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The National Trust Announces Watch Status for the City of Charleston
0/0/ - 6/15/2012
Charleston named for potential threats posed by cruise ship tourism.
Celebrate Your Family Reunion at Drayton Hall
10/10/2010 - 12/31/2012
Let our professional planners design an unforgettable reunion event customized to your family's interests. Available throughout the year.
Please Take Note of Our Hours & Tour Times As You Plan Your Visit
1/2/2011 - 12/31/2012
Last tour of the day is at 3:30pm; entrance gate closes at 3:20pm.
DRAYTON HALL IN THE NEWS - Parting with History
10/8/2011 - 4/30/2012
Charles Drayton describes selling his family's Ashley River plantation and preserving the site for future generations in this Post & Courier profile by Wevonneda Minis.
Charleston Named 2011 Top City in U.S. by Conde Nast Traveler Readers
10/10/2011 - 10/10/2012
2011 Readers' Choice Awards pick the winning city. Congratulations to everyone who makes Charleston the one and only "Charlestonly!" (Click here for more information and for news of a new Drayton Hall Facebook Promotion.)
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2/1/2012 - 2/29/2012

Drayton Hall Celebrates Black History Month
2/1/2012 - 2/29/2012
Take a tour that features the generations of African Americans who lived at Drayton Hall, or delve even deeper with Connections: Unscripted and Interactive, a program which traces the journey of enslaved Africans to the New World and through slavery and emancipation.
Drayton Hall Will Be Closed For Site Maintenance, Feb 6th through Feb 10th
2/6/2012 - 2/10/2012
Drayton Hall will be closed to the public Monday, February 6th, through Friday, February 10th, as part of its annual site maintenance. We will reopen on Saturday, February 11th.

Daily Events

House Tours
Tours last approximately 30-60 minutes and begin every hour on the hour.



Connections: From Africa to America
Trace the story of Africans from Africa to the new world, through slavery, emancipation and into the 20th century. Program times are 10:45 a.m., 12:45 p.m., and 2:45 p.m.



Museum Shop
Housed in one of two surviving outbuildings of Drayton Hall, the Drayton Hall Museum Shop is open all day.