Horse-drawn carriage tours.

St. Mary’s Riding Centre is pleased to present our beautiful, new, four-wheeled, Phaeton Horse-Drawn Carriage. Built in Sweden in 1894, this delightful carriage is both comfortable and elegant and is available for tours around St. Mary‘s, and also for weddings and civil ceremonies.

Tours
Tours leave from St. Mary’s Riding Centre and last approximately 1 hr, with plenty of time for photographs. Evening tours available, perhaps with a stop at the pub for a drink!

Price - £60 for 2 people (max) for approximately 1 hr. Booking is essential.

Weddings and civil ceremonies
Our horse-drawn Phaeton Carriage is available on your special day, to take you to the Church/Registry Office and afterwards to your reception. Beautifully decorated with fresh and silk flowers, ribbons and a canopy for shade or shelter in the event of bad weather, with driver and groom immaculately turned out, this will make your wedding or civil ceremony truly special and memorable.

Prices by quotation, from £250 - £450

You may also be interested in the following links:

Wedding Hair and Beauty - www.penleespa.co.uk
Wedding Photography - www.chrishallproductions.com and www.gibsonsofscilly.co.uk
Registrar - Sarah Handy www.scilly.gov.uk
Tourist Infomation (Romantic Scilly) - www.simplyscilly.co.uk

Interesting facts
The name Phaeton refers to the ride of the mythical Phaeton, son of Helios, who set the earth on fire while attempting to drive the chariot of the sun. Every June during the official birthday celebrations, Queen Elizabeth II travels to and from the Trooping The Colour on Horse Guards Parade in an ivory-mounted Phaeton carriage, made in 1842 for her great-great grandmother, Queen Victoria. Phaetons can also been seen in films such as Jane Austen’s Sense And Sensibility and Pride And Prejudice.

Please call Claire on 01720 423855 or email claire@horsesonscilly.co.uk for more details