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Adventure Outside. Cozy Inside.
Two blocks from the Atlantic in the quiet Windy Hill section — the perfect launch pad for beach mornings, patio dinners, and golf-cart evenings. Discover our favorite beaches, restaurants, local attractions, outdoor adventures, shopping, and hidden gems nearby — curated by Oak & Oar.
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Oak & Oar Recommends
Beaches
❤ Why We Love It: Our home beach — soft, uncrowded, and steps away.
🍽 Don't Miss: Sunrise walk with a coffee from home.
👥 Best For: Everyone — kids, dogs, and coffee-clutchers alike.
⏰ Best Time: Sunrise or the last hour before sunset.
Restaurants
❤ Why We Love It: The best of the Grand Strand's new-guard coastal cooking.
🍽 Don't Miss: The she-crab soup and the seasonal raw bar tower.
👥 Best For: Date nights and 'nice' family dinners.
⏰ Best Time: 5:30pm — beat the wait, catch the last of the sunset.
Libations
❤ Why We Love It: Our favorite brewery on the Strand — pure backyard vacation energy.
🍽 Don't Miss: A flight in the beer garden at sunset.
👥 Best For: Families by day, craft-beer lovers by night.
⏰ Best Time: Golden hour — the beer garden glows.
Restaurants
❤ Why We Love It: One of our top three meals from the last two weeks — every dish landed.
🍽 Don't Miss: Anything out of the wood-fired oven.
👥 Best For: Date nights and carb-loading after beach days.
⏰ Best Time: Dinner — book ahead on weekends.
Restaurants
❤ Why We Love It: The chicken fingers are genuinely elite — we ordered them more than once.
🍽 Don't Miss: Chicken fingers + fries + honey mustard, in-house or delivered.
👥 Best For: Game days, casual nights, and takeout at the house.
⏰ Best Time: Anytime — but it's our rainy-day delivery hero.
Restaurants
❤ Why We Love It: Great food AND live music — the most fun dinner we had all week.
🍽 Don't Miss: The nachos (obviously) and the live music calendar.
👥 Best For: Groups, families, and anyone who loves a party plate.
⏰ Best Time: Evenings when the band is playing.
Shopping
❤ Why We Love It: One-stop for shopping, dinner, and a show without leaving the ICW.
🍽 Don't Miss: The pedestrian footbridge — best photo of the boardwalk.
👥 Best For: Rainy afternoons and multi-gen families.
⏰ Best Time: Late afternoon into dusk.
Golf
❤ Why We Love It: Best-in-class Grand Strand golf without the resort mark-up.
🍽 Don't Miss: Sunset drinks on the clubhouse porch after the round.
👥 Best For: Golf trips and 'one perfect round' guests.
⏰ Best Time: Morning tee times — beat the coastal wind.
Nearby
🏖 Beaches
Quiet, family-friendly stretch of Atlantic sand — just down the block.
Oak & Oar Tip: Golden hour here is unreal. Take the boarded walkway and skip the sand mounds.
🚤 Outdoor Adventure
985-foot fishing pier with a bait shop and second-story observation deck.
Oak & Oar Tip: Pay $2 for the observation deck — the sunrise view is worth 20×.
🍴 Restaurants
From-scratch coastal kitchen — local seafood, craft cocktails, raw bar.
Oak & Oar Tip: Sit at the bar and order the she-crab soup + shrimp roll.
🍷 Libations
Backyard-style brewery at Barefoot Landing — hammocks, lawn games, craft beer, and a killer pub menu.
Oak & Oar Tip: Grab a hammock in the beer garden and order the Hammock Burger with a flight.
🍴 Restaurants
Wood-fired pizzas, fresh pastas, and a great wine list — our go-to Italian on the north end.
Oak & Oar Tip: The wood-fired pizza and a glass of red — non-negotiable.
🍴 Restaurants
Laid-back sports pub with a huge craft beer list and legendary chicken fingers.
Oak & Oar Tip: Our DoorDash MVP — the chicken fingers travel perfectly back to Posh & Palms.
🍴 Restaurants
Festive Tex-Mex cantina famous for mountain-sized loaded nachos and live music.
Oak & Oar Tip: Share a 'Hippo-sized' nacho and catch the live band — a full night out in one spot.
🍴 Restaurants
Gulf-style fun at Barefoot Landing with plenty of gluten-free menu options — a gluten-free friend's top pick.
Oak & Oar Tip: One of our gluten-free friend's top two picks — lots of GF menu options and a fun atmosphere.
🍴 Restaurants
Cafe and eatery in North Myrtle Beach with an entirely gluten-free menu — no cross-contamination worries.
Oak & Oar Tip: The standout: the entire menu is gluten-free, so celiacs can order anything.
🍴 Restaurants
Breakfast and brunch favorite at Barefoot Landing with gluten-free choices.
Oak & Oar Tip: Great for breakfast or brunch with gluten-free options.
🍴 Restaurants
Breakfast and brunch spot with gluten-free choices — a Posh & Palms guest favorite.
Oak & Oar Tip: Another great breakfast/brunch option with gluten-free choices.
🍴 Restaurants
Casual burger spot in North Myrtle Beach with gluten-free choices.
Oak & Oar Tip: Casual option with gluten-free choices.
🍴 Restaurants
Bakery and cafe on Main Street with gluten-free baked goods plus breakfast and lunch.
Oak & Oar Tip: Gluten-free baked goods plus breakfast and lunch options.
🍴 Restaurants
Old-school NMB breakfast institution since 1948 — biscuits, eggs, and country ham.
Oak & Oar Tip: Cash-friendly. Go before 9am on weekends or plan to wait.
🍴 Restaurants
Casual beachside spot for fried shrimp, crab legs, and cold drinks.
🍴 Restaurants
Local favorite for steamed oysters, mussels, and a chill neighborhood vibe.
Oak & Oar Tip: Steamed oysters + garlic butter. Thank us later.
🍴 Restaurants
Upscale waterfront dining at Barefoot Landing — steaks, seafood, sunset views.
🛍 Shopping
Waterfront shopping, dining, and live music village on the ICW.
Oak & Oar Tip: Free live music most summer evenings by the ICW footbridge.
🎸 Entertainment
One of the world's largest reptile parks — gators, snakes, and tigers.
🎸 Entertainment
Touring concerts and Sunday Gospel Brunch at Barefoot Landing.
🎸 Entertainment
Long-running variety show theater at Barefoot Landing — music, comedy, dance.
⛳ Golf
Bluff-top public 18 with ICW and Cherry Grove marsh views — top-ranked in SC.
Oak & Oar Tip: Play the front from the elevated tees — the bluff holes are unforgettable.
⛳ Golf
Four signature courses by Love, Norman, Fazio, and Dye — pure Grand Strand golf.
🍴 Restaurants
Fresh-off-the-boat seafood market and grill at Barefoot Landing.
🚤 Outdoor Adventure
9,100-acre sculpture garden and lowcountry wildlife preserve in Murrells Inlet.
🎸 Entertainment
Walk-through shark tunnel and 10,000+ sea creatures at Broadway at the Beach.
🎸 Entertainment
20+ slides and wave pools — the largest water park in South Carolina.
🎸 Entertainment
A year-round rainy-day favorite with mini golf, arcade games, mini bowling, big TVs, and casual food.
Oak & Oar Tip: Our pick when the beach gets rained out — groups can eat, play, and catch the game without changing locations.
🏖 Beaches
A long, gentle stretch of beach with tidal-marsh views near the historic Cherry Grove Pier.
🏖 Beaches
A wide beach beside the heart of North Myrtle Beach's shag-dancing scene, shops, and beach bars.
🚤 Outdoor Adventure
A maritime forest, fishing pier, nature trails, and a quieter stretch of Grand Strand beach.
🍴 Restaurants
An oceanfront Lowcountry classic known for she-crab soup, shrimp and grits, and coastal views.
🍴 Restaurants
A waterway-side raw bar with oysters, peel-and-eat shrimp, cold drinks, and live music.
🍴 Restaurants
A family-run spot for Lowcountry boils, hand-cut steaks, and Southern sides.
🚤 Outdoor Adventure
A free coastal preserve with woodland trails and boardwalks through the salt marsh.
🚤 Outdoor Adventure
The iconic waterway for kayak trips, paddleboarding, boat tours, and sunset cruises.
🎸 Entertainment
A large lakefront entertainment district with rides, an aquarium, shopping, and restaurants.
⛳ Golf
A public course along the Intracoastal Waterway with memorable marsh views and dramatic finishing holes.
⛳ Golf
A Ron Garl-designed public course in Pawleys Island with a classic Lowcountry layout.
🛒 Grocery
Full-service grocery — closest to the house for beach-week stock-up.
💊 Pharmacy
Sunscreen, bandaids, and the aloe you forgot to pack.
🏥 Emergency
Nearest 24/7 emergency room.
🛒 Grocery
Iconic Cherry Grove market with a full deli, seafood counter, and beach gear.
Oak & Oar Tip: Best fried chicken on the Grand Strand — go before the beach.
🛺 Golf Cart Rentals
Delivery-only fleet of premium street-legal carts dropped at the driveway before check-in.
Oak & Oar Tip: Delivery-only — they come to Posh & Palms, so there is no pickup counter to visit.
🛺 Golf Cart Rentals
Local NMB outfit renting lifted and non-lifted 4- and 6-passenger carts by the day or week.
Oak & Oar Tip: Delivered and picked up at the house — confirm your rental agreement allows cart parking in the driveway (ours does).
🛺 Golf Cart Rentals
Street-legal 4- and 6-passenger carts with free delivery and pickup anywhere in North Myrtle Beach, including Windy Hill.
Oak & Oar Tip: Book early for summer weeks — carts sell out. Ask for a lifted 6-seater if you have a full house.
⛱ Beach Chair Rentals
The official beach chair and umbrella service along the North Myrtle Beach strand — two loungers plus an umbrella set up for you each morning.
Oak & Oar Tip: Attendants are on the sand by 9am and sets go fast on summer weekends; flag one down early or reserve the day before.
⛱ Beach Chair Rentals
Weekly beach gear packages — chairs, umbrellas, canopies, coolers, boogie boards and beach carts delivered to the house.
Oak & Oar Tip: Renting by the week is usually cheaper than daily sets if you have a big group.
⛱ Beach Chair Rentals
Umbrellas, chairs, beach carts, bikes, kayaks and paddleboards delivered and picked up on the Grand Strand.
Oak & Oar Tip: Great one-stop shop if you want bikes and beach chairs on the same order.
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Curated Itineraries
Full day · mostly walkable & golf-cart
Coffee → beach → lunch → ice cream → sunset drinks. The classic.
2 days · 2 rounds
Two of the Grand Strand's best public tracks + dinners built for the 19th hole.
Full day · family-tested
Beach in the morning, air-conditioning in the afternoon, ice cream on the way home.
Half day, indoors
When the coast is stormy, the Grand Strand keeps rolling.
Evening · adults
Sunset first, oysters second, a show optional.
Slow day · zero rush
Beach → hot tub → seafood → early bed. That's the whole plan.
🤝 Trusted Locally
Local businesses we send guests to on repeat. Partner discounts & exclusive offers coming soon.
Preferred Restaurant
From-scratch coastal kitchen with local seafood, craft cocktails, and a raw bar — our top restaurant pick on the Grand Strand.
Golf Cart Rentals
Premium street-legal carts delivered to the driveway before check-in.
Golf Cart Rentals
Lifted and non-lifted 4- and 6-passenger carts by the day or week.
Golf Cart Rentals
Street-legal 4- and 6-seat carts, free delivery and pickup in Windy Hill. 843-421-1006.
Chairs & Umbrellas
Official strand chair + umbrella sets, attendants on the sand daily by 9am.
Chairs & Umbrellas
Weekly beach gear packages — chairs, umbrellas, canopies, coolers, beach carts delivered to the house.
Guest Perk: Multi-day discount for our guests.
Chairs & Umbrellas
Umbrellas, chairs, bikes, kayaks and paddleboards delivered and picked up.
Bike Rentals
Cruisers and e-bikes for the neighborhood + ICW paths.
Fishing & Boat
Half-day and full-day charters out of Little River.
Photography
Beach family sessions and elopement mini-shoots.