The Horseman's Hollow at the Phillipsburg Manor was awesome. My wife and I had so much fun we cant wait to do it again next year. You walk through a trail around the grounds and in through buildings with scary scenes with people who dress in costumes and make up that jump out and scare you. Great costumes and make up jobs. It is recommended to get tickets early the event sells out quick.
Horseman's Hollow was outstanding!!! Tickets were little pricey but worth it! My children are 12, 11, and nine...they all loved it!!! It wasn't the typical cheesy haunted house that you typically see this time of year. This was a class act production. The make up was outstanding and the actors very engaging!!! Can't wait to go back next year!! Tickets book as early as the first week in September get them fast!!
This is the main hub of everything that is going on in Sleepy Hollow. The staff was very courteous and helpful, although maybe a little slow and overwhelmed at times.
Very informative tour. I hadn't even stopped to think that New York had slaves at some point in history. And our very knowledgeable tour guide was an African-American retired NY cop. Which really brought to life the harsh realities of slavery.The rest of the afternoon I spent watching demonstrations of how the grist mill worked, how they made medicines from plants, and other workings of the farm.If I wasn't so chicken, I would have returned for the Halloween festivities. This is truly one of the Hudson Valley's treasures.
So much fun!!! What a great scary attraction! It was me and my 2 stepsons (12, 14) and 2 of our friends. They let us go through with one other group of about 5 people, who walked behind us. I like the fact that they have you walk thru in small groups; otherwise I think it would be really congested and nuts. Anyway, the scenery, makeup, skits, etc. were awesome and it's clear they put a lot of thought into it. We wanted to be scared, and we were. Probably a little more startled than scared, but who cares?? We were constantly being surprised by characters lurking around corners, etc. Would definitely go back. Just an FYI, we booked these tickets at the beginning of September. You have to do that or don't count on getting in. That goes for pretty much any Sleep Hollow attraction for Halloween.
My husband, friends and I were in NYC for a visit recently, and decided to take a day trip to Tarrytown. We took a tour of the Philipsburg Manor, and learned so much about the history of the Philipses family, as well as the working of the farm and mill. Our tour guide Bob Morgan, at the mill, was absolutely captivating in his storytelling of how the mill worked! He was animated and "in character" when speaking about what it took to run the mill and what the mill produced! Bob was able to make us feel as if we had stepped back in time to the property 300 years ago. His knowledge of the Philipsburg Manor is incredible, and his love of what he does is extremely evident! Bob made our tour of the Manor a truly great experience!
The grounds are very beautiful, every picture I took even with just my iPhone came out so beautiful. We enjoyed just sitting on a bench and enjoying the view. Due to previous conflicting plans we did not go on the tour, however the outside was beautiful.
Me and my husband came here yesterday and really enjoyed the tour. Our first tour guide was very informative and told us all about the manor house itself, then we met up with another tourguide who explained how the mill worked. I wish I remembered his name because he was so knowledgable, and made the stories so interesting and painted such a good picture of how it really was for the slaves and Phillip's family. After the mill, they take you over to the activity center, where a woman was explaining how it would have been to cook back then, and storing vegetables, and fruits for the next season. Our last part of the tour was in the barn, where they showed us how they used to sledge the wheat. This was a very interesting tour and would recommend it to people of all ages.
We were only able to see the grounds and buildings from out side as the were setting up for a Halloween production. But are going back later to see the inside.
Takes the kids, great history lesson and the views are breathtaking. It is like stepping back in time. The panoramic view looks like a Hudson Valley School painting