The best sleigh rides in Vermont offer patrons that special feeling of old time New England. Without a lot of imagination you can easily take yourself back in time to Vermont in the 19th century or before when winter travel was almost impossible without your horse and a well kept sled of some description. While today’s sleigh rides may involve a bit more technology the sensation and the thrill of riding in the chill air through magnificent, snow covered scenery is still there to be had. You may have to travel a bit to get there, but that’s part of why the best sleigh rides in Vermont are so romantic and so cherished by participants.
Adams Farm. Since the end of the Civil War in 1865 the Adams Farm has stood proudly in Wilmington,VT. For six generations the farm has grown and developed and now offers visitors wonderful interactive fun on what continues to be a working farm. While the farm is open most of the year and has lots of fun activities, it may be that its best known season is winter.
For those who have visited Adams farm and taken the sleigh ride there is no doubt that this is one of the best sleigh rides in Vermont. But if you need further validation, USA Today has named Adams Farm among the Top Ten Sleigh Rides in the nation. That’s right, in the NATION.
This is the real thing. You can choose, and of course pay the accompanying rate for, a sleigh ride on a large sleight that can carry about a dozen people and pulled by Belgian draft horses. This ride will take you on a scenic ride up a mountainside and give you a warm up stop at a log cabin. At the cabin you can enjoy some hot chocolate and music from a player piano before you resume your ride back down the mountain. The other choice is booking a ride on a “Currier and Ives” type one horse sleigh for a more intimate ride through the same beautiful countryside.
Sleigh rides are scheduled for evenings or afternoons and there are also special rides for special holidays and when there is a full moon. There are three large sleds and teams to draw them that you can even rent for groups of up to 50 people at a time. Rides are offered mid-December -mid March on Tuesdays- Saturdays. Price for individuals in $18 for group rides. For private sleigh ride the cost is $90 for a couple.
If you would like to make reservations you are asked to call 802-464-3762.
Charlie Horse Sleigh Rides. In Hyde Park , Vermont you have the perfect setting for a wonderful winter sleigh ride and at Charlie Horse Sleigh Rides you have one of the best sleigh rides in Vermont given by people who have been offering sleigh rides for generations. This is not a family farm. It is an private enterprise that has made a great business out of delivering people to where they want to go – the romantic past.
Sleigh rides here are provided in the small “Currier and Ives” sled that will hold up to 5 people or on the larger open hay wagon sleds with benches that holds larger parties. All rentals are private for your party only and all include your choice of a warm beverage and cookies .
Charlie Horse Sleigh Rides also offers a variety of other winter activities like tubing, paths of cross country skiing, show shoeing, ice skating or just walking in a veritable winter wonderland. For yourself or as a one of a kind Christmas Present for someone special you may want to e-mail [email protected].
The White House of Wilmington. This White House is not for politics or for anything too serious at all, just lots of relaxation, peace, quiet and romance if you desire. If you would like to put a sleigh ride into the midst of a beautiful overnight experience in scenic Vermont then you might want to try the White House sleigh ride package.
Your package would include, everyone’s favorite, breakfast in bed. During the day or early evening you can enjoy lounging by a roaring fire and felling very safe and snug. Then there is a candlelight dinner to your order for couples of every age that have romance in their hearts. But the key event, and what makes this package at the White House of Wilmington both different and memorable is the inclusion of one of the best sleigh rides in Vermont. It’s an intimate ride in a sleigh made for two. This isn’t the sleigh ride on the made over logging wagon with some hay and lots of other people who you don’t know. This is a sleigh ride that is all about you .
For more information or reservations contact [email protected]
Horses for Hire. At $12 per person for an hour long sleigh ride Horses for Hire in Bondville, VT. may be one of the best sleigh rides in Vermont for your dollar. At horse for hire you can arrange to take a family or group of up to 10 people on a sleigh ride across the Vermont country side and back through time. The horses wear an Amish harness that is adorned with a full 100 bells that let anyone and everyone know that a sleigh is approaching. You will marvel at the beauty of the landscape and the enjoyment you get from being transported through what can only be called a winter wonderland.
Sleigh rides here are given to match the mood of the riders. You can have a rollicking family ride or a quiet, intimate moment leading to an engagement and everything in between. The typical ride winds through the woods and eventually stops to give the horses a breather and passengers a chance to stretch before a prepared fire. Management suggests that patrons bring along their own choice of wine and cheese to share around the fire. This allows you to have what you like and also keeps the price of the ride reasonable.
