From Myrtle Beach: 

25 miles south on Hwy 17 - Turn left onto North Causeway at the light at the BP Gas Station (BP gas station located on the right--but you will be turning Left) in Pawleys Island. Dead-end at the beach and turn right. Sea View Inn is 4 light poles past the Pawleys Island Chapel 

From Charleston: 

From Charleston: Hwy 17 North approx 60 miles to Georgetown. Continue through Georgetown on Hwy 17 approx 13 miles to Pawleys Island. Turn right at the light onto the South Causeway just before the Exxon Station (Hot Spot) in Pawleys Island. Dead end at the beach and turn left on Myrtle Ave. We are approx 1/4 mile on the right.

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Nearest Major Airport: 

• Nearest major airport: Myrtle Beach, SC (MYR-Myrtle Beach Jetport) 24 miles
• Directions from airport:
  Leave the Airport on Hwy 17. Travel approx 21 miles south on Hwy 17 - Turn left at the light at the BP Gas Station in Pawleys Island. Dead-end at the beach and turn right. Sea View Inn is 4 light poles past the Pawleys Island Chapel.

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Atlanta,GA

Take I-20 toward Columbia
Then take 178 to Orangeburg
Once in Orangeburg, take 301 to I-26 south toward Charleston.
Take I-526 before you get to Charleston (bypass) and then to Hwy 17 north.
Follow Hwy 17 north through Georgetown to Pawleys Island.
Take a right at the Exxon Hot Spot and you'll dead end at the beach.  Turn left and Sea View Inn will be on your right.

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Chapel Hill, NC

Start with directions from I-40:

Merge onto I-40 E toward RALEIGH . Approx 50 miles

Merge onto I-95 S via exit number 328A toward BENSON/FAYETTEVILLE. 98.37 miles.

Take the SC-38 exit- exit number 181- toward SC-917/LATTA/MARION. 0.19 miles.

Turn LEFT onto SC-38 W. 7.33 miles

Turn RIGHT onto US-501 S. 12.67 miles

Take the ramp toward US-501-BR S. 0.60 miles

Merge onto US-501 S. 31.90 miles

Turn RIGHT onto SC-544. 11.58 miles

Merge onto US-17 S toward GEORGETOWN

You will being seeing signs saying “ Pawleys Island ” and you’ll pass the Pawleys Island Hammock shops on your left.

Then turn Left at the BP station (south causeway) to Pawleys Island.

Dead end at the beach and take a right.

We are 4 light poles past the Pawleys Island Chapel.

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Charlotte, NC

Take I-77 to Columbia.

When you get to Columbia, Take 378 to 261 through Wedgefield and

Pinewood to Manning. 

Then take 521 through Greelyville and Andrews to Georgetown. 

Follow Hwy 17 north through Georgetown, to Pawleys Island.

Take a right at the Exxon Hot Spot and you'll dead end at the beach.

Turn left and Sea View Inn will be on your right.

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click on this link for alternative/backroad directions: Charlotte Directions

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Columbia, SC

There are main 2 ways people from Columbia go:
1) Take 378 to 261, through Wedgefield and Pinewood to Manning. Then take 521 through Greelyville and Andrews to Georgetown.  Follow Hwy 17 north through Georgetown, to Pawleys Island. Take a right at the Exxon Hot Spot and you'll dead end at the beach.  Turn left and Sea View Inn will be on your right.

2) I prefer to go 378 to 527 through Sardinia to Kingstree and on to Andrews. (You are on 41 for a short hop from 527 to Andrews.) In Andrews, pick up 521. The reason I prefer this one is because you stay on the Sumter Highway (378) longer and I feel the 4 lane road is safer than the 2 lane ones. 

When you get more ambitious, we can talk about the BBQ places in Kingstree and Manning for the folks who won't make it in time for lunch!

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Greenville, SC

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Knoxville, TN

I-40 E Knoxville to Asheville

I-26 S Asheville to Columbia

In Columbia take I-77 N to Rt. #76, #378

Follow #76, #378 E to Sumter

In Sumpter, take Rt.# 521 S to Georgetown

In Georgetown, take Rt. #17 N to Pawley's Island

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Nashville, TN

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Richmond, VA

We have no better sense than to take the back roads to Pawleys because it breaks up the monotony of I-95. So, I'll tell you our way and a saner way in addition.

The Fun way from the Holy City of Richmond is: I-95 South to Four Oaks, NC. Take Route. 701 thru Clinton, Elizabethtown, Whiteville, Tabor City to Conway. At Conway, take the road to Socasstee over to Route 17 to Pawleys Island. Turn left at the light at the BP Gas Station in Pawleys Island. Dead-end at the beach and turn right. Sea View Inn is 4 light poles past the Pawleys Island Chapel.

A sane person  would do I-95 all the way to the cutover near Florence, then Conway, and then Georgetown via Route. 17. At Georgetown, you would head back up to Pawleys on Hwy 17.

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Wilmington, NC

I just follow #17 South. I do take the new road that by-passes Myrtle Bch, Hwy 31, then I get back on #17. I think it is the way that they tell you on the internet, because I printed it up for a friend going down to check it out over the weekend. That by-pass cuts off about 15-20 minutes of my trip!

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