there. They offer samples of their tea as you pursue the gift shop. My only recommendation is to time your arrival for the tour bus, otherwise you're left without much to do and 1/2 hour drive back to Charleston.

We loved this tour. It is such a rare and unique experience to see how tea is grown, harvested, maintained and processed. This is not an Antebellum plantation tour, it is a tour of an active tea plantation. Do not miss the factory tour which is separate from the trolley tour and does not have a separate charge. Hopefully you can see the factory in operation, which is most of the time from April to October. It is just down the road from the Angel Oak tree which is very much worth stopping to see as well.

One of my favorite places I visited while in Charleston! Our tour guide was hilarious and I learned so much about tea. Who knew green tea and black tea were from the same plant?! The gift shop was full of so many great finds, and there are a few interesting locations to take pictures at. It’s definitely worth the stop!Visited onWeekdayWait timeNo waitReservation recommendedNoPrice for adult entry$6–10

Took my parents to this place. We were told that this place is the largest tea producer in South Carolina. Their tour is educational. After tour, there were multiple cold tea and hot tea for tasting. There’re many picnic tables that you can bring lunch to enjoy with their tea.

What a great place to visit.  The staff showed that great southern hospitality.  The grounds were beautiful even the trip there had some beautiful scenery and the trolley tour was very informative with a great guide! Highly recommend the Charleston Tea Garden

A fantastic visit at the Tea Garden. Our Tour Guide was very knowledgeable about the history and teas. Beautiful property. A definite must-see, tea lover or not!Visited onWeekdayWait timeNo waitReservation recommendedYesPrice for adult entry$11–15

So far, the best experience we've had in Charleston. VERY friendly folks, informative, unexpected beauty. Highly recommended for a not-so-crowded attraction.Visited onWeekdayWait timeNo waitReservation recommendedYesPrice for adult entry$11–15

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