Murrells Inlet, SC
The "quaint fishing village" bridging the past and the present!
Murrells Inlet, dubbed the “Seafood Capital of South Carolina”, is a laid-back community where you can enjoy days and nights on the inlet, river or beach and find many oak trees draped in Spanish moss.
Murrells Inlet bridges both past and present perfectly. In some areas of Murrells Inlet, you feel like you have gone back in time by hundreds of years. Yet, the town has many modern conveniences, shops and attractions.
In fact, Murrells Inlet holds four places on the National Historic Registry…Atalaya Castle, the winter residence of Archer and Ana Huntington, the Murrells Inlet Historic District (the area around the Marshwalk), the Parrish’s Motor Court (now known as the Brookwood Inn) and Brookgreen Gardens.
Murrells Inlet, SC is an unincorporated town partially in Horry County and partially in Georgetown County. Murrells Inlet stretches from Garden City Beach to Litchfield Beach.
In Murrells Inlet, you will find low-rise condos, single family homes and duplexes. Properties can be found in gated neighborhoods, on the inlet or in a golf course community. The median sales price for single family homes in Murrells Inlet sold in September 2024 was $491,500 while the median sales price for condos and townhomes was $329,950.
The heart of Murrells Inlet is the Marshwalk. The Marshwalk in Murrells Inlet is a couple of miles of waterfront dining and shops nestled beneath hundred year old oak trees off of Business 17. You can enjoy many types of food from casual to fine dining, live music, shopping, water sports, fishing charters and so much more!
Attractions in Murrells Inlet
Shopping, food and, of course, the water plus so much more...
Shopping
Murrells Inlet is home to many locally owned businesses that you definitely need to visit on your next trip.
To learn more about the local shopping in Murrells Inlet, visit “Murrells Inlet Shopping”.
Dining
Murrells Inlet dining options are plentiful! In fact, if you are hungry when you leave Murrells Inlet, it’s your own fault! You can choose from local and national restaurants, produce stands, seafood markets and ice cream stands.
To learn more about the local dining in Murrells Inlet, visit “Murrells Inlet Dining”.
Entertainment and Recreation
As you can imagine, the outdoors are center to many activities in Murrells Inlet. To learn about all the entertainment and recreational activities in Murrells Inlet, visit “Murrells Inlet Entertainment and Recreation”.
History of Murrells Inlet
Pirates, ghosts and beautiful landscapes...
Murrells Inlet, SC, the “quaint fishing village”, is rooted in history and ghost stories. The town was officially named Murrells Inlet in 1913 by the post office, but the history goes back hundreds of years.
John Morrall, the English colonist whom Murrells Inlet is likely named after, settled on the inlet in 1731. This was only a few decades after Charleston, SC was settled making Murrells Inlet one of the oldest coastal communities in South Carolina.
Legend has it that Blackbeard roamed around the land that is now Murrells Inlet and buried some treasure here! Our tidal creeks were also a great hiding spot for pirates waiting to attack English ships.
In the 1800s, the fertile soil of Murrells Inlet was filled with rice plantations. Those rice plantations were the main source of business for Murrells Inlet until the early 1900s. What is now Brookgreen Gardens used to be four rice plantations. You are still able to see the old rice fields there.
As with most of America, the economy of Murrells Inlet suffered during The Great Depression. An economic boom came during the Depression when Archer Milton Huntington developed his 9,000 acre estate – his estate ran from the ocean to the river. Today, the home, Atalaya, is part of the Huntington Beach State Park, and the gardens created Brookgreen Gardens.
Murrells Inlet transitioned to a resort area in the early 1900s. Residents of nearby areas would travel by way of the Waccamaw River to cottages along Murrells Inlet and Pawleys Island.
Properties for Sale
The beautiful land of Murrells Inlet is now home to many full-time residents and the short-term home of people from across the country looking for some relaxation. In Murrells Inlet, you can purchase anything from a small condo to use for your vacation home to a 7+ bedroom estate. Properties here can have views of the water, both inlet and river, or views of golf courses and often are dotted with Spanish moss covered oak trees that are hundreds of years old.
Murrells Inlet is nestled between the Waccamaw River and the salt water marshes of Murrells Inlet. Murrells Inlet is about 30 minutes south of Myrtle Beach and a hour and a half north of Charleston. In Murrells Inlet, you are close to everything you need to do on a daily basis and a short drive to the surrounds Grand Strand cities.
The beautiful land of Murrells Inlet is now home to many full-time residents and the short-term home of people from across the country looking for some relaxation. In Murrells Inlet, you can purchase anything from a small condo to use for your vacation home to a 7+ bedroom estate. Properties here can have views of the water, both inlet and river, or views of golf courses and often are dotted with Spanish moss covered oak trees that are hundreds of years old.
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