Ice Skating & Sledding at Old Sturbridge Village

Official Website: Ice Skating & Sledding at Old Sturbridge Village
Occurs at: Old Sturbridge Village
Location: Route 20, Sturbridge, MA
Phone:800-SEE-1830
Date: Friday, January 1, 2010 - Sunday, February 28, 2010
Hours: 5:30pm - 7:30pm
In/Outdoor: Outdoor
Cost: $

There is a new area for safe outdoor skating at Old Sturbridge Village this winter (weather permitting, of course). Enjoy a spin or two (bring your own skates), then be sure to follow your fun with a stop at the Miner Grant Store or the Village Cafe for hot cider or cocoa and a cookie.

Early New Englanders enjoyed skating on frozen ponds or lakes, but had to concern themselves with falling through thin ice. Old Sturbridge Village quells any fears by providing a safe area for skating right in the Center Village.

Skates not handy? Head to the hill beyond the Cooper Shop and try out the kind of sled enjoyed by kids in the 1830s. OSV provides a number of sleds for visitors' use.

And if there's snow enough for sledding, look for the horse-drawn sleigh offering a spin around the Common (on weekends).