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Wexford Plantation.

Hilton Head's most unusual address, built around one of only three lock-controlled deepwater harbours on the East Coast.

The Harbour Town lighthouse and marina, Hilton Head Island
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Wexford Plantation

Hilton Head's most unusual address, built around one of only three lock-controlled deepwater harbours on the East Coast.

Southern Escapes Score
78/100
Lifestyle & Setting16
Amenities & Club15
Value & Appreciation17
Access & Location13
Exclusivity & Prestige17

Wexford's five hundred twenty-five acres center on a thirty-seven-acre inland harbour held at a constant eight-foot depth by a lock system, so members berth boats up to sixty-five feet regardless of the tide, a genuine rarity on the East Coast. An Arnold Palmer Signature course, tennis, and a nautical-themed clubhouse round it out, and a no-rental policy with mandatory membership keeps it owner-occupied and consistent.

Townhomes start near $900K, golf-course homes run $1.5M to $2.5M, and the median sits around $3.1M with strong recent appreciation. The structure is a $70,000 initiation on a home purchase plus mandatory annual assessments near $20,000. There is no beach inside the gate and the Palmer course sits a tier below the Dye and Nicklaus layouts nearby. For a boater who wants tide-proof deepwater access on the island with no rental churn, the lock harbour is the whole argument.

Homes
~$900K to $15M+
The draw
Lock-controlled deepwater harbour, Palmer golf
Membership
~$70K initiation, ~$20K assessments
Why locals rate it
  • A tide-proof lock harbour found almost nowhere else
  • No rentals; consistent, owner-occupied community
  • Strong recent price appreciation
What to weigh
  • Palmer course is a tier below the Dye/Nicklaus peers
  • No beach access within the community
  • Island bridge dependence and a smaller social scene
Your Weekend Itinerary

The harbour with a lock on it: eight feet of water at every tide, and the boat behind the house.

Saturday morning

Cast off from your own slip: Wexford's lock-controlled harbour, one of three on the East Coast, holds eight feet regardless of tide. Calibogue Sound is the backyard.

The golf

The Arnold Palmer Signature redesign, with its Road, Redan, and Biarritz nods for the architecture literate.

The afternoon

Shelter Cove's shops and marina five minutes north, or Coligny Beach with the umbrella brigade.

The table

The clubhouse dining room, or Skull Creek Boathouse for the sunset raw bar the whole island respects.

Sunday

A dolphin tour out of the south end, brunch at Links in Harbour Town, and back through the lock before cocktail hour, which is the whole argument for the lock.

Currently Offered

What is quietly available, right now.

Inventory inside these gates moves quietly, and the best of it often trades before it is broadly marketed. Ask us what is available in Wexford Plantation this week, including what has not hit the portals.

Considering Wexford Plantation?

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