Old Sturbridge Village Reviews

Such a great piece of history, it was great going into the little shops and speaking with the actors.

This place is a nice place to explore, good for children to learn about history and certain ways of living in those times. Prepare to walk and hike on the journey while sight seeing.

Had a brunch for mother-in-law for her birthday. Everyone enjoyed the meal (10 of us)

Do not buy an advanced membership, the hours and days that you paid for will change, and you WILL NOT GET REIMBURSED, membership is not cheap!!!!!!!!!!!!

So much to see. It's an amazing experience to go back in time!

I had a great time with my daughter and grandchildren... I'm hoping to go back again soon

Not very happy. I bought the Halloween globe. Very pretty but I was unable to get the base cover to close when changing batteries. With my experience with Sturbridge? I expected more.

Old Sturbridge Village was an excellent field trip from Connecticut. Fourth and Fifth graders had so much to see...we extended the day this year so we could get to more exhibits. We went in both fall and spring this year. Beautiful time of year...got to see the new calf and lambs. The docents are truly wonderful. And the gift shop is great! Highly recommend the trip from all over New England.

I loved this village. We learned alot of history and we loved that they had people dressed in period costumes and showing what it was really like to live during that period of time. It is set up very nice too. We loved all of it!

Amazing museum. I felt flike I was back in time. I really loved how authentic the people were and the place otself. We will be back to spend at least a week taking classes etc. Well done. A must see.

Too expensive for the value. Inside cafes serve stake food for big bucks. Overall, not worth the effort

This is one of the most interesting and educational sites that I have had the pleasure of visiting.

Village by candlelight was charming and magical. There's nothing like Old Sturbridge Village. I've been going there for over 60 years. Theres always something new. And old!

Beautiful landscape, great place to bring the family.

Loved it! It's amazing experience. Went with my mom (65) and she loved it.

Not all exhibits were open. Due to the pandemic. Staff was pleasant and knowledgeable about 1800s. Just wish we could have walked around inside buildings.

I highly recommend this place if you want to take a trip back in time and learn a few things and enjoy history with the family. Kid friendly and the horse trolly/with narration was perfect . I learned a lot while I was there and will be back for more!

My family has visited for many years now and my youngest child has gone to camp with her cousins twice now and absolutely loved it. It's a great way to learn about the history of the area and to see history in action.

The lights and displays for Christmas by Candlelight are amazing. Several locations offered samples of gingerbread, Spanish sugar cookies, and authentic mulled cider. We heard a local high school singing group. There are also many activities for kids and families. Worth braving the NE weather!

As a history buff, I have been to many living history museums across the US and Europe. This has to be one of the best. It is easy walkable for everyone with activities such as carriage and boat rides.

It's like you took a step back in time. The village is so cute. The staff is always friendly

Went to the Sleepy Hollow Theater Experience. Very well produced. Fun. Recommended.

It's a huge place. Lots of things to see. The food was just ok. Decent walk

It was a great experience for my grandchildren!! The cookies were not as good as they were years ago!

Always good to go here. Got to see the maple sugaring events this time. All the shops were open and the carriage ride was nice. It is always quieter in winter so I would go if you can and enjoy the peace and one on one time with the craftsman and women in the town.

I went to OSV for a show put on inside the village. We saw Sleepy Hollow. The show was wicked cool!!! It was set up as if you were in the village itself and then attending Katrina VonTassle's party. The production moved from sight to sight within the village. My fav was when were were attending the actual party. They had refreshments you could purchase, free games to play and the actors visited with you...not once breaking character. The actors themselves were very professional, put on a great show. Icabod was great!!! We all ended up for the finale by the covered bridge, where The Headless Horseman made his debut. Really cool! He gallops by you at quite a clip to finish off Icabod. We really enjoyed the show. There were attendants walking around in hooded cloaks with old creepy plague masks on, and the torches and candlelight really sets the scene. I was very impressed to see how concerned the staff were for safety, Making sure we all were behind fencing for the horse entrance. I noticed it was very accessible to wheelchairs, surprisingly as it's outdoor terrain.
The village itself though I enjoy it, appreciate the staff and learning about the past- is way over priced and so was the water! Gouge much??! Music festivals charge less! So my advice is somehow smuggle water in, but buy a tasty libation, enjoy the shows.

I love going here and have been several times. One of things that I like is that the things to do at the village change over the course of the year due to what is produced on the farmland. My recent visit in March had a few displays or activities related to maple sugaring.

Beautiful place and great buffet on Sunday with very sweet workers can't wait to go again

Historic and so many fun events. We got our family membership and came back a half dozen times.

Beautiful place to learn from history, share with family and spend the day in a pleasant atmosphere.

Went with a school group. It was an amazing learning experience for my students. Our guide was so knowledgeable and attentive to the level of my students. Well worth the expense. Students loved it.

Not sure about their cleanliness and a great deal of walking to get places for the Wedding and Reception. No electricity available for music.

Step back in time ... lots to learn visiting buildings and listening to the costumed people. Love it here, this is Roger making Apple cider.

A great experience. You have to see it. Interactive, historically accurate and lots of fun for the kids.

Went for Christmas By Candlelight- was okay, interesting to see all the different tools and items from the time period, but was not worth $28 per person. Plus refreshments/ snacks were also extra and quite expensive as well.

Christmas by Candlelight at Old Sturbridge Village was absolutely amazing tonight! There was a beautiful light snow falling that was lit by the lanterns and white twinkle lights that lined the walkways. It was such a wonderful experience with our family.

Fun day!!! Had a Halloween night exhibit. Now a Xmas caroling theme for the holidays

Alway love this place. Such an amazing way to learn about life back then.

Just used the meeting space here. Very nice and food was good. Service was great.

If you've never been to the village, go! Such a wonderful experience; educational and fun. You're taking a trip back in time. If you found it fun during a field trip back in elementary school, you'll enjoy it even more as an adult. Especially if you have children of your own now.

Great place to bring kids. Lots of childhood memories!

The setting feels authentic, and several (possibly many) of the buildings are transplants from the area.

As an adult there are some great exhibits towards the beginning with information about the period. As I child I loved playing near the school house with the stilts and other things.

The Potter has remained my favorite! You can watch as they make souvenirs for the gift shop, and they fire them in a replica kiln a couple of times a year.

Fun historic spot. Great for kids and adults alike.

Went on a field trip here in 7th grade in Gowana and it is awesome! I have possible family roots from here . An awesome place to be!

Great for whole family. Kids see live animals, adults can interact with history. Of course the live demonstrations (blacksmithing to gardening, wool dying or a working sawmill and more) are superb.

We had a great time wandering around and seeing all the buildings. Well worth a visit! Plan to spend a good part of day here as it is fairly big and there is a lot to see.

Always love going to OSV! Nice fall day and always interesting. Saw that they added a charter school as well.

Great to be able to see re-enacters and craftsman at work in period correct facilities and appropriately attired. We saw a musket firing, pottery throwing, log sawing, blacksmithing and farming demonstrations. The area is pleasant to walk. The food is great too.

Real nice living museum well worth the trip expect to spend the whole day and do a few miles of walking the ice cream is much better than the fiid

A great place to take the family. Good for the children to get wonderful visual perspective about our history.

Old Sturbridge Village is a great place to go and feel like your back in the 17 and 18 hundreds It makes you feel great.

Great place to bring your family and learn about the history of New England while having a good time.

Love their helpful and informative staff. Great for a family outing.

Great experience they even have classes with some of the artisans

They do an extremely good job. It's a great day trip. They also have different things going on through out the year like swearing in new citizens to the U.S. on July 4 or Christmas by candlelight in December which are nice to experience as well.

This place is wonderful. A fully restored old village in New England complete with residents doing what people did in the early 1800's. Well done

Haven't been here in 40+ years. Still a great educational experience. Great social distancing program.

Books and gifts....quality and unique choices....and a cocoa and cookie for me...ps the staff is always helpful and nice.

Great place to learn history of early 19th century living in this area. Guides are great resources. The Christmas by Candlelight was a nice adventure

This place is great for a family outing. So much you learn

Took the spouse to see the sleepy hollow experience and it unfortunately got rained out. Instead of just no going and wasting the $90 for 2 tickets we headed down to see them perform in the auditorium instead. It was very disappointing and felt like an improv high school play with bad audio and fancy costumes. Wouldn't recommend attending the indoor performance.

Interesting place that takes you to the way of life of that time. Very well recreated with real characters inside the houses that give more realism to the visit. recommendable