The Retreat features a magnificent forest of oaks and magnolias.

In the heart of South Carolina's ACE Basin is a place surrounded by pristine woodslands, breezy marshes and a lazy gem of a river.

Tilly Retreat is 10.45 acres of maritime forest and marsh (see maps) adjacent to beautiful Tilly Island in rural Colleton County. It's not atypical to see bald eagles, woodpeckers, deer and a host of wildlife scurrying through the property.

(If you want a larger tract, you can negotiate for another 28 acres that's adjacent to Tilly Retreat.)

Surrounded by tens of thousands of acres of state-owned protected land and plantations under conservation easements, Tilly Retreat is perfect for a nature getaway in an area that prides itself on sustainability.

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To learn more about how you can own Tilly Retreat, contact Pug Ravenel or John Settle today.