Horse-drawn sleigh and trolley rides through Spiegel Grove
Category: Events
Date & Time: Thursday, December 26, 2024. 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Event Description
Celebrate the holidays by riding through the wooded estate of President Rutherford B. Hayes in a horse-drawn sleigh or trolley during the week after Christmas.
Sleigh and trolley rides by South Creek Clydesdales will be offered from 1 to 4 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 26; Friday, Dec. 27; Saturday, Dec. 28; Sunday, Dec. 29; Monday, Dec. 30; and Tuesday, Dec. 31.
The sleigh can fit 4 people, and the trolley can fit 16 to 18 people.
Sleigh rides are $7 per person ages 3 and older and free for ages 2 and younger. Trolley rides are $6 per person ages 3 and older and free for ages 2 and younger.
Tickets are available below.
If the system only lets you select a certain number of tickets, that means that number is what is left for that particular ride. For example, if you can only select 1, that means there is only 1 ticket left for that ride.
In-person trolley and sleigh ticket sales end at 3:45 p.m. each day the rides are offered.
Rides will take place whether or not there is snow. However, if the wind chill is below 15 degrees or there are thunderstorms, rides will be canceled. For updates, visit rbhayes.org or Hayes Presidential’s social media pages.
If Hayes Presidential cancels the rides, refunds for the tickets will be issued. Otherwise, there are no refunds.
The rides are a nostalgic trip through the beautiful wooded estate, past the historic Victorian Hayes Home and down Lover’s Lane, a favorite pine-tree lined spot on the grounds.
Sleigh and trolley rides are part of A Presidential Christmas, a series of holiday events at Hayes Presidential. A Presidential Christmas is sponsored by GEM, Inc. Partial funding for A Presidential Christmas is by Wright Leather Works.
The Hayes Presidential Library & Museums is America’s first presidential library and the forerunner for the federal presidential library system. It is partially funded by the state of Ohio and affiliated with the Ohio History Connection. The Hayes Presidential Library & Museums is located at Spiegel Grove at the corner of Hayes and Buckland avenues.
For information, call 419-332-2081, or visit rbhayes.org. Like HPLM on Facebook at @rbhayespres and follow on Twitter and Instagram at @rbhayespres.